At CDG, we practice Landscape Architecture. We apply our artistic abilities, technical skills, scientific knowledge and cultural awareness to create memorable spaces and sustainable environments. Our goal is to serve as an integral part of the project design team. CDG provides exceptional service to our clients, responding to their needs and budget constraints while complementing the site ecosystem and architecture.
• Site hardscape and grading
• Water efficient landscape consulting
• Native-adaptive plant selections
• Urban forestry and tree mitigation compliance
• Community work sessions and presentations
• AutoCAD construction document production
• MicroStation file conversion
• QAQC procedures
• Construction specifications and administration
• Bidding and site inspections
Over the past 30 years, CDG has worked on all varieties of mixed-use and urban design projects utilizing an inventory, assessment and analysis approach with 3d visualization art to convey comprehensive design solutions to our clients.
• Urban parks, streetscapes, complete streets
• Hike and bike trails
• Wayfinding and gateway monuments
• Site furnishings and landscape lighting
• Public art and monument signage
• Bicycle bikeways and facilities
• Context-sensitive design
• 3D Sketch-up models
• Master planning and land planning
• Environmental graphics and illustrative services
CDG is focused on sustainable environmental design, green building practices and integrated stormwater management. Our principal Gregory Craig Greg was one of the first Landscape Architects in Texas to achieve accreditation as a LEED AP in 2004, while serving as a LEED consultant and Landscape Architect for the Hensley Field Operations Service Center, one of the first Gold Certified LEED projects in North Texas. Greg achieved the highest levels of LEED accreditation with a specialty credential in 2010 (LEED AP BD+C) Building Design + Construction and served the North Texas chapter of the USGBC as a Board Director and Treasurer. In November of 2012 the CDG design team won the inaugural LID Design Competition at the North Texas-The Land / Water Sustainability Forum (Mixed-Use Urban Redevelopment / Fort Worth Northern Crossing West).
• LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
• LID (Low Impact Development)
• ISWM (Integrated Stormwater Management)
• Water efficient landscape / Native-adaptive plant selections
• Rainwater harvesting / Green walls / Intensive and extensive roof garden design
• Permeable paving / Structural soils / Bio-filters
• Water efficient irrigation / master control systems
• Green street / Sustainable sites / Heat Island Reduction
• Light Pollution Reduction (Dark-Sky)
Our experience and knowledge of sustainability and green building practices require a sharp focus on designing with water efficiency. Our in-house licensed irrigator is an integral part of the project design team from the initial phases of design through construction documents and administration.
• Master Control Systems
• Smart controllers and scheduling technologies
• Efficient low pressure water systems
• Water reuse
