In the last 20 years, we’ve added nearly 1.5 million square feet of authentic, native habitat to LA and removed about 200,000 square feet of turf. As a result, each year, we now save LA well over 10 million gallons of water, reduce air pollution equivalent to a year of commutes for 59 cars, save our clients’ approximately $700,000 a year in lawn care, and keep 2400 lbs of toxic chemical fertilizers out of our watershed.

With so much misinformation about fires and our landscapes out there, we think it is critical for Angelenos, and California more broadly, to understand the qualities of a fire-wise, home-protective landscape.

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Houzz. Spring 2012. By Cassy Aoyagi: Effective landscaping can produce environmental benefits in each of the green building categories defined by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED ranking system: water efficiency, indoor air quality, materials, atmosphere, sustainability and energy. For simple, beautiful landscaping strategies that save energy and money, read on.

USGBC-LA Collective Impact. April 2018. By Cassy Aoyagi: As green building leaders in Los Angeles, we can increase the health and wellbeing of all LA’s kids, all Angelenos, save families and the city money, all while mitigating climate change, drought and even fire. To do it, we need to start seeing the unseen. Spaces between buildings. (Video)

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