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We’re excited to attend I.CON West 2026 in Los Angeles!

📅 March 3–4 📍 InterContinental Downton Los Angeles 👉 Visit us at Booth #33 We support industrial and commercial real estate projects through: • Due Diligence • Entitlements & Project Management • Environmental Planning • Development & Construction Management • Policy Planning • Technical Services If you’re navigating acquisitions, entitlements, or active development, stop by […]

We’re excited to welcome Zyler Fuentes as our newest Project Coordinator!

Zyler brings nine years of experience across multi-family, affordable, and luxury housing—including property management, leasing, and sales with the Irvine Company—along with hands-on public outreach research in Little Saigon through his UCI Master’s partnership with the City of Westminster. His background in coordinating complex initiatives, engaging diverse communities, and supporting inclusive statewide efforts with displaced […]

Konnie Dobreva, JD and Terrance Smalls with EPD recently delivered meaningful CEQA 101 Training for San Bernardino County.

As one of the most complex environmental laws in the country, CEQA directly shapes how projects move from concept to construction. When misinterpreted or applied inconsistently, it can lead to delays, legal vulnerability, and unnecessary costs. When managed strategically, it becomes a powerful framework for risk management, defensibility, and responsible development. Our team brings decades […]

Self-storage continues to fill an important and growing need.

As housing gets smaller and businesses need more flexibility, self-storage continues to fill an important and growing need. More projects are popping up on tight, already-developed sites in built-out cities. Self-storage is generally a low-impact use, but infill development adds layers of complexity. These sites are often next to sensitive neighbors, have a history of prior […]

Delivering Complex, Large-Scale Solutions: Palmdale Logistics Center

EPD Solutions is excited to announce the project approval of the Palmdale Logistics Center for client Transwestern. EPD provided CEQA compliance, entitlement support, and technical services for this project in Los Angeles County. EPD supported entitlements, provided technical analysis, and prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with CEQA. The project included: ⬛️ A […]

We’re excited to welcome Cruz Hernandez to our team as a biologist.

Cruz brings five years of field biology experience, with a strong background in biological surveys, habitat assessments, and focused studies for sensitive species including burrowing owl, desert tortoise, monarch butterfly, Crotch’s bumble bee, and least Bell’s vireo. His experience and understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations in Southern California will be a great […]

We’re excited to welcome Shawn Gatchel-Hernandez to the team!

Shawn brings over 25 years of experience in environmental and biological regulatory compliance across California, with deep expertise in CEQA, habitat conservation planning, mitigation banking, and agency coordination. Her strong track record in delivering effective mitigation solutions and navigating complex entitlement processes will be a huge asset to our clients and projects. Welcome aboard, Shawn—we’re […]

Building Industry Association of Southern California 2026 Economic Forecast

This week, Jeremy Krout, AICP, LEED, GA and Andrea Arcilla attended the Building Industry Association of Southern California 2026 Economic Forecast to stay current on the economic trends shaping business, real estate, housing, and our local communities. Our team makes a priority to attend events like this; they are critical for understanding what’s ahead and […]

With data center demand expected to double by 2030 and excess office inventory across the U.S., building conversions are becoming an increasingly compelling solution.

In California, however, feasibility is multi-layered. Beyond power costs and availability, cooling, and redundancy, projects must also navigate rigorous environmental analysis through a project’s CEQA compliance. From our perspective at EPD, successful data center conversions begin with understanding environmental constraints early, not treating them as a downstream permitting hurdle. Under CEQA, adaptive reuse projects, especially […]