Our Services

Survey, Inspections and Evaluations – for existing greenhouse facilities and support buildings

Technical Assessment

  • Certified Conservation Assessment Program (IMLS) for Heritage Preservation, National Institute for Conservation grants.
  • Needs Assessments – for the repair, preservation, and rehabilitation of existing greenhouses and conservatories
  • Structural Engineering – for greenhouse and conservatory structures
  • Mechanical Engineering – for environmental control systems and equipment
  • Planning – for greenhouse operations programs
  • Master Planning for Public Gardens and University Expansions

 

Design and Engineering – for the development of new greenhouse structures and related environmental control systems

Energy Conservation

  • Audits – for existing greenhouse facilities
  • Design and implementation of controls systems and metering for new greenhouses and conservatories

 

Oatlands Plantation, Virginia

New Orleans Botanical Garden
Specialized Services for Historic Properties

Our services for effectively developing and expediting submittals to state and local governing agencies for owners and developers dealing with historic properties are offered along with our services in historic building surveys and needs assessment.

Development of Nomination Proposals for Historic Designations

  • National Register through Boards of State Historic Preservations offices for final approval by the National Park Service
  • State Historic Site recognition
  • Local (city/county) historic designation
  • Local Certificates of Appropriateness for minor alterations to complete rehabilitation of a historic building

Federal and Professional Compliance Support

  • Construction document review – to ensure compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation Guidelines for federal tax credit
  • Building survey services for plan documentation, structural engineering and ADA compliance

Local Compliance Support

  • Code Review Consulting – to support compliance with local Building Department requirements
  • Liaison services to owner/developer for local Building Department permits and inspections

The abandoned Liberty Hyde Baily Conservatory at Cornell University