Health and Healthcare
Tetra Tech develops innovative design solutions for healthcare infrastructure that meet today’s operational, clinical, wellbeing, sustainability, and budgetary demands.
Healthcare environments are among the most complex buildings to deliver. They accommodate a wide variety of interrelated uses and require complex operational support mechanisms for continuity of care, infection control, patient wellbeing, and operational efficiency.
Tetra Tech’s expert teams bring together architecture, building engineering, environmental consultancy, town planning, and project management to deliver efficient, resilient, and patient-centred healthcare buildings and infrastructure. From small-scale refurbishments to major capital investment programmes, we guide healthcare projects from feasibility, design, and construction through to commissioning and operation.
We support clients in defining healthcare service requirements and translating them into viable healthcare infrastructure plans that are sustainable, low energy, safe and secure, and aligned with policy, clinical models, and operational objectives. We work across primary, acute, non-acute, mental health, and specialist care settings to create healing environments which improve patient experience, support staff wellbeing, and deliver value for money.
Healthcare Design and Engineering
Our multidisciplinary teams deliver best-practice planning, design, and engineering solutions for all types of healthcare facilities.
- Integrated architectural and civil-structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design
- BIM-led digital design coordination
- Design for infection prevention and control
- Energy-efficient and low-carbon building solutions
- Innovative smart building design, control, and operation
Project and Programme Management
We provide end-to-end programme support to ensure complex healthcare projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in line with stakeholder expectations.
- Programme strategy and governance
- Stakeholder engagement and consultation
- Risk, schedule, and cost management
- Interface management across multiple projects and disciplines
Sustainability and Net Zero
We help healthcare clients embed environmental and social sustainability across their estates, aligning with national net zero targets and green building standards.
- Carbon footprint, energy modelling, and NHS Net Zero Building Standard compliance
- Sustainable design certification (e.g., BREEAM Healthcare assessments)
- Waste and water management strategies
Planning and Environmental
We provide expert development, town planning, and environmental services that help healthcare clients navigate complex permitting and consenting regimes. Healthcare projects have unique complexities, and our approach ensures best-value results that maximise development potential, balancing commercial requirements and operational needs.
- Planning, environmental, and development advice to deliver permissions and consents
- Project management of the permitting and consenting processes
- Preparing technical reports for planning and permitting applications
- Preparation, submission, and negotiation of planning applications
- Strategic site promotion through the development plan process
- Expert witness at planning inquiries and development plan examinations
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Multidisciplinary environmental services including transport, heritage, acoustics, air quality, ecology, contaminated land, and hydrology
