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SUSTAINABILITY



We are experts in advising, sourcing and installing
sustainable building services solutions..

As a specialist engineers are fully conversant with the complicated
calculations required to meet stringent sustainability
requirements, specialising in sustainable, low carbon solutions.

We have specific expertise in lighting design & performance – and also air conditioning & refrigeration design & performance, both of which account for the bulk of energy waste and consumption in commercial buildings.

WE'RE EXPERTS IN SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Overview

Our design engineers & project managers are all experienced in working projects where low carbon solutions are required in order to achieve Part L Building Regulations compliance and / or BREEAM accreditation.

If clients involve us in the early concept stages of project our technical expertise can assist when trying to achieve BREEAM excellent status.

We use state of the art BIM software to allow us to provide clients with the most practical, cost effective sustainable solutions whilst always having an eye on return on investments & payback periods.

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

Some of the sustainable technologies that we are experienced in the design, installation & commissioning of are:

• Air Source Heat Pumps
• Ground Source Heat Pumps
• Biomass Boilers
• PV Arrays
• Solar Collectors
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Air Source Heat Pumps
• Ground Source Heat Pumps
• Biomass Boilers
• PV Arrays
• Solar Collectors
• Rain Water Harvesting

BREEAM

BREEAM or Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology is the world’s foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings. With 250,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessment ratings and over a million registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990 it sets the standard for best practice sustainable building design.

BREEAM has become one of the most comprehensive and widely recognised

measures of a building’s environmental performance. It encourages designers, clients and others to think about low carbon and low impact design, minimising the energy demands created by a building before considering energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.

A BREEAM assessment uses recognised measures of performance, which are set against established benchmarks, to evaluate a building’s specification, design,

construction and use. The measures used represent a broad range of categories and criteria from energy to ecology. They include aspects related to energy and water use, the internal environment (health and well-being), pollution, transport, materials, waste, ecology and management processes

ENERGY MONITORING

We are committed to saving energy to help prevent climate change by designing and/or installing intelligent, flexible building management systems, complete with the latest energy monitoring and control equipment available on the market (all in compliance with Building Regulations).

These systems offer the end user flexible control of building services systems and can massively reduce energy bills.

We strive to provide cost effective ways of implementing an energy monitoring

package allowing remote analysis of energy use in order to identify areas of

overspending or saving.

NOISE & ODOUR

There are now primary issues and in many instances form planning consent
qualification.

Noise and Sound breakout is a complex subject and may require Consultancy
back-up to establish structural detail. We have carried many studies and projects’
with sensitivity in this area and may be able to assist if you have unanswered
questions.

Odour and smoke particularly from Kitchens is a principle concern in many city centre areas, inevitably the treatment of such problems can prove costly and ecology systems do require detailed design work.

ECA SCHEME

The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme enables businesses to claim a 100% first year capital allowance on investments in certain energy saving equipment, against the taxable profits of the period of investment.

Capital allowances enable businesses to write off the capital cost of purchasing new plant or machinery (e.g. boilers, motors), against their taxable profits. For more information on capital allowances, please see HMRC’s page on tax relief for capital allowances.

The general rate of capital allowances is 18% a year on a reducing balance basis. Some technologies supported by the ECA Scheme (e.g. boilers, lighting) are included in a special capital allowances pool where the general rate of capital allowances is 8%.

Additional benefits of purchasing ECA qualifying energy efficient technologies could include: improved cash flow, lower energy bills, reduction in Climate Change Levy or CRC payment.

For more information on how ECA can be implemented into your project consult our iBEMS team.