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MASTERPLANNING
SERVICES
Energy and utilities engineering
Buro Happold’s energy and utilities engineering
team works closely with developers, masterplanners,
planning authorities and utility providers to ‘open up’
sites by formulating both centralised and de centralised
strategies that ensure the most effective provision and
integration of utility services. These services include
potable water, electrical power, telecommunications,
gas, community heating and cooling, drainage and
vacuum waste collection. Our delivery of energy
and utilities is achieved through a combination of
benchmarking and forecasting, integration with
the masterplanning infrastructure, legislation and
regulatory frameworks, and procurement and capital
expenditure planning strategies. Our solutions also have
to achieve regional and national renewable and carbon
mitigation targets as part of a wider sustainability ethos
for the urban environment.
Geoenvironmental engineering
Buro Happold’s geoenvironmental team are experts
at identifying and resolving technical issues that
arise during developments affected by contaminated
land and impacted groundwater. Comprehensive
investigation of the soil and water environment
enables us to identify potential hazards and then
develop a range of appropriate remediation solutions.
Geotechnical engineering
Buro Happold’s geotechnical engineering team
identifies and implements solutions for structural
foundations, basements, tunnels, retaining walls,
earthworks and site remediation. With experience
covering all major sectors, we carry out geotechnical
investigations to inform the design process, reduce
costs and help clients get the best value from existing
ground conditions.
Highways
Buro Happold’s highways team has a long track record
in delivering new and improved highways around
the world. Projects include development-related
roads and public highway improvements for local
authority partners. Our engineers are responsible
for the detailed design of carriageways, associated
drainage, lighting and traffic signals, and are also
involved in legal agreements, contract procurement
and ultimately for the supervision and safety auditing
of work undertaken by contractors.
Inclusive design
Buro Happold’s inclusive design team is well practised
in applying the principles of inclusive design in a range
of building projects, from masterplanning, offices,
hotels and sports stadia to retail malls and transport
interchanges. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary
team, we take into account all potential cultural and
community users to provide an inclusive environment
suitable for a diversity of user groups.
Infrastructure development
Buro Happold’s infrastructure development team
believes that designing places for people must be
all encompassing and involve not just the building
structures but also the surrounding infrastructure.
In order for buildings and public spaces to function
and be appealing, they need to be underpinned by
functional infrastructure that integrates with the public
realm: getting from A to B should be smooth and
seamless and as sustainable as possible. People need
to feel comfortable and at ease in their surroundings;
this requires easy access to public transport, roads,
car parks, services and utilities. Streets should be
well lit, welcoming and clearly way-marked and most
importantly accessible to all.
People movement
To ensure the safety of crowds designers need
to consider how people move through the built
environment and utilise the spaces provided for them.
By forecasting circulation patterns at an early stage in
the design process, Buro Happold’s people movement