Feasibility Studies
GROUPE provides engineering feasibility studies for projects throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area and the Mid-Atlantic.
What is an engineering feasibility study?
An engineering feasibility study is an in-depth analysis of a potential engineering project that looks at the complete picture of the costs required to complete the project as well as the potential benefits of completion. When the engineering feasibility study indicates that the benefits are significant enough, the project moves forward to the final engineering and construction phases.
What does a feasibility study include?
There are many components to a complete engineering feasibility study, but all of them include eight essential elements: schematics, yield studies, comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, special use permits, special exceptions, renderings, and environmental constraint analysis.
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- Schematics: These detailed descriptions include everything about a project. Yield studies: These address the potential yield of a given resource.
- Comprehensive plan amendments: Amendments of this nature are necessary for projects that do not fit within the current plan for a jurisdiction.
- Rezoning: This can be costly but is necessary when a project is planned for a location where the zoning is not appropriate for its use.
- Special Use Permits: These permits can be an alternative to rezoning and allow a property to be used for something other than the use for which it is zoned.
- Special exceptions: Similar to Special Use Permits, these exceptions allow a project to be exempt from the rules that would normally apply.
- Renderings: Drawings of the project include facades, land use, landscaping, etc.
- Environmental constraint analysis addresses any environmental restrictions on the land or area affected by the project in question.
At GROUPE, we have conducted many engineering feasibility studies in the greater Washington, DC area and the Mid-Atlantic and are familiar with the unique characteristics of this part of the country. This local knowledge allows us to offer our clients a clear understanding of the project they are considering.
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Our team of professional engineers can help you thoroughly evaluate your potential project. If you are considering an engineering project in Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC start with a feasibility study from GROUPE.
