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.
Thinking big
Positive change: buildings as batteries
The conventional way to supply electricity and heating to a neighborhood is to generate it remotely and then pipe or cable it in. That’s now changing as connected buildings effectively become batteries, storing electricity and thermal energy that they can share with their neighbors.
Decarbonizing construction
Circularity in construction: Transforming waste into resources
The construction industry is at a turning point where sustainability and circularity are driving innovation. In the latest episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, What Goes Around: Shaping a Viable Ecosystem For Circular Materials, we explore how rethinking waste can lead to a more resource-efficient future.
Thinking big
Class A+ returns: making the most of property investments
In the latest episode of our Shaping Sustainable Places podcast, we dive into the world of real estate investment, and how investors can maximize returns on their property portfolios.
Healthy places
Stepping up to a whole new level of sustainability
Can a building be both comfortable and efficient while significantly reducing environmental impact. Office buildings like our terraced Hyllie Terrass development near Malmö are proving the answer is yes.
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
Energy Flows: Buildings as Batteries
The built environment accounts for almost 40 percent of global carbon emissions. But that big number represents a huge opportunity.
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conversation
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