Tag: Type 1 Errors
What is a Site Assessment, and Why Do One?
What is a Site Assessment? A site assessment is the thorough observation, recording, compilation, and organization of all of the existing conditions that are present at or affect the design and function of a piece of property. For a landscape, this includes not only the physical features of a site (like landshape and structures), but…
What Is A Whole Site Design, and Why Do One?
What is a Whole Site Design? A whole site design is a visually illustrated, comprehensive plan that integrates all of the elements required to realize the vision for a particular landscape, whether that be held by an individual or a group of people, into a cohesive, self-supporting whole that exists in harmony with the innate…
Type 1 Errors: A Running List We’ve Seen…
Type 1 Error: A error in design and/or implementation that costs you time, energy, money or emotional well-being as long as it remains present in the system. Committing a Type 1 Error (T1E) is like building a bucket to carry water with wood that has been eaten through by termites – it’s going to leak,…
