Health, Social Value & Inclusive Design
Shaping places that are fit for the future
As a community grows in size and population, its social and environmental needs grow as well.
With our expertise and focus engrained in sustainability, we ensure our spaces bring health, equality, and social value improvements across demographics, socioeconomics, and protected characteristics within society. Whether you’re working on inclusive infrastructure, planning wayfinding routes, or designing equitable play areas, we can help.
We’ll help you assess the different needs of individuals and groups so you can deliver healthy, equitable places and developments—in line with the UK Equality Act and built with healthy communities in mind.
Health and wellbeing
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing us, from urban heat islands making parks too hot to insufficient insulation making homes unsafe or expensive. Our goal? To implement resilient design, informed by health impact assessments (HIA) and research. We work to improve health through climate-positive measures such as green infrastructure, low-carbon initiatives, and active travel options, and we aim to improve wellbeing by keeping people connected with families, social activities, and opportunities.Social value
Our designs and work contribute to equality in society, delivering social value by building better places and communities—improving the lives of those who live, work, and play in them. If you’re working on high-quality places and spaces, infrastructure and transport improvements, or levelling up opportunities, we’ll help you design to enhance quality of life, employment, resilience, livability, and safety. Read MoreEqualities and inclusive design
We understand the intrinsic link between people, movement, development, economics, and place, and we incorporate that understanding so our designs address inclusive placemaking. Through equality impact assessments (EqIA), research, and industry partnerships—and upholding the Equality Act—we identify how our built environment can expose inequalities and find solutions to ensure your places are more equitable.Services
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Behaviour change strategies
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Health and wellbeing assessment
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Social value consultancy
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Inclusivity, equality, and placemaking review
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Environmental statement chapters
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Impact assessments
Alicia de Haldevang, Sustainability Principal Consultant
Climate change terrifies me—we need clean energy generation, carbon removal projects, and changes to the ways we live and move. Now.
Kathleen Morrison, Health and Social Value Consultant
The built environment is one of the most important levers we can use to equitably enhance people’s health, wellbeing, and social prospects.
Prudence Wales, Associate, Health and Social Value Consultant
My role makes a difference by centering well-being across our work, amplifying the power of communities, and promoting social resiliency.
Debbie Mayes, Development Economics Associate Director
I believe development should deliver social and economic value to the communities it impacts.
David Manshreck, Social Value Consultant
I’m motivated by creating innovative project strategies and solutions—meeting communities where they are and helping people thrive in them.
We’re better together
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Become a client
Partner with us today to change how tomorrow looks. You’re exactly what’s needed to help us make it happen in your community.
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Design your career
Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.