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The 4.25-acre Woodland Discovery Playground at Shelby Farms Park Conservatory in Memphis, Tenn., is one of the first projects to earn certification for sustainable landscapes from the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES).<\/p>

The playground earned a one-star rating for using recycled athletic shoes as a soft, spongy play surface; restoring a woodland area; and promoting children’s health. A corporate parking area and university greenway also have been certified through the voluntary program, a joint effort of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of the University of Texas at Austin, and the U.S. Botanic Garden to create a national rating system for landscapes with or without buildings. More than 150 pilot projects \u2014 of which 25% are open spaces\/parks, 8% are transportation corridors\/streetscapes, and 6% government complexes \u2014 began the certification process in June 2010 to test the guidelines and provide feedback on whether the 250-point rating system captures all aspects of creating a sustainable landscape. Industry experts in sustainable design and landscaping are welcome to provide input.<\/p>

Points are earned based on how well projects meet certain criteria in a combination of 15 required and 51 optional credit areas. Pilot projects can earn up to a four-star rating depending on what percentage of points (40, 50, 60, or 80) they earn in these areas, which include water conservation, redeveloping brown- or grayfields, use of recycled materials and native vegetation, sustainable construction techniques, soil reconstruction, and land maintenance approaches.<\/p><\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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