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Steve Watts
Head of Tall & Iconic Buildings
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Driving the successful delivery of tall buildings for sustainable urban growth 

Urbanisation, rising land values, the changing workplace, housing needs and sustainability pressures are converging trends that are driving the construction of tall buildings globally. Tall buildings are often a city’s most valuable commercial assets, especially in the most space constrained locations. The tall buildings industry has emerged to address the unique challenges and opportunities presented by these structures.

Buildings over 30 floors take longer to plan, construct, manage and service. Tall building projects carry inherent risks, because of their scale and uniqueness. Our experience shows that financial and other potential premiums can be minimised and even eliminated through the right, early focus. 

Technical innovations, from digital twins and modern methods of construction to alternative materials and products, can transform the way tall buildings are designed, constructed and operated. We have the in-house tools – in people and systems – to push these boundaries.

Specialist expertise in tall buildings 

We help our clients build taller, faster, more cost-effectively and sustainably. Our unrivalled expertise and collaborative approach have helped ensure the successful delivery of tall, large and complex projects across the world, including global icons.   

Our expertise in project management, cost and commercial management and programme advisory services drives ultimate success. That's underpinned by specialists in our cost teams in areas including façades, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, and low-carbon design. 

Our track record spans the full breadth of asset types, including office, residential, hotel, laboratory-enabled buildings and major mixed-use schemes. 

Whatever the asset type, our skills marry the technical and the commercial. We know how to reconcile aesthetics, performance and costs in every element of a tall building.​ Data benchmarking for tall buildings is among our renowned areas of expertise.

How we can help

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A track record of successful delivery

We work on some of the world’s most significant tall building projects for leading developers, and with world-class designers.
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Excelling in cost and commercial management

Our approach focuses on value, actively informing timely decision making, ensuring the team is aligned for commercial success.
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Project management for effective delivery

We bring unrivalled specialists who uniquely combine commercial and technical knowledge, to cut through complexity.

 

Our solutions

Around the world, society’s needs are changing fast. That’s why clients are coming to us to help them set up and deliver their programmes using our global platform and local expertise. 

We're specialists in tall buildings and our teams are underpinned by our capabilities.

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