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Designing for the future, accounting for the present

From obtaining the necessary entitlements to performing quality due diligence, the Summit land development team has the power to align a client’s vision with the community’s standards. We strive to bring about excellent, synergetic results that unite both private and municipal requirements and desires to produce results that everybody can enjoy. Our resilient and long-lasting designs aim to address both challenging site constraints and local ordinance requirements. 

Summit’s land development team approaches every project with collaboration in mind. We engage in multi-disciplinary cooperation, ensuring we create innovative, comprehensive solutions to meet project goals.  

Design requires a unique talent—preparing for the future while working with contemporary industry parameters. Nevertheless, our team maintains an essential and positive balance between progress and conservation. We believe we can make the world a more beautiful, cohesive place through our high-quality and dependable work.  

Capabilities

  • Due Diligence & Feasibility Studies
  • Site Programming & Conceptual Design
  • Master Plans
  • Utility Plans & Coordination
  • Stormwater Management
  • Grading & Erosion Control Plans
  • Road Improvement Plans
  • Entitlements/Rezoning and Special Use Permits
  • Pre-Development Services
  • Construction Administration

Our Solar Experience

Our experience with solar energy started with a geotechnical evaluation for a proposed solar array back in 2010 and continues today. Through the years, our firm has provided multiple engineering services for North Carolina and Virginia solar sites. Those services include land use and engineering site due diligence,  civil design and permitting services, construction materials testing and special inspections, geotechnical engineering, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA).

We have done full site designs for 12 projects (850 MW), including array layouts and correspondence with electrical teams, grading for fix tilt and tracker installations, erosion and sediment control, stormwater planning and compliance, and permitting at local and state levels.

10,000+

40+

850+

10+

Acres Summit evaluated for solar site suitability in North Carolina and Virginia.
Active solar projects within our Land Development and CMT/SI departments.
Megawatts measured among six projects where we performed solar site suitability evaluations.
Architectural services for custom Operation and Maintenance Buildings Throughout the US

Our experience with solar energy started with a geotechnical evaluation for a proposed solar array back in 2010 and continues today. Through the years, our firm has provided multiple engineering services for North Carolina and Virginia solar sites. Those services include land use and engineering site due diligence,  civil design and permitting services, construction materials testing and special inspections, geotechnical engineering, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA).

We have done full site designs for 12 projects (850 MW), including array layouts and correspondence with electrical teams, grading for fix tilt and tracker installations, erosion and sediment control, stormwater planning and compliance, and permitting at local and state levels.

10,000+

Acres Summit evaluated for solar site suitability in North Carolina and Virginia.

40+

Active solar projects within our Land Development and CMT/SI departments.

850+

Megawatts measured among six projects where we performed solar site suitability evaluations.

10+

Architectural services for custom Operation and Maintenance Buildings Throughout the US

Inspections/Materials Testing

Our CMT team provides onsite testing during construction for concrete, compaction, pile pull, etc.  We also provide SWPPP inspections and E&S monitoring services.  Our team has provided full site inspection from start to finish on Water Strider, Watlington & Pleasant Hill.

Our Civil and Land Development team has been involved in every facet of solar design.  

Our services include:

Site Evaluation
Full Site Design
Board Meetings
Community Meetings
Contractor Coordination
Decommissioning Plans
Engineer of Record Services
Construction Administration

Service Contacts

Russ Davis, PE

Site Design Manager

1 N. Pack Square Suite 300 Asheville, NC 28801
828-412-5389 x3506
russ.davis@summitde.com
Waist-up photo of Matt Hastings, Summit's Civil Engineer Manager in Virginia.

Matt Hastings, PE

Civil Engineering Manager — VA

606 Broad Street (Suite C) South Boston, VA 24592
434-575-0617
matt.hastings@summitde.com

Brandon Johnson, PE

Civil Engineering Department Manager

1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27609
919-322-0115
brandon.johnson@summitde.com