It is now overwhelmingly clear that this year’s heatwaves, bushfires, cyclones, and floods around the world, are closely linked to ‘anthropogenic’ human activity. But as cash-strapped governments struggle to cut carbon emissions, there are crucial steps to be taken in our own local bailiwicks. As spring...
t’s warm. The windows are open … and now it’s noisy too. Many people have little choice but to let street noises drift into hot rooms. Or do they? There are no easy off-the-peg-solutions. But we can use new guidance to minimise or eliminate potential...
Darren Lafon-Anthony, Director of Acoustics at Enzygo Ltd looks at noise generated by BESS facilities, the potential impact on the environment and mitigation measures available to reduce noise impacts and target noise levels at receptors. As the National Grid evolves to meet the changing requirements placed on...
Planning application numbers for residential developments in England have slumped to their lowest for at least 16 years, figures published in April 2023 show. This is partly because a complex planning system may be deterring would-be developers. But there is an encouraging upside too. The good...
We, and the world in general, hold huge amounts of data. I would like to examine how we can use this information with AI to revolutionise project design and planning - and also look at how mathematic algorithms are helping to solve many difficult environmental...
Net zero is not a vague destination but a cultural change affecting how we live, travel, work, socialise, create wealth, and enjoy life for years to come. By planning for inevitable bumps along the way - and how to avoid them - we can make...
Having accurate ground investigation information (GI) is a good start. However, as the settlement analysis below shows, with detailed modelling techniques we can take preliminary substructure designs much further forward, in this case offering our client a significant cost saving over a deeper foundation solution. In...
What are we doing to the good earth? Parts of the UK are now virtually unrecognisable for people who grew up 70 years ago. Intensive agricultural methods, politics, policies, new food patterns, and climate change all impact biodiversity - with 20% of native UK plant...
Florence Hewett, Planning Consultant at Enzygo Ltd, discusses how the topic tends to elicit strong responses from communities, and is becoming a key political issue in the long run up to a General Election. So should the Green Belt be defended, or released? Debates about the...
What do terms like ‘net-zero’ and ‘cutting greenhouse gas emissions’ mean? Why are 2030 and 2050 critical dates? How do big global environmental problems affect our daily lives … and, importantly, how do our daily habits affect big global problems? For an increasing number of...