Infrastructure
Our involvement in schools includes working on projects in nursery, primary and secondary schools for both local authorities and independent schools. These projects range from the refurbishment of small classroom blocks to new school campus projects for 1,200 pupils.
Our role
On recent projects there has been a requirement for net zero carbon schools and for this we utilise dynamic simulation monitoring software to simulate zero carbon design options. There is also a move for local authority schools to be Passive House certified.
We have an in-house certified Passive House Designer who can work with Architects to assist in the engineering and thermal insulation issues associated with Passive House schemes or the Enerphit Refurbishment schemes.
We have an in-house certified Passive House Designer who can work with Architects to assist in the engineering and thermal insulation issues associated with Passive House schemes or the Enerphit Refurbishment schemes.
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Since carbon offsetting was introduced into the 2016 London Plan as a means of securing at least a 35% reduction in carbon emissions from the Building Regulations it has always been a topic for debate.
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‘Fabric First’ Building Regulations
The Building Regulations were updated in England in June 2022 (Part L 2021) and in Scotland in February 2023 (Section 2022). Whilst different, both sets of regulations employ a similar ethos of a ‘Fabric First’ approach when considering heating systems that are not refrigerant based, for example direct electric systems.
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