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Landscape Structures announces the launch of new nature-inspired play products including the Tree House and AdventureScapes®, Sensory Play products to create an inclusive playground where all kids can play together freely, and the PlayOdyssey® Tower providing kids an adventurous voyage of new proportions.

 

We expanded the color options available on all 25 of our preconfigured PlaySense® designs. Now choose from any of our 18 colors offered in ProShield™ Finish, our Super-Durable TGIC polyester powdercoat, and from our standard Polyethylene and Permalene® Color Panels.


 

Special Events

 

Play for Life Symposium
Saturday, Oct. 23-Sunday, Oct. 24
Just prior to NRPA in Minneapolis, Minn. this two-day symposium will feature thought leaders in play, inclusive design, autism, play across the lifespan and recreation around the world! The event is a great opportunity to network, share ideas and ask questions relevant to your communities.  Learn more.

 

The second annual Barb King Environmental Stewardship will be  awarded on Oct. 26-28 in Minneapolis at the 2010 National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress & Exposition. These awards honor Landscape Structures co-founder Barb King's lifelong commitment to sustainability.  

 

Landscape Structures is joining forces with Three Rivers Park District to host a nature-focused family picnic at the Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in Rockford, Minn., on June 10, in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day). This annual event aims to bring first-time visitors to public lands and to connect children to the outdoors.

 

Members of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) installed playground equipment at three schools throughout Houston on April 8. The service projects are sponsored by NAESP and Landscape Structures as part of NAESP's Annual Convention.

 

The 17th annual EPCOT® International Flower & Garden Festival in Orlando, Fla. runs from March 3 through May 16, 2010.

This year's Festival theme is "Celebrate the Great Outdoors" and features Evos, Weevos and PlayBooster  playsystems. Read more.

 

Landscape Structures was selected to participate in playground builds in conjunction with the NBA All-Star Weekend. LeBron James and State Farm participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Oak Cliff Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas, which officially opened one set of basketball-theme Evos™ and Weevos™ playsystems. Our affiliate KaBOOM! and NBA Cares hosted nearly 100 volunteers for the community-build installation of the second set of playsystems. Despite six inches of snow, volunteers came together to construct the playground at Summit International Preparatory in the community of Arlington, Texas.


 

Get Going…Green!

 

The King Pavilion addition to the ISU College of Design has been awarded LEED® Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It is the first higher-education building in Iowa to achieve LEED Platinum status. Learn more.

 

We are also taking another big step toward sustainability with the launch of our new recycled Permalene® panels created from recycled, colored plastic household containers - waste materials that would otherwise end up in landfills - and offer a post-consumer recycled content of 73%.  Learn how you can select  the new recycled color choices on any Permalene panel.

 

Landscape Structures has a decades-long history of environmental awareness. For nearly 40 years, we’ve helped create healthier kids, families and sustainable communities, and have worked hard to create a healthier future for all of us. Long before it was fashionable, Landscape Structures built a culture of sustainability, designing products that keep kids active, while going far beyond what was required to protect the environment during manufacturing processes. We’ve created a great video that tells our green story. Take a minute, take a look, and then go green!

 

Landscape Structures and NRPA completed the first-ever study on environmental stewardship attitudes of parks and recreation agencies in the U.S. See highlights here, or download the full presentation.

 


 

2010 Catalog

 

The 2010 Landscape Structures Park & Playground Equipment catalog is now available! Our catalog is full of new and innovative nature-inspired products and sensory play products for your playground. And with our smaller compact catalog size —7" x 10" compared to 9” x 11”—we were once again able to reduce paper consumption by 30,900 pounds, save approximately 232 trees and reduce ink usage by 1,450 pounds.

 

View our virtual catalog online or request your catalog now. 

What's Happening at Landscape Structures

Landscape Structures became a corporate sponsor of Autism Speaks, the nation's leading advocacy organization for people with autism spectrum disorders. We aim to be the voice of children on the autism spectrum wherever playgrounds are discussed or designed.

 

Our iron-clad warranty just got better! We expanded our warranty on PlayBooster® and Evos™ steel posts from 15-year to 100-year and we improved the warranty on all CoolToppers™  steel frames and fabrics, Mobius® Climbers and GFRC used for our nature-inspired play components. Read more.

 

Landscape Structures received notification from our third-party audit by our registrar that we have met all the requirements for the new ISO 9001:2008 certification, the latest version of the standard for quality management systems (QMS). ISO 9001:2008 has been developed in order to introduce clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 and to improve compatibility with ISO 14001:2004.  Learn more about our certifications.

Landscape Structures earned the ISO 9001:2008 certification

Landscape Structures in the News
Morgan's Wonderland,a 25-acre oasis of fun for children and adults with special needs in San Antonio, Texas, opened Saturday, April 10. In addition to an accessible carousel, Sensory Village and locomotive, there is a fully inclusive Landscape Structures playground installed. Watch a video about the theme park from Good Morning America.

 

Today's playgrounds are helping develop motor skills and smart-decision making all while ensuring safety. Kids get more innovative play experiences with innovative playsystems like Evos™ and Weevos™. Watch a video about playground safety from 5 News in Arkansas.

 



Industry News
As First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the Let’s Move OUTSIDE initiative in Las Vegas, a coalition representing the business and non-profit communities announced a national strategic partnership called the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK). OAK addresses the growing divide between children and families and the natural world.

 

Hundreds of hosting organizations and partners made June 12 a day of outdoor fun for thousands of families, especially underserved and urban families with kids. National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) 2010 was the third annual event and united groups to combat indoor, inactive lifestyles. Read more.
 
 
Continuous Play
Continuous play playground concept was created by LSI's co-counder, Steve King.
Steve King, our co-founder, is the originator of the continuous play playground concept. We’ve been the leader in innovation for decades!
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Shade your playsystem with Landscape Structures CoolToppers® Shade systems.
Block up to 90% of harmful UV rays on your nature-inspired climbers with our CoolToppers® shade systems.
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Landscape Structures products are certified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Find a Consultant
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