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HoK: Helping Build Sustainable Communities
Development, conservation and preservation are complex undertakings involving numerous
variables, stakeholders and solutions. HoK is committed, at all levels to creating sustainable
environments by employing materials, energy and water resources efficiently, minimizing site
impacts and addressing the social and health issues that relate to
development and health issues that relate to development.
Using Basic Principles to Developing Sustainable
Communities
Enhanced user experience; Greater durability; Reduced maintenance
costs; Energy and water savings; Positive public relations; Reduction
of waste, pollution and off site impacts; Conservation of resources;
Limiting risk and possible litigation; Revenue from re cycling;
Prepared for future legislation.
Neighborhood Form
Promote compact, pedestrian-friendly and mixed-use neighborhoods with
many of the activities of daily life available within walking distance.
Design for the Human Scale
Design for people and their perceptions, creating a sense of neighborhood and community with
streets that responds to local traditions.
Mixed-Use
Promote the creation of mixed-use neighborhoods that support the functions of daily life:
employment, recreation, retail, civic and educational institutions.
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