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Are railways the key to transforming Indonesia's cities?
Challenges included how to optimise KAI’s assets and ensure sustainable commercial performance as the Indonesian economy continues to grow and develop. The design sprint from Urban C:lab began by considering the history and importance of rail in the country – it was a central part of development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – before the road became the transportation mode of choice.
London: Capital City or City of Capital? Five viewpoints
Coming from different professions, the presentations by Professor Yolande Barnes (UCL Real Estate Institute), Rachel Huxley (C40 Cities), David West (Studio Egret West), Oliver Heywood (Allies and Morrison) and Edward Vaughan Dixon (Aviva Investors), were a key ingredient to the congress programme and helped to shine a light on the provocation from various perspectives. Here are the key findings the C:labbers took from the presentations.
Climate crisis, heatwaves and the built environment
Heatwaves and extreme heat events such as fires are increasingly in the headlines. Across Europe in the summer of 2023, communities and tourists suffered through record breaking temperatures. In the United States, heat alerts are increasingly common, affecting millions of people. These events – compounded by the El Nino effect – are becoming more frequent and more severe due to the impacts of climate change.
Bridging the gap
The village of Kanyarusanga in the rural Karongi District in western Rwanda has long been a divided community, split down the middle by the Gisuma river. At times, when the sun is blazing, the river can appear to be little more than a gentle stream. But during the rainy season, it can swiftly be transformed into a raging torrent.
Navigating success: talking ports and maritime with Paul Curwen
Paul Curwen has worked in the ports, maritime, coastal and river disciplines for over 25 years and has joined Buro Happold to expand our existing ports and maritime capability.
Lowering the carbon impact of buildings: six Buro Happold projects leading the way
To celebrate our climate campaign this month, Buro Happold is exploring four topics that support our transition to a more sustainable built environment. In this article, we take a look at six projects that have clear sustainability ambitions and explore how we have supported our clients in achieving them. Buildings and the construction industry are responsible for approximately 40% of the planet’s energy-related carbon emissions.
Buro Happold's Urban C:Lab initiative launches third cohort
Urban C:lab is a programme initiated by Buro Happold focused on exploring emergent disruption in the built environment. March 2023 marked the kick off month for the third cohort to start their two-year journey. Across our global practice, we invited the diverse talents of Buro Happold to apply for the programme that seeks to think collectively, openly and without hierarchy about the future of the built environment.
Top seven mass timber projects
To celebrate our climate campaign this month, Buro Happold is exploring four topics that support our transition to a more sustainable built environment. In this article, we take a look at seven of our favourite mass timber projects that Buro Happold has helped to realise. Timber can be considered as one of the most sustainable building materials within the construction industry. It can be used to maximise a project’s sustainability credentials.
How are offices evolving?
The pandemic shifted the way many of us work. The temporary enforced working from home of the 2020 lockdowns, quickly gave rise to a realisation that hybrid working offered an impactful way for office-based teams to dramatically lower their carbon footprints by cutting down on commuting, while also improving their individual work-life balance.
Five fascinating facts about Ankarafa Field Station to celebrate World Wildlife Day
To celebrate World Wildlife Day, we’re sharing five of our favourite facts about the Ankarafa Field Station in Sahamalaza, Northern Madagascar, part of the Radama National Park. The Bristol Zoological Society has worked in northern Madagascar for over a decade, carrying out invaluable conservation work to safeguard the wildlife in this unique and biologically rich African island.
Boston: a science-driven story of growth
Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the Lincolnshire town of Boston in England, more than 3,000 miles away. Through much of the 20th century, Boston was economically over-shadowed by the prominence of New York City on the eastern seaboard.
Ekurhuleni transitions to Clean Construction
The fifth city explored in the Buro Happold and C40 Cities series of Clean Construction deep dives is Ekurhuleni in South Africa. They support cities in implementing more ambitious actions to achieve net zero construction and address wider social, economic and environmental issues. Clean Construction in our cities The built environment is critical to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency.
ConcreteZero: providing a solid foundation for low carbon construction
After water, concrete is the most consumed material on Earth, and around 8% of global human-produced carbon emissions are a result of the production of cement, a key component of concrete. With areas the size of Paris being built globally every single week for the next 40 years, the demand for concrete is significant, and highlights the need to drastically reduce the carbon emissions of this material if we are to achieve our net zero carbon goals of a 45% reduction on carbon emissions.
5 Chinese projects to celebrate The Year of the Rabbit
To celebrate Chinese New Year and the upcoming Year of the Rabbit, we’re showcasing five of our favourite projects from the region in recent years. With offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen, Buro Happold’s engineering and consultancy experts have worked on some incredible projects across China. From cultural landmarks in Hong Kong, to innovation hubs in Shenzhen, let’s take a look at some of our most memorable projects. 1.
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