Halcrow specialises in the provision of planning, design and management services for urban development worldwide.
Our urban and regional planning team has provided sustainability services to public and private clients around the world, including sustainable strategies for energy, water, waste management, community involvement and environmental impact mitigation. We have advised clients on how to employ renewable sources, re-use and recycle materials and minimise the impact of manufacture, construction and operation.
Halcrow is able to draw on a range of multidisciplinary skills to deliver sustainable, integrated master plans and projects of various scales, including:
- strategic planning and master planning
- sustainability appraisals
- ‘green project’ market positioning
- land use optimisation
- sustainable transport strategies
- energy modelling
- energy strategy and renewable energy studies
- rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling
- building physics and modelling for thermal performance and passive design
- carbon performance rating
- socio-environmental evaluations
- design coordination
- BREAM and LEED consulting
- life-cycle analysis
- cost and benefit analysis