Future-Focused, Smart Communities Begin Here

Smart communities are not just a service we provide. It’s how VHB approaches every project to provide positive impacts to our communities.

Smart communities are intentional about harnessing new and existing technologies to plan for a better tomorrow, such as digital building twins to enhance emergency response, street lighting that lowers energy cost and consumption, and transportation infrastructure to support connectivity of automated electric aircraft and motor vehicles. VHB is at the forefront of these and other future-focused initiatives.

Ten Foundation Elements of Smart Communities

The ten pillars of smart communities are shown with corresponding icons. Healthy, equitable, sustainable, data-driven, co-created, solution oriented, people-focused and community driven, resilient.

As technology changes and evolves, so does VHB.

That’s why communities both large and small partner with us to help them grow via smart, technology-driven initiatives that prioritize collaboration and consensus-building to enhance people’s lives. Future-focused, smart communities are interconnected and co-created via partnership between residents, businesses, and government.

VHB’s approach to smart community building is people-centric and purposeful.

We work closely with community leaders, citizens, and stakeholders to master plan and implement guidelines that prioritize innovations in technology and data collection and connect people to programs that address sustainability, resiliency, and equity. The communities we partner with in implementing smart solutions will be sustainable and thrive as healthy, environmentally-friendly, and economically and socially vibrant destinations for generations to come.

Focus Areas

Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

To better understand site-specific environmental liabilities and proactively manage risk, VHB conducts high-quality Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and subsurface investigations, gathering information to develop, design, and implement remediation plans, moving projects forward and helping clients open for business.
Permitting

VHB provides clients with support throughout the regulatory and permitting process, providing accurate and responsive compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. With VHB’s proven track record in securing necessary project clearances from regulatory agencies, our clients’ projects move forward without costly and time-consuming delays.

Contact Nat Grier, PE, ENV SP to learn more about our innovative and forward-thinking integrated service solution approach and how we can help navigate the future of AVs on your campus. For further information on our campus mobility experience, click here.