Planning Sustainable Communities

KEMA’s independent and holistic approach helps community developers and planners balance livability, environment and resources for a sustainable future

Successful and sustainable communities effectively synchronize all of the natural and built elements into a cooperative ecosystem.

 

Too often grand ideas are not fully realized due to lack of communication or information, and cost barriers. KEMA’s independent and holistic approach helps community developers and planners better understand all components of the community design process and take advantage of synergies to increase sustainability while managing costs.

 

Practical solutions for planning and designing a sustainable community

KEMA provides a unique combination of expertise in sustainable water, energy, and infrastructure development. Our dedicated team of energy efficiency, water conservation, and sustainability design experts offer technical services to support projects at every stage of development, from initial concept through verifying savings achieved after construction.

 

Creating harmony, minimizing the resource footprint

We help clients create new communities in harmony with the environment and local surroundings—taking into consideration local natural features, transportation, prior land use, native habitat, and watersheds.

 

KEMA calculates green house gas emissions, recommends mitigation strategies and prepares community energy plans.

 

Smart design

Each building embodies its own energy and local impact. Appropriately sizing, orienting, and clustering buildings helps reduce their impacts and energy use. KEMA develops detailed sustainability guidelines tailored to the needs of each project.

 

KEMA also helps projects establish balanced, low-impact development strategies that maximize open space, emphasize community integration and walkability while meeting the project requirements and financial viability.