Projects

Useful Projects worked with the University of Westminster to understand and ultimately reduce whole life carbon emissions and energy costs across their Harrow campus. Like most estates, it has grown […]

University of Westminster Energy

Energy Audit

Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area (OOPR) will undergo major regeneration. It will provide new residential, retail, work and leisure space around the most important new public transport interchange in London. […]

The Restorative Neighbourhood

Thought Leadership

We developed a Cost and Carbon Tool – to predict energy, carbon and cost performance over a 25 year period and then to calculate payback periods for small building changes, major refurbishments or even whole buildings. […]

UCL Cost and Carbon Tool

Sustainability tool

We worked with University of Westminster to undertake an audit of how environmental sustainability is incorporated into capital projects and to identify opportunities to embed sustainability processes more deeply within […]

University of Westminster

Sustainability Audit

Euston Station is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail, and is the sixth busiest railway station in the UK. Under HS2 proposals, Euston will become the main terminus […]

Euston Station

Development Strategy

We worked with The RSA Great Recovery and Zero Waste Scotland to explore opportunities and incubate new partnerships for a Circular Economy in Scotland. We recently completed a study into the oil […]

Oil and Gas Rig Decommissioning

Feasibility studies

Retail property developer Hammerson are delivering positive social, environmental and economic impacts through sustainable retail destinations […]

Hammerson Social Value of Place

Social Impact Consultancy

Useful Projects is part of a pan-European initiative called the Knowledge Alliance for Advanced Urbanism (KAAU). The organisations involved in the consortium are particularly interested in how the two disciplines […]

KAAU

Strategic Advice

We’re excited to be working with this iconic brand to assess their life cycle impacts, develop a long-term sustainability vision and set of objectives.

On this project we’ll be utilising Sophie Thomas’ closed loop design, product manufacturing and sustainable communications know-how, Dan Epstein’s vision and strategy expertise, and Jo Dobson’s organisational strategy development and implementation experience. […]

Dr Martens

Corporate Strategy