Green Infrastructure 2: Best Practices for Site Assessment

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This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts applicable to cities and municipalities.

This interactive online course is the second in the series and gives you the information and action items for assessing sites and identifying opportunities to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. Topics covered are:

Soil testing
Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis
Vegetation assessment, preservation, and transplantation
Invasive species evaluation

The other courses included in the "Green Building for Infrastructure" series are:

Green Infrastructure 1: Introduction to High Performance Guidelines
Green Infrastructure 3: Best Practices for Streetscape
Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement
Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities
Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management
Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape
Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices for Construction Practices

Objectives SME Course Applies to

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

Assess sites and determine opportunities for implementing High Performance best management practices (BMPs) in the planning, design and construction of Right Of Way projects.
Identify appropriate soil tests corresponding to BMP strategies during the preliminary design investigation.
Analyze hydrologic and hydraulic data of the site’s existing and proposed conditions to determine stormwater management needs and high performance opportunities.
Label existing vegetation and develop a plan for protecting existing plant material to preserve habitat, minimize site disturbance, and reduce capital costs for reinstallation of new plants.
List opportunities for transplanting existing planting material when necessary.
Explain a plan to eliminate invasive species to minimize long-term maintenance costs and protect preferred planting material.
Use the material to develop your own checklists to improve existing policies and procedure.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Andrew Manzini

Andrew Manzini is Vice President, National Green Building, Inc. He is also a Florida Certified General Contractor, NAHB Certified Green Professional, and NAHB National Green Building Standard Verifier. Andy’s previous experience includes executive positions at Architect/Engineering firms in the fossil and nuclear power industry. He is also a management consultant, instructional designer and published author of three management books and dozens of articles. His education includes a BA and MA from Boston University and post-graduate work at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Management. He is skilled in improving productivity, achieving significant operational improvement through effective teamwork, planning and management.

State Licenses

Alaska

AK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Alabama

AL - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Arkansas

AR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Connecticut

CT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Delaware

DE - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Georgia

GA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

Iowa

IA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Illinois

IL - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Indiana

IN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Kansas

KS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Kentucky

KY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Louisiana

LA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

Massachusetts

MA - Title 5 Soil Evaluator (General - T517-0014)

Maryland

MD - Land Surveyor (General)

MD - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Michigan

MI - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Minnesota

MN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Missouri

MO - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Mississippi

MS - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Nebraska

NE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare)

Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program

NE - Engineer (General)

Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program

NE - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

New Hampshire

NH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

New Jersey

NJ - Engineer (General - 24GP000006300)

NJ - Landscape Architect (General)

New Mexico

NM - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

Nevada

NV - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

New York

NY - Engineer (General)

Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU for this program.

NY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Ohio

OH - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Oklahoma

OK - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Oregon

OR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Pennsylvania

PA - Land Surveyor (General)

PA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

Puerto Rico

PR - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

South Carolina

SC - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

South Dakota

SD - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Tennessee

TN - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Texas

TX - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare, Sustainable Design / Energy-Efficient Design - Approved LA CES-2026)

Utah

UT - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Virginia

VA - Landscape Architect (General - Approved LA CES-2026)

Washington

WA - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Wisconsin

WI - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

West Virginia

WV - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare (max 6 hrs online) - Approved LA CES-2026)

Wyoming

WY - Landscape Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)

Professional Organizations

American Society of Landscape Architects (LA CES) - ASLA - Member (Health, Safety & Welfare - Approved LA CES-2026)