Adding value.

EDG (Environmental Design Group) is a planning, design and strategic advisory practice.

We add value to projects and measure success by the quadruple bottom line – economic, environmental, social and cultural outcomes. We believe in the power of collaborative planning: bringing clients, communities, planners and designers together to create innovative and sustainable solutions.

Our expertise includes:

HOUSING

Planning, designing, and creating housing for all types of people, households, and incomes. Increasing housing supply, choice, affordability, and sustainability through:

  • Housing research, strategies & action plans
  • Land use planning, policies & masterplanning
  • Harnessing & leading public - private collaboration
  • Affordable, attainable, social & market housing
  • Special housing eg. seniors & staff accommodation
  • Innovative, environmentally sustainable housing
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Urban Design

Urban design is the design of regions, cities, towns and spaces. It is the collaborative and multi-disciplinary process of place-making and management at all scales.

  • Research and analysis
  • Master-planning
  • Conceptual design
  • Waterfront, downtown and streetscape projects
  • Design review, coordination and guidelines
  • Expert witness, teaching and training services
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Planning

We focus on spatial planning from the scale of regions, cities and towns to individual developments. We translate community and client visions into reality.

  • Leadership and management
  • Policy and strategy
  • Negotiations and approvals
  • Community, structure, centre & redevelopment plans
  • Growth management and long-range planning
  • Affordable housing and heritage planning
  • Land use and transportation planning
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Tourism, Resorts and Parks

Creating destinations that balance natural and urban environments. Places people want to visit and communities people want to live in.

  • Tourism strategies and plans
  • Conservation plans
  • Resort communities and destination resorts
  • Research and feasibility studies
  • Park planning and design
  • Interpretive planning
  • Destination management plans

Engagement & Consultation

Development and delivery of innovative public participation, engagement, consultation and communications programmes.

  • Strategic, planning and design workshops / charettes
  • Design and planning competitions and co-opetitions
  • Facilitation and presentations
  • Communications
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Translating ‘sustainability’ into sustainable development from the scale of regions and cities to individual sites and developments.

  • Sustainable development and ESG strategies
  • Policies and action plans
  • Reporting systems
  • Organizational leadership
  • Change management
  • Education and training