Land Use Planning
We lay the foundation to create communities
Planning is problem solving. It starts with a vision to improve our communities balanced with a promise to treat our land responsibly. To create careful and thoughtful options for right now as well as for the future, we take into account site conditions, public input, client needs, and project requirements.
Creating the communities of today and of the future
#7
Top 225
300
Square Miles
125
Acres
3
Top 15
International Design Firms, ENR June 2017.
Of agricultural heritage and rural character protected by the Rural Land Stewardship program developed by a public/private collaborative.
Of wildlife habitat that we created on the former Sydney Tar Ponds site in Nova Scotia, one of the most contaminated sites in Canada.
Design Firms, General Buildings – Multi-Unit Residential, ENR June 2017.
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