Site Development
CFS provides comprehensive planning and engineering services for all site planning and land development projects. Our portfolio includes successful developments for schools, fire stations, industrial parks, sports complexes, entertainment districts, multi-use, residential, and retail centers, as well as recreational facilities. CFS leverages strong relationships with local municipalities and regulatory agencies across hundreds of communities throughout the Midwest to efficiently and effectively navigate the detailed, often delicate planning and zoning process.
Services
Civil Engineering
CFS specializes in innovative ways to transition on-site challenges with topography, geological features, subsurface groundwater, floodplains, and ecosystems into opportunities to highlight the character of a location. Based on the zoning and programming requirements, we work with design teams to determine a structure’s size, location, stormwater management requirements, lighting, signage, trip generation impact, pedestrian amenities and vehicle circulation. CFS maintains relationships with local municipalities and regulatory agencies in hundreds of communities throughout the Midwest in order to successfully navigate the detailed and often delicate planning and zoning process. We often assist in applications to change platting and zoning for a site, and our land surveyors provide legal exhibits for changes to property dimensions and lot divisions.
Educational Facilities
CFS partners with educational facilities to design and construct buildings, ensuring safe and functional infrastructure. We also design and build outdoor spaces, including playgrounds and sports fields, to support a range of activities. Our team carefully considers factors such as drainage, soil stability, and accessibility in every project.
Planning
CFS seeks to develop safe, viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that promote sustainable environments for living, working and playing. Working with communities, we strive to improve the quality of life for its residents through public transit, walkable environments, and sustainable practice recommendations. We ensure that all members of the community are involved and represented in decision making processes. As site planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects and community planners, we work with communities to understand the challenges, set community goals, generate community choices, develop alternative scenarios, and document recommendations with master plans or implementable design guidelines.