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This 12th Session explains the importance of the applying 'Flow' to every residential and commercial development. The application of 'flow' at initial design stages significantly reduces both time and energy while driving within a development. Both Suburban and Urban development patterns typically have terrible 'flow'. This session introduces explains why flow is so important, and is taught mor...

As we developed the LandMentor2020 system this past 15 years, it was imperative that we explore the underlying problems with growth - some that have not changed in the 52 years I've been in the consulting industry, and new ones that are from technologies that either fail to deliver or are miss-used to either expedite layouts without thought, or simply replace design with mindless replication. T...

For the past four decades developing software for the civil engineering and land surveying industry we have seen problems solved by technology, but more problems introduced because of software developers addressing output speed but not increasing the quality of design - at least not in the land development industry. While developing new land development methods this past 3 decades we target old...

This 11 minute video shows our process on a 396 lot neighborhood that began as a grid plan and ended up as a beautiful development with 1/3rd less infrastructure than the original 400 lot project. We begin with the land survey in CAD that

LandMentor2020 was developed from the innovations of Rick Harrison Site Design Studio and the pioneering software developed by it's sister firm: Neighborhood Innovations, LLC. The system was developed to replace CAD for the land development industy

Premium locations add value and sustainability. This session will show you how thinking differently can add initial market advantage as well as long term value for both residential and commercial uses.

Older urban cities showcased home fronts along major streets creating a warmth missing in the suburbs. A century ago homes had alleys and traffic was no problem - but today it is different. This session will explain the problems of suburbia and demonstrate solutions to bring warmth back to suburban growth while potentially reducing costs per home by thousands of dollars and reducing infrastruct...

Cars are a 'landscape' feature that can deteriorate the value of a neighborhood - especially as housing is more affordable. We introduce design methods can eliminate or at least reduce the negative visual blemish of parked cars. In addition, this video addresses driveway design methods that reduce costs and environmental impacts while increasing curb appeal.

This session uses the lessons and concepts of the previous 6 sessions and applies them to urban redevelopment in blighted areas. With the current emphasis on density to achieve redevelopment which rarely delivers affordable housing (self-sustaining), and sometimes fails to to deliver on the promise of gentrification, this new model addresses a significant infrastructure reduction to gain econom...

Historically - the design of development has always concentrated on producing lines and curves of a plan submittal for approval and construction. What those lines and curves represent (physical surfaces and ownership) is far more important than concentrating on the lines and today, and with CAD requiring several hundred layers to just manage the complexity. This video will explain why we have b...

For the last 52 years I've been in the suburban land planning business many things remain the same as 1968 as 2020, as if the industry as a whole is stuck in time. A common complaint we constantly hear at public meetings is about the mundane submittals that the commissioners and council must trudge through and ask: why can't the developers submit anything better? The first 4 Sessions of the Lan...

This video will introduce new ways to think differently at the initial concept stage of development to advance the relationship between homes and the surrounding open spaces and views. This session demonstrates how the consulting industry must be more collaborative to evolve the communities we live in. The methods taught in this video have been used on hundreds of developments that have evolved...

This educational session will concentrate on thinking differently about pedestrian systems and the relationship of land uses and street patterns.

This lesson introduces new ways to think about land use and city zoning to solve some of the social and economic problems of growth.

LandMentor2020 - Thinking Differently - Session 1