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David Tuch, RLA
Vice President & Landscape Architect
Email David
Phone: 253-6856 x202
Favorite Species: Oxydendrum arboreum
Common Name: Sourwood
Place of Origin: New Jersey, "The Garden State"
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David holds degrees in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, and Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development. David is also a Certified National Charrette Institute Planner. His educational background combined with thirteen (13) years of experience provides him with a unique understanding of the importance of providing planning and design solutions that balance land and water conservation with human use of the landscape.
David has been with Equinox since 2000 and is a partner in the firm. Prior to 2000, David worked in Charlotte, North Carolina, on greenway designs and park master plans. He also lived and worked in Portland, Oregon, in a context of progressive ecological design and planning. David feels that a more sustainable pattern of land development is essential in balancing growth and the protection of our region’s high quality of life, biological diversity, open spaces, farmland, and water resources. David’s focus on ecological land planning, greenway planning and design, conservation subdivision design and low impact development (LID) has lead to numerous speaking engagements on the topic at seminars and conferences throughout the region. David’s work also includes the application of sustainable design principles to mixed-use development, infill development, multimodal transportation, ecological restoration, and residential/commercial/institutional design projects.
David is active in the community and most recently has served as the Chairman for the WNC Green Building Council’s Green Development Guidelines and Certification, a member of the Asheville Greenway Commission (2002-2008), an advisory board member for the Asheville Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts and Greenway Master Plan (2008), and the City of Asheville Steep Slope Advisory Committee (2007). David is currently on the Board of Directors for the Botanical Gardens at Asheville. In addition to David’s active participation in the WNC community, he also participates in trainings and has recently completed extensive training with the USGBC LEED for Neighborhood Development.
David’s other passion besides work is his family. David enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, which often include such activities as watching Asheville Tourist Baseball games, playing soccer, going bike riding, traveling, or just spending time exploring the outdoors.
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