Background

Green infrastructure is gaining popularity throughout the United States as a cost-effective strategy to manage stormwater, often in conjunction with more costly traditional gray infrastructure. Whether at the site, neighborhood, or watershed scale, decision makers are looking to enhance their communities with green infrastructure while saving money and protecting the environment. 

Workshop

Join us on Friday, October 28th, to learn more about green infrastructure practices and the benefits to the environment and financial bottom line. Anticipated presentations and data will be pulled from both local and regional projects - covering everything from bioswales to round-a-bouts.

Workshop organized by the Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission. Funded in part by a grant from NOAA and the Ohio Coastal Training Program.

Parking
Parking is free in front of Nitschke Hall.  You will not be ticketed.

Continuing Education

Most professional certifications (PE, LEED, etc.) require continuing education.  For most programs, it is the responsibility of the certified individual to report hours and provide documentation.  We will provide each registrant with a certificate (2.25 hours), agenda, and bios.

Credits available for Professional Engineers and ASLA Landscape Architects.

Agenda

8:15 – 8:45      –          CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS (COFFEE, SCONES, ETC.)

8:45 – 9:00      –          WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
                                                Presenter:                County Commissioner TinaWozniak

9:00 – 9:45      –          ROUNDABOUTS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION
                                    Presenters:             Ron Meyers, P.E., Lucas County Engineer’s Office
                                                                                Andy Langenderfer, P.E., Tetra Tech

9:45 – 10:00    –          NETWORKING BREAK

10: 00 – 10:45             GOING FOR GREEN: QUANTIFYING THE BENEFITS  OF GREEN                                      INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CSO REDUCTION - MILWAUKEE CASE STUDY                                      Presenter:               Jennifer Olson, Tetra Tech 

10: 45 – 11:30             DIVERGENT APPROACHES TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT                                      AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON AND IUPUI 
                                     Presenter:               Neal Billetdeaux, JJR  

Bios

Ron Meyers, P.E., Lucas County Engineer’s Office
Mr. Myers is a professional engineer and a graduate of the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Engineering Technology with 22 years experience in transportation engineering.  His experience includes an emphasis on county traffic operations management, grant writing, design, plan production, construction inspection and project management.  He has significant experience in roadway rehabilitations and reconstructions, maintenance of traffic design, geometric design (including roundabouts), access management, right-of-way planning, speed zone and traffic analyses, traffic control, traffic signal design and maintenance, rails to trails development, bikeway design, and specification development. During Mr. Myers employment with the Lucas County Engineer he has served as the project manager for both of it's roundabout projects (at King /Nebraska & Brint / Mitchaw) and for the development of Wabash Cannonball Trails.  In addition to the 2 roundabouts Lucas County has completed, Mr. Myers is also involved in various stages of the development of an additional 9 roundabouts for Lucas County.

Andy Langenderfer, P.E., Tetra Tech
Mr. Langenderfer has over 20 years of experience in civil engineering with an emphasis on design, plan production, specification development, and project management. He has worked with numerous municipalities, local county engineers, and state departments of transportation. As Tetra Tech’s Regional Leader, Mr. Langenderfer serves as project manager to many clients, successfully leading projects, providing staff resources, QA/QC, and providing detailed design services.  Mr. Langenderfer has developed a great relationship with many City of Toledo and Lucas County staff.  He has also managed and designed over 10 roundabouts, including 3 roundabouts for the Lucas County Engineer’s office.  Although his expertise is in transportation engineering, he has developed a diverse civil design and management background working and leading projects with site design, transportation, traffic, water/wastewater, and stormwater. 

Jennifer Olson, Tetra Tech
Ms. Olson is a water resource scientist with over 14 years of experience in stormwater, watershed and water quality planning and management. Ms. Olson received her Master’s degree in Water Resource Science from the University of Minnesota. She has extensive experience in water resource planning and has worked closely with stakeholders and municipalities to develop successful implementation programs. She also has experience in planning and designing green infrastructure practices including utilizing the US EPA’s SUSTAIN model to determine cost-effective BMP solutions to water quality problems.

Neal Billetdeaux, ASLA, LEED AP, JJR
As JJR’s Environmental Services Discipline Leader, Neal Billetdeaux makes it a priority to integrate sustainable site practices into the design profession.  Currently, he is focusing his practice on improving transit in our communities and evaluating methods to measure carbon reduction associated with site development practices.  Neal obtained a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan.  He has developed an expertise in ecological analysis and habitat restoration and the preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental clearance documents. 

Neal lives with his family in Manchester, Michigan, and spends a good deal of his free time serving as a leader in the teen program for Children with Diabetes, an online community that holds regional, national and international conferences for families with children with type 1 diabetes.  When he’s relaxing, you will find him playing guitar in a traditional Cajun band, leading diving trips throughout the Great Lakes and tending to his 10 acres of restored prairie and native woods.