Course Description and Credit Information

Course Description:

This course explores the principles and application of green infrastructure and performance-based landscape systems in urban environments.

Participants will examine how stormwater can be managed through integrated landscape strategies rather than conventional gray infrastructure systems. The course begins with an overview of primary green infrastructure strategies, including bioretention systems, bioswales, permeable pavements, green roofs, infiltration systems, urban tree systems, and detention/retention landscapes.

A technical review of rain garden design based on guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes the foundational components of green infrastructure systems, including ponding zones, engineered soils, drainage layers, and underdrains.

The course then applies these principles through an in-depth case study of the High Line, demonstrating how stormwater systems are adapted to structural constraints such as shallow soil depth, load limitations, and linear site conditions.

Participants will gain an understanding of:

  • The range of green infrastructure strategies and their performance characteristics
  • How stormwater systems function at both site and system scales
  • Adaptation of green infrastructure in constrained urban environments
  • Integration of planting systems with hydrologic performance
  • The role of landscape architecture in delivering ecological and infrastructural performance

This course emphasizes technical understanding, system integration, and real-world application, providing participants with practical knowledge that can be applied directly to professional projects.



Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify and compare common green infrastructure strategies based on their function and appropriate application.
  2. Describe the key components and basic performance of bio-retention and related stormwater systems.
  3. Understand how multiple green infrastructure systems can be integrated into cohesive landscape designs.
  4. Recognize how stormwater strategies are adapted for constrained urban environments using real-world examples such as the High Line.
  5. Explain the environmental and performance benefits of green infrastructure in urban landscape architecture.


 General Course Information

Credits

1.25 CEU/CE/PDH/CH

HSW

Yes

Format

Pre-recorded webinar and Text with Audio Files

Presenter

Industry Expert


US State, District, and Territory Approvals

LA CES Approved

Yes

States, Districts, and Territories: AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY

Yes

North Carolina

Yes

Florida

Yes

New York
  ***Each licensee is responsible for determining if this course meets the state requirements

***

GA, MI, and MN
 **Explanation: There is no process to get courses pre-approved in your state, but there should be no issues getting this course approved.
  If not approved, we will exchange it for another course or provide a full refund.

Yes
**See explanation

 

Canada Provinces and Territories

British Columbia

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Ontario

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Alberta

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Manitoba

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

 


Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. Types of Green Infrastructure

    3. Green Infastructure

    4. Rain Gardens

    5. Case Study: High Line — Modified Bio-retention in a Structural Landscape

    6. Summary

    1. Quiz

    1. Survey

About this course

  • $37.43
  • 8 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content