Welcome to
Foresight
This is where we bring together expert insights, knowledge and foresight about shaping a more sustainable built environment. It is also the home of our podcast, Shaping Sustainable Places, where we speak with industry and civic leaders about the solutions and projects making a difference today.
Resilience
How graywater recycling can transform water usage
Why do we flush perfectly good drinking water down the toilet? And how can we take better care of this precious, lifegiving resource? These were some of the questions Elisabet Werecki, architect at Skanska, asked in an award-winning project on graywater recycling.
Healthy places
From sugar refinery to the sweet life
How do you transform a disused industrial site into a vibrant and sustainable community? In the case of the Modřanský Cukrovar development in southern Prague, it’s taken close dialogue with locals and careful planning of environmentally conscious features.
Healthy places
Working at the office can reduce your stress
When we meet, both our creativity and our well-being increase. The snack and a chat in the coffee room gives more than you think.
Decarbonizing construction
Is mass timber going mainstream?
Go back a few years and mass timber structures were something of a novelty - proof that an ancient material could be adapted for use in a modern setting. But with the technology now being used in projects as diverse as schools and apartment buildings, is it on the verge of going mainstream?
Healthy places
A hospital that cares for people and the planet
Hospitals are essential for the health of communities – but they’re also massive consumers of energy and water. So how do you design a health facility that considers not just the well-being of patients, but the environment, too? In the USA, the University of Virginia (UVA) University Hospital got the balance right.
Decarbonizing construction
Oslo’s renovation revolution
New-build construction projects are becoming a rare thing in the center of the Norwegian capital thanks to a surge in building renovation. So, what’s driving this trend to rehabilitate old buildings – and what are the benefits for Oslo and its people?
Explore our different topics
How can we address the biggest challenges in the built environment? How can we reduce carbon emissions, make our communities more resilient to the effects of climate change, create offices and homes that make us feel healthier and more included. Read more about these and other big ideas from Skanska and guest writers.
Shaping Sustainable Places
A podcast from Skanska about climate and the built environment, the construction and development industry, and their impact on the places where we all live, work and connect.
Podcast
Building Tomorrow: Partnerships Drive Construction and Property Tech
Digital technologies and artificial intelligence are shaking up the construction and property sectors. In this episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, host John Ambrose is joined by two leading figures in the Nordic property industry: Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of OBOS Group, and Christoffer Hernæs, Chief Digital Officer and Director of Skanska Digital with Skanska Norway. They discuss how their respective companies are partnering with and investing in startups to drive efficiency, improve safety, reduce costs and lower carbon emissions in an industry seen as traditionally slow to adopt new technologies. The conversation highlights the urgent need for smart solutions to address declining productivity and increasing project complexities.
Podcast
Refined Residences: Breathing New Life into a Brownfield
In this episode, we take you on an inspiring journey to the outskirts of Prague, where a historic industrial site along the banks of the Vltava River has undergone a remarkable transformation. Join us as we explore Modřanský Cukrovar, once a sugar refinery dating back to the 1800s, which has blossomed into an attractive residential neighborhood rich in public spaces, modern amenities and homes that integrate the latest in sustainable solutions.
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conversation
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