Month: September 2012

Mander Shopping Centre- commercial energy audits

   Syntegra Consulting appointed as Energy Consultants to undertake 15 energy compliance audits for The Mander Shopping Centre in Wolverhampton, WV1 3NH. The total retail floor area is approximately 484,500 sq ft, the offices comprise approximately 57,110 sq feet supported by on-site car parking for 550 vehicles. The Mander Centre was built in phases between […]

Ampress Park- Industrial New Build, BREEAM Assessment

Syntegra Consulting were appointed as BREEAM Assessors for the project: Ampress Park, Plot G3 Industrial development. A  BREEAM 2011 Pre-Assessment Estimate for Ampress Park was prepared to support the planning application for the industrial unit development to be submitted to the New Forest District Council. Also, the BREEAM pre assessment estimate aims to provide the […]

ISO 14001- what is involves and the benefits

ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard that stipulates how one can go about putting an effective Environmental Management System (EMS) in place. The standard is designed to achieve a balance between maintaining profitability of an organisation whilst minimizing environmental impact. ISO 14001 exists to allow organisations to determine those operations that have an adverse […]

Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Tariff Proposals Announced- Act now!

Proposals for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have today been published by the Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC). Key proposals within the announcement are as follows: Indicative tariff ranges for air source heat pumps 6.9 – 11.5p/kWh Indicative tariff ranges for ground source heat pumps 12.5 – 17.3p/kWh Homeowners will receive payments over […]

139 Reading Road- New Build Residential

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the new build 2No. house development scheme at 139 Reading Road (South), Fleet, GU52 7TD – to support the planning process, demonstrate Building regulations Part L1A compliance, to demonstrate consideration to achieve a 10% CO2 emission reduction against the CIBSE […]

Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) Calculations- Explained and Examined

SBEM is developed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) as a computer program to analyse building energy consumption of buildings other than dwellings, used in support of the National Calculation Methodology (NCM) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). SBEM applies to all commercial buildings, i.e. industrial warehouses, school, hotels, pubs, sports halls to […]

Reducing Heat loss- equates to lower energy bills

The most cost effective measures your organisation can implement to reduce your energy bills are to reduce heat loss caused by the building fabric itself. To achieve a reduction in heat loss, the first important step is to add the insulation to roofs, walls and floors. The majority of existing properties have insufficient amount of […]

Coronation Cottages Development- Daylighting and Code for Sustainable Homes

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the extension of 3No residential flats- to support the scheme design process, demonstrate Building regulations Part L compliance, intent to design to target Code level 3 standard (for the 3No flats). The Coronation Cottages development is a 2-storey 5No bedroom […]

Energy Utilities Procurement in an Unpredictable Energy Market

The very unpredictable energy market in which we currently purchase utilities coupled with the exponential increase in energy costs has forced many organisations to seek out an improved approach to energy procurement. Energy procurement service will assess an organisations energy needs and compile a strategy that produces the optimal results in terms of cost savings, […]

The Future of Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) Calculations

The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is a method for evaluating and comparing the energy performance of dwellings in the UK. They provide a standardised method to underpin the UK’s environmental policies relating to energy performance in dwellings. Based on predefined comfort and occupancy conditions, SAPs look at both the energy consumed by a dwelling and […]

133-135 Kew Road- Residential Refurbishment, Richmond

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the scheme at 133-135 Kew Road, Richmond, London, TW9 3EE– to support the scheme design process, demonstrate Building regulations Part L1B compliance, to demonstrate consideration to achieve a 20% CO2 emission reduction against the CIBSE standard case model via renewable […]

Worries over the borrowing power of the Green Investment Bank

The Green Investment Bank (GIB), a government scheme to attract private involvement and investment in environmental preservation and improvement, may be at risk due to government’s inability to control state borrowing. Although the GIB was set up to fund green schemes such as the Green Deal and sustainable infrastructure projects, it cannot borrow money from […]

Green-Deal uptake could be cut by 2.2 million homes due to the PM’s intervention

The DECC’s Green Deal, intended to reduce carbon emissions by allowing homeowners to pay for energy efficiency improvements through savings on bills, may be under threat. According to official leaked documents, David Cameron has intervened to block proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations. This could prevent 2.2 million homes from partaking in […]

DECC plans harsher retrofit targets for energy companies

Due to performance issues energy efficiency ratings for building products to be downgraded. Energy companies will need to undertake up to 35% more energy efficiency work in order to meet targets set under the Energy Company Obligation scheme, under proposals set out by the government earlier this week. The Department of Energy and Climate Change […]

Solar legal claim could rise above £100m

According to sources, the legal action against the government from solar firms claiming lost earnings caused by illegal changes to the solar electricity feed-in tariff could exceed £100m mark. Solar firms claim they lost millions of pounds worth of business after the government announced in October 2011 that it would cut the feed-in tariff (FIT) […]

The Coach House, Richmond- Residential Conversion

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the scheme at The Coach House, 2A Friars Stile Road, Richmond TW10 6NE– to support the scheme design process, demonstrate Building regulations Part L1B compliance (if possible or intent to enhance), to demonstrate consideration to achieve a 20% CO2 emission […]

Passivhaus Design Services

Developed in Germany in the 1990s, Passivhaus is a quality assured standard and methodology for low energy building, which can help create buildings which use around 90% less energy than standard UK buildings. Based on well researched and proven building physics, Passivhaus is based on the principle that reducing heating loss to a minimum is […]

Energy Statements- sustainable construction applications

An Energy Statement shows how developments like yours can use renewable technology to lessen the site’s environmental impact. With many planning departments now requiring energy statements alongside SAPs or SBEMs for planning applications; we at Syntegra Consulting offer expert advice pertaining to your Energy Statements. Local Planning Authorities are increasingly requiring an energy statement to […]

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