Smart Growth Community Services

To counter-balance the potentially harmful effects of poorly-planned, inefficiently managed conventional urban development, AST's detailed Neighborhood Design Review process creates a full community evaluation. AST provides smart growth community design assessments that promote growth, conserve resources and improve environmental quality. In addition, AST's experts conduct an assessment of the project's potential for certification using the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) rating criteria and complete the submittal requirements for the project using the following design strategies:

• Project Scoping & Definition Process
• Goal Setting
• Optimization Of Mixed Use
• Land Preservation & Public Space Plan
• Neighborhood Design Evaluation And Strategy Alternatives
• Platting/Design Review
• Community Systems Evaluation/Infrastructure Sizing
• Internal and External transportation Linkage plan
• Green Building Design Evaluation & Strategy Alternatives
• LEED ND (Pilot) Assessment & Submittal

In addition to the building and development experts AST has on staff, our work over the years has helped us develop an international network of top technical and policy experts who can be integrated to AST projects as necessary.