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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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How we will live in the 21st century?
The International Building Exhibition in Hamburg opened its doors to the public. The Soft House, one of the model homes, looks to provide an answer to this question
Categories: Commercial residential, Energy, Germany
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Delivering an energy breakthrough for India
Buro Happold and Chadwick International eliminate the need for air-conditioning in the work place by creating a low cost, low carbon space for Xchanging plc in the academic city of Shimoga, 280kms north west of Bangalore, an energy breakthrough for India.
Categories: Commercial office, Energy, Sustainability, India, United Kingdom
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Winner of Buro Happold sponsored student essay competition announced
The winner of the student engineer essay competition held by Design Buildings Wiki, and sponsored and selected by Buro Happold is Rachel Ribeiro, a second year undergraduate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial...
Categories: Energy, United Kingdom
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Caltech Jorgensen Lab achieves LEED Platinum
Buro Happold is honored to have been involved in the recent renovation of the California Institute of Technology, Earle M. Jorgensen Laboratory, designed by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects.
Categories: Education, Energy, Lighting, Sustainability
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Box of Tricks
This month’s CIBSE journal (June edition) contains a four page feature on the ‘Retrofit for the Future’ project. Buro Happold,...
Categories: Energy, United Kingdom
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NewMass - a new type of cooling system
Gideon Susman, who recently completed his engineering doctorate whilst working as a researcher at Buro Happold, debuted his inventive new PCM cooling system at the finals of this year’s Ecobuild Innovation Zone...
Categories: Energy, United Kingdom
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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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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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Alasdair Young to chair low carbon infrastructure event
Buro Happold’s Energy Director, Alasdair Young, will be chairing Energy Conversations on 9th November at The Building Centre in London. A series of talks, debates and discussions around the supply and use of energy,...
Categories: News, Events, Energy, Sustainability, Urban development, United Kingdom
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Buro Happold supports Solar Decathlon Europe entries
Teams set up their innovative designs for the first time in Madrid Leading up to the first Solar Decathlon Europe event, international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has been supporting the...
Categories: Press Releases, Energy, Commercial residential
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Woods Bagot and Buro Happold unveil ‘ZERO-E’ to lead zero carbon economy drive
Joint pilot project advances construction industry’s contribution to achieving a zero carbon economy by 2050 Global companies – architectural practice Woods Bagot and multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro...
Categories: Press Releases, Energy, Sustainability
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Buro Happold expert comments on Part L published by UK government
New ‘Approved Documents’ for Building Regs to come into force in October David Kingstone, associate at international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold, said: “We welcome the new emphasis on energy...
Categories: Opinion, Energy, Computational analysis, United Kingdom
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Buro Happold expert says ‘feed-in tariffs’ are a small step in the right direction
Expert urges bigger thinking to meet UK emissions targets Alasdair Young, senior engineer at global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold, welcomes the Government’s announcement on renewables. However,...
Categories: Energy
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Buro Happold expert urges review of CHP levy for 2050 carbon target
Alasdair Young, Senior Engineer at Buro Happold, provides reaction to today’s budget. “Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants have been subsidised by an exemption from the Climate Change Levy - the tax on...
Categories: Press Releases, Energy, United Kingdom
