Better Site Design Inventory
The Chazen Companies, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program, invited architects, engineers, and others to showcase examples of completed Better Site Design (BSD) and Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater management tools that reduce flooding, conserve open space, and preserve water quality in the Hudson River Estuary watershed. Accepted work examples were assembled into a guidance manual and an interactive website to help promote their use throughout the Hudson River estuary.
In addition to the Hudson River Estuary Program, The Chazen Companies also supports the environmental review, agency permitting, and local approval process for sustainable projects through a wide range of planning, design, and technical tasks as listed below by discipline.
Engineering
- LEED compliant, Low-Impact-Design practices
- Pipeless, living green streets and bioswales
- Wastewater reuse and decentralized treatment
- Stream crossing designs for aquatic connectivity and quality
- Integrated stormwater designs for groundwater recharge
Planning & Landscape Architecture
- Traditional neighborhood design
- Non motorized/multi use trail design and connectivity analysis
- Rain gardens and runoff bioretention layout
- Sustainable, mixed-use zoning code and site development
- Conservation easement planning
- Wetland design/restoration for stormwater management
- Street tree plans and native planting designs
- Local code sustainability reviews
- Green design project reviews
- Climate adaptation and waterside planning
Environment & Ecology
- Natural resource inventories
- Threatened, rare, and endangered species evaluations
- Brownfields remediation and reuse
- Habitat integration and management plans
- Watershed use budgets and consumption analysis
- Aquatic quality sampling and flows monitoring
- Geothermal and solar options reviews
- Wetland and riparian zone integration and restoration
