V&A a Featured CCIM Power Partner
The following article was published in the October Issue of CCIM Newsletter for the San Antonio/South Texas Chapter.CCIM Power Partner, Vickrey & Associates, provided engineering consulting and surveying services for the Govalle 4 wastewater line as part of the Austin Clean Water Program (ACWP). The ACWP was recently recognized as one of the top ten infrastructure projects in North America over the last 75 years by the International Right of Way Association. These projects were recognized for having the most significant impact on American quality of life.
"We are proud to be a part of this program," says Brenda Vickrey Johnson, president of the engineering firm. "We are committed to improving public infrastructure in an environmentally friendly manner and are pushing sustainability design on our projects. We are excited about some of the developments currently underway and going forward into the future," says Johnson. With an eye towards designing to minimize disruption to the natural environment and reduce the use of non-renewable resources, Vickrey & Associates remains focused on maintaining sound and economical business practices by balancing sustainability and economics for the client.
With three LEED accredited engineers on staff, Vickrey & Associates, is keeping a close eye on new changes to the Unified Development Code in San Antonio related to design which may impact current and future projects.
Several recent changes include:
- the requirement to complete a habitat compliance form for endangered species by the land owner; these requirements may encourage development inside Loop 1604 south of the recharge zone
- the creation of the Camp Bullis Military Lighting Overlay District which requires energy efficient lighting design; the City is in the process of expanding the radius from 3 miles to 5 miles;
- the Rough Proportionality Ordinance requiring developers to improve public roadways within five miles of the new development; the scope of the improvements will be based on a traffic impact analysis;
- a new county pavement design requirement for residential streets to accommodate VIA bus loading;
- other recent updates include changes to the stormwater management requirements, major thoroughfare plan variances, sidewalk requirements, and allowable development within the regulatory floodplain.
