Municipal/General Civil
- GIS
- Surveying/Land Acquisition
- Land and Site Development
- Sanitary Sewer/Pumping
- Green/Sustainable Design
- Stormwater
- Financial Assistance
- Construction
During the past decade, and particularly the last 5 years, we have focused on improvement of the environmental impact of capital investment projects through the incorporation of green/sustainable design elements.
There are two principle elements of a project where green/sustainable design can be applied: the site and/or the structure. For the site, a common area for green/sustainable design is stormwater management. Grey infrastructure is the traditional way of managing stormwater – convey, store, treat. Green/sustainable infrastructure serve to improve water quality and/or reduce stormwater flows. With respect to stormwater, we have experience designing a number of green/sustainable elements, including:
• retention/detention basins
• bioretention basins
• swales
• porous pavement
• cisterns
• streambank and shoreline restoration
For the structure itself, we consider the applicability and availability of sustainable building materials as well as sustainable design strategies such as “cool” daylighting, incorporation of recycled content materials, water conservation practices, heat island reduction, green roofs, rain gardens, photovoltaic power, and waste stream recycling. We have extensive experience in adaptive reuse of buildings and industrial structures.
We are presently providing mechanical design
on a LEEDTM Gold certified project and have several LEEDTM Accredited Professionals on staff to guide projects that plan to meet LEEDTM Rating System goals.
