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Last summer, EDD and the NYC Soil & Water Conservation District (NYCSWCD) designed and constructed stormwater planters in the Bronx.

In the video below, Eric Rothstein and Shino Tanikawa (District Manager for the NYCSWCD) walk us through the design and explain how the hybrid retention and detention system works. Eric and Shino discuss the multiple benefits of green infrastructure, primarily CSO abatement and the resulting water quality improvement off-site in the rivers and bays of New York City.

Read more here in our PROJECTS >

Video courtesy of the Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts.

eDesign Dynamics' work at Habana Outpost was listed as one of the top reasons to live in New York City!

See the article at New York Magazine HERE >

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Franco Montalto was the opening plenary speaker for the sixth annual Hudson River Watershed Alliance (HRWA) Conference in Hyde Park, NY.

Franco also ran a workshop with Eric Rothstein on the utility of Low Impact Development Rapid Assessment (LIDRA) as a new tool for green infrastructure (GI) planning. LIDRA is a computer model that compares the cost-effectiveness of reducing runoff with different GI technologies. A neighborhood in the Fall Kill watershed served as a case study for the demonstration of LIDRA. The LIDRA model evaluated the performance of GI in the watershed over a 30 year period and tracked the total annual expenditures and life cycle costs of GI implementation.

The conference program can be found on the HRWA website HERE >

eDesign Dynamics served as the environmental engineer for the design of a women’s opportunity center in Rwanda, winning second place overall for the Future Projects category at the World Architecture Festival.

The design team was led by Sharon Davis Design in collaboration with Women for Women International. Selected out of 700+ entries from over 59 countries, the project has won worldwide acclaim.

Project information and image gallery can be found on the World Buildings Directory Online Database > and on the Sharon Davis Design website >

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eDesign Dynamics helped to celebrate the grand opening of the WATERWASH wetland and waterfront park located along the Bronx River adjacent to the ABC Carpet & Home Warehouse Outlet.

eDesign Dynamics partnered with Lillian Ball, Rocking the Boat, Drexel University, Excav Services, and ABC Carpet & Home to create a riverfront wetland park that manages stormwater, improves habitat, and increases public access to the Bronx River.

Project photos can be found on Rocking the Boat’s website >

eDesign Dynamics consulted for the 2011 Holcim Latin America gold award winning team, Urban Think Tank on the design of an urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

As the water resources engineers, EDD designed terraced subsurface flow wetlands that filter and reuse stormwater and greywater and are integrated into a stepped grass amphitheater.

Read more in our PROJECTS >

Project information and images can be found on the Holcim Awards website >
See the Atlantic Cities article: To Add Public Spaces to Brazil’s Favelas, First You Have to Find Space >
See the ArqBacana article: Anunciados os vencedores do Holcim Awards - América Latina >