Outdoor Lighting for Public Spaces – Best Practice Guide.
Outdoor lighting can improve mood, security, accessibility, and energy efficiency with sustainable, smart lighting solutions…
Why We Need More Urban Farms
How a unique way to green up cities can support communities, help tackle food insecurities, and combat the urban heat island effect. What are Urban Farms? Urban Farms are any […]
How Smart City Technology is Transforming UK Cities
Smart city technology and the Internet of Things are transforming urban life, improving efficiency, and enhancing sustainability…
How to Promote Active Transport and Improve Urban Life
Designing cities for walking and cycling can improve health, reduce pollution and make urban spaces more vibrant and inclusive…
What is Green Infrastructure?
Green infrastructure can enhance urban development while protecting biodiversity. Learn about sustainable solutions like green roofs, wildflower meadows, and urban forests that promote environmental resilience, reduce costs, and improve quality of life…
What You Need to Know About Outdoor LED Lighting
A quick introduction to key technical terms and units of measurement involved in outdoor lighting specification…
Are LEDs the best solution for environmentally friendly lighting?
LED streetlights are energy-efficient but can disrupt sleep patterns and harm wildlife due to their high blue light emission. With careful design, however, they offer sustainable, eco-friendly lighting solutions…
More SuDS schemes please – it’s not just about flood prevention
Watching the increasing rate of floods in the UK has become a distressing experience. Extreme rainfall is always difficult to deal with, conventional drainage systems – huge underground networks of […]
Hostile vehicle attacks – how do we make places safer?
As terrorist tactics evolve and shift, countermeasures also need to adapt to create resilience to different threats. One of the main considerations of counter-terrorism design is preventing unauthorised vehicles from […]
Bike racks: a best practice guide to getting cycle parking right
A bike rack should be one of life’s simpler things – a safe place to leave your bike. So it’s pretty frustrating when it isn’t. Even when bike racks are designed […]