Author Archives: Lisa Russell

There are opportunities as well as challenges in readying infrastructure to cope with climate change.

Designing infrastructure to ensure that it remains resilient in the face of climate change is becoming more urgent – but effective adaptation involves more than just making it tougher or bigger.  There is increasing awareness that…

Environmental modelling

New environmental legislation is set to change the way buildings are designed. London's Swiss Re tower offers pointers to the future, explains Lisa Russell.Buildings increasingly share a bond with Formula 1 cars - at least at the design stage. Both depend on the same sophisticated air flow simulations to…

A pilot project is proving viable for countering the decades of neglect that have left Lahores sewers blocked and flooding. But solving the problem city-wide is likely to need both private sector involvement, and better rubbish collection, according to the findings of a scheme being carried out with support from…