The SCOPE
Welcome to The SCOPE. A podcast series addressing important issues influencing the sustainable future of real estate, infrastructure, the environment, and communities.
The SCOPE, brought to you by Stantec, offers insight into the breadth of subjects exercising the minds of real estate developers, investors, public bodies, and everyone involved in the built environment.
It combines industry leading voices with our own specialists for an engaging digest over a ‘commutable’ length.
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Episodes
9 episodes
How to scale, fund, and maintain nature-based solutions for a resilient future
Can nature-based solutions become critical infrastructure for climate resilience? In this episode of The SCOPE podcast, Graham Munday is joined by professor Neil Entwistle, head of Science at Rebalance Earth, and Mike Morris, tech...
From devolution to delivery. What does it mean for UK infrastructure?
In this episode of The SCOPE podcast, we explore the opportunities and challenges that devolution brings for place leaders and private sector partners. Judith Barker, executive director of Place and Economy for Cambridgeshire & ...
Why flexible planning consents are essential for development at scale
How can the planning system support the delivery of large‑scale new communities over decades of change without undermining trust and certainty?In this episode of The SCOPE podcast, Graham Munday is joined by James Scott (Urban&Civic)...
Readying university estates for the next generation
University estates are under pressure. Budgets are tight. Campuses are ageing. Student expectations are rising. In this episode of The SCOPE podcast, Trevor Payne, Director of Estates at the University of Oxford, and Bryan Murray fr...
Designing sustainable data centres
The pace of change and growth in the development of data centres is significant, but how much scope is there to improve their sustainability credentials? Operational efficiency and power usage can deliver big wins. But what about ma...
Data centres and net zero communities
As data centres become more noticeable in the community, we have a timely discussion about their value and how data centre operators are engaging with their host communities.In this SCOPE podcast episode, our guests Emma Fryer, director ...
Competence and the Building Safety Act
Competence is a key word in the positioning and requirements of the Building Safety Act.How is the industry proving competence? If you're responsible for selecting suppliers or products, how are you assured of their competence?Wit...