Ethos Collaborative Information

Ethos Collaborative is a collective of integrative designers, scientists, and educators dedicated to realizing regenerative and resilient communities through collaborative planning, engineering, analysis, and shared learning. Our core competencies lie at the nexus of water, energy, climate, and community. The systems-thinking and life-cycle approach we employ honors the interconnected nature of ecological, economic, and socio-cultural systems. We strive to transcend traditional engineering and design with a holistic focus on the social, environmental and economic aspects of our work– the triple bottom line of sustainability – and by executing our entire collaborative process in accordance with this basic belief structure. We offer the following services: WATER AND ECOLOGY - Green Infrastructure - Stormwater Master Planning - Water Policy Advising - Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) Analysis - Watershed Management - Wet Weather CSO/SSO Remediation - Stream and Habitat Restoration - Hydroinformatics ENERGY AND CLIMATE - Regional Energy Baseline Analysis - Life Cycle Systems Assessment - Energy Efficiency Planning - Sustainability Analysis - Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Consulting RESILIENT SITE DESIGN - Landscape Architecture and Site Design - Net Zero Water and Energy Design - Graphic and 3D Renderings - Erosion and Sedimentation (E&S) Control and NPDES Permitting - Other Environmental Regulating Permits GIS AND INTELLIGENT CITIES - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Web and Mobile Applications - Real-time Sensing and Performance Monitoring - Data Visualization - Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence URBAN AGRICULTURE - Site Feasibility Assessment - Water Harvesting and Irrigation - Site and Compost Facilities - Permaculture Consulting - Regulatory Permitting. OUTREACH AND GRANTS - Grant-Writing and Support - Community Visioning Events - Design Charettes - Workshops and Training