Sustainability

The following criteria are fully explored individually for each project:

• Development of low-energy and environmentally beneficial brief.
• Establishing strategies for integrated design and low-energy building services.
• Advice on integration of renewable energy technology.
• Using dynamic computer models to assess day lighting, internal thermal comfort conditions and ventilation.
• Providing guidance on how to maximise BREEAM ratings.
• Assessing environmental impact, embodied energy and lifecycle costs.
• Reviewing design details to check for air tightness.
• Conservation of water.
• Early consideration of current and future legislation and its possible impact.
• Performing reality checks of estimated energy use against benchmarks.
• Supporting commissioning and handover in order to realise design intent.

Our processes are analysed, and post occupancy feedback is integrated into future strategies to achieve continuous improvement.