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We are proud to announce that V3 has won a 2025 ACEC IL Engineering Excellence Special Achievement Award for our work on the Gray Willows Wetland Mitigation Bank. While Merit and Honor Awards typically focus on overall excellence in engineering design and execution, the Special Achievement Award highlights projects that demonstrate extraordinary innovation, address unique …
Creating access to green spaces is important element of social health and wellbeing. Having explorable natural areas throughout communities increases quality of life for the people and native species who live there. Weaving green infrastructure into construction design helps promote a sustainable hydrology and brings natural elements into built areas. What are green infrastructure projects? …
While there are many ways to address water quality issues, our water experts prioritize nature-based solutions first, finding ways to work with the environment to solve problems. See how our team brought a century-old pond back to its original glory by building a unique filter that empowers wetland plants to do the work. What lies …
Our water resources clients often ask us, “how do we solve flooding issues?” We spoke to Natural Resources Project Manager Chris Hanchett to learn how engineers tackle the unique challenges stormwater presents. Going down the drain Climate change and rapid community growth can put additional strains on aging infrastructure and natural elements, resulting in the …
Our ecological restoration clients often ask, “how long does it take for a native restoration area to establish?” We spoke to V3 Ecological Restoration Senior Project Manager/Ecologist Keith Jones to discover what variables impact a site’s success, and how our experts develop custom nature-based solutions to exceed expectations. Native restoration variables Bringing a compromised ecosystem …
Golf courses may be green, but they lack the natural elements needed for native plants, animals, and insects to thrive. See how our Ecological Restoration team made transforming a golf course back into a natural area a hole in one. A chip off the old block When the Terrace Hill Golf Course closed in 2020, …
Just because a site is wild doesn’t mean it’s thriving. See what it takes to kick off a multiyear ecological restoration project and why using nature-based solutions to revitalize natural areas benefits us all. Wild, but not free Fullersburg Woods is a beloved forest preserve in Oak Brook, IL. As part of the DuPage County …
V3’s landscape architects strive to connect people with nature and each other, using a variety of environmentally friendly design techniques to balance the needs of people and the planet. Learn more about how nature-based solutions are implemented by our landscape architects, and why this sustainable approach is more important than ever. What are nature-based solutions? …
