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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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King Abdullah Financial District
Creating Saudi Arabia’s most significant commercial real estate development
Categories: Commercial office, Culture, Urban development, Urban development, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia
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Buro Happold joins with EDGE members to hit back at Chancellor’s ‘Green Retreat’
Consultancy and other key industry names in letter to the Telegraph supporting environmental regulation
Categories: Sustainability, Environment, United Kingdom
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More award success in the Middle East for Buro Happold
Buro Happold’s enviable reputation in the Middle East, established over 30 years of delivering cutting edge solutions in the built environment, has been further bolstered at this year’s MEP awards. The...
Categories: Sustainability, Saudi Arabia, UAE
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Unique GPP Business Park development wins CEE Green Building Award
This November Warsaw played host to the inaugural CEE Green Building Awards. Organised by the Association of Green Building Professionals (Central & Eastern Europe) and Europaproperty, the awards attracted an audience...
Categories: News, Sustainability, Poland
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The UAE celebrates 40 years as a nation
The United Arab Emirates is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its formation on the 2nd December, through a series of special events and festivities across the region. Formed in 1971 the UAE is a federation of seven emirates;...
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Working in partnership - Buro Happold and the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology
Buro Happold has a long tradition of working with academia and has forged many such links around the world; the consultancy focuses on collaboration and partnership at this level in order to actively shape the built environment...
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Buro Happold joins the Polish Partnership for Sustainable Construction
The Partnership for Sustainable Construction aims to raise awareness of sustainable construction and horizontal cooperation between all players in the sustainable building life cycle. As part of the project, a...
Categories: News, Sustainability, Poland
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Buro Happold supports major sustainability-led Gulf project
Consultancy delivering phase 2 and 3 of Heart of Doha, Qatar’s responsible urban redevelopment Situated in central Doha, Qatar’s capital city and economic powerhouse, the Heart of Doha is an ambitious and ground...
Categories: Press Releases, Urban development, Sustainability, Environment, Urban development
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Energy Conversations: Zero carbon - a goal too far?
The UK government has redefined zero carbon and the new description is slightly Orwellian! Some commentators believe that the costs of zero carbon buildings make them impossible to justify whilst others believe that we’ll never...
Categories: Events, Energy, Sustainability, United Kingdom
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Paul Westbury talks to Channel 4 News
Buro Happold’s CEO champions innovation and the engineer Hear Paul Westbury discuss how engineers make the world go round, their importance to the UK economy and how we need to redefine our understanding of the world of...
Categories: News, United Kingdom, United States
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Pollux Tower achieves world first
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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Washington University reaps significant benefits from Buro Happold’s innovative design
Buro Happold is the lead engineer in the design phases for the Olin Business School, a 147,000 square foot faculty and teaching education building on the Washington University campus in St. Louis, Missouri. Considering itself an...
Categories: Awards, News, Education, United States
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Net-Zero Energy: What does it really mean?
Framed by Stuart Magruder, VP/ President-elect, AIA Los Angeles and moderated by David Abel - publisher and editor-in-chief of THE PLANNING REPORT, the discussion drew participants from across the Los Angeles architectural and...
Categories: News, Energy, United States
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Concerns over contaminated land
10,000 contaminated land sector professionals call for safeguards in NPPF – EIC to launch campaign The Environment Industries Commission (EIC) Contaminated Land Working Group has expressed serious concerns to the...
Categories: News, Environment, Urban development, Geoenvironmental, United Kingdom
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Building Talks Event
Easily recognisable from a distance due to its distinctive silhouette, the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s new purpose-built venue will create a dynamic cultural space in the heart of Katowice, and generate many...
