#07 MAY 2017 WHY PLANNING MATTERS WHEN NECESSITY IGNITING DISTRICT SAFER TRAIN SPARKS URBAN HEATING IN THE USA STATIONS WITH INNOVATION AND THE UK 3D TECHNOLOGY 06 16 32 2 RESPONSE ISSUE 07 CONTENT RESPONSE ISSUE 07 04 THE GLUE THAT BINDS 26 THE MISSING ENERGY LINKS ENGINEERING TO Europe has one of the best- STRATEGIC ADVISORY functioning energy markets Thorough, holistic planning is in the world, yet some essential in ensuring sustainable gaps need to be filled. 6 development, experts state. 28 LIVEABILITY IN EXTREME 06 WHEN NECESSITY SPARKS CONDITIONS URBAN INNOVATION Scientists and operational How a capital in recession staff are at work in Antarctica and artistic Danish architects delivering frontier science helped shape state-of-the-art that affects us all. 21st-century city planning. 31 SMOOTH OPERATOR 12 INSPIRING THE WORLD People need to keep moving Ramboll experts have been the when transport infrastructure driving forces in several urban is being repaired. masterplanning projects. 32 SAFER TRAIN STATIONS 14 A UNITED APPROACH WITH 3D TECHNOLOGY 16 US cities are increasingly It can measure the wind inspired by an integrated way pressure at railway stations of looking at urban planning. and make sure passengers are not knocked off their feet. 16 DETAILED ENERGY PLANNING SAVES MONEY AND CO2 34 LET’S PLAY THE District heating with flexible WORLD BETTER USING use of energy sources is a VIRTUAL REALITY cost-efficient way of achieving The new Children’s Universe a lower carbon footprint. in Grindsted, Denmark, saves money while easing 20 IGNITING DISTRICT people’s lives. HEATING IN THE UK A new EUR 370-million 36 BRIDGING THE DIVIDE government scheme will A bridge has significant boost energy efficiency in consequences for economic 28 UK homes and businesses. growth, increased mobility and local communities. 22 HOW TO BUILD A SMART ENERGY SYSTEM 38 GOOD CHEMISTRY Countries, cities and Transforming an outdated companies make cost- business model, leading to a efficient energy strategies. more efficient use of chemicals. 24 ONSHORE WIND: THINK 39 WE CRACKED IT! GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL How do you refurbish a Demand for wind energy is Pharma production facility on the rise. But planning a without removing the 39 wind farm is a complex task. process equipment? WHY PLANNING MATTERS 3 EDITORIAL AN INTEGRATED APPROACH he need for detailed planning is becoming increasingly important and complex. No longer is it enough to simply build Tsomething. You have to look beyond the physical context and take into account everything from social and cultural insights to long-term strategic objectives, ensuring that these form part of the solution from a micro to a macro level. The construction of a bridge is not just a matter of structural engineering, but utilises a host of London, for example, authorities can increasingly disciplines ranging from cost-benefit analysis and see the value in keeping rail stations and roads transport planning to stakeholder involvement operational while they are repaired. And when and sustainable mobility strategy. Similarly, the Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk planning urban development successfully in a city refurbished one of its factories, planning of almost involves all aspects of sustainability, including the surgical precision was required in order to keep environmental, economic and social dimensions. closing days to an absolute minimum. The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is exemplary Other projects require another type of flexible in showcasing the many facets of urban master approach. Designing a new district heating planning and, as the feature article in this issue system, for example, entails not only taking into illustrates, successful planning is sometimes account existing energy sources but also planning born of necessity while on other occasions it is a for any potential changes along the way. response to particular needs. Whatever the project, planning integrates our Other cities are beginning to take note. When New engineering expertise and strategic consulting, York was looking for a climate adaptation study and this issue of Response reveals just how central with integrated cost-benefit analyses, the city took a role it plays in developing business and societies into account all aspects of sustainability, including around the world. the extent to which new green areas improve residents’ health and quality of life. Enjoy your reading. Cities and their infrastructures constantly evolve and careful attention needs to be paid in allowing Jens-Peter Saul for change while maintaining functionality. In Group CEO Response is Ramboll’s magazine Editor-in-Chief: Writers: Photo credits: covering global agendas and local Michael Rothenborg Eleanor Fox Werner Anderson, Turu Auvinen, solutions. Please share your ideas, Christina Jørgensen British Antarctic Survey, Copenhagen insights and feedback with us at: Group Director, Corporate Ina Johanne Mønsted Municipality, dissing+weitling, [email protected] Communications & Branding: Michael Rothenborg Katinka Hustad, Bastian Kratzke, Morten Peick (resp.) Andrew Somerville Polfoto, Quintain Energy, Ramboll, Martin Zoffmann. Michael Rothenborg, Daniel Art Direction & Design: Shearing, Christian Spahrbier. Nana Keiding Printed by: Cool Gray A/S Cover: Print edition: 9,000 copies, digital Docklands Light Rail, London. edition available at www.ramboll.com Photo: Daniel Shearing. 4 RESPONSE ISSUE 07 PLANNING THE GLUE THAT BINDS ENGINEERING TO STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY Thorough, holistic planning is essential in ensuring sustainable development, experts state. By Michael Rothenborg s temperatures and water levels rise, quality of life, especially in emerging economies. and more people migrate to urban This increases the risk of resource scarcity, areas, we have to prepare our cities, pollution and other environmental problems. infrastructure and public and private Climate change also poses risks – and demands energyA systems. According to some planning solutions. experts one major potential for governments, Simone Sandholz highlights that the growing cities and companies alike lies in replacing demand for holistic approaches has been stated patchwork solutions with all-inclusive, integrated in some of the main international documents solutions. produced in connection with the Post-2015 “There is a growing demand for holistic Agenda. These include the United Nations approaches to tackle the multiple challenges of Sustainable Development Goals, such as goal 11: urban development – and thus also for planning,” “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, says Simone Sandholz, Research Associate at the safe, resilient and sustainable.” Another example Institute for Environment and Human Security at is the recently adopted New Urban Agenda, the United Nations University in Bonn, Germany. which calls for sustainable and coordinated urban development. Copenhagen as a global role model “This certainly requires new ways of planning By 2050 the number of people living in urban cities and education – and global case studies areas will have climbed from 54% to 66% of the like Copenhagen have proven that such holistic world’s population. At the same time, a globally approaches are seen and can serve as global role growing middle class is demanding a higher models,” Simone Sandholz says. THE DYNAMIC TRIO Technical excellence in engineering details and strong strategic advisory skills is not enough. Planning is the glue needed to bind the two together. ENGINEERING PLANNING STRATEGIC DETAILS ADVISORY WHY PLANNING MATTERS 5 NYC needed a 360-degree solution analysis that took the economic, environmental Ramboll has been working closely with the City and social aspects into account. And this was true of Copenhagen for more than 30 years trying to sustainability in the broad sense of the word. ensure sustainable development in the Danish Naturally, the challenges for governments, cities capital. Henrik Seiding, Executive Director of and companies differ in several ways, stresses Ramboll Management Consulting, emphasises that Henrik Seiding. But one thing they all have in planning must incorporate a variety of offerings to common is the need for an integrated approach – be adequate for a client and society as a whole. and it is here that Ramboll’s expertise within urban “You need deep knowledge of different masterplanning, energy planning and infrastructure disciplines to be able to see and paint the whole planning comes to the fore. picture – and to deliver a 360-degree solution. Technical excellence in engineering details is not enough. Very strong skills in strategic advisory won’t do it either. Planning is the glue needed to bind the two together – and the binder that ensures sustainable development,” Henrik Seiding explains. There is a growing demand He mentions an example. When Ramboll was selected to do a climate resilience study for New for“ holistic approaches to tackle York City (see page 14) the hydraulic expertise the multiple challenges of from Ramboll Water was not enough for the city’s urban development. Department of Environmental Protection. Neither were strategic considerations about the general Simone Sandholz policies and goals for climate adaptation. It was Research Associate, the combination of the two – plus a cost-benefit United Nations University 6 RESPONSE ISSUE 07 WHEN NECESSITY SPARKS URBAN INNOVATION WHY PLANNING MATTERS 7 How a capital in recession and artistic Danish architects helped shape state-of-the-art 21st-century city planning. Join one of Ramboll’s