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Timothy R. Toland
Associate Professor

313 Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6969/470-6544
Email: trtoland@esf.edu

Education

• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - MLA, 1998
• SUNY Cobleskill - BT Plant Science, 1994
• SUNY Cobleskill - AAS Landscape Development, 1992
• Lock Haven State University of Pennsylvania - Pre-Engineering, 1989

Practice Experience

• Edge Effects Design, Founder and Principal, Syracuse, NY (2006-Present)
• LandDesign, Inc., Charlotte, NC (2002-2005) Landscape Architect, Project Manager
• Knight & Stolar, Cleveland, OH (2001-2002), Landscape Designer
• LandDesign, Inc., Alexandria, VA (1999-2001), Landscape Designer, Project Manager
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1998-1999), Computer Aided Visualization Lab Manager

Teaching Experience

• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Assistant Professor (2005-Present)
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Graduate Assistant (1995-1998)

Professional Registration

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA, member, 2006-present)
• Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers (ASLA representative, 2006-present)
• Greening the Mission. US Mission to the United Nations, Geneva Switzerland (ASLA representative and faculty advisor, 2010)
• LEED Accredited Professional (2008)
• Licensed Landscape Architect (New York, North Carolina and Ohio)

Projects

• Academic Research Building. SUNY-ESF. Syracuse, NY. (2009 – Present
• Alvar-Dune Green Roof Study. SUNY-ESF. Syracuse, NY (2010-Present)
• Campus Master Plan. SUNY-ESF. Syracuse, NY. (2006 – 2008)
• Gateway Building. SUNY-ESF. Syracuse, NY. (2008 – Present)
• Greening the U.S. Mission. U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Geneva, Switzerland. August 2010
• Guide to Plant Appraisal, 10th ed. International Society of Arboriculture. Champaign, IL. (2006 – Present)
• Sustaining the Green Master Plan. SUNY-ESF. Syracuse, NY (2008 – Present).
• Understanding Urban Ecology. 2010. Urban Design for Long-Term Sustainability. Hall, Myrna, et. al. (2010 – Present)
• West Lakeshore Drive Conceptual Development Plan. Colchester, VT. (2007-2008)

Honors/Awards

• SUNY Cobleskill Distinguished Landscape Alumnus (2007)
• Sigma Lamda Alpha, Nu Chapter. National Landscape Architecture Honor Society (1996)

Courses Taught

• LSA 343 - Landscape Materials and Structures
• LSA 423 - Landscape Architectural Design Studio IV
• LSA 425 - Orientation for Off-Campus Studio
• LSA 433/633 - Planting Design and Practice
• LSA 458/459/460 - Off-Campus Studio

Publications/Presentations

Published Articles

Toland, T.R. and S.A.W. Diemont. 2009. Is there something better than LEED? Using emergy analysis as an alternative way to evaluate sustainability. Proceedings of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference (2008-2009) Teaching + Learning Landscape, January 14th-17th, 2009 Tucson, AZ.

Toland, T. Book Review. Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors. Timothy Craul and Phil Craul. Landscape Journal. 27:1-08.

Pending Articles

Lin, H., S. Diemont, T. Toland, W. Tao, D. Johnson, D. Daley. 2010. An Ecological Treatment System for the Re-Use of Bio-Digested Food Waste. To be submitted to Ecological Engineering Spring 2010. In progress.

Toland, T. Phytoremediation. Landscape Architecture Technical Information Series. American Society of Landscape Architects. Under revision.

Toland, T., S. Diemont, R. Hoffman, M. Komm, M. Stockmann. The College Campus and Sustainability: Emergy Evaluation as a Tool for the Planning Process. Submitted (2nd submittal) to Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. December 2010.

Way, T., N. Rottle, T. Toland, C. Matthews. Greening the American Campus: Lessons from Four Campus Master Plans.

Presentations

• ESF Faculty Colloquium. 2011 (invited). Dewitt, NY. Panelist. Collaborations as College-wide Synergies.
• Growing Green Infrastructure. 2010. Syracuse, NY.  Panelist. Green Infrastructure Industry Jobs, Growth, and Needs.
• Growing Green Infrastructure. 2010. Syracuse, NY. Natural Plant Communities as Green Roof Templates.
• Growing Green Infrastructure. 2010. Syracuse, NY. Less In, Less Out.
• Environmental and Energy Systems. 2010. Poster. Syracuse, NY. Native Ecosystems as Templates for Green Roof Plant Selection.
• US Mission to the United Nations. 2010. Geneva, Switzerland. Panelist. Sustainable Landscape Architecture.
• Cornell Cooperative Extension. 2010. Continuing Education Course. Syracuse, NY. Right Plant, Right Place.
• ESF Faculty Colloquium. 2010. Dewitt, NY. Panelist. Maximum Impact via Teaching, Research or Service.
• Green Building Conference Syracuse. 2010. Syracuse, NY. Using Rain Gardens in Northern Climates.
• Central New York Nursery and Landscape Association. 2009. Skaneateles, NY. Designing your Way to Sustainability.
• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). 2008. Tucson, AZ. Is There Something Better Than LEED?
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). 2008 Savannah, GA. Design Education as a Vehicle to Creating the Sustainable Campus.
• Syracuse University Administration. 2008. Syracuse, NY. Using Green Infrastructure.
• American Society of Landscape Architects. 2008. Philadelphia, PA. Four Quads and Seven Mowers Ago.
• SCUP43. 2008. Montreal, Canada. How Green Is It?
• NY Assoc. of Physical Plant Administrators. 2008. Syracuse, NY. Assessing the Sustainable Campus.
• NY Assoc. of Physical Plant Administrators. 2008. Syracuse, NY. Designing the Sustainable Campus.
• SUNY ESF Trustees. 2008. Syracuse, NY. Campus Master Plan.
• SUNY ESF Alumni Association. 2008. Syracuse, NY. Campus Master Plan.
• Ecological Landscaping Conference. 2007. Cleveland, OH. Practicing What we Teach.
• American Society of Landscape Architects, Upstate Chapter. 2007. Binghamton, NY. Practicing What we Teach.
• Men’s Garden Club of Syracuse. 2007. Dewitt, NY. Structures. Elevating your Gardens.
• Northeast Plant Symposium. 2006. Mexico, NY. Alternatives to Invasives.
• Sigma Lambda Alpha. 2006. Syracuse, NY. 10 Years and Counting.