Foresite Design, Inc is primarily focused on the design & implementation
of sports and recreational facilities. Foresite ensures that every project
is constructed to meet stringent requirements, high expectations and client
satisfaction.
The team at Foresite Design has in-depth knowledge, on-site experience
and proven expertise in landscape architecture and facility design. The team’s
fusion of design strategy with creativity unlock an unparalleled value for
sports and recreation facility projects.
RLA,
President, Foresite Design, Inc.
REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION
Registered
Landscape Architecture, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Landscape Architects
Advisory Board, Synthetic Turf
Council
American Sports Builders Association
Sports Turf Manager’s Association
American Society for Testing
and Materials, F08 Sub-Committee: Sports Equipment and Facilities
Mr. Lemons has extensive experience in all facets of Landscape Architecture.
Currently, his primary emphasis is in outdoor athletic and recreational
facilities, including tennis courts, running tracks with the associated
field events, football, lacrosse and soccer fields, softball, baseball,
basketball, in-line hockey and playgrounds. His knowledge of the design
of synthetic and natural turf fields has proved him to be unsurpassed
in the local area by many owners.
Mr. Lemons has a demonstrated record of providing significant cost savings
to his clients through conservative and functional design, quality control
and continual field inspections. He has worked on projects as small as
tot-lot playgrounds up to stadium renovations with synthetic turf. Construction
budgets for such projects range from $50,000 to over $3 million. Mr. Lemons’ knowledge
and experience in these fields has allowed him to serve as an expert witness
in a court of law.
In 2001, Mr. Lemons was asked to participate, along with other design
professionals, independent testing laboratories, and industry experts
from around the country, to create a document to improve the quality and
performance of the newest synthetic turf systems. This document, and resulting
discussions over a nine month period, eventually led to the formation
of the Synthetic Turf Council (STC) in 2003. As a founding member of the
Synthetic Turf Council, Mr. Lemons had the opportunity to serve on the
Advisory Board and is currently an active Board Member on the Business
Practices Task Force of the Synthetic Turf Council.
Mr. Lemons is also an active member of the American Sports Builders Association
(ASBA), and has been published in their newsletters and appeared as a
speaker at numerous Technical Meetings and also for the Michigan School
Business Officials Conferences. He has also co-authored articles published
in the “Athletic Business” magazine with regards to track
design and all-weather synthetic surfacing, and has been a guest speaker
at the Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association technical meeting(s).
Project
Manager, Foresite Design, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American
Sports Builders Association
Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association
Michigan Turfgrass Foundation
Synthetic Turf Council
Mr. Sims attended Western Michigan University and graduated
in 2005 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in business
management and finance. Presently, his primary focus is on site
planning and landscape design for recreational and athletic projects
in Southeast Michigan, including football stadiums (synthetic
turf and natural turf fields) soccer, baseball and softball fields,
tennis and basketball courts, and track facilities.
With nearly 5 years of design and project management experience,
Mr. Sims’ insight and attention to detail makes him an integral
part of the Foresite Design team. With His knowledge of design
and athletic facility construction, Mr. Sims ensures that projects
are designed and constructed suitably and on time.
Mr. Sims has displayed great ingenuity in athletic facility design,
project management, site research and product research. While
with Foresite Design, Mr. Sims has been actively involved with
many projects in Southeast Michigan which include: Dearborn Public
Schools Synthetic Turf Renovations at Dearborn, Edsel Ford, and
Fordson High Schools, Ortonville Brandon Athletic Facility Renovations,
Plymouth Educational Facility, Clarenceville High School Track
Renovations, and playground renovations with Roseville Community
Schools. Some projects in Western Michigan and outside of Michigan
include Battle Creek Central High School New Athletic Facility,
Plainwell High School Athletic Renovations, and Robbinsdale Area
Schools (Minnesota) Athletic Improvements.
LEED
AP, Project Designer, Foresite Design, Inc.
REGISTRATIONS
U.S.
Green Building Council-LEED Accredited Professional
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association
Michigan Turfgrass Foundation
Synthetic Turf Council
American Sports Builders Association
Ms. Mehrens attended Lawrence Technological University and graduated
in 2006 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Architecture and Interior
Architecture. Currently, her primary emphasis lies in site planning
and landscape design for recreational and athletic projects in West
Michigan, including, football stadiums (synthetic turf and sand based
natural turf fields), soccer, baseball, and softball fields, tennis
and basketball courts, and track facilities.
With nearly 10 years of design and drawing experience Ms. Mehrens'
speed and knowledge of the design tools used today makes her an integral
part of the Foresite Design team. With her design education, work
experience and endless pursuit of perfection, Ms. Mehrens sets new
standards in detail with every project completed.
Ms. Mehrens has demonstrated great ability in athletic facility design,
project management, site research and product research. While with
Foresite Design, Ms. Mehrens has been involved with many projects
including a Curb Appeal Project for the Detroit Public Schools, which
involved 256 sites and a budget of $2,500,000.00, as well as the subsequent
playground and athletic facility projects that followed. Some of the
projects she has worked on in West Michigan include: Kent City High
School Track Renovation, Lakeshore High School Athletic Field Renovations,
Stevensville, Rockford High School Stadium Renovation, and Battle
Creek’s Central High School New Athletic Facility. In addition
to the Detroit Public Schools projects, some Eastern Michigan projects
include: Bloomfield Hills Public Schools Synthetic Turf Renovations,
Fraser High School New Athletic Facility, and Huntington Woods Parks
and Recreation, Burton Park Site Improvements.