ReScape Rated provides a
clear and quantifiable path to regenerate a landscape.
A landscape rated by ReScape certifies the regenerative, nature-based benefits in the design, build and maintenance of a landscape.
The rating system process, done on-site, applies to new construction or major renovations of civic, commercial, institutional and multifamily property landscapes. It provides property owners and landscape professionals with a systematic framework for creating healthy, drought-tolerant and environmentally sound landscapes.
The ReScape Rating System is based on ReScape’s Eight Principles and Landscaping Guidelines practices. Trained Raters use the Rated Landscape Scorecard, a tool to help project teams evaluate eligible landscapes and plan, track and verify the practices they implement to improve their landscapes. To qualify as ReScape Rated a landscape must earn at least 60 of 200 possible points in 14 required practices. For more info: ratings@rescapeca.org
Conventional landscapes come at a cost most people never see: excessive water use, synthetic chemicals leaching into soil and waterways, and the noise, emissions, and waste of gas-powered maintenance. ReScape Rated landscapes prove that nature-based solutions are good for the environment and your bottom line — with measurable results to back it up.
How to Achieve a ReScape Rated Landscape
1. Engage a Qualified Rater
2. Project Initiation
3. Initial Application
4. Design Phase
5. Final Application
6. Pre-Construction Meeting
7. Construction Phase
8. Post-Construction Verification
9. ReScape Review
10. Certification
11. Post-Certification Support
12. Your Landscape is ReScape Rated!
Every ReScape Rated landscape is the result of a coordinated process involving four essential roles — each with a clear set of responsibilities that move a project from concept to certified.
Client
Design Team
Qualified ReScape Rater
ReScape
Benefits of ReScape Regenerative Practices
50-90%
water savings
30-70%
maintenance labor savings
85-95%
non-toxic weed suppression
70-80%
reduced runoff
117 tons
greenhouse gas reduction
(per acre)
ReScape Rated Projects
There are 150+ completed ReScape Rated Landscape projects with 20 more in various stages of planning, design or construction. Ranging in size from 2500 square feet to 30 acres, and from new developments to major renovations, projects include multi-family housing, large commercial developments, streetscapes, and public parks and facilities.
ReScape Rated Landscape projects at a glance:
150 rated projects, encompassing over 468 acres
20 pending projects in planning, design or construction phase
146 million gallons of water saved annually
73 acres sheet mulched
204,000 tons of construction waste diverted from landfills
Up to 8,300 tons of greenhouse gas emissions reduced annually
Featured Rated Landscapes:
