Environment

The design of cities and landscapes and the quality of the environment are important issues. We work for both the public sector and for private parties, as these are increasingly engaged in national and regional spatial development.

Our environmental experts support projects with analyses of environmental effects or soil research. We carry out nature development and water management projects arising from European legislation addressing topics such as climate and energy. Together with our colleagues we seek to build sustainable living environments both on a local and global scale.

We invite you to explore some of our environmental highlights...



Remediation works for Athlete's village in the UK
Grontmij has been appointed by Glasgow City Council on a geotechnical and testing framework to support the city in its hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2014, the largest sporting event in the UK outside of London in coming years.




TT-Circuit Assen grows to international event terrain
The TT-Circuit Assen is continuingly developing and improving. For years Grontmij and Assen have been working together e.g. with the improvements infrastructure and extension of the circuit. In the coming years the circuit wants to become a National Event Terrain (NET) and Grontmij will help to realize this.



Leading the way in wastewater ammonia removal
Grontmij has started introduction of its patented Stable High rate Ammonia Removal Over Nitrite process (SHARON) to the UK. SHARON provides water companies with a highly efficient and cost effective means of removing high strength ammonia from wastewaters arising from sludge treatment processes, which can cause environmental damage to rivers and waterways.



The transformation of a former Gasworks site
In the United Kingdom we undertook the environmental improvement of a former Gasworks site. Our design was awarded with the prestigious Most Sustainable Remediation Method for 2007.




Prize winning area-plan for Dutch watercourses
The Dutch government selected Beerze Reusel as the pilot project for area-oriented work. The area covers the basin of the Groote and the Kleine Beerze: two important watercourses in the south of the Netherlands.