Site assessment, zoning analysis, highest-and-best-use determination. Funding options include conventional loans, tax credits, grants, and public-private partnerships.
Approval sequencing—zoning, site plan, environmental, building permits. Construction approaches that reduce cost and timeline.
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We study the property until the development concept emerges from its inherent possibilities.
Challenge: Property in floodway seen as liability
What We Did: Discovered one of last undammed rivers of that length in US — unlocked expedition concept, marina, park, housing
Challenge: Stalled $1.1B medical city project
What We Did: Found institutional credit path that sovereign credit approach had missed
Challenge: Historic district needs stabilization anchors
What We Did: Education path — earn while learning, trade credentials, international work eligibility
Challenge: Governor building Smart City, insufficient university seats in region
What We Did: Educational center development with grant funding strategy
Challenge: Large housing development needs innovative financing
What We Did: MRB-based workforce housing structure with PHA partnership
Client has clear vision. We provide deep-dive on zoning, construction, and economics.
Challenge: Developer had clear plan, needed technical execution
What We Did: Deep dive on zoning, construction methods, and project economics
We assemble proven approaches into one implementable package.
Challenge: Affordable housing costs too high without sacrificing quality
What We Did: Synthesis of best practices — 24V lighting, SIPs, passive cooling, shared infrastructure
Challenge: Churches have underutilized buildings
What We Did: Implementation framework making dual-use (worship + emergency shelter) accessible
Challenge: EU Deforestation Regulation blocking smallholder farmers from market
What We Did: GPS mapping device (nearly free) + pesticide control pathway + blockchain transactions
Tools we built that enable other work.
Challenge: Master plan documentation lacks standard framework
What We Did: Spatial plan documentation system for large-scale developments
Challenge: Housing cost relative to income in Africa, shortage of skilled masons
What We Did: Patent-pending interlocking brick — shape IS the laying pattern, sheds water without mortar
Challenge: GPS mapping apps require cell coverage
What We Did: Offline PWA runs purely off GPS chip — enables field work where connectivity is unreliable
Challenge: AI conversations lose context between sessions
What We Did: Episodic memory system for persistent AI collaboration
Challenge: Digital divide leaves communities without internet access
What We Did: Refugee camp model adapted for US — combines connectivity with communication services
Challenge: Financial analysis either too high-level or too granular
What We Did: Fact-grounded analysis at reasonable scale with procurement pathways
Technical + financial + implementation narrative integration for fundability.
Challenge: Stormwater compliance seen as cost burden
What We Did: Edible rain gardens — compliance + food production + jobs in single integrated proposal (90% fundable)
Challenge: Traditional grant writing is narrative only
What We Did: Systems integration approach — technical + financial + implementation understanding