Barrett L. Kays, Ph.D.
Professional Ph.D.
Degree, Honors, Soil Science, North Carolina State
University;
Education: Minor
Geology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1979.
M.L.A. Degree,
Honors, Landscape Architecture, Minor Environmental
Planning, North Carolina
State University, 1973.
B.S. Degree, Honors, Horticulture
and Biological Sciences, Oklahoma
State
University, 1971.
Professional Registered Landscape Architect,
States of Iowa, North Carolina, New
Registration: York, and
Virginia
Licensed Professional Soil
Scientist, State of North
Carolina.
Certified Professional Soil Scientist, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Certified Professional Soil Scientist, ARCPACS.
Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of North Carolina.
Professional Board
of Directors, National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists
Organizations: Past President, Consulting Soil
Scientists of Carolinas, Inc.
Past
Member, North Carolina State Commission for Public Health
Past Board of Directors,
NC State University Agricultural Foundation
Past
Board of Directors, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Past Board of Trustees, North
Carolina Engineers for Better Government
Fellow, American Society of
Landscape Architects
Member, ASLA Professional
Practice & Specification Committees
Member, US Green Building
Council
Member, Soil Science Society
of America
Member, Soil Science Society
of North Carolina
Professional President,
Landis, Inc., 1999 – present.
Employment: President,
Barrett Kays & Associates, P.A., 1983 – 1999.
President,
Paton Kays & Zucchino, P.A., 1982 – 1983.
President,
Sunbelt Planning Associates, P.A., 1979 – 1982.
Research
Assistant, Soil Science, NCSU, 1975 – 1979.
Instructor,
Landscape Architecture, NCSU, 1973 – 1975.
Dr. Kays is a nationally recognized Landscape
Architect, Environmental and Soil Scientist that is specialized in sustainable
environmental design and in soil, groundwater, and hydrologic science; He has consulted
on residential, commercial, institutional, and governmental development projects
across the United States. Dr. Kays has testified in numerous state and
federal court cases involving environmental science, environmental damage
analysis, landscape architecture, land development, soil science,
sedimentation, groundwater, and hydrologic science.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Selected Sustainable Design Projects:
Creative Arts
Building, Haywood
Community College, Clyde, NC,
2010
The project consists of the
design of environmentally sustainable and innovative building and landscape as
consultant to Innovative Design, Inc.
The work involves: design of rainwater catchment, stormwater treatment
& reuse system, soil amendments, subsurface drainage, and landscaping. The stormwater treatment & reuse system
consists of sand filtration, stormwater wetland pond, intermittent sand
filtration, solar pumping system, four waterfalls then recirculating back
through the wetland pond. Project will received 2011 LEED Platinum Award
from U.S. Green Building
Council.
Freshman Hall #4, Parking Deck and Green Roof Plaza, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA, 2009
The project consists of the
design of environmentally sustainable and innovative freshman complex for LEED
certification as consultant to Ayers/Saint/Gross Architects. The work involves: design of rainwater
catchment, stormwater reuse system, and green roof soil and drainage system for
construction on top of the parking deck for the freshman hall #4. The work also involves responsibility for
coordination of production and testing of green roof soil system. Project will receive 2010 LEED Platinum
Award from U.S. Green Building
Council.
Sustainable Living Center, Maharishi
University, Fairfield, IA,
2009
The projects involved the
design of an “off-the-grid” university building and grounds including electric
generation, rainwater catchment and treatment, wastewater treatment and reuse,
and stormwater catchment and reuse systems.
The stormwater treatment and reuse, fountain, and stream flow is powered
by automated tracking photovoltaic generation system. The design work was conducted as consultant
to Innovative Design, Inc. Project will
receive 2011 LEED Platinum Award from U.S.
Green Building Council.
Guilford County
Schools, Reedy Fork
Elementary School, Greensboro, NC,
2008
The project consists of the
design of environmentally sustainable and innovative campus for LEED
certification as consultant to project architect. The work involves: campus site planning,
design of innovative wetland stormwater bioretention and pond treatment
systems, design of sports fields, and adjacent ecological park, and special
soil reclamation for natural plant species laboratory. The work also includes
responsibility for geotechnical investigations, soil hydraulic investigations,
wetland delineations, special soil fertility investigations, and water quality
management planning. Project received 2009
Energy Star Certification and meet LEED Gold Standards.
Guilford County
Schools, Northern Guilford County
Middle School, Greensboro, NC,
2007
The project consists of the
design of environmentally sustainable and innovative campus for LEED
certification as consultant to project architect. The work involves: campus site planning,
design of innovative wetland stormwater bioretention and pond treatment
systems, design of innovative wastewater treatment and reuse drip irrigation
system on sports fields, and special soils reclamation for natural plant
species laboratory. The work also includes responsibility for environmental
audit, geotechnical investigations, soil hydraulic investigations, groundwater
investigations, wetland delineations, special soil fertility investigations,
and water quality management planning for site within Greensboro’s water supply watershed. Project received 2008 Beyond Green
High Performance
Building Award from Sustainable Building Industry Council and 2008
Energy Star Certification and meet LEED Gold Standards.
NCDOT US-421 Mountain
Region Visitors
Center, Wilkesboro, NC,
2006
The project consists of design of environmentally
sustainable and innovative wetland stormwater treatment systems for NCDOT. The stormwater system includes stormwater
wetland ponds, infiltration systems, mountain bog treatment systems, waterfalls
in mountain landscape, and outdoor environmental education center. Project received 2007 LEED Gold Award
from U.S. Green Building
Council.
Greenville Public Schools, Grove Elementary &
Riverside High Schools, Greenville, SC, 2005
The projects involved fast-track redesign of stormwater
systems to include a wetland treatment system and bring the both school’s
sustainable site design up to LEED status.
Stormwater systems include marsh and terrestrial wetland habitats. The work was part of overall sustainable
redesign of these new schools as consultants to the project architect. Each project received 2007 LEED Gold Award
from U.S. Green Building
Council.
NC Legislative Building, Roof Rainwater Catchment System, Raleigh, NC,
2005
The project involved the
redesign of existing landscape irrigation system and design of roof rainwater
catchment, storage and treatment system for NC General Assembly building. The building was built in the 1960’s with a
roof plaza and garden. The redesign achieved
reuse of stormwater, reduce use of potable water, and pollutant removal through
on-site biological treatment in the landscape.
Wake County Public School
System, Heritage Middle
School, Raleigh,
NC, 2004
The project consists of design of innovative stormwater wetland
treatment pond system and outdoor ecological laboratory for this energy
efficient and environmentally sustainable school as consultants to project
architects. The stormwater system
includes open water, marsh and terrestrial wetland habitats, islands, water
quality and meteorological monitoring station, windmill power generation, and
student observation access bridge. Project received 2005 Nation’s Top Exemplary
Sustainable Building
Award from U.S. Sustainable
Building Industry
Council.
Selected Governmental Design
Projects:
NCSU, Lake Raleigh Restoration, Raleigh, NC,
1999
The project involved working
with the existing campus consulting design team by providing environmental
studies, alternative lake designs, and permitting for the lake restoration after
breach of dam by Hurricane Fran at the NC State University’s Centennial Campus;
as consultant to project landscape architectural firm.
UNC, North
Carolina Arboretum, Asheville,
NC, 1997
The project involved the planning of roadways, parking, environmental
protection systems, and garden projects for 450-acre facility for University of
North Carolina, located within the Bent Creek Experiment Station, United States
Forest Service; as consultant to architectural & landscape architectural firm. The project included the ecological restoration
of Bent Creek floodplain, innovative stormwater systems with turbidity controls
adjacent to Mountain Trout Waters.
Project received 1998
Excellence Award for Design
for NC Arboretum and 2000 Honor
Award for Design for Fredrick Law Olmsted Entrance Causeway from
North Carolina Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects.
Great Lawn & Belvedere Lake
Restoration, Central Park, New York,
NY, 1996
The project involved the
planning and design of largest urban park environmental and landscape
restoration project in world; as consultant to Central Park Conservancy, Inc. Project involved restoration of Great Lawn and
Belvedere Lake that was constructed over turn of
20th century landfill.
Project work included geotechnical investigations, stabilization of
landfill cap, design of 24-acre bioretention stormwater treatment system, hydrologic
and drainage modeling over 72-years of metrological records, construction of
landfill water management system, assessment of metals contamination, and
dredging and disposal of lake contaminated sediments. Belvedere
Lake was rebuilt to include deep water
habitats, shallow water marshes, Turtle
Island, observation deck
and birding screen. The lake now serves
as Outdoor Ecological Center
for Borough of Manhattan Schools.
Project received Best of 1998 Site Design Award from F.W. Dodge New York Construction
News, McGraw-Hill and 1998 Honor Award for Design from American Society
of Landscape Architects.
Cedar Hill Restoration, Central Park, New York, NY,
1994
The project involved the
planning and design of restoration of Cedar Hill, a portion of Central Park
immediately south of Metropolitan
Museum of Art and
adjacent to 5th Avenue. The plan involved preservation of mature
evergreen forest, design of snow sledding hill, and redesign of surface and
subsurface drainage facilities; and replacement of decayed 1865-cir. subsurface
wooden tile drainage lines. The project
used a method of soil restoration incorporating high rates of composted humus
to increase water holding capacity of hill side soils.
Selected Governmental
Environmental Projects:
US Department of Justice,
Washington, DC and US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, 2008
The project consists of a forensic flooding and sedimentation study of
approximately 32,000 acres in the Moreau River floodplain and study of
allegations regarding US Army Corps of Engineers Oahe Reservoir project in
northwest South Dakota. The work was conducted pursuant to suit in U.S. Federal Court of Claims alleging 1997 flood
and sediment damages to agricultural bottomlands in the Cheyenne River Sioux
Indian Reservation, Dewey
County, SD. Sediment layers along a 28-mile section of
the Moreau River were correlated with flood
events from 1968 through 2003. The age
of older sediment layers was determined by AMS 14C radiocarbon
dating analysis.
US Department of Justice,
Washington, DC and US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock
Island, IL, for Drainage Districts in IL
& MO, 2004
The project consisted of a forensic soil and surficial groundwater study
of approximately 2,900 acres, DRAINMOD computer simulation modeling, and impact
evaluation of allegations regarding US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi
River Nine Foot Navigational Channel at Lock & Dam 18 and 22, completed in
1937. The work was conducted pursuant to
suit in U.S.
Federal Court of Claims. The project
involved allegations of $440 million in flooding and drainage damages to
agricultural lands behind the levees at Henderson County Drainage District #3,
IL and Marion County Drainage District,
MO. The water table computer simulation for 1950
through 2002 was prepared to determine the cause and effect of the high water
tables in the drainage districts and in determining how the problems could be
resolved through the use of modern agricultural water management controls.
US Department of Justice and US Fish & Wildlife
Service, Washington, DC, 2002
The project consisted of a forensic soil and
groundwater assessment study, DRAINMOD computer simulation modeling, and impact
evaluation of influence of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge water management plans
and its affect on adjacent farm properties in Tyrrell County, NC. The computer simulation model was used to
predict crop yields and determine the factor affecting the yields. The work was conduct for the defense of suit
in U.S Federal Court of Claims for damages to adjacent farmlands.
New
York City, Nelson
B. Rockefeller Hudson River Park, New York,
NY, 2001
The project consisted of forensic environmental and soil investigations
of failure of soils and subsurface drainage system for recently constructed
urban park. I served as investigator for project owners the Battery Park
City Authority which filed claims in
NY Supreme Court, Borough of Manhattan
against architects, landscape architects, and construction managers.
Duke University,
Duke Forest
Preservation, Durham, NC, 1997
The project involved
conducting environmental studies and assisting university attorneys at
preventing condemnation of the internationally recognized research forest and
proposed conversion to a sanitary landfill by Orange
County; as consultant to Duke University
School of the
Environment. We recommended and assisted
in creation of federal easements with National Aeronautic and Space
Administration and U.S.
Department of Energy that successfully blocked the condemnation of the research
forest.
NC National Guard,
Military Base, Butner, NC, 1996
The project involved preparation of NEPA Environmental
Assessment and planning for new mechanized ground-training facility, including
creation of GIS system for 4,800-acre base and base-wide master plan,
environmental studies, wetland assessments, endangered & threatened species
surveys, impact assessments, and mitigation planning.
US General Services Admin., Atlanta, GA, Orlando,
Tallahassee & Tampa, FL, 1995-1996
The project involved
preparation of NEPA Environmental Assessments and environmental studies
for new regional IRS Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and Federal Courthouse Expansions in Orlando, Tallahassee, and Tampa, Florida.
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge Management
Plan, Concordia Parish, LA, 1994
The project involved the preparation of GIS-based
ecological management plan for the wildlife refuge and facilitation of public
involvement and public hearing for the proposed plan for U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service.
NC
Department of Transportation, Raleigh,
NC, 1992
The project involved preparation of portion of SEPA Environmental
Assessment of proposed alignments for NC-24 divided highway between I-95 and
I-40.
NC Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC,
1989
The work consisted of numerous projects across the Piedmont
Region and preparation of environmental assessments and remediation cost
analysis for remediation of leaking underground storage tanks and landfills
encountered in roadway widening projects.
NC Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC,
1988
The project involved the planning for the US-321 Lenoir Bypass Divided Highway
in mountain region and preparation of SEPA Environmental Assessment.
United
States of America v. Various Private
Property Owners, Durham, NC, 1980 - 1985
The projects involved seven cases before United States
Federal Court, Middle District, North Carolina; on behalf of United States regarding
expert testimony on land development potential, soils, and environmental
factors; regarding land condemnation cases for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Falls of Neuse Reservoir Project.
Selected Governmental Wastewater
Reuse Projects:
Town of Garner WWTP Assessment,
Garner, NC, 1997
The project involved preparation of SEPA Environmental Assessment
for proposed 8-MGD wastewater treatment plant, land disposal of treated waters,
and site testing of high-pressure spray volatilization system.
Town of Garner WWTP, Garner, NC, 1994
The project involved conducting special study to
determine the hydraulic capacity and certification of 300-acre land application
reuse system; the testing involved use of whole field infiltration tests,
infiltration rate mapping, and capacity analysis with and without extensive
renovations to irrigation equipment.
County of Hyde WWTP, Swansquarter, NC,
1992
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater. The study included
DRAINMOD modeling of infiltration rates, drainage parameters, water table
depth, and daily groundwater table plots using for 35-years of climatic records.
Town of Gibson WWTP, Gibson, NC,
1988
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater.
Town of Shallotte WWTP, Shallotte, NC,
1986
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater. The study included
whole field infiltration capacity mapping for differential loading design.
Town of Murfreesboro
WWTP, Murfreesboro, NC, 1985
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater.
Town of Elm City WWTP, Elm City, NC,
1984
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater. The study included
whole field infiltration capacity mapping for differential loading design.
Town of Angier WWTP, Angier, NC,
1983
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater. The study included
whole field infiltration capacity mapping for differential loading design.
Town of Faison WWTP, Faison, NC,
1982
The project consisted of detailed site analysis, soil
hydraulic and chemical loading analysis for the design of spray irrigation of
treated wastewater.
Selected Commercial &
Industrial Projects:
Cutter Creek Plantation, Snow
Hill, NC, 2007
The project involved conducting a biological stream evaluation and
groundwater contour study of property to determine locations of groundwater
flows into intermittent stream channels in order to accurately establish
beginning point of regulatory buffers along stream channels for construction of
two new lakes.
Mack Brown
Industries v. Wright Brothers Construction Company, Boone, NC,
2006
The civil case was before District Court in Watauga County, NC;
I was responsible for soil science study and expert testimony regarding
construction of construction of rock debris landfills associated with
construction of new divided Highway US-421 in mountain region.
Infiltrator Systems, Inc.,
Old Saybrook, CT, 2005
The project involved development of new strategy for state environmental
equipment approvals from ten states and initial implementation of strategy in
North Carolina by rule making petition before N.C. State Health Services
Commission.
Colony Pines Development, Newport News, VA,
2004
The project involved the wetland delineation of a hydrologically
complex Grafton ponds landscape of a 60-acre property using Corps Delineation
Manual and use of DRAINMOD computer simulation of groundwater from 1930 through
2002. The investigation included time
of year and frequency of connection by surface and groundwater flows
connecting to Water of the United States versus connection to isolated waters
under State jurisdiction. I prepared an
expert report for administrative appeal of jurisdictional decision by U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Norfolk District.
Department of Environmental
Quality, Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sheaffer International, Ltd., Naperville, IL,
2003
The project consisted of an investigative study of soil, groundwater, and
alleged compliance violations and civil penalties for construction and
operation of large municipal spray irrigation wastewater facility with
participating farmers in Shenandoah Valley in Northwestern
Virginia on behalf of defendant.
I was responsible for testimony before Commonwealth Administrative
Hearing; the defendant obtained full administrative relief.
The Park at Stony Point, Richmond, VA,
2002
The project consisted of conducting a groundwater flow network analysis
for commercial development to determine compliance with Chesapeake
Bay Resource Protection Act; analysis was used to determine
groundwater low flow rates into ephemeral and intermittent stream channels for
establishment of regulatory buffers along the stream channels.
JLM Terminals, Inc. v.
Southern Metals Recycling, Inc. and Metals USA
Shapes and Plates Southeast, Inc., Wilmington,
NC, 2002
The case was brought in Superior
Court, New Hanover County, North Carolina; I served as expert witness on behalf
of plaintiff’s coastal petroleum terminal re: allegations of damages from
contamination of chemicals and hazardous materials discharged and flowed onto
plaintiffs property, deposition from air due to explosion and fire, discharge
to groundwater, and subsurface migration through the soils to Cape Fear River. I prepared expert reports, proof of
causation, breach of duty, negligent acts, coordinated other experts, prepared
expert witness statements, and deposition testimony; case settled.
The Board of Supervisors of
Fairfax County, Virginia
v. Governors Run, L.P. and Airston Group III, Inc., Fairfax, VA,
2001
The case was brought in
District Court, Fairfax County, Virginia; I served as expert witness on behalf
of defendant re: allegations of damages from off-site sedimentation,
off-site stream channel erosion, construction of inadequate outfall, and
submittal of inadequate plans, after construction of project. I prepared expert report, coordinated other
experts, assisted in mediation, assisted in preparation of experts’ statements,
and assisted in affidavits for spoliation motion and evidentiary
challenges.
Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, NC,
2001
The project involved a study of alternative roadway design analysis for Davis
Drive widening to reduce the potential damages to the Prestonwood golf course;
alternative cost of cures were determined for reconstruction of portion of the
golf course; the alternatives and appraised damages were used to negotiate
preferred roadway designs and thereby elimination of potential condemnation of
golf course.
TRIAD
International Airport
Authority v. Charles Sims, Greensboro,
NC; with comparable sites in CA, ID,
IN, & TX, 1999
The case was brought before Superior Court, Guilford County, North
Carolina; I served as expert witness on behalf of
defendants re: valuation of property that was condemned, allegations that flood
plain and wetlands were not developable land by plaintiff. I prepared expert report, deposition
testimony, assisted in deposition of plaintiff’s experts, and court testimony;
defendants were awarded a substantial increase in the value for the property by
the jury. Site analysis and appraisals
were prepared for comparable sites at FedEx Hubs in Oakland,
CA, Boise, ID, Indianapolis, IN, and Fort
Worth, TX.
Norfolk
Southern Railways, Inc. & CSX Transportation, Inc., North Carolina, 1998
The project involved a joint field environmental study of sedimentation
impacts due to railways facilities operating throughout North Carolina and presentations
to Technical Advisory Committee of NC Sedimentation Pollution Control
Commission dealing with rule-making of companies operating within exempt
federal railway rights-of-way.
Motorola Silicon Chip Manufacturing Plant, Richmond, VA,
1996
The project involved environmental assessment,
underground storage tanks assessment and remediation, and environmental
permitting for 450-acre site of 5 billion dollar plant site. Represented NationsBank, the seller, in
oversight and control of buyer’s consultants’ investigations and public
contacts.
Bridgewater Mall, Bridgewater, NJ,
1997
The project involved wetland delineation, wetlands
permitting, and hydrologic study for expansion of the regional mall by
TrizecHahn Centers, Inc., Chicago,
IL.
University Place Shopping Center,
Charlotte, NC, 1997
The project involved site planning and engineering,
wetland delineation, wetland permitting, design of innovative stormwater
treatment system for TrizecHahn Centers, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Paramus Mall, Paramus,
NJ, 1996
The project
involved investigation to determine the impact of site soil consolidation and effect
on subsurface drainage for existing regional mall that was built over a peat
bog; work was for The Rouse Company.
Raleigh Town
Center Mall, Raleigh, NC, 1995
The project involved rezoning of property,
comprehensive plan amendments, transportation plan amendments, wetland
delineation, hydrologic study, flood study, and due diligence investigations
prior to sale of project. The work was
for TrizecHahn Centers, Inc., Chicago,
IL.
Woodbridge Fashion
Mall Site, Woodbridge, VA, 1994
The project
involved wetland delineation, wetlands permitting, hydrologic study, flood
study, Chesapeake Bay Act delineation, and local grading approvals to protect
the regional mall site and exempt it from federal environmental and Chesapeake
Bay code changes. The work allowed the
Hahn Company, Inc. of San Diego,
CA sufficient time to sell the
site.
General Electric
Airfoil Plant, Research Triangle Park,
NC, 1994
The project
consisted of site assessment, development of stormwater facilities and
monitoring program for redevelopment of existing industrial site.
Dr. J.D. Robinette v.
Alexander County Health Department and North Carolina Department of
Environmental Health and Natural Resources, Taylorsville, NC, 1993
The case was brought before
Superior Court, Alexander County, North
Carolina; I served as expert witness on behalf of
plaintiff re: alleged damages resulting from termination of permits after
filing of false documents by State and County regulatory agents. I conducted investigation, prepared expert
report, and presented court testimony. The
Superior Court ordered substantial award to plaintiff, which was overturned by North Carolina Court of
Appeals.
Carolina Food Processors
Plant, Tarheel, NC, 1993
The project involved the environmental permitting for
600-acre site for world’s largest pork processing plant; the permitting of the project
involved considerable involvement and resolution negotiations with federal and
state agencies.
Sandoz Chemical Plant Site, Raleigh,
NC, 1992
The project
consisted of soil, groundwater, surface water, and environmental assessment of
300-acre industrial development for Sandoz Limited, Inc. (Clariant
International, Ltd.) of Basle,
Switzerland.
Chatham
Center Business
Park, Savannah, GA,
1991
The project involved soil, groundwater, surface water,
and environmental site assessment due diligence investigation of 250-acre
commercial and office development for Bank America
Real Estate Trust, Charlotte,
NC.
Virginia Center, Richmond, VA,
1991
The project consisted of environmental water quality
planning, flood studies, Chesapeake Bay Preservation delineation, wetlands
delineation and wetlands permitting for 1,400-acre business park for Figgie Corporation,
Cleveland, OH.
Greenfield Business
Park, Garner, NC, 1990
The project involved rezoning
of property, master planning, environmental planning, wetland delineation,
wetland permitting, flood study, and drainage study for 950-acre industrial and
business park for Bank America
Real Estate Trust, Charlotte,
NC. The work involved increasing the net useable
land by 145 acres and saving to the client of over 7.5 million dollars.
Waid Investments, Inc. v.
Marshall Oil Company, Raleigh,
NC, 1990
The case was brought before
Superior Court, Wake County,
North Carolina; I served as
expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs re: allegation of petroleum damages to
soil and groundwater from leaking underground storage tanks on adjacent
property. I prepared expert reports,
proof of causation, exhibits, presented deposition testimony and court
testimony; case settled after testimony in court.
Huntersville Business
Park, Huntersville, NC,
1989
The project involved
environmental planning, wetland delineation, wetland permitting, flood study,
and drainage study for 430-acre business park for Bank America Real Estate Trust, Charlotte, NC. Work also involved research of a proposed
water supply watershed local ordinance and interlocking trigger of federal
categorical exclusions of numerous types of industries. We worked with the Charlotte Chamber of
Commerce and Mecklenburg
County Commissioners and
recommended an alternative local ordinance which was adopted.
West
Creek Business
Park, Richmond, VA,
1988
The project consisted of
environmental water quality planning, flood studies, Chesapeake Bay
Preservation Act delineation, wetlands delineation, wetlands permitting, and
investigations/closure of UST’s for 4,000-acre business and industrial park for
Bank America Real Estate
Trust, Charlotte, NC. The
work involved increasing the net usable land by 974 acres and savings to the
client of over 73 million dollars.
Selected Residential Projects:
Summerwind Plantation, Johnson
County, NC, 2007
The project involved multi-disciplinary
planning and design of 200-acre retirement mixed-use community. The work involved rezoning of property,
master plan design, ecological studies, wetland delineation and permitting,
environmental planning and permitting, stormwater system design including
nutrient removal and turbidity controls, stormwater infiltration system design
for individual residential and commercial lots, park and open space design, and
neighborhood site designs.
Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh,
NC, 2000
The project involved
multi-disciplinary planning, design, and engineering of 1,800-acre mixed-use
golf course community. The work involved rezoning of property, master plan
approval, transportation planning and design, water and sewer extensions,
ecological studies, wetland delineation and permitting, environmental planning
and permitting, stormwater system design including nutrient removal and
turbidity controls, park and open space design, and neighborhood site
designs. The project was the largest
land development project in the City of Raleigh.
Preston, Cary, NC, 1991
The project involved
multi-disciplinary planning, design, and engineering of 2,200-acre mixed-use
golf course community. The work involved rezoning of property, master plan
approval, transportation planning and design, water and sewer extensions,
ecological studies, wetland delineation and permitting, environmental planning
and permitting, stormwater system design, park and open space design, and
neighborhood site designs. The flood
study involved revision to FEMA floodplain for West Branch of Crabtree Creek,
East Branch of Crabtree Creek, and Coles Branch. The project was the largest land development
project in the Town of Cary.
McGinnis Point, Pine Knoll
Shores, NC, 1988
The project consisted of multi-disciplinary
planning, design, and engineering of ecologically sustainable 75-acre sound
fronting retirement community for Theodore Roosevelt Estate. The work involved ecological studies of
maritime forest island system, vegetation management plans, landscape plans,
soil and groundwater studies, wetland delineation and permitting, innovative
non-discharge stormwater system design, roadway design, water and sewer design, wastewater treatment
plant design, innovative disposal system within maritime forest.
Beacons Reach, Pine Knoll
Shores, NC, 1986
The project involved
multi-disciplinary planning, design, and engineering of ecologically sustainable
750-acre ocean and sound fronting resort residential community for Theodore
Roosevelt Estate. The work involved ecological studies of maritime forest
barrier island system, salt spray drift studies, vegetation management plans,
landscape plans, soil and groundwater studies, wetland delineation and
permitting, non-discharge stormwater system design, roadway design, water and
sewer design, wastewater treatment plant design, non-discharge wastewater
disposal system within maritime forest.
List of Innovative Water
Supply/Reuse Projects:
Heritage Middle School, Wake Forest,
NC Northern
Guilford School
Campus, Greensboro, NC
Haywood Community College, Clyde,
NC Reedy
Fork Elementary
School, Greensboro,
NC
Millbrook Elementary School, Raleigh, NC
List of Innovative Stormwater
Reuse Projects:
Booker T.
Washington School, Newport News, VA Montessori School, Washington, NC
Central Park, Great Lawn, New York, NY North Carolina Legislative
Building, Raleigh, NC
Central Park, Belvedere
Lake, New York, NY Northern Guilford School
Campus, Greensboro, NC
Freshman Hall, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA Reedy
Fork Elementary School, Greensboro, NC
Grove Elementary School, Greenville,
SC Riverside High School,
Greenville, SC
Heritage Middle School, Wake Forest,
NC Summerwind
Stormwater Study, Johnson County,
NC
Haywood Community College, Clyde,
NC Washington Montessori School, Washington, NC
Millbrook Elementary School, Raleigh,
NC Wakefield Plantation
Stormwater Study, Raleigh, NC
Montessori School, Chapel
Hill, NC
List of Innovative Wastewater
Reuse Projects:
Angier Spray
Irrigation WWTP Facility, Angier, NC Hardscrabble
WWTP Facility, Durham, NC
Beacons Reach
Resort WWTP, Pine Knoll Shores, NC Litho
Industries WWTP Facility, Raleigh,
NC
Blue Jay Point
Park WWTP, Wake County, NC McGinnis
Point WWTP, Pine Knoll Shores,
NC
Elm City Spray Irrigation WWTP Facility, Elm
City, NC Murfreesboro WWTP Facility,
Murfreesboro, NC
Eno River State Park WWTP facility,
Durham, NC Pleasant Union School WWTP, Wake County, NC
Faison Spray
Irrigation WWTP Facility, Faison, NC Schaffer Cleanwater WWTP, North Fork, VA
Garner Spray Irrigation WWTP Facility,
Garner, NC Shallotte WWTP Facility, Shallotte, NC
List of Forest
Hydrology Consulting Projects:
Blackwood Div. Duke
Forest, Orange County, NC Marion
Co. District Study, Marion Co., MO
Camp Butner Army Reserve Center,
Butner, NC Nelson B. Rockefeller Park
Drainage Study, NY, NY
Central Park Cedar Hill Forest Restoration, New York, NY Pocosin NWR Study, Tyrrell/Washington Co.,
NC
Colony Pines Drainage Study, Newport News, VA Sandoz Industrial Plant
Site Study, Raleigh, NC
Garner WWTP Facility, Garner, NC Schaffer Cleanwater WWTP, North
Fork, V
Greenfield Business Park
Drainage Study, Garner, NC Shallotte WWTP Facility, Shallotte, NC
Henderson Co. District #3 Study,
Henderson Co., IL West Creek Business Park,
Richmond, VA
List of Environmental/Wetland
Consulting Projects:
AMRESCO Site, North
Topsail Island, NC General
Electric Plant, Durham, NC
AMRESCO Site, Kitty
Hawk, NC Greenfield Business Park,
Garner, NC
Apex Sewer Extensions, Apex, NC Guilford School
Campus, Greensboro, NC
Armada/Hoffler Business Park, Chesapeake, VA Huntersville
Business Park,
Huntersville, NC
Armada/Hoffler Industrial Site, Suffolk, VA Landen Meadows
Community, Charlotte, NC
Atlantic Beach WWTP Facility, Atlantic
Beach, NC Longleaf
Shopping Center, Southern
Pines, NC
Bluegrass Business Park,
Atlanta, GA Longrun Shopping Center,
Charlotte, NC
Bonsal Quarry, Beech
Island, SC Louisburg Shopping Center,
Louisburg, NC
Bridgewater Mall, Bridgewater, NJ Motorola
Plant Site, Richmond, VA Camp Butner Army Reserve Center, Butner,
NC NC-24 Corridor
Study, Clinton to Fayetteville, NC
Central Park Cedar Hill Restoration, New York, NY NC State
Univ. Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC
Centrum Shopping Center, Charlotte,
NC Nuclear
Depository Site, Richmond County,
NC
Chatham Business Park,
Savannah, GA Onslow Industrial Park,
Jacksonville, NC
Crossroads Corporate Park, Cary, NC Park Central
Industrial Park, Richmond, VA
Durham Technology Park,
Research Triangle Park, NC Park East Industrial Site, Goldsboro, NC
Duke Forest, Orange
County, NC Perstorp
Industrial Site, Garner, NC
Fashion Place Mall, Woodbridge,
VA Riverboat
Casino Site, Tunica County,
MS
Federal Courthouse, Orlando,
FL Saddle Mountain
Resort, Devotion, NC
Federal Courthouse, Tallahassee,
FL Sandoz
Pharmaceutical Plant, Raleigh,
NC
Federal Courthouse, Tampa,
FL Smithfield Foods Plant,
Tarheel, NC
Federal Express Hub Facility, Boise, ID Snyder
Hunt Site, Ashland, VA
Federal Express Hub Facility, Ft. Worth, TX Sumitomo
Industrial Plant Site, Durham,
NC
Federal Express Hub Facility, Greensboro, NC Raleigh Town Center
Mall, Raleigh, NC
Federal Express Hub Facility, Indianapolis, IN University
Place Shopping
Center, Charlotte,
NC
Federal Express Hub Facility, Oakland, CA Virginia Center
Business Park,
Richmond, VA
Garner WWTP Facility, Garner, NC West Creek Business Park,
Richmond, VA
List of Environmental
Assessment & Environmental Impact Assessment Projects:
Camp Butner Army Reserve Center,
Butner, NC Garner
WWTP Facility, Garner, NC
Duke Forest, Orange County,
NC Haywood
Community College EA, Clyde,
NC
Federal Courthouse, Orlando,
FL Internal
Revenue Center,
Atlanta, GA
Federal Courthouse, Tallahassee,
FL NC-24
Corridor, Clinton to Fayetteville, NC
Federal Courthouse, Tampa, FL US-421
Lenoir Bypass, Lenoir, NC
List of Environmental Damage/Endangered Species Habitat Projects:
Camp Butner Army Reserve Center,
Butner, NC Longleaf Shopping Center,
Southern Pines, NC
Garner WWTP Facility, Garner, NC Nuclear
Depository Site, Richmond County,
NC
List of Environmental Damage/Soil & Groundwater Contamination
Projects:
Fairway Industrial Facility UST Remed., Raleigh, NC Motorola Plant UST Closure, Richmond, VA
Fairway Industrial Facility UST Remed., Wilmington, NC Point Emerald Villas Contam., Swansboro, NC
Harborside Building HazMat Contam.,
Washington, DC Thompson
Lubricates Closure, Winston-Salem,
NC
JLM Terminal Facility HazMat Contam., Wilmington, NC Wachovia Trust UST Closure, Raleigh, NC
Maria Parham Hospital
UST Closure, Henderson, NC Waid Investments UST
Contamination, Raleigh, NC
List of Environmental/Soils & Hydraulic Projects:
Angier Spray
Irrigation WWTP Facility, Angier, NC Hardscrabble
WWTP Facility, Durham, NC
Beacons Reach
Resort Study, Pine Knoll Shores, NC Henderson Co.
District #3 Study, Henderson Co., IL
Blue Jay
Point Park
Hydraulic Study, Wake County, NC Litho Industries WWTP Facility, Raleigh, NC
Central Park
Cedar Hill Forest Restoration, New York, NY Marion Co.
District Study, Marion Co., MO
Central Park
Great Lawn Restoration, New York, NY McGinnis
Point WWTP, Pine Knoll Shores,
NC
Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe Study, Eagle Butte, SD Mt. Mitchell
State Park Hydraulic Study, Busick,
NC
Colony Pines
Hydraulic Study, Newport News, VA Murfreesboro WWTP
Facility, Murfreesboro, NC
Duke Power State Park
WWTP Facility, Troutman, NC Paramus Mall Hydraulic Study, Paramus, NJ
Elm City Spray Irrigation WWTP Facility, Elm
City, NC Pleasant Union School
Study, Wake County, NC
Eno River State Park WWTP facility,
Durham, NC Schaffer Cleanwater WWTP, North Fork, VA
Faison Spray
Irrigation WWTP Facility, Faison, NC Shallotte
WWTP Facility, Shallotte, NC
Garner Spray Irrigation WWTP Facility,
Garner, NC Summerwind WWTP Facility, Johnson County, NC
Governors Run Hydrology Study, Fairfax County, VA
List of Environmental/Stormwater Projects:
Booker T.
Washington School, Newport News, VA North
Carolina Legislative Building, Raleigh,
NC
Central Park, Great Lawn, New York, NY Northern Guilford School
Campus, Greensboro, NC
Central Park, Belvedere Lake, New York,
NY Reedy
Fork Elementary School, Greensboro, NC
Grove Elementary School, Greenville,
SC Riverside High School,
Greenville, SC
Heritage Middle School, Wake Forest,
NC North
Hills Mall Toxicity Study, Raleigh,
NC
Haywood Community College, Clyde,
NC Southport
Toxicity Study, Morrisville,
NC
Lake Raleigh Restoration, Raleigh,
NC Summerwind
Stormwater Study, Johnson County,
NC
Millbrook Elementary School, Raleigh,
NC Washington Montessori School, Washington, NC
Montessori School, Chapel Hill, NC Wakefield Plantation
Stormwater Study, Raleigh, NC
Montessori
School, Washington, NC
List of Environmental Damage/Sedimentation
Studies:
Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe v. USA Study,
Eagle Butte, SD Valentine Lake Sedimentation Study, Apex, NC
Governors Run Sedimentation Study, Fairfax County, VA
List of Environmental Damage/Drainage
Studies:
Central Park Hydraulic
Drainage Study, New York, NY Marion
Co. District Study, Marion Co., MO
Colony Pines Drainage Study, Newport News, VA Nelson
B. Rockefeller
Park Drainage Study, NY, NY
Greenfield Business Park
Drainage Study, Garner, NC Sandoz
Industrial Plant Site Study, Raleigh,
NC
Henderson Co. District #3 Study,
Henderson Co., IL Pocosin
NWR Study, Tyrrell/Washington Co., NC
List of Environmental/Watershed
Studies:
Falls Reservoir Watershed Study, Raleigh, NC Mt. Island
Reservoir Watershed Study, Charlotte,
NC
Lake Bryant Watershed Study, Greensboro,
NC Neuse River
Watershed Study, Raleigh, NC
Lake Martin Watershed Study, Fairfax
County, VA Oak Hallow Watershed Study, High Point, NC
List of Environmental/FEMA
Floodplain Studies:
Chickahominy River Bridges,
Richmond, VA Preston
Crabtree Creek Study, Cary,
NC
Fashion Place Mall, Woodbridge,
VA Raleigh
Town Center Mall, Raleigh, NC
Greenfield Business Park,
Garner, NC Virginia Center
Business Park,
Richmond, VA
Huntersville Business Park,
Huntersville, NC Wakefield Richmond
Creek, Raleigh, NC
I-440 Northern Beltline, Raleigh, NC West Creek Business Park,
Richmond, VA
NC-215/Pidgeon River Bridge, Canton, NC
TALKS, PAPERS, AND
PUBLICATIONS
Kays,
Barrett L. 2010.
“Enhanced Infiltration of Stormwater on Development Sites in North Carolina Piedmont”, Paper to 52nd Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2010.
“At the Speed of Light: Dr. Dean Hesterberg”, Article in Soil Science
Solutions Magazine, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State
University.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2010.
“Kevin Martin: The Consummate Player”, Article in Soil Science Solutions
Magazine, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State
University.
Kays,
Barrett L. and Robert Pine. 2009. “ASLA’s New Landscape Soil Specification
System”, Seminar Presentation to 2009 Annual Meeting, American Society of
Landscape Architects, Chicago,
IL.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2009.
“Water and Wastewater Reuse at School Campuses”, Seminar Presentation to
International Decentralized Water/Wastewater Reuse for Clean, Green and Smart
Rural and Urban Communities, by NC State University, Nags Head, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2009.
“A Water Quality Sharp Shooter: Dr. Rich McLaughlin”, Article in Soil
Science Solutions Magazine, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State
University.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2009.
“The Coast and Beyond: Lawrence Baldwin”,
Article in Soil Science Solutions Magazine, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2009. “Forensic Techniques for Separating Natural
and Man-Induced Sedimentation of Typic Ustifluvents along the Moreau River
Floodplain” Paper to 51st Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2008.
“Strategies for Clay Soils”, Landscape Architecture Magazine, May 2008,
pp. 66 – 74.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2008.
“On-Site Reuse Design for Treated Wastewater on Sports Fields at
Northern Guilford Middle & High School Campus”, Paper to 50th
Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina,
Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2008.
“Forensic Investigations in Soil Science Dealing with Agricultural
Drainage”, Paper to 50th Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. and James F. Urban. 2007. “Successful Landscape Planting Techniques in Difficult Clayey
Soils: Soil Amendments & Fertility”,
Seminar Presentation to 2007 Annual Meeting, American Society of Landscape
Architects, San Francisco, CA.
Kays, Barrett L. 2007. “Future of Soil Science
Consulting”, Paper to 49th Annual Meeting, Soil
Science Society of North Carolina,
Raleigh, NC.
Kays, Barrett L. 2006.
“The Great Lawn at Central Park: Improved Drainage and Effective
Pollutant Mitigation”, Presentation to Athletic Field Symposium: Specification,
Design, Construction and Renovation of Sports Fields, Foxborough, MA, by New
England Regional Turfgrass Foundation and University of Massachusetts.
Kays, Barrett L. 2006. “Sports Field Irrigation Using On-Site
Bioretention & Wastewater”, Presentation to Athletic Field Symposium:
Specification, Design, Construction and Renovation of Sports Fields,
Foxborough, MA, by New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation and University of
Massachusetts.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2006. “Stormwater Bioretention and Pond Treatment
Systems”, Presentation to Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation in North Carolina Seminar, Raleigh,
NC, by Lorman Education Services, Eac Claire, WI.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2006. “Problem
Solving in Stormwater Bioretention Systems: Pitfalls in Bioretention Systems
and How to Avoid Them”, Landscape Architecture Magazine, June 2006, pp. 94 –
105.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2006. “Stormwater Bioretention and Pond Treatment
Systems”, Presentation to Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation in North Carolina Seminar, Charlotte,
NC, by Lorman Education Services, Eac Claire, WI.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2006. “Stormwater Bioretention and Pond Treatment
Systems”, Presentation to Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation in North Carolina Seminar, Research
Triangle Park, NC, by Lorman
Education Services, Eac Claire,
WI.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2005. “Emerging Innovative Stormwater Treatment
Systems”, Presentation to Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation in North Carolina Seminar, Raleigh,
NC, by Lorman Education Services, Eac Claire, WI.
Kays,
Barrett L. and Russell Briggs. 2005. “Innovative Stormwater
Treatment Systems for Northern Guilford Middle and High School Campus”, Paper
to 48th Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North
Carolina, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays, Barrett L. and Steven
Berkowitz. 2003. “Soil Wetness
Modeling Rules for Sewage
Treatment and Disposal Systems in North Carolina”, Paper to 45th
Annual Meeting, Soil
Science Society of North Carolina,
Raleigh, NC.
Kays, Barrett L. 2002. “Turbidity in Construction Runoff: New
Technology Addresses Murky
Problem”,
Article in North Carolina
Landscape Architecture Magazine, Summer Edition.
Kays, Barrett L. 2002.
“Strategies for Improving the Clean-Up and Maintenance of Greyfields
Sites”, Greyfields 2002 Summit:
Community Renewal and Redevelopment Through Adaptive Reuse, West Palm Beach, FL.
Kays,
Barrett L. 2000.
Environmental Site Assessments:
Site Characterization Methodologies,
Chapter 3, p.
69-91. In Randall Brown, J. Herbert Huddleston, and James L. Anderson
(ed.) Managing
Soils in an Urban Environment. American Society of Agronomy, Inc.,
Crop Sciences
Society of America, Inc., and Soil Science Society of America, Inc.
Monograph
Series, Madison, WI.
Kays,
Barrett L., David Lazzo, and Elizabeth Powell Yerxa. 1998. “Urban Redevelopment of
Brownfield
Sites,” Session presentation to 41st Annual North Carolina Planning
Conference,
Greensboro, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1998.
“Environmental Site Assessments:
Site Characterization
Methodologies,”
Paper to 41st Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of NC, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1998. “Soil and
Landscape Restoration of Historic Central
Park, New York
City,”
Paper to 41st Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh,
NC
Kays, Barrett L. and Amos
C. Dawson. 1997. “Environmental
Issues: What to Do When The
Government
Shows Up at Your Door,” Talk to Agribusiness Law Conference, Campbell
University,
Buies Creek, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1995.
"Wetland Regulatory Issues in North Carolina," Talk to 1995
Agribusiness
Law Conference, Campbell University, Buies
Creek, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1994.
"Environmental Challenges to New Regulatory Issues," Talk to
Environmental
Regulation in North Carolina Seminar, Raleigh, North
Carolina, Institute
of
Business Law at California State University,
Los Angeles, CA.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1993. "New
Cost Effective Oxidation System for Upgrading Existing
Wastewater
Treatment Facilities: A Program for N.C.
School Systems,"
Talk to 21st
Annual
Convention, North Carolina Public School Maintenance Association, Atlantic
Beach,
NC.
Kays, Barrett L.
1993. "Water Quality Issues Facing
Industrial Siting in North Carolina,"
Paper
to Environmental Seminar: Hot Topics and Current Developments Affecting
Industry,
School of Environment,
Duke University,
Durham, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1993. "Recent
Litigation Cases Involving Implementation of Ground
Absorption
Sewage Disposal Regulations in North
Carolina," Paper to 36th Annual
Meeting,
Soil Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1993. "Recent
Litigation Cases Involving Implementation of Ground
Absorption
Sewage Disposal Regulations in North Carolina,"
Paper to North Carolina
Environmental
Health Supervisors Association, Southern Pines, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1988.
"Multi-Criteria Wetland Delineations Aid in Flexible Use of
Bottomlands,"
Paper to First Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Environmental
Licensing
and Permitting School, Charlotte,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1988. "Future
Trends in the Industry Due to Recent Changes in North Carolina
Environmental
Regulations," Talk to Joint Meeting of North Carolina Nurserymen’s
Association
and North Carolina Landscape Contractors
Association, Winston-Salem,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1986.
"Protecting North
Carolina Surface Drinking Water Sources," Talk
to
Spring
Conference, North Carolina Water Resources
Association and University
of North
Carolina
Water Resources Research Institute, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1985.
"Drainage Problems in North
Carolina Landscapes," Talk to Joint
Meeting
of North Carolina Nurserymen’s Association and
North Carolina
Landscape
Contractors
Association, Winston-Salem,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1985. "Water Quality Management Techniques for Rural
Residential
Developments
in Nutrient Sensitive Water Supply Watersheds," Paper to 28th
Meetings,
Soil
Science Society of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1985.
"Detailed Site and Soil Investigations for Urban Landscape
Plantings,"
Paper
to Meetings, Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance,
State College, PA.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1983. "Tree
Pit Design for Various Soils," Technical Presentation to North
Carolina Urban Tree and Soils Workshop II, Raleigh, NC.
Kays, Barrett L.
1983. "How Water Moves in Tree
Pits," Technical Presentation to North
Carolina Urban Tree and Soils Workshop II, Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1983. "Design
of Mounds for Plantings Over Expansive Clay Soils," Technical
Presentation
to North Carolina Urban Tree and Soils
Workshop II, Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1982. "The
Needs For and Factors Relating To Professional Design,
Construction
and Management of Large Scale On-Site Systems," Proceeding of
Southeastern
On-Site Sewage Treatment Conference, Raleigh,
NC.
Kays,
Barrett L. 1981.
"Methodology for On-Site Analysis," Chapter 7, Urban Forest
Soils
Notebook,
Phillip J. Craul (Ed.), United States Forest Service, Washington,
DC.
Kays,
Barrett L. and James C. Patterson. 1981. "Soil Drainage and Infiltration,"
Chapter 5,
Urban
Forest Soils Notebook, Phillip J. Craul (Ed.), United States Forest
Service,
Washington, DC.
Kays,
Barrett L., 1980.
"Current Utilization of Soils Information in Planning Work,"
Paper to
23rd
Annual Meeting, Soil Science Society of North Carolina,
Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L., 1980.
"Relationship of Forest
Destruction and Soil Disturbance to Increased
Flooding
in the Suburban North Carolina Piedmont," Paper to Meetings, Metropolitan
Tree
Improvement Alliance, New Brunswick, NJ.
Kays,
Barrett L., 1979.
"Relationship of Soil Morphology, Soil Disturbance and Infiltration
to
Stormwater
Runoff in the Suburban North Carolina Piedmont," Dissertation, Soil
Science,
North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC,
348p.
Kays,
Barrett L., 1978.
"Relationship of Soil Morphology and Infiltration to Runoff and
Flooding
of a Suburban Southeastern Piedmont
Watershed," Paper to 70th Annual
Meeting,
Soil Science Society of America,
Chicago, IL.
Kays, Barrett L., et al.
1978. "Rural Land Use Planning:
Appraisal of the Past, Present, and
Future
Role of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the School of Forest
Resources,"
Report to the Deans, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L., H. Joseph Kleiss, and Joseph A. Phillips. 1977. Review of Land Resource
Legislation
of the State of North Carolina,
Department of Soil Science, Extension
Publication,
North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC.
Kays,
Barrett L., and Randolph T. Hester, Jr. 1974. Rural Housing Site Planning, North
Carolina
Agricultural Extension Service, Misc. Extension Publication 105.
Wilkinson, Richard R.,
Barrett L. Kays, and Loise McGillivary. 1975. "Determination of
Resource
Base, Environmental Constraints and Economic Options for 1st Colony Farms:
Analysis
of Community Development Problems," Report to United States Sugar
Corporation
by Research Triangle Institute, Research
Triangle Park, NC.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Co-Chair, Fund Raising Committee, Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC,
2006 to 2008.
Board of Directors,
Agricultural Foundation of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1994
to 2000.
Member, North Carolina Design Guild, North Carolina State
University, 1980 to
present.
Visiting Instructor for Landscape
Resource Management, Department
of Landscape
Architecture, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC, 2002 to 2003.
Visiting Instructor for Advanced Site Planning, Department of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC,
1988.
Visiting Instructor in
Landscape Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC,
1973 to 1975.
DESIGN AWARDS
2011 Design of First Carbon Neutral & Off the Grid University
Building; LEED Platinum Award, for Maharishi University, Fairfield,
IA (Landis, Inc. – stormwater, soils, environmental and landscape design
consultants), pending.
2011 U.S. Green Building Industry Council LEED Platinum Award, for Haywood Community College for Creative
Arts Building, Clyde, NC (Landis, Inc. – stormwater, soils, environmental and
landscape design consultants), pending.
2010 U.S. Green Building
Industry Council LEED Platinum Award, for Emory
University for Freshmen Residence Hall
IV, Atlanta, GA (Landis, Inc. – soils and landscape
design consultants), pending.
2009 Energy Star Certification, for Guilford County
Schools for Reedy Fork Elementary School, Greensboro, NC (Landis, Inc.
–stormwater, soils, landscape and environmental design consultants), also meets
LEED Gold Standards.
2008 Beyond Green High Performance Building Award from Sustainable
Building Industry Council, presented to Guilford County Schools for
Northern Guilford Middle School, Greensboro, NC (Landis, Inc. – wastewater,
stormwater, soils, landscape and environmental design consultants), Energy Star
Certification and meets LEED Gold Standards.
2008 Energy Star Certification, for Washington Montessori School, Washington,
NC (Landis, Inc. –stormwater, soils, landscape and environmental design
consultants), also meets LEED Gold Standards.
2007 U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Award, for
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Northwest North Carolina Visitors
Center, Wilkesboro, NC, (Landis, Inc. – stormwater and environmental
consultants) also meets Energy Star Certification.
2007 U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Award, for
Greenville County Schools, Riverside High School, Greenville, SC, (Landis, Inc.
– stormwater and environmental consultants).
2006 U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Award, for
Greenville County Schools, Grove Elementary School, Greenville, SC, (Landis,
Inc. – stormwater and environmental consultants).
2005 Nation’s Top Exemplary Sustainable Building Award from
Sustainable Building Industry Council, presented to Wake County School System for Heritage
Middle School, Wake Forest, NC (Landis, Inc. – stormwater, environmental and
landscape design consultants), Energy Star Certification and meets LEED Gold
Standards.
2004 U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Award, for
Newport News Schools, Booker T.
Washington Elementary School, Newport News, VA, (Landis, Inc. – stormwater,
environmental, and landscape architectural consultants).
2003 Energy Star Certification, for Wake County Schools, Millbrook Elementary School,
Raleigh, NC
(Landis, Inc. – stormwater and environmental consultants), also meets LEED Gold
Standards.
2000 Honor Award from NC
Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects, presented to North Carolina Arboretum for design
of Fredrick Law Olmsted Causeway, Asheville, NC (Landis, Inc. – stormwater,
environmental and civil engineering design consultants).
Best of 1998 Site Award from F.W. Dodge New York Construction News,
presented to Central Park Conservancy, Inc. and New York City Parks &
Recreation Department for Restoration of Central Park Great Lawn and Belvedere
Lake (Landis, Inc. – stormwater, environmental, soils and landscape design
consultants).
1998 Honor Award from American Society of Landscape Architects,
presented to Central Park Conservancy, Inc. and New York City Parks & Recreation
Department for Restoration of Central Park Great Lawn and Belvedere Lake
(Landis, Inc. – stormwater, environmental, soils and landscape design
consultants).
1998 Excellence Award from
NC Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects, presented to North
Carolina Arboretum for design of NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
(Landis, Inc. – stormwater, environmental and civil engineering design
consultants).
1981 Merit Award, Urban Watershed Research Project,
Awarded by North Carolina
Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects.
HONORS
Distinguished Landscape Architecture
Alumnus Award, Oklahoma
State University,
2009.
Soil Science Professional Service Award,
Soil Science Society of America, 2008.
Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects, 2007.
Certificate of Meritorious Service,
NC State University, School of Design Foundation,
Inc., 2000.
Wings on Wings, Deans Merit Award, School of Design,
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC. 1998.
Feature Article on Work of Barrett Kays, Southern Living Magazine, October
1998.
Executive Profile Feature Article on Barrett Kays, North Carolina Magazine,
June 1996.
Feature Article on Work of Barrett Kays, NC State Alumni
Magazine, Spring 1996.
Certificate
of Achievement, Society for
Technical Communications, International Publications
Competition, for Rural Housing Site
Planning publication. 1975.
Certificate
of Honor, for study of Landscape
Architecture, American Society of Landscape
Architects, 1973.
Phi Kappa Phi, Life Sciences Academic
Honors Society, 1970.
Alpha Zeta, Agricultural Academic Honors
Fraternity, 1968.
Phi Eta Sigma, Academic Freshman Honors
Society, 1967.
