2. Value Engineering Landscaping

4. THE TEAM Roy Peterman, Brigham Young University Grounds Director Kris Ashby, owner and CEO, Elite Grounds LC Heath Clark, PE, CUWCD Project Engineer Richard King, PE, CRS Engineers Nancy Hardman, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Team Leader Fredrick S. Liljegren, Landscape Architect Janice Richardson, Conservation Specialist US Bureau of Reclamation David Rosenberg, PhD., Civil & Environmental Engineering Kelly Kopp, PhD., Water Conservation & Turfgrass Mgmt Heidi Kratsch, PhD., Sustainable Landscape Mgmt Roger Kjelgren, PhD., Cost Estimation & Landscape Mgmt Larry Rupp, PhD., Woody Plant Management Utah State University

5. You can probably tell a client how much a landscape costs, but….. can you tell them the total cost to install, operate and maintain the landscape for 25 years?

6. You have probably had to look at interest rates when installing landscapes, but….. did you ever evaluate the impact of different interest rates on the cost of a landscape?

7. Clients often ask how much their utility (water) costs for a landscape would be, but….. can you show them the costs?

8. Have you ever had clients ask about the amount and cost of fertilizer and pesticides needed to maintain their landscape and….. were able to show them?

9. Have clients ever asked what the energy costs or savings of their landscape might be and….. then showed them?

10. Clients almost always ask how to water their landscape, but….. did you tell them how much this would be annually and showed them how much it would be over 25 years?

11. You have probably had clients ask how much it will cost or how long it would take to maintain their landscape, but….. could you tell them how much that would total over 25 years?

12. Finally, are you able to show clients alternative landscape designs and answer all the questions above including which design is the most sustainable with the lowest cost and effort?

13. IF NOT….. YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT SESSION ! AT THE RIGHT TIME !

14. This Website, which will allow basic user inputs and manipulation, is currently receiving finishing touches and will be available for your use shortly. The spreadsheets of collected data that form the basis of the website are now ready for your use. (Click here to download) A user’s manual in .pdf format is also available for download. (Click here) Please contact us at [email_address] with your comments, suggestions, and questions. Your input will help us polish this tool, which we hope will be valuable to homeowners, property managers, and landscape professionals alike.

15. Value Landscape Engineering Lifecycle Analysis Final Report & User’s Guide to the Spreadsheet Program Submitted to: Central Utah Water Conservancy District Project Grant WG-2075 December 2009 Updated January 2010

17. 4. Enter initial assumptions that will apply to each landscape you will study. 5. Enter the total landscaped area and planting coverage for each landscape. 6. Enter the purchase price and the lifespan (number of years before an item needs to be replaced) for each planting material, landscape feature, structure, and all maintenance equipment. 7. Select the desired maintenance level. 8. Examine results such as annual operating and maintenance costs and inputs and impacts over the life of the landscape. 9. Modify the assumptions you made and data you entered in steps #4 – 7 as needed.

18. Provo Landscape Artistic Provo Landscape Simple

19. LETS GO TO THE SPREAD SHEETS AND COMPARE THE TWO PLANS

20. IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS SPREADSHEET Lets look at examples of improved irrigation system efficiencies….

21. 30" Average Application- 50% Efficiency 12” 30” 42”

22. 30" Average Application - 70% Efficiency 20” 30” 40”

23. 30" Average Application - 85% Efficiency

24. LETS ADJUST THE SPREAD SHEETS FOR MORE EFFICIENT TURF IRRIGATION

25. SHOULD HELP US GET THE BIG PICTURE OF WHAT’S HAPPENING IN LANDSCAPES THANK YOU !