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RSG was established with the intent of “advancing the state of the practice” across the specialized fields of the firm's founders. This spirit of innovation continues today as the firm's staff push themselves and their clients in new directions through the use of innovative tools, methods and approaches.

The following represents a selection of project examples, papers, presentations and perspectives authored and published by members of RSG.

Campus Planning Capabilities

Resource Systems Group (RSG) helps academic facility planners and directors create a balance between the needs of expansion and the realities of space limitations. Our expertise includes the following:
  • Transportation master planning
  • Facility design for vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian mobility
  • Faculty, staff, student and neighborhood surveys
  • Traffic impact and traffic simulation studies
  • Travel demand management programs
  • Noise, building acoustics and air quality evaluation and mitigation plans
Below please find a number of sample projects RSG has completed for institutional clients throughout New England.
 
University of Vermont Campus Master Plan – Evaluated on-campus traffic impact for the University of Vermont.
Dartmouth College Employee Survey - Helped Dartmouth College determine employee preferences as they related to parking and shuttle services.
Champlain College Traffic Analysis – Developed parking program to reduce traffic on campus.
Dartmouth College Real Estate Office Noise Study – Modeled the noise levels a downtown redevelopment would create for a nearby residential neighborhood.

Middlebury College Air Permitting – Assisted Middlebury College with air permitting for a new wood-fired boiler.

Dartmouth College Residential Expansion - Analyzed the vehicular and pedestrian impact of a residential cluster expansion at Dartmouth College

For more information about these services or sample projects, please feel free to contact a member of RSG's staff at (802) 295-4999.
 
Transportation Planning, Consulting and Engineering

Land Use Allocation Modeling in Uni-Centric and Multi-Centric Regions.
Quantifying the value of Transit Station and Access Improvements for Chicago's Rapid Transit System.
Computer-Based Intelligent Travel Surveys: CASI/Internet Travel Diaries with Interactive Geocoding.
Travelers Reactions to Congestion Pricing Concepts for New York's Tappan Zee Bridge.

Environment, Energy, and Acoustics

Ten ways to avoid making costly building-noise mistakes.
Sound design for educational facilities.
Integrating network modeling and air pollution modeling to determine NO2 contributions from motor vehicles.
Low-Complexity continuous noise monitoring for communities, small airports and remote areas.
The economic impact of open space in New Hampshire.
An evaluation of air pollution control technologies for small wood-fired boilers.

Approaches to Permitting Wood-Fired Boilers in Vermont and New Hampshire - Published in the A&WMA 2007 Annual Conference Proceedings

Marketing and Market Research

Proprietary Panels help keep B2B strategies on track.
Does brand play a significant role in consumer selection of handsets?
Automated Feedback tool increases the value of product trials.
Effective B2B market analysis integrates the research process with the business view.






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