Groundskeeping

With these simple sustainable groundskeeping ideas, grounds and facilities departments can show they care about practices that are economically and environmentally viable.

For the second year, the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus Healthcare program will recognize healthcare facility campuses fostering community wellness through tree planting, education, and engagement.

In response to COVID-19, GBCI introduces these credits focused on landscape management and zero waste for buildings and sites.

Here are four ways a renewed focus on facility landscaping will benefit operations, revenue, and safety for businesses as shelter-in-place orders lift.

The company’s service involves the application of disinfectant products to walkways, patios or decks, fences, gates, playground equipment, stadium seating, park benches, outdoor furniture and tables, and most other outdoor hardscape surfaces.

Across the U.S., 16 hospitals are recognized for campus initiatives in wellness and community engagement through trees.

Nonprofit organization Keep America Beautiful announces the grant application period for its 2020 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. Deadline is April 10, 2020.

The National Association of Landscape Professionals offers insight on making sure facilities are ready with a snow and ice management plan.

The October 2019 Issue looks at sustainability for buildings and grounds. Plus sensor technology, keeping facility grounds safe, and lighting retrofits.

Video from Propane Education & Research Council captures a "day in the life" for municipal fleets operating propane-powered mowers.

Any commercial property with a wooded area nearby or a transition zone between a well-manicured lawn and a non-landscaped area can provide harborage for ticks.

The adaptive reuse of an on-site public works garage facility at Phipps is aimed at achieving three rigorous green building standard certifications.

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is the first project to be certified at the Platinum level under Version 2 of this rating system.

Husqvarna has introduced five new tree care and forestry professional chainsaws to the North American market.

A turf management major from Auburn University was selected as the winner of the 2019 Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program.

Wilson Morgan, winner of this year’s Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training competition, is in Atlanta preparing the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the big game.

An eco-friendly green building product made in the U.S., Porous Pave offers superior permeability for optimal storm water retention, exceptional application versatility, and demonstrated durability.

Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful mark America Recycles Day with recycling bins grant program for public spaces and facilities.

The Hauler 4x4 series from Textron Specialized Vehicles is designed to perform the heavy lifting chores at a facility.

Improved communication with service providers for this winter maintenance task can support best practices, including those related to sustainability.