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According to President Joko \u2018Jokowi\u2019 Widodo, whose administration officially unveiled the planned city in 2019, Nusantara will be a green metropolis run on renewable energy, offering respite from congested traffic where denizens can stroll and cycle through lush urban areas. Stakeholders have already dubbed the new capital a paradigm for adapting to a warming planet.<\/p>\n<p>One of those responsible for the city\u2019s potential success is Chintan Raveshia. As Cities Business Leader for Arup, a multinational professional services firm dedicated to sustainable development, he has cut his teeth working on some of the world\u2019s most high-profile mixeduse projects, smart cities, transport and tourism strategies, urban regenerations, and transit-oriented developments. But the \u201cmost humbling moment\u201d of Raveshia\u2019s career to date is his role in the conceptualisation of Indonesia\u2019s new capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started stakeholder consultations with more than a hundred ministerial attendees in one big room, working on the future of a brand-new city,\u201d he says. \u201cOne that is going to be planned and designed in a climate emergency era, and that has to look, feel, breathe, operate, and behave differently to any city we\u2019ve ever lived in before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arup collaborated with global management consultancy McKinsey &amp; Company to assist the Indonesia Planning Agency in conducting a comprehensive study on economic and development planning. In addition to handling integrated city planning and design, Arup facilitated workshops that involved high-ranking officials from various national ministries. They also engaged with community conservation groups, as well as provincial and local government entities and NGOs, to gather input on significant opportunities and limitations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we\u2019ve shaped design across city systems from transport to water, waste, energy, social infrastructure, and green spaces, considering what individuals might need as well as the city as an organic whole,\u201d Raveshia adds.<\/p>\n<p>The architect and urban planner whose professional path has taken him from India to Singapore via the UK, Italy, and China\u2014with master\u2019s programmes at the prestigious MIT and Imperial College Business School thrown in for good measure\u2014joined Arup in 2006. Raveshia\u2019s first major project was heading up the development of the Dongtan eco-city on the island of Chongming in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36872\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chintan-Raveshia-Singapore-Office_\u00a9-Arup-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chintan Raveshia of Arup is helping the firm shape the future of cities around the region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dongtan was showcased at the United Nations World Urban Forum as the world\u2019s first purpose-built eco-city, aiming for integrated sustainable urban planning and design to achieve near-carbon-neutral status within economic limitations. Although it faced multiple setbacks and was eventually shelved, Dongtan\u2019s design continues to inspire and influence the development of eco-cities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProperly designing cities is crucial for achieving sustainability goals,\u201d Raveshia explains. \u201cWith 1 billion people in Southeast Asia seeking new homes, the region is expected to see 10 more megacities by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we do not think about cities in the right way right now, then we can forget about meeting our 2030 targets of peaking carbon emissions, or 2050 targets of net zero or continuing to go climatepositive beyond that date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raveshia\u2019s role extends beyond creating ecocities from scratch. He recently collaborated on the Singapore government\u2019s \u2018Food Masterplan for Singapore,\u2019 a part of the Smart Urban Habitat Masterplan. With the global pandemic thrusting food security into the spotlight, Arup\u2019s Singapore team explored ways to improve food resilience in cities, using Singapore as a testing ground for the Masterplan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>As an industry, we need to figure out how to disclose the amount of carbon in a project and figure out how to measure the genuine impact of what we\u2019re doing. By joining forces to create large, comparable, and open datasets, the global property sector and its value chain can begin to scale net-zero buildings<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The study revealed that adopting circular design principles across energy, water, waste, industry, and employment systems is crucial for achieving longterm urban food security. As a result, Singapore has set a target to produce 30% of its food locally by 2030. According to Raveshia, the results outlined in The Urban Food Production Masterplan Framework provide a world-first piece of research that maps Singapore\u2019s current food ecosystem and explores future scenarios to reach the \u201830 by 30\u2019 goal.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant achievement of late that could prove to be a game-changer not just for Arup but the wider real estate sector and construction is the launch of the firm\u2019s whole-life carbon emissions (WLC) database. Calculating emissions for almost 1,000 projects across 30 nations and five continents, the data has allowed the firm to estimate its \u2018carbon handprint\u2019, quantifying the scale of emissions arising from its global building design project portfolio as approximately 350 times greater than Arup\u2019s organisational carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Arup aims to use WLC to accelerate the decarbonisation of its building design work and pursue the goals of the UN High-Level Climate Champions\u2019 2030 Breakthrough Outcome for the Built Environment, which calls for all new and refurbished buildings to be net zero in operation and to achieve at least a 40% reduction in embodied carbon by 2030. Raveshia is now calling on other actors across the global property, construction, and building design sectors to work together to establish open and comparable WLC datasets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as an industry need to figure out how to disclose the amount of carbon in a project and figure out how to measure the genuine impact of what we\u2019re doing,\u201d he says. \u201cBy joining forces to create large, comparable, and open datasets, the global property sector and its value chain can begin to scale net-zero buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, though, Raveshia\u2019s hopes for sustainable cities of the future hinge on passing the green baton to the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in city planning and design should be influenced by something similar, because what we\u2019re doing essentially is thinking about who is going to live in the cities that we build in the future,\u201d he says. \u201cThe answer is the generation of young people being resolutely vocal about it right now, in a way that my generation wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery decision that we make, from what food we eat, what clothes we choose to wear, and where all these things come from, are questions that people are asking more and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36874\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cityringen_-Copenhagen_c-Paul-Simpson_Arup-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Paul Simpson Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Copenhagen Metro | Cityringen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new City Circle Line (Cityringen) metro expands Copenhagen\u2019s existing system and is integral to the Danish capital\u2019s drive to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Metroselskabet, Copenhagen\u2019s transit authority, appointed Arup in a joint venture with Cowi and Systra to act as the multi-disciplinary technical advisor for this ambitious project, the city\u2019s largest construction project in more than 400 years. According to Raveshia, the new line seeks to encourage more residents out of their cars and onto a more environmentally friendly mass transit network. \u201cThe intuitive minimalism, inspired by the Scandinavian design tradition, has led to spacious, light-filled stations with distinctive internal fa\u00e7ades and materials that echo the local spirit of the areas they connect to.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36870\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Beijing-National-Aquatics-Centre-_The-Water-Cube_c-Alan-Cheng_Arup-2048x1375.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Alan Cheng Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Water Cube | National Aquatics Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Aquatics Centre, also known as the \u2018Water Cube\u2019, was one of the most dramatic sporting venues constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Featuring bubble-like walls, the venue housed five swimming pools, including a wave machine and rides, along with a restaurant and seating and facilities for 17,000 spectators. Raveshia explains that the architectural design of the building draws inspiration from the organic formation of soap bubbles. The choice of ethyl tetrafluoroethylene for the fa\u00e7ade meanwhile was prioritised, as it weighs only 1% of glass and offers greater thermal insulation. This material also allows the structure to trap approximately 20% of solar energy, utilised for heating purposes. He adds that \u201cthe ample daylight entering the cube significantly reduces the need for artificial lighting in the leisure pool hall, resulting in savings of up to 55% on lighting energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Quay-Quarter-Sydney_\u00a9-Adam-Mork-1-2048x1533.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quay Quarter Tower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney\u2019s Circular Quay is a landmark in sustainable building, according to Raveshia. Originally built in 1976, the former AMP Centre was recently reimagined as a mixed-use development that showcases a unique blend of work, retail, and social experiences within a striking glass and metallic facade. \u201cWhile the tower\u2019s excellence is evident to the naked eye, many hidden engineering gems are inside and outside the building, setting a new standard for sustainable building design,\u201d he says. Raveshia adds that the adaptive, retrofit design retained 65% of the original building\u2019s existing floorplates and structure and 98% of the original structural walls and core, equating to a saving of approximately 12,000 tonnes of embodied carbon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36880\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mactan-Cebu-International-Airport-Terminal-2_-Cebu-City_-Philippines_c-Marcel-Lam-Photography2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 John Marcel Lam Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Mactan-Cebu International Airport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the second largest airport in the Philippines, Mactan-Cebu International Airport is undergoing a much-needed transformation to handle the significant growth in passenger traffic over recent years. Arup provided multidisciplinary services including aviation planning, airfield engineering design, and transport planning, as well as bridges, civil, electrical, fa\u00e7ade, fire, highways, mechanical, and structural engineering. \u201cThe undulations of the iconic roof are reminiscent of the waves around Mactan Island,\u201d Raveshia says. \u201cTaking a cue from the vernacular architecture of the tropics, the tall roof with low eaves to the east and west elevations is a direct response to the local climate to protect and control the internal environment through a careful balance between allowing natural light to enter whilst simultaneously blocking excessive heat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jurong-Lake-District_\u00a9-KCAP_SAA_Arup_S333_Lekker-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jurong-Lake-District_\u00a9-KCAP_SAA_Arup_S333_Lekker-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jurong-Lake-District_\u00a9-KCAP_SAA_Arup_S333_Lekker-1-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jurong-Lake-District_\u00a9-KCAP_SAA_Arup_S333_Lekker-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jurong-Lake-District_\u00a9-KCAP_SAA_Arup_S333_Lekker-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jurong Lake District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jurong Lake District, located in the western part of Singapore, is a crucial area for growth and development, strategically planned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to generate new commercial activities, amenities, and recreational facilities beyond central Singapore. Arup\u2019s involvement in the masterplan spans a range of disciplines, including transport planning, civil engineering, infrastructure masterplanning, underground space planning, sustainability consulting, economic analysis, and water-sensitive urban design. \u201cDrawing on our extensive experience in delivering sustainable and resilient communities, we are committed to realising the district\u2019s vision of innovative interconnected precincts supported by sustainable urban infrastructure, creating an inclusive community characterised by lush greenery and vibrant public spaces,\u201d Raveshia states.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WS2-pix-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westralia Square 2 (WS2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Westralia Square 2 (WS2) is a timber-hybrid office tower in Perth\u2019s CBD. Arup will occupy approximately 2,600 square metres over three levels of the innovative premium-grade 12-storey, office tower, Perth\u2019s first timber-hybrid office building, which sets a new benchmark in environmental standards and carbon savings for building construction.<\/p>\n<p>A breakthrough collaboration between Arup and GDI saw Arup identify the innovative, structural form as the best and most sustainable solution for the property owner and fund manager\u2019s bold vision, achieving maximum use from the constrained site while at the same time accelerating decarbonisation.<\/p>\n<p>The adaptive reuse approach and use of engineering capitalised on existing structures and renewable materials to have an effective embodied carbon reduction of circa 85% compared to the construction of an equivalent contemporary reinforced concrete building.<\/p>\n<p>This has resulted in a potential reduction of approximately 7 million tonnes of CO2 gas emissions. This is a step change in strategic CO2 management where the focus on carbon saving has been placed on embodied carbon, the far more difficult component of the carbon cycle to solve.<\/p>\n<p><em>T<\/em><em>his article was originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiarealestatesummit.com\/newsroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asiarealestatesummit.com<\/a>. 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