IBI Group
IBI GROUP - URBAN LAND, FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION and SYSTEMS IBI Group was founded in 1974 and is a leading, international, multi-disciplinary provider of a broad range of professional services focused on the physical development of cities. IBI’s business is concentrated in four main areas of development: Urban Land, Facilities, Transportation and Systems. The professional services provided by IBI include planning, design, implementation, analysis of operations and other consulting services related to these four main areas of development.
IBI’s professionals have a broad range of academic backgrounds and experience in urban design and planning, architecture, civil engineering, transportation engineering, traffic engineering, systems engineering, urban geography, real estate analysis, landscape architecture, communications engineering, software development and many other areas of expertise, all contributing to the four areas in which IBI practices.
The firm’s clients include national, provincial, state and local government agencies and public institutions, as well as leading companies in real estate building, land and infrastructure development, transportation and the communications industries and in other business areas. IBI provides these services in major cities across Canada, the United States and western Europe, as well as in other international cities.
IBI Group has approximately 1150 employees worldwide.
TRANSPORTATION
IBI Group provides a full range of services related to the movement of people, goods and information within and between facilities. We cover all aspects of transportation including urban and inter-urban road, rail, air and marine modes and EMS, fire and emergency services.
Through the application of technology and information, we also offer intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and advanced public transportation solutions to efficiently manage and operate transportation systems. This service includes the consideration and application of technology to assist in the safe and efficient operation of the transport network and has extended into revenue collection systems.
Clients include public and private agencies responsible for the design, construction, operation and management of transportation infrastructure, as well as service providers such as transit agencies, truck, rail, air and marine operators, port authorities and inter-modal terminal operators.
Areas of Practice
- Urban and Regional Transportation
- Urban and Intercity Transit
- Marine Transportation
- Air Transportation
- Freight Transportation and Logistics
SYSTEMS
IBI Group provides leading edge systems consulting and software development from the design of information technology, security and smart building systems, through to the development of large-scale revenue collection, traffic control and wired/wireless telecommunications systems. Our computer systems practice includes the development and integration of hardware and software applications for programmable local controllers to large-scale central systems.
The systems that we design, develop and integrate encompass the latest in technology including wireless communications, GPS/GIS, proven development techniques and our specialized knowledge of application areas such as transportation, buildings and telecommunications. Our consulting services at the start of each project provide critical input into systems requirements, business process and financial feasibility considering the lifecycle of proposed solutions.
IBI Group not only develops dedicated systems, but also effectively integrates systems and technology into our other core disciplines of land development, facilities and transportation creating more productive and attractive living and working environments.
IBI Group has developed and applied innovative technology in a number of areas. One of the latest innovations is "Spatially Encoded Video". This technology has a number of innovative applications in urban environments, transportation, utilities, railways, etc.
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URBAN LAND
At the heart of IBI Group’s urban land practice is its contribution to the built environment. The firm’s consulting services are based upon a holistic approach to land use planning and development by the integration of architecture and urban design, transportation and systems design, into a single, seamless, built entity. This strategy produces a ‘win-win’ relationship. IBI Group’s clients receive a superior product – and the convenience of ‘one stop’ shopping – while the land benefits from a more rational appraisal of its limits to development.
We list a host of land use planning projects to our credit, including urban revitalization (Brownfield reclamation / redevelopment and Greyfield urban intensification), suburban sub-divisions (Greenfield new community development), ski and golf resorts, retail/office/commercial developments and transit-oriented development (TOD) programs for rapid transit corridors.
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Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Research
- Economic / Financial Analysis
- Land Use Planning
- Civil Engineering
- Surveying and Mapping
- Water Resources Management
- Urban Design
- Public Outreach
FACILITIES
IBI Group provides a full service of architectural / design capability across North America and Europe/Middle East. The firm has designed and supervised construction of a wide variety of building types including high-rise and residential towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, shopping centers, themed attractions, LRT/BRT stations and mixed-use developments, as well as single-use structures for specific clients. IBI Group has a strong presence in the Leisure industry, designing not only ski and golf resorts, but the retail villages that anchor them.
IBI Group combines solid design fundamentals with vision, and a clear understanding of business practice and economic restraint.
Areas of Practice
- Architecture
- Programming
- Interior Design
- Landscape Design
SELECTED PROJECTS
National Traffic Control Centre - England
The National Traffic Control Centre (NTCC) is the Highways Agency’s flagship traffic management service providing strategic traffic management across the entire English motorway and principle road network. The NTCC monitors a road network of approximately 5130 miles with 4000 traffic monitoring sites.
NTCC coordinates with Police and local highway authorities to disseminate accurate and timely information to the public via a website, interactive telephone services and roadside VMS. It also provides information direct to media organisations for onward broadcast. The project has been procured as a Public-Private Partnership, whereby the NTCC Company is responsible for installation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure and provides services over a ten-year concession for which payment is received.
IBI Group is working with the Highways Agency as a technical advisor, responsible for a wide range of activities including:
- Development of the Service Specification and Payment Mechanism
- Tender Evaluation and Negotiation
- Program and Project Management
- Creative Strategy Development
- Institutional Governance and Strengthening
- Change Management
- Business Process Analysis and Re-Design
- Motivation, Performance and Leadership
- Service Operations Strategy and Development
- Systems, Communications and Traffic Engineering
- New Media Development
- Corporate and Public Relations
SYSTEMS
Attiki Odos Electronic Toll and Traffic Management - Athens, Greece
The Elefensina-Stavros Motorway, located in Athens, Greece, is a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) highway project undertaken by the Attiki Odos Construction Joint Venture. The Motorway is 65 km long with 35 tunnels, 38 interchanges, and 173 tolling lanes.
IBI Group was engaged to provide the complete solution for the Integrated Tolling and Traffic Management System (ITTMS). The toll system included multiple methods of payment including Manual, Electronic and Smart Card techonlogy. The system is currently processing over 300,000 revenue transactions per day. The ITTMS includes a full range of features: traffic monitoring, incident detection, surveillance (CCTV), motorist information through arterial advisory signing, and motorway signing and tunnel control features, including lane control and speed advisory signing. The ITTMS is being expanded to include management of all of the electronic elements of the highway, including the ventilation, lighting, pumping, fire detection in the tunnels and lighting and irrigation in the open road sections – a full Motorway Management System. The communications system provides full redundancy for the all data, voice and video supporting both analogue and digital communications. The entire system was delivered in logical stages, supporting the opening of various sections of the Motorway.
URBAN LAND
Minneapolis Downtown East / North Loop Master Plan - Minneapolis, MN
IBI Group was retained in the summer of 2001 to produce a Land Use Master Plan for a 500-acre sector of Downtown Minneapolis. The study’s aim was to propose development -patterns supporting the concept of ‘complete communities’ in both the North Loop and Downtown East districts of the city, as well as providing recommendations regarding the expansion of the Downtown Core, as it relates to its Class-A office precinct. To facilitate this goal, the first phase of work entailed a detailed market analysis of the Project Area. A parallel deliverable to the assignment was to anticipate property development along the 5th Street S. Hiawatha LRT corridor, including preparation of urban design guidelines for streetscape enhancements associated with the arrival of light rail in Minneapolis. The end product included development of implementation strategies regarding regulatory framework and capital funding mechanisms.
FACILITIES
Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub - Salt Lake City, UT
The facility encompasses the design of a 35,000 sq. ft. terminal for Amtrak, Utah Transit Authority (bus and LRT), Greyhound and taxi passengers. The facility will include the retrofitting and seismic upgrade of an existing warehouse facility. The terminal building is also being submitted for LEED Certification.
Also, IBI Group was commissioned to produce a Station Area Plan for the lands surrounding the facility. This study establishes a context for the Intermodal Hub, and explores the role that it will play as a catalyst for future development in the immediate area.
