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As a world leading engineering consultancy Buro Happold constantly features in the news around the globe. We provide updates on our projects, expert commentary on industry issues and legislation, as well as insight and ‘what-ifs’ about our latest technical and practical innovations in the built environment.

To find out more about how we’re changing the world in which we live, work and play, browse our archive of news stories and research below. You can filter the list to see just what you’re after, and if you need to know more contact a member of our press team or email us at enquiries@burohappold.com.

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Post Oil City exhibition goes international

30/01/2012 Written by Nadja Stachowski No comments

The German exhibition, ‘Post Oil City’, contains a wealth of information on current, complex questions and possible answers to a wide range of urban planning and environmental issues. The designs and approaches range from...

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Categories: News, Events, Germany


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Delivering best value through the Value Improvement Process

18/01/2012 Written by Phil Hampshire and Emilia Melville No comments

Buro Happold has developed the Value Improvement Process to help deliver best value. This is done by focussing on maximising the benefits of a project, gaining an understanding of the important but more subjective and difficult...

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Categories: Culture, Sustainability, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Nordics


Buro Happold BeMobility: Buro Happold Partners Berlin Elektromobil 2.0

BeMobility: Buro Happold Partners Berlin Elektromobil 2.0

10/01/2012 No comments

With an increasing world population and all the strains it brings on our planet’s finite resources denser urbanisation is key in the drive to become more sustainable. Buro Happold is committed to understanding and applying our...

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Categories: News, Germany


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Redeveloping Gibraltar Airport

03/01/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Gibraltar airfield was built during World War II and officially opened in 1949 as an emergency base for the British Royal Navy. On December 2nd, 1987, an agreement between the Spanish and British governments agreed to the civil...

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Categories: Aviation, Transport, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom


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King Abdullah Financial District

20/12/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Creating Saudi Arabia’s most significant commercial real estate development

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Categories: Commercial office, Culture, Urban development, Urban development, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia


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Pollux Tower achieves world first

25/11/2011 Written by Nadja Stachowski No comments

First ‘existing building’ to achieve Gold DGNB certification Having already achieved the status of the first office building in mainland Europe to be awarded BREEAM In-Use ‘Excellent’ rating, the Pollux Tower in...

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Categories: News, Germany


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Mike Cook talks Dresden

18/11/2011 No comments

Listen to Professor Cook talk about his innovative work on Dresden Station

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Categories: Rail, Germany, United Kingdom


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Nurturing the next generation of engineers

17/11/2011 Written by Professor Mike Cook No comments

With our planet under increasing strain from population growth, hunger for scarce resources and the impact of global warming, there is no doubt that the world needs more engineers. For they are the people who understand the...

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Categories: Opinion, United Kingdom, India, China, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE


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Buro Happold signs up as strategic partner in Poland’s first Future 4 Build event

15/11/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Engineering consultancy takes part in international Future 4 Build 2011 This year Poland’s capital, Warsaw, hosted Future 4 Build – the international conference on the sustainable built environment. The event, held in...

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Categories: Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland


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Intelligent Cities Expo

27/10/2011 1 comment

Technologies and Solutions for Smart Cities 8 – 10 November 2011CCH Congress Center Hamburg, Germany Intelligent Cities Expo is the only global exhibition dedicated to the development of smart, sustainable and...

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Categories: Events, Sustainability, IT communications & control, Water, Germany


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Buro Happold computational design expert to speak at BIM Show Live

21/10/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Dr Shrikant Sharma to talk about advanced applications of BIM for integrated modelling Dr Shrikant Sharma, computational design expert at international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold is to share...

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Categories: Press Releases, News, Events, Aviation, Civic, Commercial office, Culture, Education, Rail, Retail, Sports & Entertainment, Transport, Urban development, Computational analysis, Sustainability, People movement, Safe & secure, Inclusive design, Fire engineering, SMART solutions, Transport, Urban development, People movement, Transport planning, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, India, China, United States, UAE


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First BREEAM In-Use Excellent Rating outside UK

08/02/2011 Written by Gill Sincock

Buro Happold carries out BREEAM assessment on Pollux Tower, Frankfurt; the first building outside the UK to achieve a BREEAM In-Use Excellent Rating

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Categories: Lighting, Sustainability, Germany