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Leading edge

Providing solutions through innovation and holistic problem solving – that’s what drives our performance and keeps us at the cutting edge, pushing boundaries to add value for our customers and our business.

Here you’ll find a selection of stories on our leading edge work.

Construction carbon calculator

Mott MacDonald's new cost and carbon modelling tool enables the whole life impact of design and construction decisions to be assessed

Waste treatment world better

Autoclave waste treatment adds value to the waste stream and dramatically reduces landfill disposal. Mott MacDonald is project managing delivery of the world’s largest facility.

Cooling rethink

Mott MacDonald is delivering a range of new cooling technologies to help Gulf residents reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

New approach to EECCA rivers

Mott MacDonald is helping states in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to develop an integrated approach to river management.

Desert waterway

The 75km Arabian Canal is one of the UAE’s most ambitious and challenging construction projects yet. Mott MacDonald is geotechnical designer.

Asia fights AIDS

As part of a regional programme, our health consultants in HLSP are helping curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in southeast Asia by challenging drug user behaviour.

One off wonder

Rarely can a construction project legitimately be described as unique. But the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge – a single tower, self-anchored suspension structure – truly is a first.

Hot topic

Fuel for a new furnace in Jinan, China will be the greenhouse gas HFC-23. Burning HFC-23 will cut the equivalent of 4m tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Turning the tide

Soviet agricultural planners robbed the Aral Sea of water, all but killing it. Now some visionary engineering is saving the border region from extinction.

Solid state technology

A new treatment process designed to eliminate pathogens from sewage sludge will save the UK’s Anglian Water £3 million a year in operating costs.

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