Habitat for Humanity: Quick Governmental Approvals

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HELPING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GET GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS QUICKLY

In less than 3 Collier County board meetings, the Regal II community was approved. They did this by educating value and importance of a Habitat for Humanity community to nearby communities using 3D renderings.

Distance measurements in 3D renderings helped nearby communities understand that Regal 2 community had little or no visual impact.

THE OUTCOME

As the development of the community evolves, Habitat for Humanity created a PDF presentation for Regal 2 along with a web site for follow-up inquiries, both of which developed out of consultations with 3DAS.

THE IMPACT

Quick Governmental Approval – Habitat’s Regal II became one of the quickest turnaround times in governmental approval history. This not only saved months of development time, but it ensured the land Habitat purchased was going to be used. This saved them potentially millions of dollars.

In addition to answering nearby community questions, the Regal II 3D renderings benefited Habitat for Humanity by:

Improving branding and marketing – In the past projects, Habitat communities found it difficult to convey the scope of the homes and communities they have built. 3D renderings allowed Habitat for Humanity to deliver a higher fidelity of the entire project, thus removing lingering issues from nearby communities.

Improving communication – As Mara Foley, director of Habitat for Humanity states “Through the process of creating the renderings we’ve had to make some decisions sooner than we typically would (i.e. landscaping). It proved to be difficult, but helpful in the long run to have this level of detail ironed out at this stage.” 3D visualizations give viewers the ability to easily understand the most complex projects without having to know how to read architectural drawings.

Identifying design flaws and poor color schemes – 3D visualizations enabled key decision makers to see design flaws before anything is built and money is wasted.