Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor – 9Unit Development, 22a Bouverie Rd, London, N16

Syntegra Consulting appointed as specialist Code for Sustainable Homes assessors for a new build 9No. unit development in London, N16. The development has been built to incorporate a Code level 3 minimum LZC/renewable strategy that will be compliant to 2010 building Part L regulations. Other specialist reports undertaken by Syntegra include: Ecology survey/report, hydrology survey/report, […]

Specialist Planning Reports – Lavender Mews, Hampton Hill

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy and daylight/ sunlight report, for the development at Lavender Mews, Hampton Hill, supporting the scheme design for planning. The objectives were to process, and demonstrate Building regulations Part L1B compliance, with the intent to design to a BREEAM with excellent target rating and intent […]

Code assessment- 4no houses Felixstowe Road, London

77 Felixstowe road is a development located in London, consisting of 4 houses,  and has been built to incorporate a Code level 3 minimum renewable strategy. Syntegra Consulting Ltd have been commissioned to undertake the following services; Code for Sustainable Homes assessment Ecology report Daylight/ Sunlight calculations report Flood risk assesment Drainage assesment       […]

Energy Consultants – 8No. flats 29 Kendrick Rd, Reading, RG1 5DU

Syntegra Consulting successfully appointed to act as SAP assessors, energy design consultants, code for sustainable homes assessors, hydrology consultant and ecology consultants for a 8unit new build development in Reading. Duties include review and demonstration to release planning condition requirement to meet code level 3 for the code for sustainable homes (Nov10) scheme. GDV circa […]

Modest step’ towards global climate deal in 2015

The Conference of the Parties session 18 also known as COP18 UN Climate Change Conference took place end of 2012 in Doha. The annual meeting of the COP agreed another commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol but also to create a plan for a universal climate agreement. As of January 1 2013, the second commitment […]

Highview, Salisbury Avenue, London N3 3AJ

Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as energy consultants for the ‘Development of a two storey dwelling house’ to Highview, Salisbury Avenue, Barnet, London, N3 3AJ, to assess the compliance with the Building Regulation Part L1A and the achievement of code level 3 according to the London Borough of Barnet Planning Conditions. The following were undertaken: […]

Extension and improvements, Sandilands, Gorse Hill Lane, Building Regulation Part L Compliance

Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as energy consultants to ‘Sandilands, 5 Gorse Hill Lane, Surrey’ to assess the compliance with Building Regulation Part L1B. Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculations was undertaken. A notional calculation using SAP Appendix R was undertaken on the extension of the dwelling followed by the actual data to demonstrate improvement in […]

BIM Lounge Event – Generation 4 Change (G4C)

Syntegra Consulting attended on 23rd January the first event organised by Generation 4 Change (G4C) at the University of Reading. The presentation was hosted by Milan Radosaveljvic, Director of Teaching and Learning, School of Construction Management and Engineering at Reading University. BIM Lounge, a new facility that has opened in 2012, enables students and practitioners to […]

Land to the rear of Brockley Road, SE4

Syntegra consulting have been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy report for 1No. 2 storey new build development, ‘Land to the rear of Brockley Road, Crofton Park, London, SE4 in order to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations L1A and national, regional and local planning policies. The following pre-assessments and calculations were […]

Upper Richmond Road West, SW14

Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as energy consultants for  ‘Upper Richmond West, East Sheen, Richmond, SW14’ in order to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations L1A and national, regional and local planning policies. The Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) pre-assessment strategy and the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculation were used to assess the possibility to […]

Land the rear of 6 The Paddock, Westcott, Dorking, RH4 3NT

Syntegra consulting have been appointed as energy consultants and code assessor, for the 1No. 2 storey new build development, ‘Land the rear of 6 The Paddock, Westcott, Dorking, RH4 3NT’ in order to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations L1A and national, regional and local planning policies. The following items were carried out: Energy Strategy […]

Renewables march forward

Renewable energy within the UK is progressing well. From July 2011 to July 2012, the figures show: an increase of 27% of the electricity generated from renewable energy an increase of 40% of the capacity of renewable electricity an increase of 60% of offshore wind power an increase of five times of the PV capacity The Renewable Energy Roadmap […]

Green Deal delays ‘will damage the insulation industry’

The insulation Industry Forum that gathers 70% of the UK’s industry claims that the Green Deal which starts operating in January 2013 will cut-off 16,000 jobs. Indeed, due to the gap found between the end of the subsidy schemes related to cavity wall solid wall and loft insulation, and the full operation of the Green […]

Government faces £140m claims over feed-in tariff cut

In October 2011, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced a cut of 50% of the solar feed-in tariff resulting in the reduction of 97% of solar power installation. Indeed, the relatively high feed-in tariff was attractive to install the renewable source . It is a push to help people. Nevertheless with the […]

Africa will become home to record solar plant

Ghana will soon welcome a solar PV plant of 155 MW which will become the largest in the country and one of the biggest in the world. This will increase by 6% the generation capacity of the country and will meet by itself the 20%  of the 10 % of electricity generated by renewable technologies. […]