2012 Monumental Award
Landtech participates in creation of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail which was recently awarded the 2012 Monumental Award by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
Gratitude and Thanks…
From our family to yours, This year our hearts are heavy and our prayers go to the families and the community of Newtown, Connecticut as they struggle to put their lives back together after the tragedy they have suffered. As we Pray for the victims and all people who are suffering around the world we pause to reflect upon our blessings, especially the relationships in our own lives. We are thankful for the blessings of family and friends. With that in mind, we want to thank you for the business you’ve given us, but more importantly,...
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation Right for My Business?
Navigating unfamiliar territory can make anyone nervous. But navigating unfamiliar territory when it comes to your business can be one of the most daunting tasks you undertake. When it comes to growing trends, making the call to adopt or pass over those trends is difficult but impossible to avoid. As a landscape contractor, it is understandable that you may be hesitant to forgo the traditional sprinkler irrigation route for the unfamiliar terrain of subsurface drip irrigation systems. The reality is subsurface drip irrigation is not only a...
Predicting Water Use for Irrigation
One of the biggest Landtech ‘values’ is when we work with landscape architects and develop an estimate of what the water needs will be based on their landscape design. With water prices and water scarcity both going up, we are often asked to reduce water use for irrigation purposes. Water harvesting, or collecting rainwater to be used for irrigation by directing it from the roof into a cistern, is a good method for reducing reliance on municipal water supplies. The following is a description of our process for predicting water use for...
6 Ways to Decrease Water Used for Irrigation
With water prices going up along with our awareness of water scarcity, we are often asked how to decrease water used for irrigation. Here are a few of our tactics for reducing the overall water used by an irrigation system: Reduce Site Water Requirements One of the simplest ways to decrease water used for irrigation is to limit the turf areas that require a high amount of water, along with plants that have moderate to high water needs. Replace plants and turf areas with hearty/native plants that can survive with less water. Improve...
Rainwater Harvesting Cost and Considerations
As one of the oldest known gardening methods, rainwater harvesting is a great option for projects that need to reduce dependence on municipal water supplies and/or practice sustainable irrigation. Rainwater harvesting systems typically consist of three main components: the capture system (roof and gutters) the storage unit (cistern) the delivery system (pipes, pumps, and valves) Materials for the water storage unit are about two-thirds of the overall cost of the whole project, making this the most expensive component of the entire system....
What Does LEED and SITES Mean for Sustainable Irrigation?
Landscape professionals have a major role to play. Among other things, sustainable irrigation can help protect habitat, contribute to storm water management, reduce fossil fuel usage and conserve water. Across the country, green industry providers are lending their efforts in countless ways. Green roofs and walls, rainwater catchment systems, rain gardens, native plantings and no-mow zones are just a few examples. The professionals at Landtech are following suit by shifting the way we think about the future of irrigation. Programs like LEED...
7 Reasons to Use an Irrigation Consultant
For many new construction projects in the Midwest and Northeast, irrigation is typically viewed as an overlap of landscaping and therefore usually does not have a well defined plan. Without having a set plan that multiple contractors can use to base their price quotes on, the construction manager gets prices that are based on the individual contractor’s cheapest version of the plan, so the construction manager is not comparing apples-to-apples and is not getting the best irrigation system for the job. With this approach, the construction...
Why Use An Irrigation Consultant For Your Project?
If your client is considering having an irrigation system installed on a project, hiring an irrigation consultant can be vital to the process. A few points that you should be aware of are: 1) Good, long-lasting irrigation systems can be expensive. 2) An irrigation system is basically a utility, which is costly to modify after being installed. 3) Irrigation controller technology is both sophisticated and ever-changing. Why not just release a ‘performance spec’ and go about it from a design-build approach? This usually results in...
ET Water: Innovative, Efficient Irrigation
Landtech is committed to finding the most efficient and innovative methods for reducing water use in irrigation. ETwater™ Intelligent Water Management, the world’s most advanced and efficient irrigation water system, reduces water use by 20%-50% while assuring plants stay healthy. ETwater’s self-adjusting irrigation control system combines state-of-the-art horticultural science and proprietary web-based technology to automate the scheduling of sprinkler drip irrigation. Water is applied to landscapes based on current weather conditions...
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