21/04/2021
Back in the mists of time when I started working in the sustainability sector, electricity was dirty. The UK’s power generation relied heavily on coal and gas, and for every kilowatt hour ... Read more
Iceni Futures
Iceni Futures stands at the forefront of the development industry by seeking to understand and predict how places will function in the future, the challenges they may face, and what solutions are available. Read about our endeavours and research in our insights below and get it touch with Iceni Futures if you want to find out more.
13/01/2021
With the increasing trend in cycling as a means of commuter transport, further fuelled by Covid-19 and the new lockdown, do we need to push harder to provide additional or alternative cycle ... Read more
16/12/2020
2020 has been the year of WFH, Zoom, lockdowns, circuit-breakers and masking up. It has also been a year where large swathes of office space in our cities has sat vacant. But with the first ... Read more
01/12/2020
On 18th November 2020, the Prime Minister announced a Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, providing a blueprint for the UK’s plan to meet the 2050 zero carbon target.
With... Read more
27/11/2020
Last year, I attended the Healthy City Design congress at the Royal College of Physicians which was a fantastic venue. During the lunch breaks I really enjoyed catching 15 minutes of sunshin... Read more
20/11/2020
After much speculation in the press, on 18th November the government confirmed their commitment to bringing forward the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040 to 2030 as part of... Read more
04/11/2020
The structural changes to the way we shop and the rise of e-commerce have been accelerated throughout the course of 2020. In the first half of the year, for the first time, over 30% of Briti... Read more
18/09/2020
The government has set out an ambitious target for the UK to be net zero carbon by 2050, and this will inevitably have a wider impact on how we approach development.
In analysing the road... Read more
16/09/2020
Despite the term, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are nothing new. Many of us still have the image of the post-war, ‘pre-fab’ era in mind which has tarnished MMC’s reputation for ... Read more