Patrizia Materassi, at Sustainable Development & Planning specializes in building permits for homes, granny units, permits for agriculture crops, and resolution of red tags in the Santa Cruz County area.
Sustainability Services Sustainable decision-making services A. Sustainable development services B. Personal sustainability
Development Services/building permits
Land use services: Focus on the resolution of red tagsand processing green projects, as well as other related Land Use/zoning services, such as:
Coordination/project management for up to 20+ Sub-Consultants, representing the Applicant in liaison with the County(Services to Contractors, property owners, or Government Agencies,local or from out of State Applicants);
Process plans to obtain land use/zoning approvals for difficult projectsrequiring various discretionary action and approval from state and federal agencies;
Process plans for remodels and new construction including green homes to obtain building permits;
Process plans for other zoning approvals such as for agriculture regulated crops, etc.
Coordinate development of illustrative Sustainable Master Plans for entire properties; and, development of green feature Check Lists for specific buildings to receive Green Building Awards from the County, Build It Green, and /or LEED.
Conduct Land Use Feasibility study for remodels and new development;
Resolution of "Red Tags"and other code violations; and, but not limited to the
2. Green Design Services/Building Green--These are creative green design consultations using my architectural skills and ancient Feng Shui principlesof air circulation, light and moisture control. "The Chi travels with the wind and stops at water" . Small
architectural improvements can make the home healthier, beautiful,
and having less of a foot print on the environment. It yields good return on investment. Green building solutions = More Green = more $
Sustainable Development & Planning partners with architects and related professionals to provide drawings, while personally processing the plans for building permits as needed.
Sustainability Services
1. Decision-Making Services
A. Sustainable Development Services:
These services consist of applications of my Sustainability Synthesis to measure levels of sustainability, and/or to aid Applicants to make sustainable development decisions for their projects. Sustainability Synthesis 101 applications use the 3 pillars of sustainability - striving to balance physical, social and economic demands, now and over time, transcending to several levels of analysis and to the personal scale as needed. It guides you to new solutions.
B. Personal Sustainability:
Sustainability Synthesis 101is a method to guide the making of important decisions. It guides you in a fast and effective way to reach your own solutions. This Template or method of analysis can be utilized to make personal, business, corporate or any enterprise decisions.