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THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF AI CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE LIFE BETTER Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the way we live, work, and interact with the world. It is showing up in everyday activities. From healthcare to transportation, education to entertainment, AI has already shown significant promise in making our lives better. To fully…
The concept of the 15-minute city is an urban planning approach that has gained significant popularity in recent years. It is an approach that focuses on creating a compact and walkable city where all daily needs, such as work, healthcare, education, and entertainment, are within a 15-minute reach by walking or cycling. There are certain…
QES, Incorporated is committed to providing our clients with comprehensive information on various aspects of the housing industry. In this blog post, we will discuss the City of Los Angeles Housing Covenant (Land Use Covenant) review and approval process. The City of Los Angeles Land Use Covenant program is designed to encourage the development of…
QES Inc. has decades of experience managing entitlement projects both large and small for a variety of stakeholders engaged in the development, land-use, construction, and housing trades. Checklists are part and parcel of everything we do. We follow land development due diligence checklists to ensure that all possible pitfalls have been revealed and therefore increase…
Lawmakers have updated California’s Density Bonus Law for 2022. What does this mean for you? As many of you are aware, California enacted Government Code Section 65915 in 1979; most of us refer to it as, simply, the Density Bonus Law (DBL). That law has been guiding local government and local agency housing projects that…
The often interrelated subjects of transit-oriented communities and affordable housing are once again sparking conversations within California’s land use and entitlement industries. What’s driving the discussion varies, of course, but one major factor is a wide range of bills signed into law, including one that changes the state’s Density Bonus Laws (DBL). While the updated…