Above and beyond our sound engineering principles, Element Design Group’s engineering staff is focused on using high-quality engineering principles in innovative ways. From concept to completion, we help you every step of the way.
Element provides its engineering skills in varying degrees for residential home sites, commerical sites, and beyond. Contact us with any engineering questions that you may have. If it doesn’t fall within our areas of expertise, we can point you in the right direction.
Here are some of our many services offered:
- site grading & drainage
- wet & dry utility design
- erosion & sediment control design
- stormwater quality & quantity design
- construction details
- construction administration
- road improvement design
- structural design and evaluations
- LEED & smart growth design consulting services
- due diligence
- zoning and site feasibility studies
- site investigations
- conceptual site layout
- preliminary site/zoning plans
- site ADA compliance review
- pedestrian & vehicular circulation
- project management
- municipal approval coordination
- zoning & construction permits
- foundation design
- landscape & site lighting design
- fire marshal plans
- entrance & roadway plans
- utility planning
- forest & wetland conservation planning
- survey, wetland, and geotechnical coordination
- site plan recordation
- endangered species coordination
- single-family house siting & grading
Below are some of our projects where our engineering staff has played a vital role. For more projects, see our civil and structural pages:
Structural Engineering
Element Design Group’s engineering services goes beyond civil engineering, they also incorporate structural engineering. In some cases, we evaluate an existing condition, and provide analysis and recommendations for repair or improvements if an addition or expansion will take place. Other times, we provide a complete architectural package which includes foundation and structural design. Below are some examples of foundations and structures that Element played a vital role in their designs.
read moreDogfish Head Brewery Expansion
Element’s civil engineering division assisted Dogfish Head with the expansion of their facilities in Milton, Delaware. The existing brewery is located within the Town of Milton and offers tours to the public. The facility is expanding into a proposed +/- 100,000 square -foot warehouse with a dedicated access drive off of Cave Neck Road. Element prepared the preliminary zoning and planning documents, as well as the civil engineering plans for the construction of the site. Progress photos and the aerial exhibit are shown...
read moreCypress Pointe
Located in Sussex County, Delaware, Cypress Pointe is a 72-lot subdivision on 108 acres. 41% of the site is preserved open space, including 24.9 acres of forest and a community recreational area.
read moreWoodlands of Pepper’s Creek
The Woodlands of Pepper’s Creek is a twinhome subdivision with 24 buildings on 9.2 acres within the Town of Dagsboro. Element Design Group provided coordination with DNREC, Sussex Conservation District, Sussex County, DelDOT, as well as the Town of Dagsboro. Element played a role in every facet of this project including total site design, underground storm water detention which resulted in increased open space, utility design, DelDOT entry design and aesthetics, tree preservation, wetland buffers, and construction...
read moreDelaware Technical and Community College – Energy House
Located on the Jack F. Owens campus of Delaware Technical & Community College, the Energy House will be an integral part of energy education and training programs at DelTech. It will serve as a learning center for alternative and renewable energies, educate consumers about renewable energy options, and collect and provide data on cost/benefit of energy generation and efficiency. The Energy House is designed to achieve LEED-Platinum certification and will include classrooms, a conference room, a green technologies lab, and see...
read moreBethany Blues
Proudly enjoying the benefits of the first local green roof system, Bethany Blues can be found along the bustling Coastal Highway. Almost 10,000 square feet in size, Element Design Group provided a complete package of site design, civil engineering, and architectural design services to help bring this establishment to fruition. Also assisting in the overall bar design, the bar area and the adjacent outdoor gathering area share a fireplace with a green roof located above that helps reduce the restaurant’s carbon...
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