Integrated Planning Marketplace
Corporate Headquarters:
101 Walnut Street
Watertown, MA 02472
617.924.1770
617.924.2286 Fax
http://www.vhb.com/template_sector.asp?pagename=Higher_Education
Firm Description
VHB provides transportation, site/civil infrastructure, and environmental resources solutions in support of growth and development initiatives for colleges and universities nationwide. With 19 offices located throughout the east coast, VHB offers the focus and personal attention of a small consulting firm backed by the resources of an 850-person, multidisciplinary company, including more than 75 LEED-accredited professionals. Since 1979, VHB has partnered with more than 200 institutions, both public and private, ranging from an enrollment of less than 1,000 students to those in excess of 30,000, within physically diverse settings from rural to urban. By incorporating an innovative, sustainable design approach within our practice, we create environments that endure.
Specialties
Representative Services Planning
- Transportation demand management (TDM) strategies
- Transit-oriented development (TOD)
- Land use strategies
- Historic/cultural resources preservation
- LEED® certification
- Sustainability consulting
Engineering
- Stormwater management strategies
- Water/wastewater reuse strategies
- Low impact design
- Brownfields redevelopment
Science
- Alternative energy development strategies
- Renewable power project site services
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment and compliance
- Ecosystem restoration
Building Types
College and University Building Types
- Classroom Facility
- Library
- Student Union
- Residence Hall
- Science/Technology Lab
- Healthcare
- Performing Arts
- Museum
- Athletic Facility
- Master Planning
- Parking Garage
