Expertise

Leveraging our global expertise, we support public and private sector organisations in developing resilient, vibrant and sustainable spaces and places.

We lead multidisciplinary teams, and guide clients through vision and strategy development, to deliver solutions that provide economic vitality and benefit future generations. By combining local knowledge with international best practice, our projects are culturally sensitive, sustainable and forward looking. We specialise in urban development and place strategy, enhancing new and existing developments with innovative and insightful place shaping solutions.

How we can help
Through our comprehensive place shaping offer in visioning, strategy, planning, and design, we support clients and communities with:

– Area development strategy and investment insight
– Green, walkable, and future transit led places
– Town centre and retail regeneration and repositioning
– Health, learning and business estates and campuses
– Sport, leisure and mixed-use developments and destinations.

We help organisations meet key business objectives by using an information led approach to transform estate operations and performance.

Our strategic approach sets early tailored goals and key performance indicators to help meet each client’s vision. Our engagement methods, backed by research and digital strategies, help stakeholders to develop a roadmap for success. We also provide clients with ongoing support to ensure continued positive impact.

How we can help
Whether looking to reduce operating costs or meet net zero targets, our information first framework delivers transformation through the optimisation of the built estate. This structured approach is tailored to each client’s unique challenges and goals, providing:

– Exploration: analysis of current operations to identify improvement areas
– Definition: development of a customised strategy integrating data, safety, and sustainability where appropriate
– Specification: comprehensive set of requirements developed and aligned to a tailored programme, built on the pillars of people, process, and technology
– Implementation: strategic plan applied with ongoing support and monitoring.

We are experts in economics, policy and governance, providing strategic counsel to enhance the development and growth of communities and investments.

Our deep understanding of both the public and private sector enables us to deliver tailored economic development solutions that drive local and inclusive growth, helping to make communities more robust and resilient. By navigating complex policy landscapes and driving strategic initiatives, we help our clients to foster sustainable growth and prosperity.

How we can help
Our team is dedicated to shaping effective policies and investments, enriching local communities, and ensuring a lasting impact, through:

– Project development and implementation: delivering investable and viable projects,
from initial strategy and financing, through to design
– Strategy and analysis: development of local place strategies supported by in depth analysis
– Impact assessment and evaluation of economic development opportunities.

We address the challenges of the built environment through innovative design solutions.

Our integrated design philosophy fosters collaboration and blends diverse skills and insights, enabling us to tackle projects with both local knowledge and global excellence. This approach aligns our teams behind shared objectives, driving forward tailored solutions that are both effective and environmentally responsible. We embrace cultural context and leverage international expertise, ensuring solutions that enhance the existing built landscape and contribute to the sustainability of the broader environment.

How we can help
Our approach unites best-in-class designers from around the world to tailor design solutions that meet our clients’ needs. Our expertise includes:

– Architectural, interior and lead designer services
– Multi-disciplinary and timber structural engineering
– Project and cost management

Okana is committed to guiding clients towards achieving net zero.

We use data-driven expertise to reduce the environmental impact and deliver actionable solutions. Our leading approach in environmental stewardship drives projects beyond sustainability standards, ensuring a healthier environment for all. We achieve tangible and effective change by delivering industry-leading solutions for a greener future.

How we can help
Our approach focusses on operational energy, embodied and whole life carbon, indoor and outdoor environments and the creation of sustainable communities. We provide specialist services in:

– Human factors: delivering sustainability strategies and setting project, sector and industry specific targets and roadmaps to maximise impact
– Computational assessments: rapid prototyping, optioneering and optimisation to achieve energy efficiency and carbon optimal design
– In situ measurements: data collection, analysis and reporting providing vital insights through building performance evaluation.

In an era where technology drives change, Okana places technology and process innovation at the core of our strategies.

Our digital systems improve project team collaboration, manage critical data effectively and mitigate the risks associated with project delivery. This approach not only enhances quality but also ensures significant delivery assurance. From project inception, our commitment to digital integration enhances value, efficiency and the quality of delivery.

How we can help
Our digital approach to project delivery, enables early and enhanced collaboration among the project team streamlining and de-risking the design and construction phases, reducing timelines and providing project assurance. We provide:

– The creation and management of digital project controls at the onset of a project
– Ongoing compliance reviews and support for project delivery partners to meet requirements
– Continuous project assurance through enhanced insights.

Safety and resilience are paramount in all Okana projects.

Through the adoption of innovative methods, digital tools and global best practice, we ensure the utmost safety compliance and risk management, while enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of our services. Our comprehensive approach to safety, from policy review to the implementation of leading health and safety practices, underscores our commitment to creating secure and resilient built environments.

How we can help
As a leader in digitally-enabled health and safety consultancy for the built environment, we deliver comprehensive safety solutions, from design through to construction. We proactively manage risk in complex built environment projects by delivering:

– Specialist Construction (Design and Management) principal designer services
– Building Regulation principal designer services
– Strategic health and safety advice to align safety practices with organisational goals.

Okana is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation through comprehensive training and development programmes.

Our educational initiatives blend theoretical insights with practical applications, preparing future leaders to meet the built environment challenges of sustainability, digital construction, safety and much more. Our commitment to education ensures that both clients and educational institutions benefit from curricula enriched with directly transferable industry skills. We offer training solutions from foundational modules through to advanced professional learning pathways.

How we can help
Our training integrates research, innovation and practical application to ensure learners are prepared for the future of the built environment by providing:

– Compliance training with industry standards and certifications, such as ISO 19650
– In depth BIM training from implementation to operational management
– Training on safety practices and building regulations aligned to the principal designer role, including the Building Safety Act
– Learning programmes, tailored to industry specifications, for educators and students to prepare future professionals
– Ongoing support and resources to reinforce learning and application.