Bringing our advisory services to the Indian market

With a strong track record of delivering sustainable urban development and building projects in India, Buro Happold is now offering advisory and consultancy services to clients.

India is one of Buro Happold’s most exciting locations due to its rapid growth of urban areas. We have been operating in the region for many years, with offices both in Mumbai and Hyderabad. This expansion is part of our global growth strategy. Our new advisory and consultancy services strengthen our relationship with our clients, foster innovation and support our huge body of work in the region.

Buro Happold’s integrated and innovative approach to the built environment means that we have a proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering design solutions for commercial clients in India. Our notable projects include the World Towers in Mumbai, Omkar 1973 Worli and Lodha Clariant.

Our new advisory offer will support our structural and building services engineering services, as well as our specialism in tall buildings. It also helps our mission to create a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable built environment.

We are currently offering the following advisory and consultancy services in India:

• Asset consultancy and technical due diligence (TDD)
• Climate and sustainability
• Facade engineering
• Security and technology.

Asset consultancy and technical due diligence (TDD)

The built environment is evolving. With the increasing demand for more efficient, effective and resilient buildings, our team specialise in the sustainable retrofit and repurpose of existing building stock and stranded assets. Prioritising the retrofit of existing real estate over demolition and new build constriction, is not only more cost effective for asset owners, it can enhance employee health, wellbeing and productivity.

We work closely with our clients to provide strategic solutions that are driven by core operational and business needs, in order to deliver maximum return on investment. Asset consultancy and technical due diligence (TDD) is the process of research and analysis, in which a prospective purchaser, occupier or investor of the property gathers information about the physical characteristics of the property.

Climate and sustainability

Buro Happold has considerable experience in designing and delivering net zero and low carbon buildings, masterplans and cities. We are one of the world’s leading sustainability consultants. We have worked with clients such as C40 Cities and World Green Building Council to advise on green construction solutions. Our work enables our built environments, our planet and our communities to thrive for future generations.

We take a holistic and integrated approach our climate and sustainability strategy, focusing not only on the way spaces are designed, but also the way it is used. Our award-winning interdisciplinary climate and sustainability team brings together industry leading expertise from a range of areas, including net zero carbon, building performance, climate adaptation and resilience, ecology and biodiversity management, energy, waste and water reduction strategies, social value and ESG.

Facade engineering

Building materials and techniques are advancing every day, particularly with the digitisation of the construction process. As a result, we have seen an increase in the demands being made on building envelope performance. Facade engineering is critical to the success of any building project, particularly in terms of building performance.

As facade engineering specialists, we bridge the gap between the architectural concept and a well-engineered, efficient, and cost-effective design solution. We are experts in advising the client and wider design team on the best way to detail, specify and procure the building envelope, taking into consideration the multitude of environmental factors that effect facade performance.

Security and technology

Most of us spend a significant proportion of our working day within an office environment. As a result, a high-quality work environment, facilities and level of comfort is essential to ensure workplace wellbeing, productivity safety and security.

Our specialist IT and security team’s knowledge of what is required to facilitate a productive, safe and secure environment enables us to intelligently design IT and security interventions. We weave these solutions into the fabric of the building without compromising the functionality. Our aim is to provide integrated solutions that align with an architect’s vision. Our service offering not only considers the individual building or asset, but also the surrounding infrastructure and environment.

We already have strong working relationships with the leading architectural firms and developers in India, so we are looking forward to strengthening these relationships as we continue to expand our service offer. Our team of experts are looking forward to helping clients create a lasting legacy within the built environment.