OVE ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Their core work

Arup is a globally recognized multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm headquartered in London, providing design, engineering, and advisory services across the built environment and infrastructure sectors. In H2020, they contributed engineering expertise to projects spanning building energy retrofit (BuildHEAT), transport infrastructure planning (REFINET), environmental flow management in rivers (EUROFLOW), and ocean observing systems (EuroSea). Their role is typically that of an industry partner bringing real-world engineering application and systems-level thinking to research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Arup's H2020 participation began (2015) with built-environment engineering — energy-efficient building retrofit, district heating, and active façade systems through BuildHEAT. By 2017-2019, their focus shifted decisively toward water and marine environments, with EUROFLOW (river basin management) and EuroSea (ocean observing and forecasting). This trajectory suggests a broadening from buildings and energy infrastructure toward environmental and climate resilience consulting.

Arup appears to be expanding from traditional built-environment engineering into environmental resilience and marine systems, making them a relevant partner for climate adaptation and blue economy projects.

How they like to work

Arup never coordinated an H2020 project — they joined as a participant or third party, consistent with a large consultancy contributing specialist input rather than driving research agendas. Despite only 4 projects, they connected with 104 unique partners across 19 countries, reflecting their entry into large, well-networked consortia. This means partnering with Arup gives you access to an organization experienced in large-scale collaborative projects, though they are unlikely to take the coordination lead.

Through just 4 projects, Arup connected with 104 unique consortium partners across 19 countries, indicating participation in very large European consortia with broad geographic spread.

What sets them apart

Arup brings something most research organizations cannot: deep engineering practice with real-world infrastructure projects worldwide. While their H2020 funding is modest, their value lies in translating research outputs into practical engineering applications at scale. For consortium builders, Arup adds credibility as an industry end-user and provides a pathway from research to real-world deployment in buildings, infrastructure, and environmental systems.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BuildHEAT
  Largest funded project (EUR 111,650) and most keyword-rich, covering a full stack of building energy technologies from heat pumps to active façades.
• EuroSea
  Signals Arup's expansion into ocean and marine systems — a departure from their traditional built-environment focus, with applications in aquaculture, fisheries, and climate.