At Fuss & O’Neill, we are more than just engineers, landscape architects, scientists, planners, and environmental consultants; we are partners with our clients from project
Professional, safe, responsive, and fiscally
Energy
Construction
Manufacturing
Facility
Community
Infrastructure
Environment
inception to tenant move in and beyond.
responsible solutions are the cornerstone of our professional services, particularly around transit-oriented development. Whether it’s ground up new construction for affordable senior housing, the adaptive reuse of a former office building into apartments, or
the re-purposing of an existing historic building on a Brownfields site, Fuss & O’Neill understands the sequencing and planning necessary for successful projects. Our team works collaboratively to develop smart, integrated site/civil, survey, landscape architecture, master planning, and transportation engineering solutions. Environmental engineering and life-safety investigations of asbestos, lead, PCBs, radon, and indoor air quality (IAQ) are expertly identified and monitored throughout the project.
Housing Experience Understanding and meeting specific goals for a variety of housing types sets Fuss & O’Neill’s planners and engineers apart. We have successfully planned, designed, and engineered residential projects for: •
Brownfield Redevelopments
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Public Housing Authorities
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Student / University Housing
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Private Development
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Senior Living
Graduate Student Housing, University of New Haven
Highlighted Projects
Mill at Hop Brook Mixed-Use Development, Simsbury, CT
616 New Park Avenue, West Hartford, CT
• Within walking distance of downtown, this mixed-use
• The West Hartford Housing Authority leveraged the location
development contributes to and promotes walkable
of the CTfastrak Station (seen in the background) and
connectivity to downtown.
transformed an adjacent Brownsfield site into a vibrant,
• This project won an Implementation Award from the Connecticut Chapter of The American Planning Association
transit-oriented mixed use development. • Our team of civil, environmental, and transportation
(CTAPA) “for a planning project or initiative of unusually high
engineers collaborated on the design to perform a wide
merit for which there are demonstrated results.”
array of technical services including flood management
• The project also won the HOBI Award (Home Builders &
and storage evaluation, wetlands analysis, drainage design,
Remodelers Association of CT, Inc.) in five categories.
traffic and parking impact analysis, and site plan design and permitting.
Crescent Crossing, Bridgeport, CT
Montgomery Mills, Windsor Locks, CT
• As part of a public/private partnership between Park City
• Beacon Residential Properties are developing housing in a
Communities (Bridgeport Housing Authority) and a private developer, we led the master planning effort to re-purpose a neglected post-war public housing project into a vibrant
long abandoned Brownfields manufacturing site to support the goals of town-wide transit-oriented development. • Fuss & O’Neill has been a planning and development
mixed-use transit oriented development neighborhood.
partner for soil and site remediation design, the site plan
• We provided public outreach, development alternatives
approval process, and we prepared and were awarded a
and program development for this multi-site urban redevelopment. • We provided landscape architecture and civil and environmental engineering support for the phased project.
Brownfields funding application grant. • With funding secured, we are currently providing site civil, landscape architecture, traffic and soil remediation services.
Creating Works of Life
Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Services Climate change is happening now and the climate will continue to change into the foreseeable future. Increased temperatures and
these implications and developing strategies to address them are the foundation of climate resiliency.
Energy
for infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health. Understanding
Community
States. The effects of climate change are broad, with implications
Infrastructure
communities here in the Northeast and throughout the United
Environment
precipitation, rising sea levels and extreme weather are affecting
Fuss & O’Neill combines experience in natural systems and the built environment to help communities adapt to ongoing and anticipated changes in climate. In projects throughout the Northeast, we’ve worked to mimic or restore the resiliency of natural systems and combine that with decades of experience in building, protecting, and maintaining critical infrastructure. We have completed climate vulnerability assessments, adaptation planning and designs for coastal and inland projects, and we work with clients to identify climate mitigation actions including greenhouse gas reduction and alternative energy sources. Preparing for climate change requires financial resources. We know how to help our clients get funding for their projects – from both traditional and innovative sources – and put those funds to the best use. In many cases we use innovative approaches that help position our clients for additional sources of funding. CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROJECTS:
Coastal Hazard Analysis & Resiliency Evaluation Mattapoisett, MA • Performed engineering evaluations of eight critical water and
Farm Pond Coastal Restoration - Oak Bluffs, MA • Several approaches were evaluated to reduce flooding of properties and roadways, including use of a customized tidal
wastewater facilities as part of a Climate & Coastal Resiliency
control structure enabling adaptive management of the culvert
Analysis.
opening based on future sea level rise conditions.
• Identified improvements that would protect infrastructure. • Developed construction cost estimates.
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• Developed designs to improve tidal flushing and restore shellfish beds along the eastern coastline of Martha’s Vineyard.
Creating Works of Life
Pawcatuck River Flood Resiliency Restoration Projects CT and RI • •
Evaluated 700 existing structures to assess flood and
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigation & Adaptation Plan – New Bedford, Acushnet and Fairhaven, MA
climate change impacts
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Through coastal modeling, identified potential impacts
Study recommended plan to holistically address impacts
from coastal storms and sea level rise on wastewater
across the watershed.
pumping stations and CSO outfalls in New Bedford, Acushnet and Fairhaven. •
Compared existing structure elevations to several coastal storm scenarios to determine potential risk.
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Assessed critical improvements, provided opinions of cost and prioritized the projects.
ADDITIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROJECTS:
Aguntaug Cedar Swamp Restoration - Westerly, RI Bayview Beach Flood Resiliency Enhancements Milford, CT Blackamore Pond Wetland & Floodplain Restoration Cranston, RI Ninigret Pond Climate Change Resiliency – Charlestown, RI •
Restoring this exceptional salt marsh habitat in a manner resilient to anticipated future sea level rise impacts. Project
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Water Quality Infrastructure - New Bedford, MA
components included:
Landfill Photovoltaic System - Hartford, CT
Field investigations, data evaluation, design and permitting
Narrow River Salt Marsh Elevation Enhancement -
of a technique known as thin layer deposition to raise the
Narragansett, RI
salt marsh’s elevation to provide resiliency to future sea level rise and improve its long-term health. •
Bride Brook Coastal Restoration - East Lyme, CT
Design field methodology to apply sediments to the existing salt marsh for establishing desired elevations and enhanced marsh features.
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University of Hartford Micro-Grid - West Hartford, CT