OUR OFFER
Costa Rica
Natural Design Advisors
We are a group of companies with outstanding professionals that provide top quality sustainable design, engineer and architecture services for demanding international clients.
Services
Inter-disciplinary partnership of high-level experienced profesionals, based on a holistic approach.
Sustainable and Scalable
Design Process
IDP = INTEGRATED DESIGN PROCESS
Scalable to Higher Performance Levels:
Sustainable (Minimum viable)
Restorative
Regenerative
Under IDP the complete Life Cycle of the project is planned
Design
Building
Operation and maintenance
Until eventual Dismantling and Disposal of parts.
Certification processes
Environmental performance rating systems for buildings and developments:
Living Building Challenge (LBC)
LEED
EDGE – from the IFC
RESET – Costa Rican standard – applies to the tropics.
Advise on project certification, in 3 possible phases:
Consulting for designers and developers
Preparation of documentation
Project audit.
Healthy and Resiliant Planning and Design of Buildings, Community and Infrastructures
Users’ Health and Happiness are Essential Design Criteria – guarantee improvements in occupant Productivity
Incorporate materials and systems with low or no toxicity.
Improve Project Resilience
Adaptive capacity to challenges:
Climatic
Environmental
Social
Economical.
Hub Managing Foreign Investment Projects
Advisory hub for foreign investors
Centralize the Value Chain — provide all the activities required for the proper Management and Administration of Development Projects.
Value chain includes at least:
Pre-investment:
Due diligence, Feasibility studies, Appraisals, Property prospecting.
One-stop service
One-Stop Shopping for Sustainable and Regenerative Projects
Hub for one-stop-shopping:
IDP Methodology (Integrated Design Process), allows us to be the supplier axis for all the needs of your project.
Iterative Approach of the Project Life Cycle.
One-stop-shop model = AIC services to achieve sustainable and regenerative buildings, infrastructure and landscapes, superior performance certifications, and community involvement.
Project Management for N+ Projects
We deliver Superior Performance projects
Ensuring the Minimum Impact on Your Environment
Always within the framework of Time and Cost Optimization.
Some basic parameters incorporated as measures of environmental Performance:
Carbon footprint
Energy Footprint
Water footprint
Retrofitting of building and existing urban spaces
Intervention of existing buildings and communities
Guaranteeing Superior Performance and Profitability
+ Minimal Impact on its environment, or even Positive Impact.
It should be evaluated at least:
Conditions in which it was built
Level or degree of impairment
Viability of replacement or replacement of new technologies
Conversion costs
New maintenance plan
Monitoring and evaluation of savings
BIM Workflow
Building Information Modeling vs 2D projects exchange
We use BIM to:
Achieve positive impacts on our projects
Create value and innovation
Focus on interoperability, thanks to advanced technology platforms.
Innovation stems from:
Interoperability environment, which connects project participants:
end users
producers
suppliers
global companies.
Allowing new forms of Open Collaboration between them.
Net+ Public-Private Alliances
With the potential to transform cities, industries, and societies, towards more intelligent, sustainable, and even regenerative models.
N + P3 model to develop all kinds of local and regional infrastructure, including:
Energy distribution
Communications
Integrated mobility
Economic development
Maintenance of protected areas, among others.
Companies
Local companies with proven global experience, browse through their details and find the one that fits your needs.
Retrofitting of building and existing urban spaces
Intervention of existing buildings and communities
Guaranteeing Superior Performance and Profitability
+ Minimal Impact on its environment, or even Positive Impact.
It should be evaluated at least:
Conditions in which it was built
Level or degree of impairment
Viability of replacement or replacement of new technologies
Conversion costs
New maintenance plan
Monitoring and evaluation of savings
BIM Workflow
Building Information Modeling vs 2D projects exchange
We use BIM to:
Achieve positive impacts on our projects
Create value and innovation
Focus on interoperability, thanks to advanced technology platforms.
Innovation stems from:
Interoperability environment, which connects project participants:
end users
producers
suppliers
global companies.
Allowing new forms of Open Collaboration between them.
Net+ Public-Private Alliances
With the potential to transform cities, industries, and societies, towards more intelligent, sustainable, and even regenerative models.
N + P3 model to develop all kinds of local and regional infrastructure, including:
Energy distribution
Communications
Integrated mobility
Economic development
Maintenance of protected areas, among others.
Hub Managing Foreign Investment Projects
Advisory hub for foreign investors
Centralize the Value Chain — provide all the activities required for the proper Management and Administration of Development Projects.
Value chain includes at least:
Pre-investment:
Due diligence, Feasibility studies, Appraisals, Property prospecting.
One-stop service
One-Stop Shopping for Sustainable and Regenerative Projects
Hub for one-stop-shopping:
IDP Methodology (Integrated Design Process), allows us to be the supplier axis for all the needs of your project.
Iterative Approach of the Project Life Cycle.
One-stop-shop model = AIC services to achieve sustainable and regenerative buildings, infrastructure and landscapes, superior performance certifications, and community involvement.
Project Management for N+ Projects
We deliver Superior Performance projects
Ensuring the Minimum Impact on Your Environment
Always within the framework of Time and Cost Optimization.
Some basic parameters incorporated as measures of environmental Performance:
Carbon footprint
Energy Footprint
Water footprint
Sustainable and Scalable
Design Process
IDP = INTEGRATED DESIGN PROCESS
Scalable to Higher Performance Levels:
Sustainable (Minimum viable)
Restorative
Regenerative
Under IDP the complete Life Cycle of the project is planned
Design
Building
Operation and maintenance
Until eventual Dismantling and Disposal of parts.
Certification
processes
Environmental performance rating systems for buildings and developments:
Living Building Challenge (LBC)
LEED
EDGE – from the IFC
RESET – Costa Rican standard – applies to the tropics.
Advise on project certification, in 3 possible phases:
Consulting for designers and developers
Preparation of documentation
Project audit.
Healthy and Resiliant Planning and Design of Buildings, Community and Infrastructures
Users’ Health and Happiness are Essential Design Criteria – guarantee improvements in occupant Productivity
Incorporate materials and systems with low or no toxicity.
Improve Project Resilience
Adaptive capacity to challenges:
Climatic
Environmental
Social
Economical.
We are a group of companies with outstanding professionals that provide top quality sustainable design, engineer and architecture services for demanding international clients.
