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Urban Infill
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Transit Oriented Development (T.O.D)
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| back to PORTFOLIO BY SERVICE |
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Smart Planning and Design Features
SMART SITE PLANNING & DESIGN:
- Compact Development & Compact, Efficient Sized Homes
- Phase-able Neighborhood Home Groups
- Central Community Facility Gathering, & Live-Work Daycare, Meals, etc...
- Supportive, Mixed-Use Services & Cottage Industry
- Amenities, Public Art
- Buildings & Created Spaces as Art
- Distributed & Screened Vehicular Spaces
- Tamed Garage, Tamed Parking, Calmed Traffic
- Safer Pedestrians-Friendly Routes and Spaces
- Lower Maintenance Planting, Drought Resistant Plantings/Xeriscaping
- Ponding & Rainwater Harvesting for Runoff, Energy & Food Independence Assets
- Reduced Per-Home road & Impervious Surfaces
- Reduction of Wasted Land
- Screened Outdoor Private Spaces & Gardens
- Neighboring Places
- Community Garden Plots
SUPPORTIVE, MIXED USE SERVICES:
- Shared Community Hall
- Day care co-op
- Ride share co-op
- Meal Assembly
- Other Cottage Industries
URBAN AGRICULTURE:
- Compact Farming
- Roof Top Green houses
- Edible Landscapes
- Proximity Distribution
COMPACT ENERGY EFFICIENT KIT HOMES:
- Affordable - can be assembled by unskilled labor
- Uses less land and maximizes openspace
- Fireproof and sound abatement properties
- Super insulated and designed for energy $ assets
- Low Maintenance with roofs designed for solar thermal and solar electric applications
HEATING/THERMAL MANAGEMENT:
- Zero Energy Structural Design
- Frost Protected Shallow Foundations
- Inter-Seasonal Thermal Storage under Dwelling
- Super Insulation
- In-Roof Seasonal Solar Collection
- District Geothermal Technology
- High Velocity Air Exchange
- Shared Mass & Insulating Design
MICRO-GRID POWER PRODUCTION:
- Photo-voltaics & Green Block Supply
- Demand side load management
- Off peak Metering
- Blackout Prevention
WATER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES:
- Zero Surface Water Run-Off Management
- District Grey Water/Heat Extraction
- Water Conserving Appliances
- Drip Irrigation and Xeriscaping
- Rock Plant Filters
- Constructed Wetlands
- Solar Ponds