FAQs
Smart Subdivisions. Smarter Business.
WHAT IS SUBDIVISION ENGINEERING, AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT PROJECT SUCCESS?
Subdivision engineering focuses on the design and implementation of essential residential infrastructure, including roads, sewers, and water systems to support new land development projects. Visionary builders require their projects to be cost-effective, compliant with municipal standards, delivered quickly, approved quickly, and guided by knowledgeable, experienced engineers.
WHO ARE THE CLIENTS DSEL WORKS WITH?
DSEL collaborates with many of Canada’s largest and most successful home builders, providing innovative engineering solutions tailored to their specific project needs. Visionary builders adopt DSEL’s edge in subdivision engineering as their own.
WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS DOES DSEL SPECIALIZE IN?
DSEL specializes in new, large residential communities, including due diligence investigations, detailed subdivision design, and construction administration. With deep expertise in large, low-rise residential projects and a history of bold, ground-breaking solutions, DSEL offers optimized results in an industry shattering timeline.
WHERE DOES DSEL OPERATE?
DSEL provides services across Canada and has offices in Toronto, Ottawa, and Alberta to support clients nationwide.
WHAT SERVICES DOES DSEL OFFER FOR SUBDIVISION ENGINEERING?
Revolutionize Your Land Development Project in 10 Minutes, 10 Days, 10 Ways
Unlock a new level of efficiency and precision in land development with DSEL’s signature approach:
10 Ways: Fast. Precise. Predictable. Cost-Effective. Visual. Intuitive. Standardized. Comprehensive. Complete. Approvable.
Partner with a strategic engineering firm that aligns with your business goals and vision, helping you achieve unparalleled results.
Go Further, Faster: 10-Minute Subdivision
Fast, precise, and comprehensive preliminary analysis of multiple servicing, grading, and SWM alternatives to optimize the outcome.
Move beyond the numbers with DSEL’s 10 Minute client friendly drawings and understand your subdivision in seconds, including:
Visual Lot Grading
Visual Roads
Visual Sewers
Where Fast is Normal: 10-Day Subdivision
The pinnacle of 30 years of innovation. Get to market faster with detailed engineering drawings in 10 business days.
Offered as a premium service when months, weeks, or even a few days could impact the success of your project.
Benefits include:
Reducing carrying costs
Beating fee increases
Avoiding changes in regulation
Compressing your schedule
Accelerate Approvals: Easy Check Drawings
Colour-coded plans simplify and accelerate the review of large, complicated drawing sets.
DSEL’s innovation, Easy Check Drawings, assists approval agencies to quickly verify conformance with design standards.
Benefits include:
Supporting the approval agency
Improving clarity
Reducing revisions
Compressing your schedule
Mechanisms to Control Quality, Timing, and Costs
DSEL employs rigorous processes and technologies to ensure that every project is predictable, comprehensive, and delivered on time.
Visionary builders rely on DSEL to outperform traditional approaches in engineering and project delivery.
HOW DOES DSEL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS?
DSEL utilizes its innovation, Easy Check Drawings, to assist approval agencies in quickly verifying conformance with design standards, ensuring all projects meet local municipal regulations.
WHAT IS DSEL’S APPROACH TO GRADING AND SERVICING DESIGN?
DSEL has standardized the engineering of large-scale residential communities, including master servicing studies and detailed design submissions to save precious time and money. DSEL designs are powered by proprietary optimization software to produce optimized outcomes in industry shattering timelines.
HOW CAN DSEL HELP REDUCE PROJECT TIMELINES AND COSTS?
DSEL uses 10 Minute Subdivision technology to set up the community for success by reviewing unlimited servicing, grading and SWM options prior to selecting the preferred strategy. DSEL uses the 10 Day Subdivision to produce optimized infrastructure design in industry shattering timelines. Easy Check Drawings are provided to the municipality to accelerate the approval process. shattering timelines.
WHAT IS THE TYPICAL TIMELINE FOR A SUBDIVISION DESIGN?
Timelines can vary, but DSEL’s 10 Day Subdivision has been successfully deployed for projects up to 160 acres, 850 lots, comprised of three separate subdivisions – all three submitted in 10 days! Easy Check Drawings are provided to the municipality to accelerate the approval process. shattering timelines.
HOW DOES DSEL ACCELERATE MUNICIPAL APPROVALS?
DSEL’s Municipal Checking Drawings are visually intuitive overlays that assist the approval agencies in quickly verifying conformance with design standards, helping to streamline the approval process and mitigate potential delays.
WHAT IS THE "10-DAY SUBDIVISION" PROCESS, AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
DSEL’s “10-Minute Subdivision” process delivers detailed engineering drawings within 10 business days, utilizing proprietary technology to accelerate project timelines and reduce costs.
WHAT FACTORS AFFECT THE COST OF SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION?
Factors include project size, complexity, regulatory requirements, environmental considerations, the need for temporary infrastructure and time of year. A cost effective design must include earthworks optimization, a cost-effective servicing strategy and a SWM strategy that is effective – both technically and financially.
HOW DOES WORKING WITH DSEL IMPROVE RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) FOR BUILDERS?
DSEL’s accelerated design processes and optimized solutions reduce time-to-market and associated carrying costs thereby enhancing ROI for builders technically and financially.
WHEN DOES DSEL PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES?
DSEL offers cost estimates tailored to suit the specific project requirements appropriate to the stage of the project. From order of magnitude estimates in the preliminary stages to precise estimates at detailed design.
HOW DOES DSEL ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE IN ITS PROJECTS?
DSEL collaborates with environmental scientists and regulatory agencies to protect and enhance natural features and ensure all projects comply with environmental regulations.
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING APPROVALS?
Challenges include navigating complex regulatory frameworks and ensuring timely municipal drawing review. Reviewers are asked to approve large drawing sets produced by the Owner’s consultant illustrating complex infrastructure designs, all of which must conform with exacting municipal standards.
HOW DOES DSEL ASSIST CLIENTS WITH REGULATORY APPROVALS?
DSEL’s Easy Check Drawings allow for visual verification all major infrastructure items, demonstrating conformance with all municipal standards. Easy Check Drawings streamline and accelerate the regulatory approval process.
HOW DOES DSEL COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE?
DSEL maintains open and consistent communication with clients, providing updates and collaborating closely to ensure project goals are met effectively.
WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE DSEL?
DSEL offers innovative, builder-oriented solutions with a focus on reducing time and controlling costs, backed by decades of experience and proprietary technology.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DSEL’S PROPRIETARY METHODS?
DSEL’s proprietary methods enable rapid design turnaround, enhanced precision, and streamlined approvals, providing significant client advantages.
HOW HAS DSEL HELPED CLIENTS IN PAST PROJECTS?
DSEL has successfully accelerated large-scale projects, delivering detailed designs quickly and efficiently, thereby helping clients achieve their development goals. Visit our case studies to learn more.