EDC Projects - Brad Peterson, Landscape Architect

2004-05 Toronto Commons Group, Affordable Housing Project, Toronto, ON. Multi-disciplinary team specialist in Sustainable Landscapes.

2005 Phoenix Place Affordable Housing / Green Phoenix CMHC Design Charrette, Toronto, ON. Multi-disciplinary team specialist providing input on site design, landscape architecture and urban ecology for redesign and upgrades to Phoenix Place.

2004 Upper Canada College, Deer Park Campus, Toronto. Green School Master Plan. Review and comment on Green School Master Plan documents for systems integration of Landscape with other Master Plan Systems. Drawing overlays and written report.

2004-05 Tawse Family Winery, Vineland, ON. Sustainable Landscape Master Plan and project management for bio-dynamic winery. Design integration of entrance and gateway, exterior lighting, greywater treatment and pond system, circulation and access, low maintenance landscapes, gardens, public and private spaces, and vineyards. Construction administration and supervision.

2003-04 Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Black Creek Urban Agriculture Project - Operational and Economic Feasibility. Master Plan for urban organic market farm in three sites located in North York and Toronto. CAD plans and written report.

2003-05 Home Alive! Sustainable, healthy landscape Master Plan for straw bale healthy house located at Everdale Place, Hillsburg, ON. Design of energy efficient - green house gas reduction landscape, including circulation, access, outdoor servicing, permaculture gardens, orchard polyculture, grey water wetlands, herbal lawn and education pathway. Working drawings and construction site supervision.

2003-04 Green Venture EcoHouse, Burlington, ON. Sustainable Landscape Master Plan with project implementation cost schedules and program prioritization. CAD plans and written report.

2003 Six Nations of the Grand River. Landscape Master Plan for new Skills, Trade Centre. Design of access and circulation, and indigenous landscape plantings for xeriscape, theatre courtyard and play areas, other amenity areas, and storm water swale. Contract drawings.

2003 Environment Canada, Environmental Biotechnology Applications Division, Technology and Industry Branch. Design, construction, display and promotion of vertical garden prototypes in Guelph and Toronto. Media relations with CBC, Toronto Star, Rogers TV, other news media.

2003 Peel County Board of Education. Master Plan proposal for Britannia Farm. Proposal integrates eco-village development, conference centre, organic farm operations, heritage village and environmentally sensitive area protection with Board educational programs.

2002-03 Harvest Homes ‘National Home Show 2003' solar landscape for HomeAlive! healthy home. Project Landscape Architect responsible for ‘sustainable’ landscape integration with solar home form and functions. Landscape design, CAD plans and implementation strategy.

2002 Canadian Nature Federation Pelee Island organic farm proposal. Review and initial scoping of organic farm plan with emphasis on protection of Carolinian Zone vulnerable, threatened and endangered species.

2002 Saugeen River Farm, near Paisley, Ontario. Stewardship Farm Plan for 190 acre farm based on good land stewardship, redesign of homestead precinct, spirit garden, snow hedges, windbreaks, nutrient management, wildlife habitat improvements, Wetland Habitat Fund improvements, MFTIP review, public education trail and canoe launch / resting area.

2001-03 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario W.P. 9-91-00 Hwy 6 (New) between Hwy 403 and Hwy 6 bypass. Sr. Landscape Architect assisting with Preliminary Design and development of Detailed Landscape Design including contract documents and contract administration package.

2001-03 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario W.P. 629-91-00 Hwy 26 realignment between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach for 15.6 km. Sr. Landscape Architect assisting with Aesthetic Assessment, revision of Preliminary Design and development of Detailed Landscape Design including contract documents and contract administration package.

2001-02Wings of Paradise Butterfly Naturium landscape architecture concept plan and master plan for butterfly habitat/gardens, outdoor education facilities, trail system, SWP naturalization, microclimate control and selected other wildlife habitat development, Cambridge, Ontario.

2001-02Whole Village, Caledon, Ontario. Landscape Architect responsible for integration of CSA and organic agriculture/permaculture operations with intentional community of 30 homes based on sustainable living, environmental protection, and classical/historic patterns of community.

Property Environmental Management and Land Stewardship

Land Stewardship		Organic Agriculture
Anemone Lawn		Whole Village Farm Plan

2004 Hemstock Mills, Chatsworth, ON. Sustainable Farm Master Plan for 65 acre historic property and organic farm. Integration of new farm fields, views and trails with mill pond, intensive garden, new driveway, tree nursery, soil management, and trial vineyard. CAD plans and written report covering prioritization and description of Plan activities.

2004 Charleston Homes, Rockwood, ON. Westchester Estates, Brookville, ON. Landscape development concept and detail plan for entrance and streetscape derived from countryside character and reuse of on-site natural resources.

2003-04 Popofsky Farm. Permaculture Farm Plan for 100 acre farm. CAD plans and implementation discussion document including natural areas protection, sustainable forestry, organic agriculture, orchard polyculture and permaculture gardens. Near Uxbridge, ON.

2003 Apa property, Honey Harbour, ON. Environmental design of three acre cottage property on Arthur Island. Concerns addressed for septic tank, field and propane tank locations, access and circulation, low-maintenance landscape, use of indigenous plant materials, views, vistas and microclimate.

2003 Peel County Board of Education. Britannia Farm Master Plan Proposal. Proposal integrates eco-village development, conference centre, organic farm operations, heritage village and environmentally sensitive area protection with Board educational programs.

2001-02 Whole Village, Caledon, Ontario. Landscape Architect responsible for integration of CSA and organic agriculture/permaculture operations with intentional community of 30 homes based on sustainable living, environmental protection, and classical/historic patterns of community.

2001 Nicholas Hill Architect. Country estate vision of landscape management and landscape potential for Cruickston Park.

2001 St. Julian Park Phase II TGP (tallgrass prairie) and wildflower meadow design and implementation. City of London, Ontario.

2001 McCurdy estate environmental design and restoration of Mullet Creek floodplain, and driveway reconstruction, Mississauga, Ontario.

2000-01Horwood property, Caledon, ON. Managed Forest Tax Incentive Plan, Trails Master Plan and proposed Stewardship Plan for sustainable forest management, diversified wood products, design and management of wildlife habitat, trail system, views and vistas, recreational areas, and permaculture design. Includes maps at 1:2500 scale.

2000-01West property. Managed Forest Tax Incentive Plan (MFTIP). Halton Hills, Ontario.

2000 West property. Managed Forest Tax Incentive Plan (MFTIP) and reforestation design for 1.4 ha using native species in characteristic spacing and associations. Puslinch, Ontario.

2000 Prno / Kozowyk properties transfer. Adjacent properties Management Plan indicating conceptual sustainable land use options to facilitate property transfer. Flamborough, Region of Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario.

1999 Ontario Reality Corporation, Ontario Government Building, 659 Exeter Road, London, Ontario. Maintenance and Management Report for Tall Grass Prairie Front Garden.

1999 Muller property, Mono Township. Stewardship Plan involving MFTIP review, recommendations for forest, pond and trail management, wildlife habitat improvement, invasive species management, landscape development and other issues. Marking of pine plantation. Includes maps at 1:2000 scale.

1998-99Peter Mitchell property, Euphrasia Township. Stewardship Plan involving recommendations for education, research and demonstration in orchard permaculture, hedgerow buffer, food and herb gardens, and forest management. Site design of new barn and parking area. Planning and management of wildlife habitat, trail system, views and vistas, rest areas, personal precinct, and swimming area. Includes maps at 1:1500 scale.

1998-99Chapel property, Beamsville. Property Management Plan; Phase I involving replacement of reforestation planting, income diversification assessment, recommendations for improved wildlife habitat, and notations on fruit tree culture. Includes maps at 1:1200 scale. Phase II involving reforestation project management to follow in 1999.

1998 Sherk Tree Farm, Puslinch Township. Stewardship Plan and Managed Forest Tax Incentive Plan (MFTIP), forest product marketing, income diversification assessment, tax incentive and land use policy review, management of recreation, wildlife habitat, and visual resources, and application of forest polyculture techniques in thinned pine plantations. Includes maps at 1:4000 scale.

1998 Euteneier property, Guelph Township. Landscape restoration design and detailed landscape design for new residence.

1997-98Denstedt estate. Surface water quality monitoring and management recommendations for pond/stream systems. Komoka, Ontario.

1997-98Denstedt estate. Forest Management Plan for Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP), Komoka, Ontario.

1993 Heise property Environmental Appraisal and Landscape Management Plan. Puslinch Township.

1990 O’Sullivan Property Management Plan including recommendations for permaculture design. Arthur, Ontario.

Civil Engineering Project Support

Highway Landscape Architecture	Ecological Restoration
Naturalized Landscapes
Ben Polley and Brad Peterson Collaborating on a Sustainable Housing Design

2004-05 Charleston Homes, Rockwood, ON. Westchester Estates, Brookville, ON. Landscape development concept and detail plan for entrance and streetscape derived from countryside character and protection / re-use of on-site resources.

2004-05 Ministry of Transportation, City of Hamilton. Red Hill Creek Expressway. Landscape Architecture Master Plan for bio-physical impact mitigation, with Dougan & Associates. CAD plans, specifications and contract documents.

2004-05 Charleston Homes, Rockwood, ON. Mill Run subdivision. Landscape plan and specifications for storm water management pond, and review of street tree planting plan for Philips Engineering.

2001-04 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. W.P. 9-91-00 Hwy 6 (New) between Hwy 403 and Hwy 6 bypass. Sr. Landscape Architect assisting with Preliminary Design and development of Detailed Landscape Design including contract documents and contract administration package.

2001-04 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. W.P. 629-91-00 Hwy 26 realignment between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach for 15.6 km. Sr. Landscape Architect assisting with revision to Highways Group “A” Environmental Assessment including Aesthetic Assessment, Preliminary Design, and development of Detailed Landscape Design.

1999-01 Newcastle Fellowship Baptist Church. Architectural support for vegetation inventory and assessment, site planning and detailed landscape design.

2000 City of St. Thomas, Mill Creek In-line Combined Sewer Overflow, Phase II. Landscape Restoration Plan for tall grass prairie, wet-mesic and upland mesic meadow
associations, including specifications and construction supervisory services.

2000 Cape Croker Park - Chippewas of Nawash. Eco-garden celebrating First Nations cultural and natural heritage. Conceptual framework, Master Plan, Detailed Design and construction supervision. Plants provided by Sweet Grass Gardens, Six Nations of the Grand River.

1998-00 City of St. Thomas. Mill Creek In-line Combined Sewer Overflow, Phase I. Tall Grass Prairie restoration plan, and Environmental Assessment: Terrestrial Biology Report, Environmental Mitigation Plan and Landscape Plan with contract documentation.

2000 Trinity Pentecostal Church, Oshawa. Detailed landscape design, tree saving, and specifications. J. David McAuley Architect Inc.

1999-2000 Bissell Park Interpretive Wetlands. Master planning and site design for 4.6 acre facility for interpretive trail, water quality testing and fisheries management. Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence.

1999-2000 Highway 407 West from QEW Freeman Interchange to Oakville Link interchange. Sr. Landscape Architect in charge of site assessment, conceptual design, detailed design, landscape contract documents and site supervision. SNC Lavalin Engineers and Constructors.

1999 Township of Amabel / Sauble Beach Water and Sewage Works Study. Civil engineering environmental support for preparation of natural and cultural environment component of draft Environmental Study Report. Information collection, mapping, writing, preliminary site selection, impact mitigation.

1999 Amabel Township Water and Sewage Works, Sauble Beach. Environmental Assessment Phase 3 Environmental Inventory and Site Investigations. Natural environment inventory, agency review, preferred site selection, documentation of potential environmental effects and mitigative measures.

1998 Grand River Conservation Authority. Vista Management site implementation supervisory services Phase II for part implementation of Starky Hill Management Plan.

1998 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario W.P. 220-94-00 Hwy 10 at Hwy 24 in Caledon. Highways Group “B” Environmental Assessment including Environmental inventory, Visual Inventory and Analysis (Aesthetic Assessment), and Landscape Architecture preliminary design plan.

1998-99Mill Creek In-line Combined Sewer Overflow, St. Thomas, Phase I. Environmental Assessment Terrestrial Biology Report, Environmental Mitigation Plan and Landscape Plan with contract documentation.

1997 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Landscape Architecture planting approval for Fiddler’s Green development adjacent to 403, Ancaster. Review of proposed landscape plans and liaison with MTO.

1997 Gold Park Subdivision, City of Vaughan. Assistance with municipal pathway and storm outfall stabilization and installation of ravine slope stabilization bioengineering measures.

1994-96Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Southwest Region, London. Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture. Involved in over 40 WPs associated with landscape restoration and vegetation management of ministry inhouse and consultant outsourced highway improvement/development projects. Projects included the twinning of Highway 69 through Port Severn, all of Highway 401 upgrades between Milton and Cambridge and Woodstock and London, and many other provincial highway upgrades, bridge replacements and culvert extensions.

1994 Halton Region Tech Park Storm Channel Naturalization. Halton Region with private interests. Philips Planning and Engineering, Dougan & Associates.

1993-94TH&B Railway Embankment/Ancaster Creek Rail to Trail and Naturalization Study. Hamilton Region Conservation Authority, Philips Planning and Engineering, Dougan & Associates.

1993 Goldie Mill Neighbourhood Association. Visual Assessment of Goldie Mill Neighbourhood.

1993 Hager Creek Revegetation Study. Halton Region Conservation Authority, Philips Planning and Engineering, Dougan & Associates.

1992 Crombie Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront / Waterfront Regeneration Trust. Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail route selection and report The Waterfront Trail Northumberland County Port Hope to Trenton coordinator with Ron Reid: Bobolink Enterprises.

1991 Special Advisor to the Premier, Toronto Waterfront Development, Duncan M. Allan. Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail route selection and report The Waterfront Trail First Steps From Concept to Reality coordinator with Ron Reid: Bobolink Enterprises and Bob Woodburn: Rethink Inc.

1991 Aldershot GO Station, Tree Protection, Site Inventory and Impact Analysis, and Tree Protection, Planting Design, Specifications and General Requirements.

1991 Tree Survey Plan, Oakwood Gardens. Hospitality Hotels Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario.

1991-92Landscape Screening and Naturalization, Implementation, Maintenance and Management Guidelines. Walker Brothers Quarries Ltd., Thorold, Ontario. Landscape Screening Study. Walker Brothers Quarries Ltd. Thorold, Ontario.

Visioning, Natural Heritage Strategies, Research, Mapping

Couchiching Conservancy Action Plan

Bioregional Landscape Planning

2005 Whole Village Landscape Design Charrette. Two-day stakeholder intensive design exercises to determine landscape design around the main healthy building. Near Orangeville, ON.

2002 Speed River Land Trust Action Plan. Project Management Team participant for natural heritage system mapping and integration with natural area protection strategies.

1994 Couchiching Conservancy Natural Heritage Action Plan. Natural Features Inventory, Landscape Unit Analysis and Natural Heritage System planning and design. Couchiching Conservancy.

1992 Lake Ontario Greenway and Waterfront Trail Planning Study, Northumberland County, Project Co-ordinator. Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront/ Waterfront Regeneration Trust, Toronto.

1992 Lake Ontario Greenway Natural Areas Study, Project Co-ordinator. Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront/Waterfront Regeneration Trust, Toronto.

1991-92Laurel Creek Watershed Master Planning Study. Natural areas connectivity criteria development and application. Ecological Services for Planning, Ltd., Guelph, Ontario.

1991 Greater Toronto Area, Waterfront Trail, Office Co-ordinator. Duncan Allan, Special Advisor to the Premier, Toronto, with Bobolink Enterprises, and Rethink Inc.

Residential Design

C. BRAD PETERSON
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

59 Essex Ave,Guelph, Ontario, N1H 3K9
Telephone 519 763-5260 Fax 519 763-5261
edc@sentex.net www.bradpeterson.ca

Sustainable Landscapes and Conservation Development

Property Environmental Management and Land Stewardship

Civil Engineering Project Support

Visioning, Natural Heritage Strategies, Research, Mapping

Residential Design

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