Cities

Proud of its historical city center, with narrow streets and wooden buildings, Bergen has taken steps to safeguard its cultural heritage from fire. By opting for pipe-based waste collection instead of traditional bin-based collection, Bergen has become a global trailblazer.

The UK’s first pneumatic waste collection system, saving space and boosting recycling rates.

The Jabal Omar Project is a significant urban development project in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to provide modern and comfortable accommodations for pilgrims visiting the Holy Mosque and the Kaaba.

Jewel of the Creek is a 1 million sqm mixed use development in the Port Saeed area of Deira at the north shore of Dubai Creek. The project incorporates a mix of residential, commercial, hospitality and recreational use and will transform this location to a vibrant urban centre and a prominent landmark in the heart of Dubai.

Lusail City is Qatar’s new smart city. The Marina District is designed with sustainability in mind and features green spaces, sustainable building practices, and energy-efficient infrastructure.

King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, empowers businesses through access to advanced office infrastructure and sustainable smart city solutions.

The decision to implement Envac’s Pneumatic Waste Collection System saved the developer time, space and costs related to the manual collection of waste.

Yuhua Estate in Jurong is a pilot for the HDB Greenprint project. The old public housing estate has been transformed into a “Green Neighbourhood”.

Envac has greatly reduced the labour intensity of local cleaning workers. It saves the work and cost of collecting waste layer by layer in the high-rise residential buildings.

Its predicted density, in parallel with governmental plans to make Sejong the country’s second largest administrative city after Seoul, led to the decision to integrate Envac’s system within the fabric of Sejong city’s urban infrastructure.

This is the first and only existing pneumatic system in New York City. Envac have also delivered systems to New Jersey and to the Disney World leisure complex in Orlando (Florida).

A pioneer in implementing pneumatic waste collection, Majadahonda City Council has five collection centres and exemplifies how to improve environmental quality and urban planning in cities.