less paved area = less stormwater run-off = more returned to the
ground
<<< average precipitation yearly in
Montréal: +/- 162 days = +/- 10m >>>
TO LANDFILL
TO LANDFILL
topography considerations
LHJM --- very minimal slope
ratio of turf area to
Œblack top¹ has room
for improvement
[stormwater
retention] pervious materials / xeriscape
Christopher
Alexander
³9%
parking maximum so as not to destroy land²
Christopher Alexander
permit
water to enter ground by virtue
of porous
materials or by large spaces
in
material [gravel, crushed stone, open
paving
blocks] used for driveways,
parking
areas, walkways, + patios
MINIMIZE RUNOFF
INCREASE INFILTRATION