Planning Code Associates (PCA) was founded by principal Phil Ehlinger, an AICP certified professional planner and architectural designer, with more than 33 years experience in all aspects of building design, land planning, zoning, and building codes. Phil was the town planner in Doylestown for a third of a century and oversaw the transformation of the historic county seat of Bucks County into a vibrant, successful and award winning community. He brought innovations such as traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs) to Bucks County as well as other innovative land use and zoning tools. Phil was the creator of the much copied Green Points sustainability program and “fee-bate” system, as well as many other green building and energy conservation programs. Sustainable building design and land planning is our specialty. Phil has also consulted and assisted many communities across the north-east United States as a planning consultant, bringing Doylestown’s successful formula to many other communities. As a PA UCC certified building code official for many decades he has earned dozens of International Code Council building certifications and is an unparalleled expert on all things building codes. Qualified as an expert witness at many zoning hearings and court proceedings, he has served to assist the legal community through-out his career.