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early one in three people will live in countries that are affected by water shortages by 2025, according to the UN. Yet we still take it for granted and treat the precious resource as if it’s indispensable. Water resources are diminishing at an alarming rate and unless we take serious action, millions of people around the world are at risk of drought and thirst. This already affects 450-million people in 29 countries and, according to the World Water Forum; tensions over water rights and allocations are expected to mount.

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However it is encouraging to hear that serious initiatives are in place in the region to tackle shortages through strict irrigation and water regulations to monitor the water spending.

Contributors Natasha Tourish Fiona Law Elif Bonelli Rochelle Greayer Mario Pisani Jimena Martignoni Eman Kamel

In this month’s issue, we feature some of the proactive water conservation efforts taking place in the industry. Dr. Melanie Wark, Director of Verdaus Landscape Architects shares details of a project in Oman, titled “Sohar University – Landscape Irrigation and Waste Water Treatment: Foresight, Collaboration and Innovation offer Environmental Benefits and Cost Savings”.

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The Water Issue

We also had the opportunity to discuss with Mr. Jim Haynes, General Manager of the Irrigation Division at Fitco Industries, the challenges and opportunities in the region’s irrigation industry. We also showcase how landscape projects can thrive in arid environments; the first is OPPENHEIM ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN’s 80,000 square feet Wadi Rum Resort in Jordan, and the second is San Luis Park in Mexico City. They offer some new sustainable design approaches to reduce water consumption yet still get beautiful landscapes.

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Contents November 2011- Issue 53

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Fitco Interview

Sohar University: Landscape Irrigation and Waste Water Treatment:

Wadi Rum Resort Urban Physic garden

Melaan Mechelen: Water in Historic City

San Luis Park New perspectives for a Mexican city

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Electric Lawn mowers Stylish Wheel Trim

Features Makita original design deck Powerful Engine

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More durable wheel with ball bearing Accurate grass box mounting for easy discharging

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Comfortable Operation a) Solid handle connection bolt b) Signal light for voltage in user's view c) Ergonomic handle for easy maneuvering a

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for models ELM4610 and ELM4611

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INNOVATIVE NEW IRRIGATION CONTROL SOLUTIONS

SOLAR POWERED MOISTURE SENSING IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEMS SAVE MONEY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT! General Features

• Models to suit a wide range of applications – from a single irrigation zone to comprehensive GSM Central Satellite Systems. • Provides accurate, economical, automated irrigation management via direct burial moisture sensor input to solar powered control unit for operation of magnetically actuated valve. • Suitable for use with all plant varieties, in all soil types and in all weather conditions. • In-field Solar charging system allows operation independent of mains power grid. • Low power consumption design allows extended operation under overcast conditions. • Programs are set via LCD control screen showing relative moisture percentage levels for easy reference. • Soil moisture levels are automatically and continuously maintained following initial system set up. • Manual over-ride facility. • Available in convenient modular ‘IRRIGATION ZONE PACKAGES’ – to allow irrigation to be customized by zone in accordance with (common moisture level) landscape requirements. • “Irrigation Zone Packages” include a solar powered control unit featuring heavy duty weather resistant enclosure with

integral solar panel, pedestal mount and spike base, moisture sensor and irrigation valve. • Easy to design – Easy to Order – Easy to Install – Easy to Expand. • Simple ‘set and forget’ operation. • Compatible for use with ANC ‘Latching’ Solenoid Irrigation Control valves in sizes 1, 1½”, 2” & 3” to suit a wide range of zone flows. • Applications include public, commercial, private & domestic irrigation installations

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for landscaping and agriculture. • Can be easily retro fitted into existing systems.

Model GG-001A (base model)

• Incorporates all of the above general features in a single in-field modular zone irrigation package (no built-in timer for interruption of irrigation cycles). Other model variants/upgrades available. Contact Fitco for details.

GSM Moisture-Based IRRIGATION Solar-powered Automatic Irrigation Controller Model GG-003A System Features:

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• This system consists of a GSM main Central base controller and an outdoor subsystem field satellite controller which can accommodate up to 50 wireless irrigation zones. • The GSM main controller communicates with the field subsystem controller through GSM SMS communication, with no distance limit. • The subsystem controller communicates with the moisture sensor and valve in the irrigation field wirelessly. • Field units are solar powered, dramatically reducing installation cost • All set up operations may be done at the GSM main controller which then sends commands to the subsystem controller by GSM short message (SMS). • Users can check operation status of each zone via cell phone. • Users can manually control valve in each zone through cell phone. • Users can also set up and adjust all control commands at the (central base) GSM controller and dispatchvia GSM data to the subsystem controller in the field where commands are then executed. • Wireless irrigation zones are controlled by moisture sensors – each sensor can control upto 4 valves. • Users can configure valves to be assigned to several irrigation zones.

Principal of operation

• In-field moisture sensors collect moisture samples and send data wirelessly to the subsystem controller in the field, upto 500m away. The subsystem controller then does real time analysis of the data and issues commands to the related valve solar controller. The subsystem controller will send all the field

information (Current moisture level, set up Dry/ Wet control level, irrigation events, battery level etc.) to the GSM main controller through GSM and display this information in real time.

GSM main controller features

• GSM main controller can control up to 4 outdoor subsystem field satellite controllers. • Every outdoor subsystem has independent ID (so they don’t interfere each other). Every ™ subsystem can control up to 10 wireless irrigation zones. •The GSM main controller can directly control another 10 wireless irrigation zones. • GSM main controller provides detailed data report status for each zone. • Can adjust moisture dry/wet control levels for all irrigation zones. • Can set up and adjust 7 day non-irrigation periods for all the irrigation zones. • Can manually control open/close of each valve in the field. FEATURES/BENEFITS • Can set up groups of wired pumps or wireless pumps, as required. 5 Year Trade Warranty- Factory support up to five years after purchase. Revolutionary Patented Easy Arc Set- Easily adjusted from the top with • Check and display past irrigation events, a flat screwdriver. history of moisture levels andblade failure notices. 2N 1 Adjustable from 40° to 360°- Provides a part circle arc rotation and • Can add or cancel irrigation zones on the GSM reversing full circle rotation in one. controller. • New accessories for added zones Patented Arccan SetbeDegree MarkingsShows the the degree of adjustment controller failure, subsystem control with unit point of an arrow registered on the GSM the main controller for on the top cover. will keep working independently. subsystem assignment. Arc Set Adjustment Clutch- Adjustment screw slot contains a clutch • Sends real time field information to GSM mechanism to prevent • Large LCD screen, with “Help” function on damage to the gears from over adjusting. main controller through GSM channel the screen for easy operation (withoutPatented operationReversing Mechanism- Assures continuous reverse Time Proven – receives and executes commands from GSM manual) and return…over a 20 year history. main controller. • Calendar time feature. Ratcheting Riser- Easily adjust yoursubsystem left stop position by turningno theelectrical riser. • The is solar powered, wiring isflexibility required.in system design to achieve Wide Selection of Nozzles- Provides Subsystem controller features • Each subsystem can control up to 10 matched precipitation. • Requires no user interface wirelessagainst irrigation zones, overand a wireless Heavy Duty Rubber Cover- Protects physical injury reduces • Wirelessly collects moisture samples from distance upto 500m. liability. sensor for analysis. In case of GSM main Optional Check Valve- Prevents low head drainage, saves water and reduces liability.

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News & Events UPC Receives International Planning Excellence Award

the excellence of the manual, and the expertise the UPC is demonstrating in developing guidelines and masterplans that can be adopted Emirate-wide to improve the quality of life for residents.”

Award-winning Public Realm Design Manual recognised for benchmarking public realm design and for driving sustainable Emirate-wide communities The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has been awarded at the highly acclaimed 2011 International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Awards for Excellence. The UPC’s Public Realm Design Manual (PRDM) received an Award for Excellence in the “District Planning/ Urban Design” category. Commenting on the award itself, Eng. Amer Al Hammadi, Director of Planning and Infrastructure at the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) commented: “Receiving this Award from an internationally recognised organisation clearly asserts

“As a key initiative undertaken by the UPC, the manual is one of the core guidelines applicable across all of the UPC’s projects, ensuring safety and comfort, preserving heritage and culture, and improving accessibility and connectivity for all of Abu Dhabi’s communities.” Launched by the UPC in April this year, in close cooperation with a number of Government Agencies, including the Department of Municipal Affairs, PRDM lays the foundations for the Emirate’s future vision in accordance with the guiding principles of Abu Dhabi’s Urban Vision 2030. The manual conceptualises a consistent ‘world’s best practice’ approach to the planning and designing of the public realm and is based on key policy and design principles that address core themes such as liveability, identity, access, connectivity, place-making and design excellence, environmental stewardship, inclusivity, activation, shared ownership and implementation.

Facebook Contest on Sustainability Launched for University Students Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council establishes facebook. com/adupc; twitter.com/adupc receives uplift

he Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has launched a Facebook contest for students as part of its UniverCity Outreach Programme. The contest, part of the ‘My Sustainable Abu Dhabi’ campaign, reaches out to all university students in the UAE in an attempt to embrace and practice sustainability as a lifestyle. The campaign also aims to get students to pledge their support to the UPC’s efforts to increase awareness on sustainability through its Estidama fourpillar initiative. As part of its commitment to engage the next generation with the Abu Dhabi Urban Vision 2030 message - and its efforts at providing positive discussions on its various sustainability initiatives - the UPC has announced the establishment of www.facebook.

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These principles will support the decision-making process and the achievement of long-term measurable results, whilst ensuring that the development of public spaces is in line with the established vision of raising the profile of Abu Dhabi as a truly sustainable, liveable and accessible Emirate. The award was given to the UPC last night at the award ceremony on the occasion of the 47th ISOCARP Congress in Wuhan (China). Explaining its decision for having made PRDM the winner of its category, a spokesperson representing the jury said: “As we learned from the different keynote speeches and workshop case studies, public realm is the key for liveable cities. The Design Manual focuses on this important and more upcoming discussion on public realm. The location and amount of all forms of public parks and locations is effectively dealt with. The Public Realm Design Manual is done in an excellent way, highly illustrated and makes its point very well”. By promoting public realms that emphasis on the physical character, readability, social integration, adaptability of spaces, and pedestrian scale, PRDM provides a unique opportunity to protect existing valuable assets whilst ensuring that new spaces further enhance Abu Dhabi’s urban environment and lays the foundation for developing Emirate-wide linked parks and open spaces. The PRDM has been designed to integrate seamlessly with all of the UPC’s existing policies, such as the Estidama sustainability guidelines and the Urban Street Design Manual. PRDM was also recently recognised by the Canadian Institute of Planners with a 2011 Honourable Mention in the category of Urban Design. The Canadian Institute of Planners honours planning projects judged on their excellence, innovation, impact on the profession, implementation potential and overall presentation.

com/adupc in an effort to involve the communities for whom it plans. “The ‘My Sustainable Abu Dhabi’ Facebook contest is part of the Council’s drive to involve communities in a dialogue on the Emirate’s sustainable urban development. The UPC’s ‘UniverCity’ outreach programme is an excellent platform to launch the Facebook campaign so that students are encouraged to be part of the Emirate’s drive towards sustainability. We highly value the input from the youth community and such dialogue with them will ensure that all of their key concerns will be addressed in our future urban development projects,” said Abdulla Al Sahi, Director of Corporate Services, UPC. The contest involves students pledging their support to the campaign by getting their Facebook friends to sign and pledge

their support in turn. They can also write their own pledge to better their chances of winning the contest. The student to get 500 of their friends to sign up and pledge their support to this campaign becomes eligible to win provided he / she has the highest number of friends pledged to the cause Those who reach the 500 pledged friends mark also get an opportunity to be part of a dedicated workshop on sustainability organised by UPC’s UniverCity Outreach team and further form a dedicated team to conduct UPC’s quarterly webinar sessions. The ‘My Sustainable Abu Dhabi’ contest is open to all university students in the UAE. All they have to do is like the fan page of facebook.com/adupc and follow the steps to enrol for the contest. UPC’s Twitter page too has also received an uplift in order to better reflect the objectives of the Council through the various targeted communication campaigns. For more information on the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) please visit www.upc.gov.ae or follow UPC on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ADUPC or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/adupc

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News&Events

he Desert Garden Centre is part of the Desert Group and will open its doors to Abu Dhabi on Thursday 27 October 2011.

The Desert Garden Centre is located inside Khalifa Park and you would enter through the Park’s gates that are next to Rotana Hotel and the twofour54 building, where there is ample parking. The Desert Garden Centre has been molded on the iconic and successful Dubai Garden Centre to cater for the evergrowing Abu Dhabi population with some adjustments to suit the local marketplace. Danny Powell, General Manager of both the Dubai and Desert Garden Centres says,

The Desert Garden Centre

“ Our deliveries to Abu Dhabi were growing at such a fast rate, it was a natural move to ‘branch’ out into Abu Dhabi”. As soon as you enter Khalifa Park the displays of outdoor furniture, pots, plants, fountains, umbrellas are visible and surround the entrance to the air-conditioned showroom. The elongated showroom houses Indoor plants, garden tools, planters, ceramic pots, artificial plants, fertilizers, seeds, vases, irrigation equipment, tool boxes, BBq’s, ceramic kitchenware, coffee machines, reproduction antiques, sunhats. Also inside and spilling out into a glass conservatory will be a café managed by the Raw Coffee Company. The Desert Garden Centre is a joint initiative between Abu Dhabi municipality and the Desert Group. Both parties feel it will be a great asset to the people of Abu Dhabi and hope they will take advantage of a retail setting in a Park environment.

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EXPO

The great exhibiting event SUN2011 in Rimini dedicated to the Rimini, Italy. outdoor sector witnessed significant increase in the number of visitors vs. the past record editions.

hree days fully dedicated to the outdoor furnishing, outfit, and accessory business with the 29th edition of SUN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which also included the 3rd edition of Camping&Village Show, dedicated to the outdoor tourist equipment and solutions business, and the 26th edition of Giosun, dedicated to games, toys, and open air fun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the 6th edition of the biennial exhibition Tende e Tecnica, focused on sun shadings and protections, textiles, and curtains. SUN, which gathers visitors to the international outdoor products exhibition, Giosun, and Camping&Village Show, boasted

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a 1.4% increase of Italian visitors and a 4.5% increase of foreign visitors vs. 2010 (when more than 25,000 visiting operators were recorded). Tende e Tecnica recorded increased attendance vs. 2009 (10,760 admissions, a record number of visitors to the international biennial exhibition), namely +2.1% from Italy and +3.2% from abroad. This is even more significant considering that it was the first 3day edition of T&T, whereas the previous one had lasted 4 days.

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New Products

Advanced Hydrotech Promote the idea of water conservation into practical demonstration on the ground

n Landscape November issue we focused on irrigation and water management solutions to reduce water consumption. In that context we spoke to Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Gad, Director of Al Dhafra Group and Advanced Hydrotech. By November edition Advanced Hydrotech would have completed almost two years since its early inception in February 2010. “The young age and great achievements is the integration that best describes our firm Advanced Hydrotech, to which we are very proud to be part of” said Mr. Gad.

“Advanced Hydrotech had promised in previous several occasions and on the pages of this respectful magazine to positively contribute with smart solutions that help to provide remedial solutions for the irrigation challenges in terms of water consumptions, soil conditioning and feasible material.

In association with our top class principals we successfully managed to enrich the local market with reliable products that gained the confidence of our valuable customers (end-users, consultants and contractors) and promoted the idea of water conservation into practical demonstration on the ground,” he added.

Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Gad Director of Al Dhafra Group and Advanced Hydrotech

He strongly believes in developing and building a strong economy, and their commitment to supply irrigation solutions through a variety of products of international standards: “…as a result we cooperated with international and experienced firms which agreed to exchange experience and implement recent technologies in the field to deliver products compatible with local market nature and conditions.” “We trust to continue our successful trip and contribute international expertise that employs up to date technology to support local specific demands,” he adds.

He concludes, “ Advanced Hydrotech represents a group of international manufacturers (Rain Bird, Unidelta, Praher, Xurox, Techno Green Corp. & Aytok) who appreciate feedbacks from customers to be considered as a valuable input for their R & D Department, which guarantee

a continuous development in the right direction that serves efficiently the local demands. In the following pages we will reflect part of our principal’s visions for your consideration.”

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Ms. Virna Freddi Export manager of Unidelta Advanced Hydrotech:

UNIDELTA UNIDELTA was established in 1973 as a manufacturer of high and low density polyethylene and cross-linked polyethylene pipes for water and gas mains, irrigation systems, fire prevention systems, civil and industrial drainage systems, domestic water distribution and radiant heating.

Over the years UNIDELTA product range has increased up to including the polypropylene compression fittings and clamp saddles; the polyethylene electrofusion fittings; the branch saddles and tapping tees; the butt fusion and the metalplastic transition fittings; the multilayer pipes DeltAll and its brass press fittings. The Unidelta growing strategy is based on proposing to the market environmentally friendly solutions. For this reason, over the recent years a particular focus has been put on the exploitation of the alternative sources of energy (geothermal, solar, photovoltaic energy). Indeed, in the Unidelta group we can find two other specialized companies: Clima Plast established in 2004 for offering

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The Intelligent Use of Water from USA

The Water & Soil management solutions from USA

Quick-easy-safe compression and Electrofusion fitting from Italy

High-Grade valves from Austria

Butterfly Valves from Spain

Drip Irrigation from Turkey

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New Products complete heating and cooling systems including the project design and Eclipse Italia established in 2008 for the production of photovoltaic modules. One of the core products of Unidelta are compression fittings and clamp saddles used for jointing with polyethylene pipes and complying with EN 12201, ISO 4427, ISO 14236, ISO 13460, DIN 8074. They are normally used to convey drinking water and fluids at pressures up to 16 bar. The quality of the materials used makes these fittings resistant to etching by numerous chemical substances and to UV-rays. The technology behind the product perfectly fit with the Unidelta “water conservation” philosophy.

Hossam A. Hafez Marketing Manager Advanced Hydrotech

In 2005 Unidelta launched DeltOne, the new compression fitting for big diameter (75, 90 and 110 mm). DeltOne is the result of the innovation process brought by the continuous improvement of the whole company. This makes UNIDELTA a dynamic and customer orientated reality. DELT-ONE makes the installation easier and faster while ensuring the traditional UNIDELTA QUALITY certified by the most prestigious international and national Institutes. Another important product of the Unidelta range is the UNIVERSAL JOINT (code 1033). It can be used to join pipes with outside diameters of 25 and 32 mm. Polyethylene pipes can be quickly connected, to pipes of other materials (e.g. steel, copper, lead, PVC, etc.) having an outside diameter of between 15-34 mm. Moreover, it is also suitable for switching from metric pipes (diameter in millimetres) to Imperial pipes (diameter in inches). All the information on the Unidelta products can be freely download from the web site www.unidelta.com.

Aytok

Aytok, which started with producing drip irrigition plastic extensions in 1997 in Izmir; expanded Konya and became a leading organization in Turkey by producing filter in metal group. The reason of the development and getting ahead of Aytok is of strategical importance. The staff at the department of R&D takes their experiment and knowledge from their pitch experiment. R&D staff interviewed hundreds of consumers and analyzed their expectations and demands, which allowed them to produce perfect products. For Aytok, technology is an indispensable component. They have built a factory on an 10.000 m2 area which contains 5.000 m2 covered area, with 40.000 production capacity, and 50 employees. Aytok, which comes first to mind with regards to filtration systems in Turkey, is committed to its quality policy which follows international

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regulations, allowed an global recognition. Aytok presents qualified and durable products for water management at reasonable prices. It has been exporting to 50 countries in 5 continents. Their goal is to introduce Aytok’s high quality standards in each country. Aytok sees customers as a friend, takes notice of their suggestions and offers alternative solutions through a quick feedback, in their strive to making their preferred brand.

Aqua-Feed

Aqua-Feed, imported and distributed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by Advanced Hydrotech, is the most successful and effective of all amendments in the world market place. Why is such an amendment required when 72% of the earth’s surface is covered by water? 97% of the water is salt or brackish water that cannot be used by plants, animals, people, or industry. Only 3% of the water is fresh and much of that is not in the right place at the right time for mankind to avoid droughts and water shortages.

Why is Aqua-Feed different? Aqua-Feed is the trade name for an environmentally friendly inorganic mineral classified as Lassenite Pozzolan. It is a naturally occurring, porous, light, poorly-bedded siltstone possessing pozzolanic properties which contains an excess of 69% amorphous material. It is composed of partially hydrated rhyolitic glass ash with some pumiceous and diatomaceous material and a few percent of potassium feldspar, quartz crystallite and sparse clays.

Aqua-Feed was formed approximately 26 million years ago by volcanic eruption when airborne volcanic ash was deposited into freshwater lakes. These freshwater lakes contained miniature protozoa called diatoms. Over the years, these diatoms took on a silicon structure, which is extremely porous. Total porosity, which includes capillary and noncapillary porosity, is approximately 68%. The non-capillary or aeration pore space is made up of relatively large pores that conduct water under saturated conditions. When drained, they are filled with air providing the oxygen that is necessary for root growth. The non-capillary pore space in Aqua-Feed is 18%. The capillary porosity is made up of small pores that hold water against the force of gravity, retaining much of it for plant use. The capillary porosity of Aqua-Feed is 50%. Test results determined that the addition of AquaFeed can beneficially change the water release pattern in the soil profile, eliminating localized dry spots and reducing irrigation requirements. Where and how long has Aqua-Feed been in the Middle East? Aqua-Feed has been used in projects in all the Gulf Countries, Yemen, Pakistan, India, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt since 1996.

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New Products

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THE COOL PEOPLE CHANGE YOUR OUT DOOR WORLD

The Cool Group LLC, based in Dubai with a Branch in Abu Dhabi and Partners in the Middle East, including Muscat, Kuwait and in Colombo, with many other partners, change the world of the out door experience in the whole Middle East Area.

hristos Haritonides the CEO started the company THE COOL GROUP LLC more then 10 years ago in the UAE. During this time, the company continues growing every year. THE COOL GROOP LLC brought a new form of Outdoor Experience to the UAE and Middle East, which was brought from the South of USA and from the southern countries of Europe (like Spain and Italy). The company, with the MIST & COOL USA brand is the market leader in Middle East today. Christos brought the “State-of-the–art” cooling experience in this part of the world. The Cool Group LLC is the only one company in the region, which can provide any solution for different customers such as airports, public places,

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schools, water parks, zoos, restaurants and hotels and governmental departments and private villas. The range of products includes all types of cooling and heating solutions to be used throughout the year, whether during summer or colder times, especially for the outdoor venues in hotels and restaurants. Mist Landscaping is a new company in this market. Creating wonderful, romantic and unique garden, any aspects either a commercial or a private area, is one of the main activies provided by of THE COOL GROUP LLC across the Middle East in this time. Now, THE COOL GROUP LLC, with the General Manager, Herbert Kehle, a German national, specialized in the hospitality sector, launched new products, especially for the new experience of outdoor living in the Middle East. Including a new type of outdoor heater and the unique, best class in the world BBQ/Fireplace from the German world market leader BUSCHBECK. These products can turn a place into a unique set whether commercial or private. The Cool Group LLC’s next step is to target and supply the south European area, with the best product and service range. The Cool Group LLC is your best partner for cooling, mist landscaping and heating solutions for private and commercial areas. Mr. Christos Haritonides and Mr. Herbert Kehle are your personally partners for any solution.

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New Product Hunter’s MP Rotator Eco Rotator

Build a Better Landscape with Less Water

unter’s Eco Rotator has revolutionized the irrigation industry and is the new standard for efficient sprinkler products. The Eco Rotator applies water to the landscape slowly and closely matches the absorption rate of typical soils. This virtually eliminates run-off, which can harm the environment. No other multi-stream nozzle can compare with the simple installation and adjustability that the Eco-Rotator offers. Additionally, the Eco Rotator provides matched precipitation rates at any arc or radius ensuring the same amount of water is applied to all areas of an irrigation zone. A vital element of the Eco Rotator’s innovation is the way it can cut through wind. Unlike a traditional spray nozzle that sends individual water droplets to cover a pattern, the Eco Rotator has individual streams that cover 18

specific distances, resulting in unparalleled coverage in windy conditions. With only one moving part, the Eco Rotator has proven to be extremely reliable even in the harshest conditions. These great features work together to deliver the best performance and reliability. The Eco Rotator is currently available in an array of arc, radius, and pressure configurations for residential and commercial applications of all types. It also comes factory-installed in the PRS40 pop-up sprinkler regulated at 2.75 bar. It’s of no surprise that cities and water agencies have made the Eco Rotator the most rebated nozzle solution in the irrigation industry. With over 15 billion gallons of water saved and countless more to go, the Eco Rotator is the clear choice of the conservation minded irrigation professional.

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CONTROL THE UNCONTROLLABLE

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Through wind and hail and blazing sun. Solar Sync is in control. Every day, Solar Sync gathers your local weather data and determines whether or not your lawn needs to be watered. And now available in a wireless version, this revolutionary smart product is even easier to install. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just smart, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genius. www.hunterindustries.com/solarsync

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Green Parking Murry Field, Scotland.

The benefits of EPIC Green Solutions green parking include: • Less land requirements by incorporating dual functions. • Less hardscape for storm water management requirements. • Use of fields as part of storm water retention and the reuse of storm water. • Cooler overall environment and parking area. • Projects waste water reuse for irrigation.

Green Parking: An Innovative Solution in an Increasingly Urban Landscape

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In the ever-expanding concrete jungle of towers and buildings, which are overtaking the Middle East, space – one of the region’s most precious resources – is steadily diminishing. With new developments, the need for green in this urban landscape is becoming a primary cause for concern, not only for aesthetic reasons but for environmental issues resulting from rapid construction and development.

ne of the main issues is the Urban Heat Island Effect, where a city is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The epidemic is caused by landscape restructuring that can drastically change the climate of a city while increasing its energy use. By developing green spaces within the city, more specifically green parking and green roofs, we can significantly reduce the impact of Urban Heat while also reducing air pollution and energy costs. Grass Parking is a concept that is innovative in many ways. Convenient, sensible and pleasing to the eye; by merging landscaping (that is crucial in adding aesthetic appeal to any development) with utilisable space, technologies such as the EPIC (Environmental Passive Integrated Chamber) System from EPIC Green Solutions allow plots to be transformed into just that. But what of the applications – how viable for cultivating greenery are

green parking spaces that are constantly treaded? While grass is a sturdy and invasive life form it has its limitations. The soil it grows in must not be compacted; it must drain well, have available nutrition, be open for gas exchange, and afford adequate sunlight for photosynthesis. Solutions are now available with the development of new technology that can reinforce the surface structure of grass surfaces to accommodate load bearing finishes suitable for truck traffic loads. Netpave, distributed in the Middle East by EPIC Green Solutions, is one such innovation that is ideal for paths, parking applications and other trafficked applications where regular wear would soon cause erosion and damage to the grass. Designed to ensure that sturdiness is obtained for a designated area, it is made from 100% recyclable material and is excellent in the development of green (or otherwise) car parks. Used in conjunction with the EPIC technology – a passive and sub-surface irrigation

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system that allows for the use of salt, grey and brackish water – Netpave can significantly reduce surrounding temperatures while utilising available water to keep the area green. The application also reduces noise and air pollution - along with pollutants from cars, which soak into the soil and are filtered out by the EPIC system. Suitable for many applications, green parking can be used in a number of different formats, including commercial green parking and driveways. One of the most practical applications for grass parking is in the development of stadium complexes and arenas, which are increasingly becoming prevalent in the region given the growing interest in sporting events. Traditionally, parking to accommodate attendees is constructed using asphalt hardscape. While this may be a simple solution, the problem of inefficient storm water runoff arises and a water moat or bridge needs to be implemented to divert water in order to cope with the issue.

Net pave when coupled with the EPIC Chamber, allows water to be absorbed, filtered and reused without becoming stagnant. At first this may seem irrelevant to the dry climate of the Middle East, however several factors need to be considered. First, inefficient drainage in the region has been a concern, albeit not on a yearly basis, but on occasion as when it does rain, there is no suitable infrastructure in place to redirect the rain water, more often than not resulting in flooding. In addition, rainwater that is stored using the EPIC system has the potential to be filtered and used at a later date, which in turn lowers the need to irrigate. Applied around the world, one example of this was Murray Field Stadium in Scotland. This development incorporated a multi purpose green space outside the stadium which was used as practice fields during the week and provided extra parking on game day.

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Interview Considering the dryland desert conditions, many Middle East countries have been blessed with the wealth to afford some beautiful landscape environments.

y first experience with landscape irrigation in the UAE was in 1979 when upon landing approach to the old Abu Dhabi airport I was taken by the sight of 3040 labourers equi-spaced about the surrounding areas of the tarmac below – each with a hose dispersing water onto the very well kept turf. The Irrigation Technologies employed today have changed greatly – but to a large extent the labour force has not.

Do we really want more space shuttles in our landscape?!

Mr. Jim Haynes

General Manager of the Irrigation Division at Fitco Industries

Consultants continue to dictate and ‘Police’ use of high end specification irrigation products. Mindful of the importance of their clients (and desire for continued business), in the main they have deviated little from a safe conservative line in product type and brand acceptance. Unfortunately the downside of this approach has sometimes been a tendency for new product innovations to be side-lined, possibly, at the expense of their client and the environment. Ironically while traditional product features (often of no true benefit/relevance) continue to be tightly specified in the preservation of the dominance of ‘The Chosen brands’– something of greater importance often remains sadly lacking in priority. Landscape Irrigation design/ product selection (and the specification thereof) all too frequently does not adequately take into consideration the ‘weakest and most critical link’ in the project development long term success equation – the calibre of the maintenance staff deployed to operate and maintain the irrigation components for the life of the system. All too often following the installing contractors completion of their obliged maintenance period the replacement maintenance company will have been awarded the contract primarily on price. Labour is the major cost factor in such bids. Ultimately you only get what you pay for – or to put it another way, cannot expect to have what you did not pay for. Regrettably the result is that all too often subsequent visits to high profile projects 3-5 years on will show that the landscape has not retained the beauty of its the original design.

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The harshness of our climatic environment, poor soil conditions, water quality and availability limitations are a constant and largely known factor. With the right choice of plant variety, soil nutrients and water application we should be confident of success. Given the huge upfront monetary investments AND, given that we should be far better informed and experienced than we were when all this wonderful landscape development commenced over 30 years ago – why do we continue to see only average long term results in many cases? When undertaking an irrigation design the designer will factor in all the various friction losses and product operational inefficiencies in order to arrive at ‘the most ‘critical hydraulic condition’ (for pump duty selection) – a good designer based on practical experience will include a further safeguard add-on pressure allowance to take into consideration other variables which may be experienced during the life of the system i.e. all variables are factored in to ensure a successful outcome. From a ‘project’ perspective we must also take an overview of our desired end result – a sustainable and aesthetically attractive landscaped environment. Ultimately therefore we must adopt a holistic approach and consider all critical factor inputs required to achieve this goal. These include: • Realistically adaptable selection of landscape plant varieties for use in our environment. Ideally this would partially adopt a xeroscape concept and include plants sourced from other dryland regions of the world. Such an approach requires greater care to effectively design but ultimately is more forgiving to the long term rigors of our environment and the landscape & irrigation systems operation and maintenance inefficiencies. Sustainability and compatibility will ultimately provide far greater benefits than any amount of money spent on trying to radically change our landscaped environment. • Effective cross-over insight of tasks between the landscape and the irrigation designer. Ideally the landscape designer should have a basic awareness of the limitations of the irrigation products required to keep the landscape alive. Unrealistic demands such as narrow grass strips in open windy areas or against buildings & walls will invariable incur overspray. While this might look OK on the computer screen, in practice it will create problems of discoloration and damage to surrounding landscape/ building areas – particularly where TSE water is in use. In such an example, selection of ground cover and /or shrubs with wood chip or pebble aggregate and use of drip irrigation will provide a far better long term result. • Irrigation products should be selected not only for their design specification features and performance but also take into consideration, long term durability and most importantly, ease of use by the maintenance staff who will ultimately have the responsibility for the systems long term success. This concept should remain a priority irrespective of the size of the clients budget allocation. Product operation should ideally

be intuitive and require only a very basic level of common sense to operate. Language, education level, cultural and physiological issues all come to play in one way or the other and ultimately effect the success with which the product is used. This is no more evident than in the selection of irrigation controller products. As a general rule the more complex a controller is the greater the potential for it to be ineffectively operated resulting in a high level of efficiency deviation from its full operational performance capabilities. • It is an important priority for consultants to fully disclose to their clients not only the required budget outlay for initial supply and installation of the system but also the ongoing financial commitment required to ensure the systems correct long term operational performance. This must also include the cost of labour of the required calibre to effectively undertake all necessary tasks. Most importantly – the control system. ‘High Tech’ state of the art computerized Central-Satellite systems are being specified more frequently for installation on many large and important landscape projects throughout the region. Such systems are the ‘heart’ of the landscape and failure to effectively distribute ‘life giving’ water throughout all parts of the system for even a few days in mid-summer could have disastrous results. It is therefore essential that the realistic on-going annual operation and maintenance costs for these Central- Satellite computerized control systems are included as part of the original budget for review and that same are fully understood and accepted by the client from the outset. The transient nature of maintenance staff presents very high risks to the client for solely relying on their own trained ‘in-house’ staff and should be excluded as the sole means of support to attend such systems. It is unrealistic to expect that manufacturers or their dealers can effectively and competitively factor the cost of supplying such services into the initial sales margins for such products. Hence service contracts (normally mandatory to maintain product warranty) become a necessary add-on and ongoing annual expense. Such is the nature of technological development that product change should be factored in as a constant from the outset of the design of a landscape and irrigation system ‘package’ – particularly in regard to computerized control systems. Will technological changes tomorrow render todays state of the art control system out of date, ineffective and/or inoperable? Will spare parts and trained personnel be available to service & maintain both the current and outdated product? At what point and with what primary motive do you commit to systems design protocol and product selection? As we have recently seen even space shuttles become obsolete! Market experience has shown that brand name alone may not always be an adequate or logical solution in the purchase of such products. Upgrade versatility and cross-brand adoptability would appear to be logical features of choice in product selection. Unfortunately it has long been and remains the current trend for manufacturers to go out of their way to avoid interchangeability for their own self-serving reasons. Technology is driven by need and commercial viability. Perhaps an open mind is now required to also look at companies outside the range of currently specified mainstream brands – such companies may become part of the solution. Let’s hope the key players currently regulating and shaping our irrigation environment will be willing to take such steps. For the sake of the preservation of our existing Landscaped environment and to ensure the success of new projects it is important that these and many other matters be reviewed and addressed by all segments of the landscape/ irrigation community in our region – i.e. involving input from clients, consultants, manufacturers, their regional dealers, installation contractors and maintenance personnel. Perhaps a reader forum in ‘Landscape Magazine’ for interchange of ideas may be of interest? Jim Haynes is General Manager of Fitco Irrigation. Fitco has been based in Jebel Ali ‘Free Zone’ since 1987 and represents several USA manufacturers throughout the Middle East, Near East and African regions. Jim has had an extensive irrigation career in Australia, USA and the Middle East.

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Feature It’s never been more important to save on water. It’s a likely source of global conflict in the future and yet some in the industry still take the precious resource for granted and overuse it regularly.

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t’s time we all started taking responsibility for our water consumption and the best way to see a marked reduction in irrigation waters and prevent wastage is with the help of new technologies. “We need a more proactive approach: actual management of water resources”, says Ralf Stahl, Managing Director of Zeoplant. “By combining basic best management practices and new irrigation technologies, along with the use of native or water-conserving plants, it is possible to provide customers with the attractive green landscapes that they desire while reducing water usage”, he explained. Zeoplant’s mineral based moisture retention product can contribute heavily to reducing irrigation losses. The sandy soils have a very low water holding capacity and are poor in nutrients. Therefore the plant roots don’t have enough time to use the irrigation water and fertilizers because they are washed out very fast. Zeoplant is addressing these problems immediately after application into the root zones. “ We aim to improve the soil structure and increase the water holding capacity of the soils to the extent that infiltration speed of irrigation water will be reduced by up to 85%. Plant roots have more time to absorb the water and loss of water through percolation is reduced drastically,” said Mr. Stahl. However he admits that infiltration and evaporation losses cannot be solved by technologies alone. “Organic soil additives became mandatory a long time ago as they increased nutrient and organic compounds in soils, but they are doing little to address a permanent water holding capacity of the soils because of its fast degradation. “Moisture retaining soil amendments in mineral form are giving a long term solution to the soil. Zeoplant, a zeolite and montmorillonite based soil

additives has proven its effectiveness for irrigation water reductions in many projects over the past eight years. Water savings of 50% were easily achieved even without combining modern irrigation techniques,’ he said. According to Mr. Ralf, a combination of such solutions will result in massive additional irrigation water reductions. And it would seem that his findings is supported by what has been found in Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council’s PRDM (Public Realm Design Manual) report on addressing such available solutions. “These irrigation rates and frequencies were called impossible by many or were even called revolutionary and unsubstantiated when they first came out in April 2011,” said Mr. Ralf. He continued: “No, these rates were neither impossible nor unsubstantiated rather they are based on deep horticultural knowledge and long standing local expertise. “It took too long for the industry to address irrigation reduction seriously. Clients were not insisting, so business was done as usual without much regard for water wastage or water conservation. It took the UPC and ESTIDAMA in Abu Dhabi to send out a clear message to make the landscaping industry take notice.” Mr. Ralf points to Qatar as an example of a country who must ensure they are on the right path to give similar government driven guidelines for their massive growth plans ahead of the FIFA World cup 2022. “Water has become one of the most precious commodities in the world. The oil rich Gulf countries have a great opportunity to show the world what modern irrigation techniques can achieve when used in the right manner. The combination of available, proven and reliable technologies will help to stop unnecessary irrigation water wastage in the sandy soils of the Middle East,” he added. For more details please visit www.zeoplant.com

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Sohar University: Landscape Irrigation and Waste Water Treatment By Dr. Melanie Wark Director Verdaus Landscape Architects

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Ariel view of Sohar University masterplan. COWI, Design Inc, Verdaus.

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n 2007, Sohar University appointed a consultant team to prepare a new Masterplan. Verdaus Landscape Architects LLC was part of the consultant team. Later, during the detailed design stage, Sohar University commissioned Mizan Consult to prepare a Feasibility Study and then a design for a “Reed Bed” system for waste water treatment. This design offers considerable advantages over the present system of removing waste water by tanker. Intensive collaboration between Verdaus and Mizan identified ways to integrate the landscape irrigation and waste water treatment systems to provide further advantages. The project site: Sohar University, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

In November 2010, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) listed Oman, from among 135 countries worldwide, as the nation most-improved during the preceding 40 years. In spite of its outstanding achievements, Oman is an arid country and faces significant environmental challenges. Drought and limited rainfall contribute to shortages in the nation’s water supply, so

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Photograph showing an example of a waste water treatment reed bed at Seefa, Oman, designed by Mizan Consult.

maintaining an adequate supply of water for agricultural and domestic use is one of Oman’s most pressing environmental problems. The soil in coastal plains, such as Salalah and Batinah (where Sohar is located), have shown increased levels of salinity, due to exploitation of ground water and encroachment by seawater in the water table. Sohar is the most developed city in the Sultanate of Oman outside the capital Muscat. It is located about 200 kilometers north of Muscat, in the fertile coastal plain of the Batinah Coast. Sohar was traditionally a fishing town, but is more recently known as Oman’s industrial hub due to the massive developments in the Sohar Industrial Port.

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planned extension aims to increase capacity to accommodate 12,000 students.

The project: A new Masterplan for Sohar University

In August 2007, Sohar University appointed a team of consultants to prepare a new Masterplan. This team included Design Inc (now The Green Architecture Company LLC), Cowi & Partners LLC, and Verdaus Landscape Architects LLC. This team executed the design for the Masterplan, Concept, and Schematic Design Stages. Verdaus were then appointed directly by Sohar University for the Detailed Design, Tender Services, and Post Contract Supervision stages. The Landscape and Waste Water Treatment Consultants: Verdaus and Mizan Verdaus Landscape Architects LLC was established in 2004 and is one of the longest established landscape consultancy practices the GCC, with extensive project experience in the region. Verdaus’ projects range from

large scale landscape master plans to luxury private residences. Verdaus partner and director, Laith Wark, received his degree from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia and has a strong interest in designing landscape that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also plays an integral part in water management.

Mizan Consult FZE was founded in 2008 by Principal Wolfram Sievert, an Environmental Engineer trained in Germany, to deliver qualified independent consultancy for sustainable and environmental solutions. Amongst other services, Mizan Consult offers expertise in the design of waste water treatment by conventional STPs and/or phytoremediation. An initial feasible study is used to determine the most suitable approach for each individual situation.

Phytoremediation: Wastewater treatment using “Reed Beds”

Phytoremediation (from the Ancient Greek (phyto, plant), and Latin remedium (restoring balance or remediation) describes the treatment of environmental problems through the use of plants. A particular example of phytoremediation is the use of “reed beds” (also known as “constructed wetlands” or “living systems”) to treat waste water (grey water and black water) from residential use.

The principle of the treatment of sewage by Reed Beds is relatively simple. Reeds have the ability to transfer oxygen from their leaves, down through their stems, and out into the root system. As a result of this action, a very high population of micro-organisms occurs in the root system. Therefore with the waste water moving very slowly and carefully through the mass of reed roots, waste water can be successfully treated, in a manner somewhat similar to conventional biological filter bed systems of

sewage treatment.

In Europe these natural systems have been successfully harnessed to treat sewage and many other pollutants in waste waters over the past 30 years. In the Middle East, and in particular the Gulf region, this technology is also being adopted in a number of countries. Environmental Foresight: Sohar University commissions a feasibility study and design for a Reed Bed system

At present, Sohar University’s wastewater is collected in holding tanks and removed by tankers on a daily basis.

During the Detailed Design phase, Verdaus recognized the opportunity for treatment of the university’s waste water using Reed Bed technology. While there have been several successful implementations of Reed Bed technology in Oman to treat waste water from oil drilling, Sohar University is

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unique in being the first university in Oman to demonstrate environmental foresight by commissioning a pilot study to consider the feasibility of a waste water treatment system using Reed Bed technology and then a design for the Reed Bed system. Sohar University appointed Mizan Consult to undertake the feasibility study, and then the Reed Bed design.

The study demonstrated the feasibility of the Reed Bed technology for treating the grey and black waste water at Sohar University, with a number of advantages over a conventional STP. These advantages included economic, aesthetic, technical, and other potential advantages. Advantages: Phytoremediation (“Reed Beds”) over conventional STP Economic advantages:

• The feasibility study showed that Sohar University would need to acquire some additional land adjacent to the university to construct the Reed Beds. Even taking into account the cost of leasing the additional land, after seven years it was estimated that the overall cost of the Reed

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Bed would system would be lower than a conventional STP.

• Lower operation and maintenance cost compared to a conventional mechanical STP •Lower skill requirements for operators when compared to a conventional mechanical STP

Aesthetic advantages:

• The reeds grow to a height of approximately five meters and provide a significant green area in the landscape. The agricultural character of the reed beds will enhance the agricultural character of the Sohar region. • The Reed Beds will attract birds. The landscape consultant can design walking trails and bird watching “hides” to be integrated into the Reed Beds.

• The Reed Beds provide shelter from wind and dust • Reed Beds process less odor than a mechanical STP. Odor production is virtually zero.

Environmental:

• Waste water is no longer removed from the Sohar University site, but is recycled into the landscape irrigation system.

• The Reed Beds remove carbon from the atmosphere and it is estimated that they will produce 60 tonnes of biomass per year.

Technical:

• The phytoremediation process accommodates fluctuations in wastewater supply much better than a mechanical chemical process. This is particularly important for a university as wastewater production drops substantially during vacation periods.

• Collapsing two control systems into one and using the same automatic control system for the waste water treatment and the irrigation system.

• Using the irrigation pumps directly to draw he water out of the final reed bed chamber. This would eliminate one pump set, the discharge pumps from the reed bed. Benefit: Cost saving of one pump set and its maintenance.

• Collapsing two maintenance systems into one. The skills required to operate and maintain the phytoremediation process are similar to those required for

landscape maintenance, so collapsing the two contracts into one would be feasible. Benefit: Cost saving of one maintenance contract.

During the project, Sohar University, Verdaus, and Mizan have found that a willingness amongst Client and Consultants to collaborate, to explore, and to innovate across professional boundaries can bring many tangible environmental, aesthetic, and cost benefits in water management.

Other potential benefits:

• An opportunity is created for the faculty and students of Sohar University to monitor a unique implementation of Reed Bed technology in the Sultanate of Oman. Opportunities exist for Sohar University to lead in research and courses in phytoremediation technology

• The biomass produced by the Reed Beds which must be periodically removed offer the opportunity for a small spinoff industry. (In Europe, this biomass has been used to make light-weight brick for housing construction)

Collaboration and Innovation: Integration of landscape irrigation and wastewater systems offers additional benefits

After the choice of a wastewater treatment system, this system and the landscape irrigation network are usually designed as two largely independent systems. Close collaboration between Verdaus and Mizan Consult identified number of possible measures that would integrate these two systems more closely to give additional benefits. These measures include:

• Using the final stage reed beds to store the treated sewerage effluent (TSE) instead of using dedicated irrigation storage tanks. Benefit: Cost saving of the irrigation storage tanks • Using the irrigation mainline to periodically flush the sewerage. Benefit: Improved operation of the sewer line, reduced maintenance, and the elimination of anaerobic condition in the sewer lines which contributes to offensive odors.

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The people behind last year’s Union Street Urban Orchard return to the site to create a garden full of medicinal plants and herbs that heal, grouped by a ‘hospital department’.

Urban Physic Garden pop’s up on London’s Southbank By Fiona Law

ondon’s latest landscaping trend is pop-up gardens but this time with a twist. The Urban Physic Garden is a place where plants with medicinal properties are allowed to grow, in this case in a derelict patch of land in the lee of a commuter train line out of London Bridge station. The garden was designed and produced by Wayward Plants, a collection of designers, artists and urban growers under the creative direction of landscape architect Heather Ring. Ripe for redevelopment, the site is a short walk from the Tate Modern Gallery and the Shakespeare Globe

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restaurant in the back of a converted ambulance. The Living Medicine café serves herbal teas sourced from the garden according to your needs. As the pop up comes to an end, local people can adopt a plant. Last summer the team produced a pop up Urban Orchard on the site, after which the 85 trees were given to local community gardens. Guerrilla gardener guru Richard Reynolds says, “There is potential for so much more precious life in the derelict plots in the heart of our cities. The Physic Garden, like the

Urban Orchard before it, will bring not just plant life but lively people together to be inspired and enriched by the space and each other. The very purpose of a Physic Garden is about life enhancement. Whilst this garden is fleeting, the ideas it provokes will be more permanent”. He added. Heather Ring revealed that there are now plans for 2012 to build a ‘plants and play’ site in Canning Town, East London and that this will involve urban regeneration specialist architects, Ash Sakula.

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Sustainability Concerns

Sustainability is a broad concept that encompasses many issues. A common definition for sustainability is “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” (Source: Brundtland Commission) When working with eco friendly flooring materials there are a few important questions that need to be answered: Were the raw materials extracted in such a way that they did not degrade natural habitats? Did the energy that was used in manufacturing and transporting the product cause as little ecological damage as possible? Were the scrap and waste materials recycled or reused?

Health Concerns

There are also questions about health concerns regarding eco friendly flooring: Was the product manufactured in a manner that did not release toxic chemicals into the air, water, or soil during the manufacturing process? Once installed, does the product release any harmful chemicals into the air in a home or office? Wood as an Eco Friendly Building Material As a material, wood is inherently “green,” especially in comparison to non renewable resources such as steel and concrete. The manufacturing of a non-renewable building material such as steel studs requires 25x more water, causes 2x the water pollution, and creates 3x more CO2 in the atmosphere. Besides being renewable, wood is nontoxic, energy-efficient to grow and manufacture, as well as recyclable and biodegradable. Wood is the only major building material whose production yields life sustaining oxygen and absorbs the main agent of global warming, carbon dioxide. Wood can be a truly sustainable resource, but to realize that potential it must be sourced and produced responsibly. Eco friendly wood can come from salvaged, reclaimed and recycled sources, or it can come from ecologically well managed forests and plantations.

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‘Water in Historic City Centres’ has Mechelen as its proving ground By OKRA Landscape Architects

The first project for the ‘Water in Historic City Centres’ (WIHCC) project has been completed in Mechelen, Belgium. The Melaan, a tributary of the Dijle River, has been excavated and newly landscaped in the old city centre of Mechelen.

IHCC is a European collaborative project between the cities of Breda (NL), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL), Gent (B), Mechelen (B) Chester (UK) and Limerick (IRE). The project was set up within the framework of the European Interreg (Interregional Cooperation Programme) for North-West Europe (NWE). The title of the project reflects the increasingly central role that water is playing in the economic and spatial intensification of old city centres that have a historic relationship with water. In addition, there is a growing problem – but also a challenge – of good water management in many NWE cities. Water returns to the city Water and Mechelen are inextricably bound together. The water network of the Dijle river and its tributaries covers the entire city. The Dijle

was originally three times wider than it is now, and had various arms and tributaries, which have disappeared through silting up, or have narrowed into small streams alongside the places where streets and houses were built. The streams, such as the Melaan, were originally used for water transport, as drains and for washing. Most of the streams were arched over, because they were seen as breeding grounds of disease. The Melaan was filled in to make space for cars and parking places, as well as for hygiene reasons. After more than a century, the embankments of the Melaan stream are now being uncovered once more. Their walls are still in very good condition. The same applies to the Minderbroeders bridge, which still largely survives. The restoration of the Melaan stream is a substantial element of the task of bringing water back to this historic quarter.

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Because of the filling in of the stream in the Melaan, the logical layout of this area of Mechelen disappeared. It is no longer clear why the profile is so wide. Why do many of the buildings stand with the blank walls of their rears towards the street? The logic of the location is no longer there. By bringing back the water into Melaan, this place has been given back its logic, and has become attractive and liveable. The Melaan will then once again form a part of the historic core fabric of the city. Water has become the catalyst of this urban development. Multiple aims will be served. The integral approach is of vital importance here: archaeology, the plan for school transport on the Melaan, mobility in general, a tourist axis between Lamot and St. Rombout’s cathedral and the renewed city centre all form essential aspects of the development.

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Reconstruction of the Mechelen Melaan Around the Grote Markt lies a cluster of squares and small streets. This is the historic core fabric of the city, in which the Grote Markt, IJzerenleen, Vismarkt, Melaan, Schoenmarkt and Saint Romboutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Square forms one of the central circuits. These locations all have their own meaning in the historical fabric. Within this, the Melaan will acquire the allure of water, as a result of the reconstruction of the historic stream that will form an element of the city centre. The newly laid out Melaan will then exude an attractive atmosphere that invites one to linger and quietly enjoy. The public space will become the showpiece of the city, so that the city centre will attract more people from the wider city and the region than it does now. The Melaan will become a tangible element within the network of historic public spaces in the city centre of Mechelen. In fact, the development of the Melaan does not only mean the opening up of a stream in the centre of the city, but also the creation of a new location with meaning. It will

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become a new quayside in the heart of the city: a quay along which people will live, on which people will work, where small boats will have their moorings, where people will take a stroll. It is also a quay that offers opportunities for long-term transformation, both in the buildings and in the public space. The atmosphere of the quay will be made unique by the materials that reflect the old stream. Here you can experience water in the midst of the city bustle. The stream and the quay need to reflect a feeling of encounter between the city and the water. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quayside for strolling and peaceful recreation. This called for an attractive and balanced layout, with fine historic materials and appealing street furniture. The profile of the space has an asymmetrical character. The road hugs the southern gable walls, and many of the walls on the northern side are blank. The reconstruction of the stream reinforced this character. The blank walls stand in the water, as it were, and a water channel runs through the space on one side. This beautiful asymmetrical scene is the inspiration for the design.

Two lines delineate the Melaan: the route line and the water line. They are two different worlds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two different movements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in one and the same space: the world of the car and the world of strolling by the water. The route for cars and bicycles is laid out as efficiently and functionally as possible. A curved road trace delineates the scene, and parking places are situated directly on the street. Bands of natural stone mark the road trace, and give the road its historic reference, while trees alongside the road mark the continuity of the scene. The line of the water, of the stream, has a completely different character. Here the historic course of the water defines the atmosphere. Old quay walls have been rediscovered and will be built up. These quay walls mark the banks of the stream, and are topped off with a wide natural stone strip. On the north side of the stream the walls of the buildings make up the quayside. Because of this, the buildings stand in the water, and so form a bank alongside the stream. This gives the Melaan an asymmetrical profile: a characteristic that will be reprised in all facets of the design. A profile of contrasts: between a high and a low quay, between slow and fast traffic, greenery and stone, water and land, and so on. The zone between the stream and the route over the Melaan is a margin that constantly changes

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in width. This margin is executed as a low quay, meaning that pedestrians can get closer to the water of the stream. The water is a tangible presence, and contributes to the leafy, peaceful atmosphere that characterises this part of the profile. Through the difference in height between the road level and the low quay, a rim of around forty centimetres in height is created, which functions as a low bench to sit on. In some parts of the Melaan the bench disappears, and automatically leads to the high quay via steps. The new stream acquires no less than five bridges. The two vehicle bridges form a part of the city network. The three contemporary footbridges over the stream have a completely different character, being entrances to buildings on the other side of the stream. The Melaan has become an element of the historic core fabric of the city of Mechelen. The Grote Market is also a major element of this fabric and in our view, is the calibration point for the choice of materials for the Melaan. The basic paving for the Melaan is made up of the same cobblestones as used for the Grote Markt. The main lines of the design are set out in natural stone bands. The bench rim between the high and the low quay is composed of an element specifically designed for this location.

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Park Feature

San Luis de PotosĂ is one of the main industrial centers in central Mexico. It is located halfway between Mexico City and the United States border and in the middle of the triangle formed by Mexico City and Guadalajara and Monterrey, the other two largest cities in Mexico. Recently the city has been promoted as a touristic destination in central Mexico by state and federal programs. In 2010 the historic center of the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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t present, San Luis is the object of an important renovation plan which seeks to create a mixed and sustainable city based on the conversion of large areas of land that were abandoned after years of industrial use. This concept, postindustrial conversion is being globally explored and put into practice. In this case, the IMMSA Plan wants to go far beyond and set new larger objectives for energy conservation, water use reduction and recycling, public transportation and bicycle paths interconnected to the existing urban structure. The main idea is to generate a new “village” - an urban city-center with surrounding housing and residences, services, education, offices, cultural institutions and a system of open green spaces – out of the reutilization of a zinc plant which was officially closed in 2010 and what used to be the residential complex for the executive staff.

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The total area of this new urban complex is 487 hectares, of which 164 correspond to the green spaces system. This system includes parks, reservoirs and accessible water features, natural conservation areas, plazas, linear parks and buffers as well as pedestrian corridors. Bicentennial Park which was the first to be built became the most significant example of

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out by IMMSA. The first of which the plant must bestow the property of a number of water wells that now provide water to twenty-nine colonies of the city; the second being that they must provide state-of-the art anti-polluting methods for the area and the third is that they must call for the design of a new park that functions as a buffer along one of the edges of the site, opposite to which a residential complex had been built. For this task they commissioned GDU, Grupo de DiseĂąo Urbano, who were put in charge of a Master Plan and the general project coordination. The park is one kilometer long and 80 7/5/11 3:47:06 PM

a linear park; located on the western edge of the abandoned zinc plant. This piece acts as a buffer between the industrial area and an existing housing development. In addition, this park is connected to other open spaces, thus completing a regional network and configuring a ring around the new village. The creation and construction of this park as a first step in the process of land conversion in San Luis de PotosĂ, has been the direct result of the actions of the plantÂ´s owners who had to commit to the creation of the park as part of the remediation procedures of the industrial site. Three main actions had to be carried

meters wide. Part of the surface had been used by the residential complex as a dumping spot during construction stages and had been built up as very irregular terrain with slopes in both directions. In order to consolidate the land, the project proposes an average two meter-high landfill and a series of reshaped slopes, covered in stone, which generate subtle inclinations towards the two edges. However, the largest elevation change is across the 80 meters with an almost 10 meter-difference between the main road and the level of the residential complex. Due to the irregular grading of the site, the park´s level coincides only in its central area with that of the complex and in other segments it is either higher or lower. This produces a very dynamic profile and space which, in turn, allows for the creation of diverse niches, terracelike spots and differently landscaped areas. Two thirds of the park – almost 70 hectares long – constitutes a typical linear park which offers a central bicycle pathway and at the sides, small woods for passive uses. These forested areas are profusely planted with honey mesquites (Prosopis), jellybean trees (Parkinsonia), guajillo trees (Acacias), golden mimosas (Acacia baileyana), oaks (Quercus sp), walnuts (Juglans sp), poplars (Populus sp) and madras thorn (Pithecellobium). Since this segment mostly represents the highest levels of the park, it provides wide vistas of the site and its water reservoir. At certain spots, the flat areas are used as open museum spaces which exhibit industrial artifacts recovered from the plant. In this manner, the traces of the past establish a symbolic dialogue with the image of the present and visually connect with the neighboring remnant industrial buildings. To shape a quite dense green screen on the furthest strip of the edge against the site at pedestrian level, the landscape

plan proposed a row of Italian cypresses (Populus stricta). The opposite one against the road offers arrangements of cacti species, all recovered from the area or the region. The actions of recovering and reusing were set among the main objectives of this extensive conversion process and the transplanting of hundreds of cacti and other plants native to these arid areas was a very significant example of this. Moreover, the reuse of local materials was also an important step for a

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landscape project; all paths are made of crushed stone recycled from the plant. The other third part of the park, which is on a lower level, proposes active uses for family recreation. Since temperatures and sun radiation are usually very high in San Luis de Potosí the offer of shady spaces is a top priority in this park; for this reason, the project presents four tensioned fabric roofs: two for playgrounds, one for an auditorium and the final one for an exercise area. Exhibited in nicely-defined clusters that delineate edges and delicate mounds, many desert species and xerophytic plants appear in this segment of the park. Additionally, large masses of grasses such as pennisetum and festuca are arranged

in monochromatic and homogeneous islands which interrupt the parks’ pavement in a very picturesque manner. With every one of these subtle details the project seeks to establish the park as a place of memory and of learning and to act as a witness to the past and to the industrial history of the site. Its dynamic presence is there to explore current needs, trends and lifestyles. Although still very new, the park is at an initial phase of an ambitious plan for the Mexican city of San Luis de Potosí. The idea of using a park as an opening tool for a larger and complex urban project is the first step towards a more environmentalfriendly urban conscience. It is something to learn from and a sign of how green spaces cover the basic needs of present times.

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Location: San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México Total Area: 486 hectares; System of Open Areas: 164, 7 hectares; Park: 8, 5 hectares Date of Completion: 2011

Client: Grupo México S.A de C.V

Master Plan and Landscape Architecture: Mario Schjetnan / Grupo de Diseño Urbano IMMSA Plan´s Project Coordinator: Manuel Peniche Park´s Project Coordinator: Roberto Villareal

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UAE

UAE University- Al Ain Phone: (+971-3) 755 5557 eMail: uaeu@uaeu.ac.ae

Carrying out soft and hard landscaping along with maintenance works for Falaj Hazza and Maqam 2 - Phase 2.

November 17, 2011

244/2011-O/1 Landscaping & Irrigation System Maintenance-20

Oman

Ministry of Health (Oman) Phone: (+968-24) 602 177

Provision of landscaping and maintenance of irrigation system at a hospital.

November 13, 2011

GT11112700-Q Landscaping Development & Maintenance Works

Qatar

Qatar Petroleum (QP) Phone: (+974) 4440 2000 eMail : contracts.services@qp.com.qa

Development and maintenance of landscaping at gas operation areas for a petroleum company.

November 20, 2011

145-SA/4 Gardens Implementation & Completion Works Project

KSA

Riyadh Municipality Phone: (+966-1) 411 2222/ 402 6400/ 412 1865

Implementation and completion of the gardens in residential quarters for a municipality.

November 21, 2011

4000001350011219-SA Public Park Construction Project-4

KSA

Hail Municipality Phone: (+966-6) 533 5000/532 7393

Construction of public park for a municipality.

November 27, 2011

142-SA/6 King Abdullah Park Construction Project-1

KSA

Alhasa Municipality Phone: +966 3582 5000

Construction of King Abdullah Park for a municipality

November 13, 2011

NEW & CURRENT PROJECTS Project Name

Description

Client

Country

Consultant/ Contractor

Budget (USD)

Phoenix Mart Project

Development of Phoenix Mart comprising a shopping mall, a five-star hotel and car parking facilities.

Meraas Development (Dubai)

UAE

N/A

545 Million

Business Hotel Project-1

Construction of a budget business hotel comprising (254) rooms.

Shuaa Capital (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

N/A

43 Million

Al Khor Mall Project

Construction of Al Khor Mall covering a total builtup area of 72,000 sqm from a 55,000 sqm area, consisting of a ground floor, first floor and a parking.

EMKE Group (Abu Dhabi)

Qatar

N/A

55 Million

Four Seasons Hotel Resort Project - Jumeirah Beach Road

Construction of five-star Four Seasons Hotel Resort comprising guestrooms, a ballroom, spa, a roof top bar and lounge, including recreational facilities such as tennis courts and swimming pools, and others

Bright Start Holdings (Dubai)

UAE

HH Investment & Development L.L.C (Dubai)

N/A

Doha Festival City Development Project

Development of Doha Festival City comprising a retail centre, an entertainment park, two hotels and an auto park made up of car showrooms.

Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (Dubai)

Qatar

Mace Limited (UK)

1.4 Billion

Burj Rafal Mixed-use Project

Development of Burj Rafal mixed-use scheme comprising a 62-storey tower consisting of 260 luxury apartments, meeting rooms; a Kempinski Hotel serviced apartments; office space, and retail podium

Rafal Real Estate Development Company Ltd. (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

Rider Levett Bucknall Consultants (Saudi Arabia)/ Dubai Contracting Company L.L.C. (Dubai)

800 Million

Desert Islands Mixed-use Development Project - Sir Baniyas Island

Development of Desert Islands mixed-use scheme comprising 2 lodges, a conference centre, a water sports centre and stables.

Tourism Development & Investment Company - TDIC (Abu Dhabi)

UAE

Clarke Bond (Abu Dhabi)/ Al Shafar Transport & Contracting Company L.L.C. (Dubai)

N/A

Al Forsan Hotel Project

Construction of Al Forsan Hotel comprising (400) rooms, including restaurants, five meeting rooms, a business centre, health club and spa facilities, a swimming pool, kids play area and other facilities.

Private Property Management (Abu Dhabi)

UAE

International Management Contracting Company / Fibrex Industrial & Construction Group (Abu Dhabi)

140 MIllion

Ritz Carlton Hotel Extension Project - Dubai Marina

Carrying out extension works of Ritz Carlton hotel involving construction of two basement floors, a ground floor and five upper floors.

Al Mulla Group (Dubai)

UAE

Rice Perry Ellis / Khansaheb Civil Engineering (Dubai)

68 Million

New Main Terminal Package - King Abdulaziz International Airport Expansion (Phase 1)

Design and construction of a new main passenger terminal with capacity of 30 million passengers per year at an international airport.

General Authority of Civil Aviation - GACA (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners) - / Saudi Binladin Group (Saudi Arabia)

7.2 Billion

Offshore Terminal Area Project - Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone

Construction of an offshore terminal area and allied works at Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone.

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)

UAE

Bechtel (International) Company Limited/ Al Jaber Transport & General Contracting Establishment (Abu Dhabi)

275 Million

Jamal Abdul Nasser Road Upgrade Project

Carrying out upgrading of Jamal Abdul Nasser road involving construction of an elevated 11-kilometre road, linked roads, paths and rainwater drainage systems.

Ministry of Public Works (Kuwait)

Kuwait

Pan Arab Consulting Engineers - PACE / Construction Company W.L.L (Kuwait)

840 Million

Das Island Facilities Upgrade Project

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for upgrading the facilities on Das Island.

Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO)

UAE

Penspen International Ltd. / Consolidated Contractors International Co. Ltd. - CCC (Abu Dhabi)

84 Million

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