Earlier this year, the industry launched elemental. This ‘green’ design tool based on the six pillars of environmental design was developed to help garden designers, landscape architects, design and build landscape companies, & gardeners to create gardens and landscapes that have a lower environmental impact. This session will explore what elemental is, why the industry needs it, and demonstrate a practical application. It will show how elemental can be used in practice to reduce embodied carbon, minimise waste through material management, promote biodiversity, protect the soil, harness water within the site & improve air quality and make landscapes for people and communities using a case study.
Rachel Bailey PhD MSGLD MAPL
Rachel, as sustainability officer for the SGLD, has worked on elemental from the outset, helping to develop and shape the green design tool. She also runs an award-winning SGLD registered design practice with a team of four in Scotland. We specialise in immersive plant-filled regenerative gardens that have a positive effect on biodiversity and the environment whilst enriching the live of the clients.
Rachel trained in garden design at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, and has a passion for plants and our natural environment. She also holds degrees in biology and environmental toxicology and a diploma in applied Permaculture giving her a good understanding of sustainability and the environment. She is a registered member of the SGLD and design member of the APL, and the sustainability officer for the SGLD.
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