Heritage Park at Crane Creek, an affordable housing development in south Melbourne, was honored on April 12 with the distinguished “We Noticed” Beautification Award by Keep Brevard Beautiful (KBB) for its commitment to native and sustainable landscaping practices.
Keep Brevard Beautiful’s (KBB) South Action Team presented the “We Noticed” Beautification Award to the City of Satellite Beach for their recently completed Gail Meredith Seaside Forest, located at the Satellite Beach City Hall on Cassia Blvd. on February 15.
Keep Brevard Beautiful’s (KBB) South Action Team presented the “We Noticed” Award to the recently-completed expansion for Northrop Grumman’s (NG) Melbourne campus on May 18. Dozens of local companies plus hundreds of NG employees spent the past six years planning and constructing this expansive project. Seeing a need for parking and offices, NG employees created a plan to minimize their environmental footprint while delivering solutions by incorporating over 24,500 feet of walkways, 29 benches, and Florida native plants across the campus. As part of the sustainable practices, employees identified over 130 trees to keep protected from the construction and are still thriving in the landscape. By utilizing plants like Live Oaks, Slash Pines, Florida Elms and magnolias alongside reclaimed water and low-flow sprinklers, water usage is low. Not only does this provide beautiful habitat for wildlife and reduce environmental impacts, but the shade and aesthetics promote their “walking campus” concept to encourage employees to stay healthy and happy with outdoor exercise in a park-like setting at work. “Northrop Grumman is proud to showcase the improvements made to our Melbourne site,” said Janice Zilch, Vice President, Multi-Domain Command & Control Programs and Melbourne Site Leader. “This impressive undertaking represents the growth we’re experiencing, with a keen eye for improvements to our sustainability efforts. We sincerely appreciate all of our community partners that helped us get here.”
No one completes a project on this grand of a scale on their own and NG had a great team and supportive community partners. Key leadership included recently-retired Bill Trillo, Michael Lattari and Daniel Schroeder as Managers of Facilities Engineering and Planning, Kevin Mills as Facilities Project Manager, Jake Wise as Construction Engineering Group’s Civil Engineer, and Susan Hall from Susan Hall Landscape Architecture, Inc.
Attending the “We Noticed” presentation were NG Janice Zilch, Vice President, Daniel Schroeder, Facilities Manager, Steve Campbell, Program Director, and Lisa Waters, Environmental Safety, Health, and Medical Manager; City of Melbourne employees; and Keep Brevard Beautiful South Action Team members.
The South Action Team recognizes property- and business-owners throughout the southern part of Brevard County year-round for their efforts to beautify the area and environmentally improve their landscaping. The program has been in operation since the 1990’s and has recognized dozens of properties throughout the County.
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Keep Brevard Beautiful’s (KBB) South Action Team presented the “We Noticed” Beautification Award to Satellite Beach’s Coldwell Banker Paradise Real Estate on March 9. The real estate business has been operating for several years in other locations and counties, receiving the We Noticed Award from Keep Indian River Beautiful, but recently decided to add a facility to south Brevard with an aesthetically-pleasing structure and vegetation along Highway A1A. With a background in landscaping, owners Steven Schlitt and his sister Linda Schlitt-Gonzalez looked forward to including personal touches in the design of an upgraded facility that could offer employees and residents a beautiful exterior and interior before getting down to business, with an added bonus of Mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurant inside.
“We wanted our facility to reflect the balance between human infrastructure and nature,” said Mr. Gonzalez. After months of planning and construction, the new facility’s landscaping includes all Florida-friendly or Florida native plants such as seaoxy daisies, blanket sunflowers, sea grapes, silver buttonwoods, coonties, cardboard palms, silver palms and crotons surrounding the parking area, complimenting the beachy look of the building. A special touch was installing a rain garden to help stormwater. The real estate agency also enjoys helping local organizations in their pursuit of environmentally friendly practices, as exemplified by their event March 13 with proceeds going to Marine Resources Council and the North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation Program from 11 AM until 5 PM.
Attending the “We Noticed” presentation were building owners Steven and Linda Gonzalez, Coast One Title agents, Coldwell Banker Paradise Real Estate agents, City of Satellite Beach employees, and KBB South Action Team members.
Throughout the year, the South Action Team recognizes property and business owners from the southern part of Brevard County for their efforts to beautify the area and environmentally improve their landscaping. The program has been in operation since the 1990’s and has recognized dozens of properties throughout the County.
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The South Action Team recognizes property and business-owners throughout the southern part of Brevard County year-round for their efforts to beautify the area and environmentally improve their landscaping.