Thursday, September 26, 2013

Green Roof Brings New Life to City of Newark

Green Roof at 132 E. Delaware Ave.
Professional engineer Joe Charma, of Landmark Science & Engineering, is proud to be helping to bring new life to the City of Newark in the form of a green roof system, installed on a portion of the roof of the new mixed-use building currently under construction at 132 E. Delaware Avenue. GG+A is the construction manager that oversaw installation of the green roof shown in this photo.

The Landmark team designed this partial "extensive" green roof for this urban construction project, which primarily helps to address Stormwater Management and Water Quality standards.

Green roof systems offers natural function and beauty, while helping to reduce storm water runoff and the urban heat island effect. They also provide noise reduction, fire retardation, and habitat creation.

We applaud the owner for installing a green roof -- a good and "sustainable" thing to do. Owners of green roofs also benefit from cost efficiencies from roof life extension and energy conservation.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Amy Nazdrowicz registered in DE & MD as Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor


Amy Nazdrowicz
Recognized Qualified Bog
Turtle Surveyor
New Castle, DE,  August 22, 2013  Amy Nazdrowicz, an Environmental Scientist  with Landmark Science & Engineering, has become registered as a “Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor” in Delaware and Maryland, in accordance with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  She also performs surveys in Pennsylvania and New Jersey under the leadership of another surveyor.

The Bog Turtle is a small, wetland-inhabiting turtle that is federally listed as “threatened” through the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the State of Maryland, and is listed as “endangered” by the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Nazdrowicz earned a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware and a B.S. in Environmental Science and Forest Biology from S.U.N.Y.  Amy has 11 years of experience, over six with this firm, works in the New Castle office, specializing in wetland creation design and native plantings, monitoring of the plant, wildlife and hydrologic conditions of created wetlands, habitat assessments, and conducting rare, threatened and endangered (RTE) species studies, including Phase I and Phase II Bog Turtle Surveys.  She is accomplished and has been published in professional journals such as Biological Conservation and Restoration Ecology.

Unique planning challenges are presented by Bog Turtles because their secretive nature and seasonal activeness restricts the time of year that a Phase II Bog Turtle survey can be executed to just April 15 through June 15. A Phase I survey can be conducted at any time of year.

Mrs. Nazdrowicz is a volunteer for the Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Program and Delaware’s Adopt-A-Wetland, among other research and educator volunteer activities.

To view an Expert Article about Bog Turtle surveying by Amy Nazdrowicz in the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal, click here or copy and paste this URL:  digital.turn-page.com/i/124239/68