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Date(s): October 20, 2005
Location: Audio/Web Broadcast
Cost: Members: $150.00
Non Members: $200.00
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Description: Right for Rain!
Does porous pavement fit into your storm water management plan?

Though this technology isn’t new, its application in storm water management has brought its use to the forefront of design and construction applications for many cities and towns. Hear from leading experts about design considerations, maintenance concerns, costs and regulatory acceptability that come into play in using porous pavements for sustainable development. A variety of porous pavement materials, such as asphalt, concrete, and pavers, will be discussed.
Speaker: Bruce K. Ferguson, FASLA

Bruce K. Ferguson is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the School of Environmental Design at the University of Georgia. He is a landscape architect who has specialized in environmental management of urban watersheds for 25 years.
As a member of collaborative interdisciplinary teams, Ferguson has guided the development of guidelines for urban development and redevelopment in San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles. With the Rocky Mountain Institute, he conceived the “Restorative Redevelopment” of urban watersheds in Pittsburgh. He guided stormwater quality protection at the Goddard Space Flight Center, and the conservation of irrigation water on the lawn of the White House. His most recent projects are the “greening” of proposed “new-urbanist” communities in Georgia, Florida, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
Harvard professor Robert France referred to Ferguson as “the world expert in stormwater infiltration”. Ferguson’s 1994 book Stormwater Infiltration is considered a landmark in the integration of urban development with natural watershed processes. His 1998 book Introduction to Stormwater is the most frequently referenced book in the field. He is currently serving on the editorial advisory boards of Stormwater magazine, Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, and the Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architects. Using the results of his stormwater and porous pavement research, he conducts continuing education courses for design practitioners at Georgia and Harvard.
Ferguson recently completed the first comprehensive guide to porous pavements, a new technology which he says is “potentially the biggest development in urban watersheds since the invention of the automobile.” The 577-page Porous Pavements was released by CRC Press in early 2005 after eight years of research, during which Ferguson surveyed firsthand 280 installations of all kinds of porous pavements, in all parts of North America.
Ferguson is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a past president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. He is a recipient of the Council's Outstanding Educator Award, the highest award for landscape architectural education in North America. He obtained the BA degree at Dartmouth College and the MLA under Ian McHarg at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a licensed landscape architect in Georgia and Pennsylvania
Speaker: Daniel Wible, P.E.

Daniel Wible has extensive experience in the research and design of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs). As a graduate student at Villanova University, he was heavily involved in the research and maintenance of the converted wetland BMP on the campus. This work involved the overall maintenance of the site, the preparation of a laboratory for future water quality testing, continuous collection of flow and rain gauge data, data analysis, and the development of a website.
Since joining Cahill Associates in 2000, Mr. Wible has focused on sustainable site design, innovative stormwater management, and hydrologic analysis. He has designed several porous pavement and infiltration systems, as well as an innovative wastewater treatment system, all in keeping with sustainable site design. He is skilled in a variety of technical software, such as AutoCAD and HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Modeling System). He has also gained invaluable experience in construction administration and field testing. Currently, Mr. Wible is involved in designing an advanced stormwater management system for an expansive mixed-use development in Warrington Township, PA, contributing to the new Pennsylvania BMP Manual, retrofitting a parking lot and restoring a section of Stony Creek at Norristown Area High School, and reviewing stormwater and water efficiency credits for LEED applications.
Speaker: Steve Fancher, P.E.

Steve Fancher is a Civil Engineer with the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services, where he has been working in the stormwater management field for the past 10 years. He has worked extensively on Portland’s Stormwater Management Manual, Portland’s Greenstreets Program, and stormwater management facility design for public works projects. He has written Portland’s testing protocol for manufactured stormwater treatment technologies, a technical report on porous paving materials, and a report on different methodologies used to develop stormwater treatment standards.
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