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­041 -.44-AwIMM, <br />Sustainable Techniques <br />MIG's design and planning practice is built on a <br />foundation of creating sustainable projects that <br />comprehensively integrates all aspects of low - <br />impact development, from building public realm <br />and open space design to creative methods of <br />harnessing energy, promoting healthy living, and <br />educating the community. The resulting projects <br />achieve, or exceed, the objectives of Senate Bill 375 <br />and Assembly Bill 32. Our approach to integrating <br />sustainability is exemplified in the following ways. <br />Regenerative Landscapes <br />A healthy landscape takes less to maintain and <br />sustain. MIG implements strategies that nurture <br />the soil, allowing the biology in the soil to function <br />properly, which in turn sequesters carbon and <br />reduces carbon emissions, minimizes landfill waste <br />and water use, and increases biodiversity and <br />habitat, as well as maximizes the overall health <br />of the landscape. We approach each project <br />individually, assessing site conditions and project <br />goals, and subsequently, crafting solutions that <br />maximize health and ecology while minimizing <br />maintenance and other costs. <br />Flexible Open Spaces <br />MIG's designs ensure that each and every piece of <br />open space, whether in streets or parks, has more <br />than one use and is flexible in meeting evolving <br />needs depending on the time of the day or day <br />of the week. We collaborate with our clients to <br />explore multi -dimensional opportunities, such as <br />using parking lanes in streets for outdoor dining <br />or parking lots as farmers, markets, MIG programs <br />dynamic open spaces for a variety of uses. <br />Water Conservation <br />In the design of parks, open spaces, and streets, <br />MIG integrates best water conservation and water <br />reuse practices, including drought -tolerant planting <br />palettes, grey water systems, and other water - <br />efficient tactics. Water conservation begins with <br />the design by limiting the amount of water required <br />while providing high distribution uniformity. Tools <br />include ET -based controllers, moisture sensing, <br />point source irrigation, and irrigation audits. <br />Green Infrastructure <br />MIG encourages designing open space and built <br />environments that get "off the grid" in terms of <br />managing on site water and energy needs and <br />minimizing impacts on infrastructure. Successful <br />techniques used within the public and private <br />sectors include: capturing and reusing rainwater; <br />treating sewage on site; and capturing and <br />harnessing power from sun, wind, and kinetic <br />energy. <br />City of Santa Ana I On -Call Landscape Architectural Services 5 <br />