What is Low Impact Development?
Questions & Answers
Low Impact Development (LID) is a collection of techniques or best management practices that reduces the impact of new construction on the environment.
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Low Impact Development (LID): A Literature Review
Performance Reports & Case Studies
(October 1, 2000)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a literature review to determine the availability and reliability of data to assess the effectiveness of low impact development (LID) practices for controlling stormwater runoff volume and reducing pollutant loadings to receiving waters.
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Low-Impact Development Design Strategies: An Integrated Design Approach
Design & Construction Guides
(June 1, 1999)
Prince George's County, Maryland's Department of Environmental Resources has pioneered several new tools and practices in the field of Low Impact Development, which strive to achieve good environmental designs that also make good economic sense.
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SLI Consulting - Braemoor Woods
Field Evaluations
Field Evaluation of these technologies: Incorporating Low Impact Development (LID) technologies into a seniors and affordable housing project
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Low Impact Development Center
External Link
The Low Impact Development Center (LID) is dedicated to research, development, and training for water resource and natural resource protection issues.
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Guides to Low Impact Development
Design & Construction Guides
(March 6, 2003)
Low Impact Development (LID) has a variety of benefits to Builders, Municipalities, and the Environment such as the reduction of land clearing and grading costs; balancing the need for growth and environmental protection; and the protection of local land and water resources.
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The Practice of Low Impact Development
Best Practices
(July 1, 2003)
What if you could simultaneously reduce your residential development and infrastructure costs, conserve and protect the environment, increase the marketability of your projects, and improve housing affordability?
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Low Impact Development (LID) Practices for Storm Water Management
Innovative Products & Processes
A cost effective way to address storm water management through site design modifications and "Best Management Practices"
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Natural Approaches to Stormwater Management: Low Impact Development in Puget Sound
External Link
The Puget Sound Action Team has created this publication to highlight case studies of low impact development in the Seattle, Washington area.
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Low-Impact Development Resources from the EPA
External Link
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides this list of low impact development resources.
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