WEDG Professionals Training

“The WEDG guidelines provide a future-focused framework for balancing climate resilience with equitable waterfront access and improved ecology. ”

Julie Pietrzak, P.E., ENV SP, WEDG Associate Principal Thornton Tomasetti

“I'm hoping to use WEDG to bring multidisciplinary groups together. The three pillars of WEDG - resilience, ecology, and access - are great guiding principles for any project, but especially a waterfront project. ”

Sonya Gabrielson, Project Manager, Sherwood Design Engineers

“Climate change, sea level rise, and coastal flooding are global challenges that are here to stay. We need the best data, inspirations, and tools that help guide everybody... WEDG is part of that toolkit. Any wise waterfront stakeholder will employ it. ”

Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Embassy of the Netherlands

“WEDG is an important tool for assessing the transitional qualities of the urban waterfront, breaking down complex projects into clear, manageable metrics. Spanning disciplines, it can raise the standards for thoughtful public space design. ”

Nicolas Grefenstette, RLA, WEDG, Landscape Architect & Planner

“I’m excited that WEDG 3.0 is out, and that we continue to iterate, test and advance innovative and necessary design at the water’s edge that brings intertidal ecosystems, access and resilience to the forefront of planning.”

Kate Orff, Founder of SCAPE Landscape Architecture

“WEDG enables us to demonstrate that our developments are sustainable and responsible. We use the standard to broadcast the value of our sites to the community and stakeholders”

Dave Lombino, Managing Director, External Affairs, Two Trees Management

“WEDG Version 3.0 raises the bar and ensures the protection of all our waterfronts and their adjacent communities for generations to come.”

Aida Curtis, Founding Principal, Curtis & Rogers Design Studio

“Our WEDG certified professionals at ECOncrete look forward to the continued use of this pertinent guidance in their engagement with stakeholders as we continue our mission to support the development of our waterfronts.”

Ido Sella, ECOncrete CEO and CoFounder