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24 March 2026
Buro Happold is integrating the ORIS Materials Intelligence platform into its infrastructure design workflows to produce greener designs.
The ORIS platform combines infrastructure carbon modelling with automation and AI capabilities to streamline much of the data processing traditionally required for carbon assessments. Quantities, materials and supply chain data can be automatically extracted and analysed, significantly reducing the manual work typically required to calculate the carbon
footprint of infrastructure projects.
By accelerating and standardising these assessments, engineers can evaluate multiple design and sourcing scenarios in minutes rather than days, enabling teams to identify lower-carbon design and procurement strategies from the earliest stages of infrastructure development, ORIS said.
By integrating ORIS into project workflows, Buro Happold aims to:
- measure embodied carbon across infrastructure projects as part of its 2030 climate commitments;
- identify carbon-reduction opportunities during project design; and
- support compliance with the PAS 2080 standard for carbon management.
The phased deployment will begin across key projects in the UK and the Middle East, with plans to expand across Buro Happold’s international offices.
Simon Pilkington, UK executive director for cities and infrastructure at Buro Happold, said: “It’s great to have the ORIS tool as part of our armoury to help us understand and implement informed carbon emission reductions for public realm and infrastructure elements. We look forward to working with ORIS to expand the use of this tool across our project portfolio, closing the loop on our thinking and tracking of actual performance.”
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