Risks Mitigated.
Time and Resources Conserved.
Portfolio-wide and facility specific Planning
Results:
– Financial and resource savings
– Disaster preparedness
– Pathways to achieve net-zero water and energy
Results:
– Financial and resource savings
– Disaster preparedness
– Pathways to achieve net-zero water and energy
Company-wide policy and project specific support
Results:
– Financial and time savings
– More informed site selection to leverage tax and other incentives (e.g., brownfields)
– Building local community support and fluency in local contexts to avoid stumbling blocks
– Prevention of project delays due to permit delays or blockage
Results:
– Financial and time savings
– More informed site selection to leverage tax and other incentives (e.g., brownfields)
– Building local community support and fluency in local contexts to avoid stumbling blocks
– Prevention of project delays due to permit delays or blockage
20+ commercial properties
Results:
– Financial and resource efficiency
– Improved disaster resilience of water and energy supply (e.g., renewable energy, recycled water)
– LEED certifications for all properties, including the first LEED-Platinum boutique hotel in the U.S.
– Increased marketability of properties
– Contribution to corporate ESG targets
Results:
– Financial and resource efficiency
– Improved disaster resilience of water and energy supply (e.g., renewable energy, recycled water)
– LEED certifications for all properties, including the first LEED-Platinum boutique hotel in the U.S.
– Increased marketability of properties
– Contribution to corporate ESG targets
A socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhood vulnerable to flood riskÂ
Results:
– Adoption of nature-based solutions by the city as a flood risk management tool
– Creation of outdoor leisure space for the neighborhood which also protects against floods
– Quantitative case made to city council about the correlation between social capital and flood risk
Integrated planning for a water and energy independent agricultural training center
Results:
– Addressing the socio-economic and environmental issues of local community through engagement
– Local awareness raised on sustainable water and energy management
– Contribution to COP21’s NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) target
– Human-animal conflict mitigation through selection of a water efficient cash crop with deterring properties
Results:
– Addressing the socio-economic and environmental issues of local community through engagement
– Local awareness raised on sustainable water and energy management
– Contribution to COP21’s NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) target
– Human-animal conflict mitigation through selection of a water efficient cash crop with deterring properties
Systems-based planning based on grassroots and high-level engagement
Results:
– Mitigation of flood risk, leading to lower landslide risk
– Local awareness raised on the relationship between land use/ construction and erosion risk
– City government postponing pre-existing relocation plan for community members for a systems-based review
Results:
– Mitigation of flood risk, leading to lower landslide risk
– Local awareness raised on the relationship between land use/ construction and erosion risk
– City government postponing pre-existing relocation plan for community members for a systems-based review