City Solutions

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  City Resilience

  In an era where urban areas are home to nearly four billion people, the resilience of our cities has never been more crucial. City resilience is about more than just bouncing back from disasters; it’s about thriving in the face of adversity. By integrating robust infrastructure, adaptive technologies, and community-driven initiatives, resilient cities can withstand and recover from a wide range of challenges, from natural disasters to economic shocks. 

  These cities are designed to protect their residents, maintain essential services and quickly adapt to changing circumstances, ensuring a stable and secure environment for all.

  We work with our cities to not only prepare for the unexpected and turn challenges into opportunities to thrive. Our comprehensive resilience solutions focus on enhancing infrastructure durability, fostering social cohesion and leveraging innovative technologies to create adaptable urban environments. From flood-resistant buildings to smart emergency response systems, we’re making cities safer, stronger and more sustainable and helping our city clients face the future with confidence. 

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  Placemaking

  Placemaking is about more than just designing physical spaces; it’s about creating environments that foster social connections, cultural expression and economic vitality. We tackle complex, multi-disciplinary challenges using our extensive knowledge and expertise to address today’s ‘systems-of-systems’ urban issues. Our smart, sustainable and resilient solutions are crafted by integrated, multi-disciplinary teams and effective community engagement. 

  By blending the renewal of built and natural environments with socio-cultural advancement and balanced economic development, we create places that are not only functional but also inspiring. Reimagining urban spaces through placemaking, our approach ensures that every project is a collaborative effort, involving local communities and stakeholders to create spaces that truly reflect their needs and aspirations. 

  From revitalizing public parks to designing mixed-use developments, we focus on creating environments that enhance quality of life and promote a sense of belonging. Together, we can build cities that are not just places to live, but places to love. 

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  Integrated Urban Sustainability

  Imagine a city where green spaces flourish, energy is renewable and waste is a thing of the past. Integrated urban sustainability isn’t just a vision for the future; it’s a reality we can achieve today. By combining cutting-edge technology with innovative urban planning, we deliver city and community solutions that aren’t only environmentally friendly but also economically vibrant and socially inclusive. This holistic approach ensures that every aspect of urban life, from transportation to housing, contributes to a healthier planet and a higher quality of life for all residents.

  With our clients around the world, we’re pioneering a new era of urban living. Our integrated sustainability solutions are designed to reduce carbon footprints, enhance resource efficiency and foster community resilience. Whether it’s through smart grids, green buildings or sustainable public transport, we’re transforming urban landscapes into thriving, sustainable ecosystems. Together, we can build cities that are smart, livable and future-ready – making sustainable urban living the new standard.

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  Connected, Secure & Smart Places

  One in eight people around the world reside in mega-cities, each with populations exceeding ten million. From your home to your workplace, and even the streets you walk on – the successful cities of tomorrow are about seamless connection. 

  Smart, secure, and connected cities are transforming urban living by integrating advanced technologies to create safer, more efficient, and more enjoyable environments. With smart infrastructure, real-time data analytics and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, these cities offer unparalleled convenience and security. Traffic flows smoothly, energy is used efficiently and public services are just a tap away, making everyday life simpler and more sustainable.

  Our solutions for smart, secure and connected places are designed to enhance the quality of life for all residents. From intelligent traffic management systems that reduce congestion and emissions to advanced security networks that ensure public safety, we’re advancing not only technology but also resiliency and inclusivity. With our clients, we’re creating urban spaces where innovation meets everyday life.

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  Urban Strategies

  In a rapidly urbanizing world, effective urban strategies are essential for creating cities that are not only livable but also sustainable and resilient. 

  Our approach to urban strategies involves a comprehensive understanding of the complex, interconnected systems that make up modern cities. By leveraging data-driven insights, innovative technologies and community engagement, we develop tailored solutions that address the unique challenges and opportunities of each urban area. Whether it’s enhancing public transportation, financing critical projects, optimizing land use or promoting green infrastructure, our strategies are designed to improve the quality of life for all residents while fostering economic growth and environmental stewardship.

  We focus on creating vibrant, inclusive communities that are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow, integrating smart city technologies, sustainable practices and resilient infrastructure to help cities become more adaptive and responsive to changing needs. 

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  NetZero and Nature Positive

  Securing long-term equitable prosperity and societal well-being relies on understanding and mitigating the negative impacts on our planet while rebalancing our demands for nature’s resources. Achieving net-zero emissions and fostering a nature-positive future are essential steps in this journey. 

  Nature provides us with an abundant source of inspiration and novel ways to think differently and reimagine solutions. By harnessing nature-positive design and better integrating nature-based solutions into infrastructure development, we can shape outcomes that protect, sustainably manage, and restore the vast array of ecosystem benefits that humanity depends upon.

  We’re pioneering a future where net-zero and nature-positive principles guide our actions. Our approach focuses on reducing carbon footprints, enhancing biodiversity and promoting sustainable resource management. Through innovative projects and community engagement, we aim to create resilient ecosystems that support both human and environmental health. Together with our community partners and clients globally, we’re building a world where economic development and environmental stewardship go hand in hand, ensuring a thriving planet for generations to come. 

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  Sports & Entertainment

  From the pitch to the field to the main stage, our impressive portfolio in sports and entertainment spans the globe. 

  Our extensive reach and breadth of services enable us to deliver marquee programs and projects that captivate audiences and create unforgettable experiences – from the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, Commonwealth Games, and stadium and convention center designs, to World Expos, the U.S. National Football League (NFL) Super Bowls, stockyard redevelopment, Grand Slam tennis, and the International Broadcast Center (IBC). Additionally, we’ve contributed to the development and redevelopment of various professional training facilities, ensuring top-tier environments for athletes and entertainers alike. Our talented team brings expertise from diverse areas such as transportation, energy & power and water, along with cross-market offerings like strategic consulting, to bring value beyond the traditional. 

  Just as a stadium, sports complex, convention center, or Olympic village operates much like a city, we provide comprehensive, high-value, integrated solutions to solve our clients’ challenges. We create world-class sports and entertainment venues that inspire, entertain and bring communities together – making every event a landmark occasion. 

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Our insights

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  Pioneering a Net Zero City with Expo City Dubai 

  Expo City Dubai is taking bold action to create a resilient, low-carbon city that enhance the quality of life for residents and protects the environment. Explore this real-world example of how sustainable urban living can be achieved.

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  Investing in Sustainable Buildings

  Reducing carbon emissions while scaling up our cities to meet the demands of urban growth has implications for how we design, construct, operate and maintain buildings. Find out why “going green” needs to be at the top of your priority list and the solutions that will get you there. 

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  Biomimicry from Sustainability to Regeneration

  After 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature already has solutions to our most pressing challenges. Discover how biomimicry — the innovation and design practice that learns from nature — can transform the built environment into a showcase for a regenerative world.

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  Beyond Carbon: A Holistic Approach to Net Zero Cities

  The paper outlines how embracing a more holistic, programatic approach to decarbonization and investing in local carbon reduction and removal projects could help cities accelerate their transition to net zero and deliver co-benefits that address other challenges.

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  Future City Making: Embracing Complexity

  Cities are at an opportune moment to respond to complexity and unlock total value while providing the best opportunities for a successful future. Taking a place-based approach and partnering with communities to co-design and oversee the projects being built in their places creates an opportunity to capture this total value.

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