SESSION I & II:  THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 28-29, 9 am - 5 pm, NASHVILLE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY

The NEIGHBORHOOD and COMMUNITY SCALE:  Light Imprint Integration of Sustainability and Urbanism 

The development industry is transitioning away from conventional suburban development towards the growing demand for development of compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly communities.  At the same time environmental, sustainable, and green practices are moving to the forefront of public interest.  While sprawl leads to excessive land use and automobile dependency, compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly communities using light imprint tools offers a sustainable alternative and reconciles development industry requirements with objectives of land conservation organizations.  

Light Imprint (LI) is a transect-based stormwater management system for neighborhood scale planning, design, and green space.  LI introduces a tool set for stormwater runoff that uses natural drainage, conventional engineering infrastructure, and infiltration practices.  These tools are to be used collectively at the Greenprinting sector, neighborhood, and block and building scale.  This tool set offers a range of environmental benefits, while significantly lowering construction and engineering costs.  LI  is not limited to a single approach for environmentally sensitive development.  Rather, it offers a set of context-sensitive design solutions that ultimately work together on the community level.  

Light Imprint (LI) development techniques can give added consideration to environmental and preservation factors without comprising design priorities such as connectivity and the public realm.  LI respects terrain, geographical conditions, and topography while prioritizing public spaces.  LI is available as a handbook and website, with a sixty-tool matrix, searchable database, and four case studies that will be presented and provided at this two-day workshop.  

SESSION III:  FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 9 am - 5 pm, NASHVILLE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY

The NEIGHBORHOOD and REGIONAL SCALE: GreenPrint Resources and Strategies for Conserving Our Region's Land, Water, Cultural and Natural Resources  

Comprehensive community and regional planning is not complete without considering the value of our natural resources to the local economy, environment and quality of life.  Cumberland Region Tomorrow, in conjunction with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and several key partner agencies, is completing a Regional GreenPrinting Pilot Project that will create a comprehensive GIS-based decision making tool that can be used by local and state planners, as well as design and development professionals, to ensure access to and knowledge of critical lands for conservation in the CRT region.  By identifying and focusing on maintaining important open space and ecosystem functions, the CRT Region can minimize the cost of built infrastructure and provide critical open space resources for many years to come.  GIS information currently available in the TWRA Tennessee Wildlife Action Plan will serve as the base layer, with other critical layers being added to comprehensive GIS data products that will be presented and provided at this one-day workshop.  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  Architects, Professional Engineers, Landscape Architects, Planners, Public Works Officers, Developers and Open Space Advocates. 

COST:  $275 for all sessions, AIA/CES up to 18 hrs, the majority being ALL HSW.  $200 for Session I & II, $100 for Session III only. 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  October 5th & Seating is Limited!!!!  So please register now. 

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER:  Mail - Download a registration form, complete, and mail with payment to:

Cumberland Region Tomorrow

Attn: AIA/CES

P.O. Box 150902

Nashville, TN  37215

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