Innovative Interchange Design: Finding the Right Solution for Safer, More Efficient Mobility
Interchanges play a critical role in how people, goods, and services move through a region. When they function well, they improve mobility and create safer, more reliable travel. When they do not, the impacts can be significant: congestion, driver confusion, crash risks, emergency response delays, and costly barriers to future growth. The right interchange design […]
Meet Our Florida Land Development Team
Like all regions, Florida has its own land development challenges. High water tables, flat terrain, extensive wetlands, strict stormwater requirements, and complex environmental permitting all influence how sites are planned and designed. Add in intense rainfall, hurricane-driven conditions, and continued strong growth in many urban areas, and successful development requires more than conventional site planning. […]
Why Third‑Party Digital Plan Review Matters for Today’s Municipalities
Municipalities today are under pressure to process more complex projects, keep development moving, and maintain consistency across civil and building reviews. That is one reason third-party plan review continues to be such a valuable extension of local staff. It gives engineering, public works, and community development departments access to experienced reviewers who can help manage […]
Giving Back: HR Green’s Employee Volunteer Program
At HR Green, giving back is about more than community service. It is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, strengthen relationships, and grow both personally and professionally. Through volunteering, our employees connect with their communities, support important causes, and live out the values that shape our culture every day. Whether participating in environmental initiatives, […]
Stopping Budget Dollar Leaks: Why Your Community Needs a Connectivity Systems Master Plan
Most communities are not struggling because they lack technology. They are struggling because they lack a coordinated strategy for it. Across cities and counties, connectivity systems have often been built one project at a time to meet immediate needs. Traffic signals are upgraded under one initiative. Utility communications are expanded under another. Public Wi-Fi, SCADA […]
Designing Roundabouts That Work: A Roadmap for Safer, More Efficient Intersections
Roundabouts have become a widely adopted intersection tool because they directly target the outcomes transportation agencies care about most: fewer crashes, more predictable traffic flow, and long-term operational resilience. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lists roundabouts as a “Proven Safety Countermeasure” and notes that they can improve safety, promote lower speeds, reduce conflict points, and […]
The Power of Peer Learning at HR Green
At HR Green, learning is not limited to formal training programs or milestone moments in a person’s career. It happens every day through project experience, collaboration, mentoring, and the exchange of knowledge between colleagues. That ongoing, shared approach to development is an important part of our culture and one of the ways we help employees […]
Meet Our Colorado Land Development Team
Navigating the Entitlement Process The median age of first-time homebuyers nationally rose to a record high of 40 in 2025/2026. This trend is reflected in Colorado, where elevated home prices and mortgage rates continue to challenge affordability. While demand for lower-priced housing remains strong, the increasing complexity of entitlements and the regulatory landscape makes land […]
Creative Detention in Fully Developed Urban Areas
Flooding in older neighborhoods can feel like a puzzle with no clear solution. Residents often ask a very reasonable question: Why is it so difficult to fix flooding in long-established communities? The truth is a mix of engineering realities, historical development patterns, and simple math. To understand the challenge, it helps to look back at […]
A Comprehensive Approach to Navigating Biosolids Management
Elements of biosolids management include production, processing, storage, and disposal. Operational considerations and costs within these elements must be evaluated and understood. A biosolids management study should include a quantitative and qualitative analysis of these elements, resulting in a biosolids management plan to best meet a facility’s current and future needs. For many wastewater treatment […]