1 Dec 2011

HRWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE – LIDRA

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 >
1 Nov 2011

BIG WIN AT ARCHITECTURAL FESTIVAL

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 >

Read more about eDesign Dynamics' involvement in PROJECTS >
1 Oct 2011

ABC CARPET WATERWASH OPENING

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 >
1 Oct 2011

URBAN THINK TANK HOLCIM AWARD

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 >
1 Aug 2011

PHILADELPHIA LID SYMPOSIUM

eDesign Dynamics' Franco Montalto and Amanda Bayley will be making presentations at this year’s Philadelphia Low Impact Development Symposium to be held September 25-28.

Information on the symposium may be found HERE >
Registration information may be found HERE >
Download a pdf of the preliminary agenda and list of speakers HERE >
1 Jul 2011

GREENSTREETS COLLABORATIVE

With funding from the National Science Foundation, Franco Montalto and his research team from Drexel University collaborated with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation for the installation and monitoring of a “Greenstreet” in the heart of New York’s urban environment.

The project will evaluate the effectiveness of the installation in managing stormwater runoff along with a number of other benefits.

See photos of the site HERE >
1 Jul 2011

COMPOSTING TOILETS IN RWANDA

UPDATE - Design for Women’s Opportunity Center places second at the World Architecture Festival.

eDesign Dynamics served as a consultant to the Sharon Davis Design Studio for water resources planning at Women for Women International’s new center in Kayonza, Rwanda. Eric Rothstein, eDesign Dynamics Engineer, talks about the composting toilet component of the final design in the video below, Sharon Davis Design & the Toilet Revolution from Martha Williams on Vimeo.

Sharon Davis Design & the Toilet Revolution from Martha Williams on Vimeo HERE >

Read more about our work in PROJECTS >
1 Jun 2011

DEP GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT

eDesign Dynamics was one of 15 winners selected out of 52 applications requesting NYCDEP funding for green infrastructure (GI) projects.

The NYCDEP 2011 Green Infrastructure Grant Program will fund the design, construction, and monitoring of an infiltration gallery within an existing tree pit adjacent to the historic Bowne House property. Being part of an historic site, the tree pit GI retrofit is an ideal education and demonstration stormwater management example for the Queens community.

Read the official press release here >
Read the Queens local news article here >

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