Skip to main content

Right Plant Right Place

When Paul Cannon and Hugo Campos were thinking of moving to Oakland, it was four towering coastal redwood trees that finally convinced them to put down an offer on a house. They have fond memories of entering the home’s garden gate and looking skyward in amazement at the grove of trees that loomed over the 4,500-square foot lot. Not having even stepped inside the house, “they were already sold.”

Sara Conner Court Apartments, Hayward, CA

Completed in 2006, Sara Conner Court Apartments is a 57-unit community of affordable rental homes in Hayward, California. Developed in partnership with the City of Hayward and developer Eden Housing, the project revitalized a brownfield site. The project team put considerable effort into creating a community that is not only safe, attractive and affordable, but also environmentally friendly and healthy. 
 
Click the Download button to read a case study about the project's sustainable building and landscape features.

Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Station No. 4: Pleasanton, CA

The City of Pleasanton's Fire Station No. 4 was the first LEED-certified emergency services building in Alameda County, and at the time of construction in 2005 had the highest LEED rating in the nation for an emergency services building. It was also the first property to earn the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation. 

Click the Download button for a detailed case study (PDF). 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Gardens and Landscapes
×