WSP recognized as a leading building decarbonization consultant

A milestone in our journey to help our clients reach Net Zero

Thursday, 19 September 2024 - Denmark

We are pleased to have been named as a leader in Verdantix’s first ever Green Quadrant: Building Decarbonization Consulting 2024 report for the multidisciplinary building decarbonization projects we deliver globally.

With around 80% of the buildings that exist today projected to still be in use in 2050, the report focuses on decarbonizing existing buildings, from the drivers, challenges and stages involved to the services and software available to help.

Among the 10 prominent consulting providers benchmarked in the report’s Leaders’ Quadrant, WSP is one of five firms demonstrating ‘the most comprehensive and evolved services for building decarbonization’.

The report shows that cost remains the biggest challenge to building decarbonization. Our experts have developed a structured, data-led approach to decarbonize existing building portfolios – from identifying the assets that have the most decarbonization potential to the interventions that will have the maximum benefit and the roadmap to follow. This enables our clients to decarbonize at speed and scale while minimizing disruption and maximizing return on investment.

For WSP, building decarbonization is not just about reducing carbon emissions and achieving compliance; it is also linked to a range of other environmental, social and commercial priorities, from the health and wellbeing of building users to avoiding stranded assets. Collaboration and holistic thinking will help us drive sustainability further and faster by putting people at the heart of our designs.

Verdantix’s analysis highlights the importance of collaboration between vendors and taking a digital-first approach to improve energy performance and reduce carbon emissions in existing buildings. Through our alliance with Schneider Electric – also named as a leader in the report – we are exploring how building renovations focused on digital and electric solutions can significantly reduce operational carbon emissions and speed up return on investment for building owners and managers.

Collaboration between asset owners, the construction profession and the supply chain is critical in order to meet net zero commitments. The imperative is to modernize the existing building stock whilst minimizing the whole life carbon of our assets.

Tom Smith Global Director, Property & Buildings, WSP

Tom Smith Global Director, Property & Buildings, WSP

We owe this standing to the incredible work carried out by our passionate group of experts and their multidisciplinary and holistic approach. We remain focused on the significant challenges ahead, and we are keen to scale the impact of the solutions and expertise we have developed to supercharge building decarbonization worldwide, from multidisciplinary engineering for deep retrofits of existing buildings to smart digital technologies designed to optimize buildings’ carbon performance.

WSP has also been named a leader in environmental services in the Verdantix Green Quadrant: Environmental Services 2024 report – providing a benchmark of environmental consulting providers offering strategy, technical and implementation services. The report commends WSP for its “unmatched levels of consulting resources to overcome complex environmental challenges.”

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