Useful Projects | Innovators in Sustainable Development

We are sustainability consultants for the built environment, specialising in:

• Climate and biodiversity emergency

• Circular economy

• Social value and wellbeing

• Design thinking and creativity

Projects

On behalf of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Useful Projects is undertaking a research project into social value within the infrastructure sector. A 2015 review of the Public Services […]

Social Value in Infrastructure

Research

Useful Projects has been appointed to work with the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) to develop guidance describing a new method for producing […]

Policy Guidance for London

Circular Economy Policy

Central Bedfordshire is a hub of thriving market towns at the heart of the UK’s motorway, rail and air networks, only 30 minutes from London. Substantial growth is planned for […]

Blog

Tackling the Climate Crisis The Oxford Dictionary chose climate emergency as the word of the year in 2019 and defines the term as: “A situation in which urgent action is required to reduce […]

Error – The elephant in the room when we talk about sustainability in construction In 2019, almost every professional institution associated with the UK construction industry has declared a Climate […]

Environmental impacts of error

Useful Projects is a Certified Social Enterprise, but what does this mean in practice? What is a Social Enterprise? Social enterprises are one of the most exciting and fastest growing […]