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Our Green Infrastructure Solutions group draws from all of our areas of expertise — wastewater, stormwater, municipal, transportation, water supply, and buildings and facilities — to provide specialized services that meet the continually evolving needs of clients today.  Whether it’s stormwater best management practices, sustainable combined sewer overflow reduction, reduced energy usage, or green transportation design, we have the resources to provide creative, logical, sustainable solutions to meet each client’s green infrastructure needs effectively.

Many of our green infrastructure projects are the result of an integrated planning approach that considers a broad range of community issues and provides client-specific, multi-objective solutions cost effectively.

Our team is well versed in preparing “business case” evaluations for green infrastructure projects, including traditional cost/benefit analysis, life-cycle costing, and triple bottom line evaluation.

Additionally, we are a charter member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), a not-for-profit organization created to develop and maintain a sustainability rating system (Envision™) for civil infrastructure in the United States. Envision™ provides a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the community, environmental, and economic benefits of all types and sizes of infrastructure projects. It evaluates, grades, and gives recognition to infrastructure projects that use transformational, collaborative approaches to assess the sustainability indicators over the life of a project.

Contact us for more information about our Green Infrastructure Services.

Watershed Management

Watershed Management

Watershed planning is the foundation for the successful management of any stormwater program, whether small or large. Our expertise in regional watershed planning includes hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of watersheds of various sizes, urban and rural...

BMP Design

Our Green Infrastructure Solutions group has extensive expertise in all aspects of sustainable stormwater controls and green infrastructure best management practices (BMPs). Areas of expertise include design of: Rain gardens Porous pavements...
Transportation

Transportation

Sustainable transport systems are becoming increasingly important initiatives locally, regionally, and nationally. Transport systems have significant impacts on the environment, accounting for nearly 25 percent of the world’s energy consumption and c...
Stream Restoration

Stream Restoration

One of our many specialties is combatting erosion and providing flood relief through naturalized stream restoration design. In many cases, the waterway is experiencing hydromodification issues because of upstream urban development, requiring an in-field...
MS4 Compliance

MS4 Compliance

As national stormwater regulations become more stringent, we have assisted clients with cost-effective permit compliance strategies. Our MS4 compliance services have included permit negotiations, development of stormwater management plans, creation of...
Energy Use

Energy Use

Reducing energy consumption and incorporating energy efficient and renewable energy technologies in existing or proposed facilities is like putting money back in the client’s pockets. We consider and identify practical and measurable green facility d...
Construction-Related Services

Construction-Related Services

We are regularly involved with contract administration and construction observation services for green infrastructure projects. Construction oversight of green projects is one of the most critical and often overlooked steps in achieving a successful project....
Sustainable Planning

Sustainable Planning

We have distinguished ourselves as leaders in sustainable planning, particularly as it relates to regional master planning efforts targeting issues such as combined sewer overflow reduction, stormwater management, transportation networks, and community...
CSO/SSO Abatement

CSO/SSO Abatement

Across the country, municipalities are facing incredibly high costs to reduce their combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). We provide a wide range of services to assist clients with CSO and SSO compliance, such as consent...
Green Buildings - LEED

Green Buildings - LEED

Our green infrastructure services include full-service design of green buildings and facilities that incorporate state-of-the-art features aimed at creating more sustainable spaces. Our designs have incorporated elements such as geothermal heating and...

Asset Management

We provide a variety of asset management services to assist clients in the critical task of effectively managing green infrastructure assets within the constraints of fiscal budgets. We help clients develop programs that anticipate potential infrastructure...

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