Conservation Subdivision Design
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Understanding the Environmental and Economic
Benefits of Conservation Design
History of conventional subdivision design
Environmental, aesthetic and economic drawbacks of
conventional design
History of conservation subdivision design
Economic and environmental benefits, including minimizing roadways
Analyzing Parcel to be Developed:
Identifying Areas for Conservation and Development
Analyzing the site
Examining the surrounding area
Exploring topography, hydrology, vegetation and wildlife
Considering Local Land Use and Environmental Regulations
Local land use regulations
Identifying and preserving wetlands
Considering smart growth, walkable neighborhoods
and other sustainable design goals and standards
Developing a Subdivision Site Plan
Identifying areas to be conserved
Identifying areas to be developed
Locating housing sites and lot lines
Providing water supply and wastewater systems
Promoting Alternative Methods of Transportation
Creating pedestrian and bike trails
Creating access to mass transit
Preserving Natural Features and Agriculture
Preserving natural features and functions of green spaces
Wildlife habitat preservation
Cooperative agriculture
Reviewing Good, Bad and Ugly Case Studies
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Certified Planners
7.0 APA CM Hours
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Partial attendance cannot be reported to the AIA.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (ApprovalNo. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The American Planning Association has approved this event for 7.0 certification maintenance hours for planners.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for licensing maintenance.
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Joe Clase, AICP
Plan 4 Land LLC in Delaware County, OHMr. Clase holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and a master’s degree in Public Administration from The Ohio State University’s School of Public Policy and Management. With expansive professional experience, he has been previously employed as a public employee in city, village, township and county governments throughout Delaware and Union counties. As an experienced public official, Mr. Clase established the business in 2013 with the primary mission of helping clients to develop a local quality of life through smart growth and sustainable planning. Today, he has brought together a team of professionals who provide start to finish assistance on client projects. Mr. Clase is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has also served as a member of regional planning commissions, public works committees, public safety committees, appeals board, zoning commission, health board, transit board, along with various other boards and committees. Since 2013, Plan 4 Land has been focused on providing high-quality, professional land use planning and public policy assistance to local governments, small businesses and land owners. The company uses the expertise of those trained as, or who have served as, local government officials and small business owners, executives and managers to help provide assistance in the fields of conservation, development, policy and zoning. Plan 4 Land strives to blend conservation and development to better the quality of life for its clients. With a focus on conservation development, the firm strives to educate clients on the success of Randall Arendt’s vision for a farm village that provides smart growth opportunities as published in Rural by Design.