Services

Sustainability Assessments & Masterplan Advisory

Sustainability frameworks and strategies for large-scale developments and masterplans.

Masterplan Sustainability Framework

Masterplan Advisory
District Scale
Residential
Commercial
Mixed Use
Civic
Hotel
Retail
Sustainability Framework
Net Zero Carbon2045On Track
EUI Target< 120 kWh/m²Achievable
Green Space35%Exceeding
Water Recycling60%On Track
Walkability85%Designed
Estidama4 PearlTargeted

District-scale sustainability KPIs — net zero targets, resource efficiency, certification pathways, and liveability metrics.

Overview

We develop sustainability strategies and frameworks for large-scale developments and masterplans — setting the environmental vision, defining KPIs, and establishing the governance structures needed to embed sustainability across every phase of delivery.

Why It Matters

Masterplan-scale projects set the parameters within which individual buildings are designed and built. Getting the sustainability framework right at this level — energy strategy, water management, waste, mobility, biodiversity, microclimate — has a multiplier effect on every subsequent design decision. Conversely, retrofitting sustainability into a masterplan after key decisions have been locked in is orders of magnitude more expensive and less effective.

Our Approach

We engage at the earliest stage possible — often pre-concept — to develop sustainability frameworks that are ambitious, measurable, and deliverable. This includes setting project-wide KPIs, defining sustainability briefs for individual plots or buildings, establishing energy and water strategies at district level, and advising on certification pathways. We work closely with master developers, planning authorities, and design teams to ensure sustainability is integrated into the project DNA, not bolted on as an afterthought.

ToolsIES-VELadybug/HoneybeeGrasshopper
StandardsEstidama PCRSLEED NDBREEAM Communities