Your land development and site design partner

Your Values, Your Vision, Our Guidance and Expertise

Idaho Conscious Design simplifies the land development and building processes by taking the time to understand what you want to accomplish with your home building, or other, projects. We then go to work distilling all the requirements and overlaying all those ideas, goals, and requirements onto a roadmap, called a comprehensive site plan. This saves time and money for owners, builders, and subcontractors by creating a common site picture for everyone to follow, reducing rework over the life of the project. ICD also has other services, please read on to learn more.

Why would I hire ICD for my project?

Colt's "why" is based on learning from challenges and making the process better for those who come after him. He wants to make the development process easier to understand, more efficient, more transparent, etc., to achieve more positive outcomes, at a lower cost, with less rework, over time.

Here are some simplified examples of why you might hire ICD:

Site Planning:

Most development/building projects consist of a team of individuals who are all doing a portion of the project. The builder or the General Contractor (GC) acts as the conductor, but they do not always have the time or the scope to deal with the strategic view to look beyond the project now. I work with builders and land owners, to help them develop a comprehensive plan that will guide actions over the life of the project, which often is 5-10-20 years to complete a project (example: building a house not, 2 years later building a shop, 1 year after that, adding a barn, in 10 years mom and dad need a place to be close so you consider an ADU/mobile home, etc.). Getting all of that on a site plan now allows the client to do work now (at a fraction of the cost) that will save them thousands of dollars during phase 2 or 3. On average, I save clients $5,000 - $30,000 through these efficiencies.

Where do I start?:

Building a custom home on bare land is exciting, and it is a complex, expensive process. You may feel overwhelmed by the requirements and not know where to start. I work with clients to determine the why behind their project and how that shapes the process for them. I also have a checklist that you can buy if you are a DIYer!

Due Diligence:

In many instances, people get excited and focused on the end product, or they do not want to pay for this step. Either way, they miss this critical step and end up with a property that will not support their objectives. Boundary issues, easements, Rights Of Way (ROW), setbacks, zoning, and other encumbrances/restrictions can hamper your plans. I work with Realtors, potential land owners, land owners, and builders to help them conduct due diligence to know what they can and what they cannot do on the property.

Permitting & Land Use Changes (Entitlement):

Permitting, flood plain engineering, land use changes, variances, administrative splits, and the like can be the most difficult aspect of getting started in a project. I work for builders and land owners to assist them with all aspects of the administrative approval process, taking the burden off them and allowing them to focus on their portion of the process.

What else?:

I also assist clients with home design (mostly helping them modify existing plans, or consulting on how to refine existing plans to increase functionality).

I can consult and provide advice on the best contractors who can perform the work that you are trying to accomplish, even assisting land owners with developing interview questions for them to ensure they are building the right team.

I can advise on high-performance construction principles and design aspects like home orientation on the sun and the energy savings of doing so (25% +/-!!!).

Ask me what else I can do, so I can find a way to enhance your project!