A Pint a Day, Keeps the Pollution Away? What’s a green brewery and why are they suddenly popping up? With a recent movement towards sustainability and hype about craft breweries creeping up in Virginia, there comes the desire to marry these two subjects, creating the concept of a green
The Brock Environmental Classroom Construction Wraps Up!
Back in 2019, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) solicited a Request for Qualifications to add a "Sustainable Classroom" to their well-known Brock Environmental Center (BEC). This extra space would provide additional meeting space for CBF, house the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS)
Student Design Impacts the Future of the Coast
Spring 2021 How can design prevent sea-level rise? That is the question tackled in Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Mintai Kim’s frequently taught 4th-year Landscape Architecture Advanced Studio Course. The answer resides in the field of geodesign. Geodesign is a collaborative
Are you Still Flooding?
There has been lots of rain lately – that means more flooding! We don’t have to tell you that flooding can cause lots of problems such as property damage, loss of power, inability to access properties (think about fire truck, ambulances, etc.), injury, and in some cases even death. Fortunately, we
60 Years in Business: Inside Business Anniversary Issue
Founded: 1960 in Norfolk by Wilfred P. Large Headquarters: 242 Mustang Trail, Suite 8, in Virginia Beach About us: WPL is certified as a Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned (SWaM) business in Virginia. The Virginia S corporation offers a full range of professional services in landscape
COVID-19 UPDATE 3/15/2020
To our Valued Clients and Friends While we are grateful to be entering our 60th year of service to all the Tidewater communities, no one expected the year to become a defining moment in our country’s history with a worldwide pandemic. We are sure you have received many “official” statements