Intro to Land Development

In this video, I will discuss what a land development engineer does at the very start of a project and dive a little into the thought process behind a project. This video is meant to be an introductory course into Land Development engineering for college students and interns. Below is a high-level order breakdown of a land development project: 1. Due Diligence Studies 2. Preliminary Concept Plan Development 3. Zoning / Preliminary Site Plan Approval (Local Municapality) 4. Engineering Design Development 5. Construction Plan Development 6. Local Government Approval Process / Comment-Responses 7. Construction Approval 8. Construction Certifications 9. Project Closeout Very important items you need to begin a project (typically): - Topographic / Boundary Survey - Geotech Report - Environmental Study - Traffic Study - Utility availability (water, sewer, etc) - Watershed model / local drainage reports Socials https://www.tiktok.com/@griffinmfurlong/ https://www.instagram.com/griffin.furlong/