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Terramor is the fifth village to open within the master-planned community of Ladera Ranch, CA. Located in south Orange County on the historic Rancho Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch boasts striking natural topography, with rolling hills, arroyos, and mountain views. Master developer Rancho Mission Viejo Ladera plans to conserve 1,600 acres of the site’s open space, while constructing over 8,000 homes organized into six villages and three districts. traffic engineer gets the roadway plan approved. Integrated design requires that all disciplines sit around the table from beginning to end, interacting, debating, and eventually discovering the breakthroughs that every project has sleeping within. As Sandra Mendler points out in The Guidebook to Sustainable Design, “The project delivery process itself must change from a serial collection of discrete tasks performed with little interaction [among] players to a collaborative and self-conscious effort to integrate design strategies [among] all disciplines and all players in the project delivery process. . . .[I]ntegrated design demands a more inclusive team working much more closely together than is traditionally the case.” Members of a large project’s integrated design team must include not only the usual suspects (developer, planner, engineer, and marketer), but also guest builders, contractors, and purchasing agents so that costing can be accu- rate. Energy simulators, costing experts, and sustainability modeling engineers can help capture the latest in modeling and integrated thinking. Although this all seems expensive at first, the savings in the end will more than compensate. Understand Community Relationships In the development industry, many of us have been trained to avoid engaging the surrounding community until ab- Innovative. Reliable Responsive Convenient Applying new processes, methodologies, and techniques are key to our approach. On projects small or large, simple or complex, we provide practical options to solve project challenges. Whether increasing efﬁciencies or reducing costs, we bring the innovation to you. 98 Offices Nationwide Employee-Owned [800] 593 7777 terracon.com Circle 121 • or www.SLDTonline.com/webcard www.SLDTonline.com 17 http://terracon.com http://terracon.com http://www.SLDTonline.com/webcard http://www.SLDTonline.com

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Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008 Contents Our Voice Editorial Board SLDT Resources Where Rubber Meets the Road Integrated Planning: The Key To Developing Sustainable Planned Communities Win-Win For College and Community Industry Spotlight: Transoft Unique Organization, Unique Opportunity New Preferred Provider Comments from the Austin Conference Welcome New Members New Knowledge Project Articles Books Going Green Business Management Risk Management Surveying and Mapping Industry News Products/Services Showcase Advertiser Index Classifieds The Last Word

Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008

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