Round Table Discussion Leader: Chris Estes, PLA, GC – President, Estes Design Inc & Anglesy Construction
Christopher J. Estes is a professional Landscape Architect and General Contractor. Hes is president and owner of Estes Design, Inc. and Anglesy Construction in Charlotte NC, specializing in Green Infrastructure design & construction for storm water compliance. Mr. Estes was among the first group in North Carolina to complete Rosgen Level IV Fluvial Geomorphology certification as well as USACE wetland delineation certification. As a designer and researcher whose roots began designing and researching some of the first urban and suburban stream & wetland restoration projects in North Carolina, Mr. Estes realized early on that impervious watershed modification is the true cause of stream and water quality degradation in developing watersheds, Mr. Estes has spent the last 16 years researching and implementing strategies to reverse this trend through innovative pavement technologies Including the first multi-family pervious concrete (PC) parking system in North Carolina and the first private and public (PC) lots in Kentucky. In 2012, as a member of North Carolina DENR technical committee, Mr. Estes assisted with revising the NC BMP Manual allowing Permeable Pavement as an accredited “statewide” BMP.