Consulting

• Feasibility Studies
• Facilities Studies
• Long Range Planning
• Consensus Building
• Strategic Planning
• Pre-Design Services - Buildings and Sites
• Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.)
• IBC, BOCA, NFPA, International Mechanical Code & other state, federal, and local codes

The professional staff at cf+a offer a breadth of knowledge to the commercial or residential client that can aid in strategic planning, master planning, phased design and construction, or development decisions. 

Commercial:

• Feasibility Studies
  • To determine the financial, development or architectural feasibility of a project, building or land use, cf+a can help you think through the critical issues for decision-making
• Facility Studies
  • cf+a knows buildings -- we can help you determine the current and emerging needs of your facilities including square footage and interior layout requirements, energy requirements, accessibility, structural concerns, etc
  • Triage: Sick building? We can assist you in making critical decisions regarding air quality, mold, structural integrity and other building ailments. We will develop solutions for you or enlist the aid of professional colleagues to fix what ails your building.
• Long Range and Strategic Planning
• Consensus Building
  • cf+a offers professional facilitation to enable you to strategize your future growth and facility needs; facilitated discussion can also help you build consensus and agreement around a project by enabling all the players to come to the table in open, equitable and comfortable discussion
• Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.)
  • Helping you bring your building into compliance with federal and state guidelines for accessibility
• IBC, NFPA, International Mechanical Code & other state, federal, and local codes

Residential:

• Design Consultation
  • To determine the feasibility, confirm your ideas, and test the design relationship waters, a brief consultation provides residential clients an opportunity to make initial decisions about a current or future home; 2-3 hours of professional design time gives you a better idea of where you're heading and can include simple sketches (not to scale, nor buildable) or additional research
• Accessibility and "Visitability"
  • cf+a can help you design a new home, or re-design an existing home to meet the needs of people of all abilities
  • Designing "visitability" into your home, whether new or existing.  Visitability ensures that your home is open to people of all abilities (www.concretechange.org)