TOOLKITS/DESIGN TOOLS

Climate Positive Design / Pathfinder Tool

A web-based tool for landscape architects to measure the carbon footprints of their projects, and find a path to carbon-neutral or carbon-positive design outcome

The Climate Explorer

Explore future climate scenarios for any county in the US

The Climate Toolbox 

A collection of tools for visualizing past and projected climate and hydrology in the US.

Tally

An app to calculate the environmental impacts of your building material selections directly in an Autodesk® Revit® model 

VIRGINIA SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Commonwealth of Virginia Priority Climate Action Plan

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) developed the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) to meet the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.

NATIONAL

ASLA Climate Action Plan

ASLA Climate Action Plan (video summary)

National Climate Action from ASLA

National Climate Change and Resilience Resources

Climate Mapping for Resilience & Adaptation

US Climate Resilience Toolkit

Nature Based Solutions Roadmap

Nature Based Solutions Resource Guide

INTERNATIONAL 

International Federation of Landscape Architects Climate Action Commitment

COP26 Communique

An international consortium of architects and allied professionals committing to actions that can cap global warming at 1.5 celsius, and calling on governments to do the same.