What are the current sustainable site design trends in retail development?
Going “green”, it’s the current trend. How do retail developers incorporate eco-conscious land design techniques without breaking the budget? Environmental regulations at the local, state and federal levels are constantly evolving, and are raising the bar for the design community to reduce on and off-site environmental impacts. Increasingly, land developers are required to apply low-impact design techniques and concepts which mimic nature. Several techniques have been proven cost-effective, both during construction and during life-cycle operations and maintenance. They are often aesthetically pleasing, sustainable and ecologically sound. Stormwater: Some of the more commonly used and easily implemented integrated management practices in retail land development are stormwater systems that are structureless. Compared to traditional stormwater systems, biorentention cells such as raingardens, planted swales, and constructed wetlands treat stormwater as a resource rather than a waste produ
