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Why the UK's ageing infrastructure might be an advantage in the global digital revolution

By District Energy posted 10-11-2018 09:53

  

Chris Fry, Business Green

Summary

Ramboll UK's Chris Fry explains how the UK has a huge opportunity to replace its ageing infrastructure with greener, cleaner upgrades.

Working for a global company with a strong Scandinavian heritage, we have long focused on sustainable buildings and infrastructure.  Being based in the UK arm of the business, I am in a uniquely privileged position as we embark on the next technological revolution in infrastructure.  Progress always comes through collaboration and the trading of ideas and technologies with other countries and the UK has unique characteristics that could make it an important player.  I will highlight the UK's innovation strengths, and they are well known, but I will start with the challenges. 

New technological solutions in the UK will have to be embedded into a combination of the old and new infrastructure that supports our complex and capacity constrained housing market, transport system and energy network. This challenge makes the UK a perfect testbed for optimising what we have while improving our environment.

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