The Urbanista

We often take clean water for granted, but ensuring its availability is a growing challenge. In this episode, Maximilian Oberndoerfer , Product Manager at Diehl Metering , shares insights into water scarcity and how utilities can reduce water loss. 🔹 Water scarcity on the rise – real-world challenges from France and Denmark 🔹 10-Minute Analysis – a quick, data-driven approach to detect and addre...

In this episode, we speak with Talat Satilmisoglu, a PhD student and stormwater treatment researcher at GF Piping Systems. Talat shares insights into current stormwater treatment methods and explores how combining different methods like could pave the way for more effective solutions. Learn more about Talat's research: https://www.ltu.se/en/research/research-subjects/urban-water-engineering/resear...

In this episode, we talk to Tom Tamlander, a research scientist at VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland), about how consumer behavior drives sustainability transitions. He explores key enablers and barriers—capability, opportunity, and motivation—that shape ‘readiness’ for change. Insights include sustainability attitudes across demographics, from eco-conscious ‘boomer women’ to younger famil...

In this episode, we take a look at how Hjallerup, Denmark, is leading the way in stormwater management. The town is using Uponor Infra’s Vortex stormwater chambers to make water purification more effective, cut down on maintenance, and support a more sustainable future.

In this episode of Infra Stories, we share the story of a major electrical upgrade on Helsinki’s Eastern metro line. Using Uponor’s FastGuard cable protectors, the team tackled challenges like tight spaces, tough weather, and strict safety rules to secure 2.5 kilometers of medium-voltage cables.  FastGuard’s durable and easy-to-install design allowed the team to lay 600 meters of piping each night...

In this episode, we explore the 2024 renovation of the Kirakka water intake plant in Levi, one of Finland’s most popular winter holiday destinations and the annual host of the Alpine Skiing World Cup. Managed by Levi Water Supply and powered by Uponor’s advanced Flowise solutions, this project highlights how tailored infrastructure is addressing the challenges of seasonal water demand in a region...

In this episode of The Urbanista , we dive into the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) with sustainability expert Ella Tanskanen from Greenstep. Ella gives us an update about current CSRD topics: what CSRD means for companies, the importance of double materiality, mapping your value chain, and essential steps for CSRD compliance. Whether you're in a large corporation or a sma...

In this episode of Infra Stories , we dive into Espoo’s pioneering stormwater management project in collaboration with Ramboll Finland. Espoo leads the way as the first city in Finland to install the Uponor Vortex Stormwater Separation Chamber, a cutting-edge solution to address urban flood risks and reduce maintenance costs amid rapid development and climate change. Installed at a high-flood-risk...

Welcome to The Urbanista, the podcast for urban designers and city planners, where we discuss city water management and sustainable urban development. GWI News is a segment on The Urbanista podcast, brought to you in collaboration with Global Water Intelligence (GWI) —the leading publisher and events organizer for the global water industry. For the latest news, insights, and upcoming events in the...

In this episode, we talk to Damiano Cerrone, co-founder of the UrbanistAI platform, about how AI is transforming urban design and planning. With a background in research and a passion for participatory design, Damiano brings a unique perspective on how generative AI can be used to co-create the future of our cities. He shares insights on how AI can facilitate collaboration among stakeholders, spee...

Welcome back to Season 3 of The Urbanista, the podcast for urban designers and city planners, where we discuss city water management and sustainable urban development. In this season’s first episode, we talk with Dan Angelescu, CEO of Fluidion, a company specializing in water quality solutions, especially technological and data management solutions to ensure rapid and accurate monitoring of drinki...

Hi! Welcome to The Urbanista Season 2, the podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss city water management and sustainable urban development.   We are wrapping up Season 2 with a new episode that summarizes all the important and hot topics we discussed during this season. The main topics of discussion were the challenges in building stormwater systems today, the new corporate...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Ebba Waernbaum - Strategist within VA SYD municipality with a focus on stormwater. During this insightful episodes we discussed several topics:  - Challenges with hidden infrastructure that needs to be...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Martin Lundholm - Project Engineer at Skanska. Martin has worked for the Skellefteå kommun. The city of Skellefteå in northern Sweden has stated openly that they want to become the most sustainable cit...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Ella Tanskanen - Head of Sustainability Services at Greenstep. We discussed several topics related to CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) - a strategic tool for sustainability analysis....

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Michael Hanf - Lead, Sustainable Business at VTT and host of The Circular Coffee Break podcast, where he talks about all the things related to circular economy and beyond.  In this episode with Michael...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. GWI NEWS - is a new format that we have on The Urbanista podcast in collaboration with Global Water Intelligence. GWI is the leading publisher and events organizer serving the international water industry. More news and events rel...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Mustafa Sherif - Urban Planner & Studio Manager at AFRY,  Placemaker EU Leader and Host of Urbanistica Podcast "Cities for people". During this episode we discussed several key topics about urban d...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Panu Pasanen - Sustainability expert and CEO at One Click LCA .  We discussed several topics related to Environmental Product Declaration and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment): Criteria for EPD EPD standards...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. GWI NEWS - is a new format that we have on The Urbanista podcast in collaboration with Global Water Intelligence. GWI is the leading publisher and events organizer serving the international water industry. More news and events rel...

Welcome to Infra Stories.   Stories about places all across Nordics, where infrastructure projects with significant impact for the local communities have been built. Stories about innovative and sustainable solutions. Fighting against flooding in Roskilde, Denmark The city of Roskilde in Denmark is probably most famous for its annual music festival. 130,000 visitors enjoying eight days of live mus...

Welcome to Infra Stories.   Stories about places all across Nordics, where infrastructure projects with significant impact for the local communities have been built. Stories about innovative and sustainable solutions. A new lease of life for an iconic railway station - Warsaw West railway station.   The modernisation of the Warsaw West railway station is the largest construction project currently...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Riina Känkänen - Head of Sustainability at Ramboll Finland  and Chairman of Infrastructure Committee in Green Building Council Finland. We discussed the complex definition of sustainable infrastructure...

Welcome to Infra Stories.   Stories about places all across Nordics, where infrastructure projects with significant impact for the local communities have been built. Stories about innovative and sustainable solutions. We often take water for granted. It seems like a basic human right. But does this rather overlook the effort and cost that goes into providing clean water for a whole country?  We sp...

Hei! Welcome to The Urbanista. Season 2 The podcast for urban designers and city planners where we discuss about city water management and sustainable urban development. In this episode we talk with Rickard Granath - Solution Manager, Stormwater, Uponor Infra. We discussed an important topic for stormwater management - Oil Separation. Rickard has shared his knowledge about these questions:  Why do...