Welcome to
Foresight
This is where we bring together expert insights, knowledge and foresight about shaping a more sustainable built environment. It is also the home of our podcast, Shaping Sustainable Places, where we speak with industry and civic leaders about the solutions and projects making a difference today.
Healthy places
Better than ‘normal’: Why designing spaces for diverse and dynamic brains works
There’s a growing recognition that neurodiversity may be far more common than traditionally assumed. While offices have historically been designed for the neurotypical majority – roughly 80-90 percent of employees – some researchers now suggest that as many as 50 percent of people, and perhaps even up to 80 percent, exhibit neurodiverse traits at some level.
Healthy places
Building for every brain: the rise of neuroinclusive workplaces
It takes all sorts of people to run a successful business. So why are many office environments designed just for those who thrive in noisy, open and stimulating environments?
Thinking big
Construction picks up the productivity pace
Construction is sometimes described as lagging in productivity. But things are changing. Workflow optimization methods, such as Lean Construction, are having a transformative effect, with an apartment block built in only six months just one of the startling outcomes.
Resilience
Making every drop of water count
With much of the world experiencing shortages of clean water, new ways are needed to ensure supply to both communities and businesses. In the UK, water company Anglian Water is working with Skanska and other partners to strengthen water resilience with solutions such as smarter infrastructure, digital monitoring and nature-based solutions.
Thinking big
Building better bridges with AI
Can AI help design and build a bridge more cost‑effectively without compromising sustainability? This is one of the key questions Alexander Kjellgren aims to answer. As an industrial PhD candidate at Skanska, he is developing a digital decision-support tool for the earliest project phases.
Thinking big
Looking back on a year of partnership
Of all the many topics we have discussed on the Shaping Sustainable Places podcast in 2025, one common theme is how innovation thrives when we all work together. In this recap, we look at how collaboration and partnership lie behind the best and brightest ideas that our guests shared across the year.
Healthy places
Five top trends shaping the future of higher education projects
Colleges and universities are redefining what it means to build for impact. Joe Schneider from Skanska, Jennie Cambier from the University of Portland, and Lana Lisitsa from Mithun discuss the top trends in construction projects for higher education.
Explore our different topics
How can we address the biggest challenges in the built environment? How can we reduce carbon emissions, make our communities more resilient to the effects of climate change, create offices and homes that make us feel healthier and more included. Read more about these and other big ideas from Skanska and guest writers.
Shaping Sustainable Places
A podcast from Skanska about climate and the built environment, the construction and development industry, and their impact on the places where we all live, work and connect.
Podcast
Designing for a better day: Workplaces that work for everyone
What makes a workplace truly work for everyone? In this episode, we delve into the growing field of neuroinclusive design, exploring how neuroscience and smart architecture are transforming our office environments.
Podcast
Half the Time: A New Era of Construction Efficiency
The construction industry has often been seen as lagging in productivity and innovation. But that perception is out of date.
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