News

April 4, 2012

Two CDF projects featured in Design the Sustainable Site.

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December 20, 2011

Seasons Greetings from Conservation Design Forum

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October 12, 2011

Kresge Foundation Headquarters featured as Landscape Performance Series Case Study Briefs

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Events

April 20, 2012

Making Waves | Changing Course - Minnesota ASLA

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May 5, 2012

U.S. Green Building Council Spring Gathering

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Conservation Design Forum

At CDF, we see water as the most vital resource for the whole of nature, which by definition includes people.  This philosophy drives all of our design projects- health facilities, residential neighborhoods, parks, interpretive centers, retail stores, or anything else.  We strive to understand the true natural and cultural spirit of a place, and express it in the design.  

 

Since 1994, CDF has been a leader in the ecological design movement.  We have pioneered green technologies and monitored them over time, to ensure constant improvement.  We accomplish multiple benefits with each design element.  This innovation adds value as does our diverse professional mix of team members.

CDF is hiring! 2012 Sustainable Design Internship CDF is offering talented landscape architecture students and recent graduates a paid internship position in our Elmhurst, Illinois office. Work alongside landscape architects, planners, environmental scientists, hydrologists, and civil engineers.  CDF’s broad range of sustainably focused projects will expose you to site assessment techniques, community, ecological, and sustainable planning and design, construction documentation, and post-construction site stewardship.   Learn more.