Behind closed doors – the need to raise the clean air debate inside buildings

Quite rightly over the past few days, much has been made about the suggestion that all diesel and petrol cars should disappear from our roads by 2040. Realistically, that’s just one generation away and what a great gift cleaner air in our streets and open spaces would be for our grandchildren. But while such schemes […]

Building Project: NEO Bankside

mechanical and electrical design and consultancy

Project Info Client: Capricci Completion Year: 2017 Mechanical and electrical design and consultancy Location: Hereford NEO Bankside is a prestigious world-class residential development situated beside Tate Modern on the South Bank of the River Tames in London. The development consists of 217 exclusive apartments and penthouses in four pavilions with spectacular views towards The City […]

Building Project: Balfour Place

Project Info Client: Urban & Country Completion Year: 2018 Building Services Location: Balfour Place, Mayfair, London When one of London’s most expensive individual properties was sold and subsequently refurbished, we were delighted to be awarded the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) survey contract. Once on-site at the Mayfair mansion, bought (in cash) for £42 […]

Building Project: The Shard

BREEAM assessment

Project Info Client: Renzo Piano Completion Year: 2016 BREEAM Rating: Very good Location: London Dominating the London skyline, The Shard was conceived as a building with multiple uses: a vertical city where people could live, work and relax. Our team were commissioned to carry out a BREEAM assessment for Levels 4, 5 and 6 of […]

Building Project: Barretts Grove

Project Info Client: Amin Taha Architects Completion Year: 2016 M&E design and acoustic design. Location: Dalston, London N16 Syntegra roles: Energy and Sustainability consultants, CDM, M&E design and acoustic design. Our project ‘Barretts Grove’, which we worked on with Amin Taha Architects, has been a winner at the Hackney Design Awards 2016, London & National RIBA 2017 […]

Brexit Boasts Business As Usual For Building Services

The building services industry should assume that European regulations that currently affect the UK will still be in force immediately after Brexit in 2019, says CIBSE technical director Hywel Davies. ‘Brexit will change nothing immediately – at least in terms of legislation that affects our industry,’ said Davies, who supplied a list of regulations that […]

Coal-fired power stations cease by 2025

Prior to the announcement of the General Election, the Government vowed to see all ‘unabated’ coal-fired power stations cease operation by 2025 – those without carbon capture equipment. The Government  gave an undertaking to spend £730 million in support of renewable electricity projects during the Parliament’s lifetime. It remains to be seen whether that pledge […]

Why the UK is Better Off Inside the EU Internal Energy Market Post-Brexit

Access to the single energy market was one of the priorities identified by energy professionals during a Question Time-style debate hosted by The Energy Institute in relation to Brexit negotiations. KPMG head of power and utilities Simon Virley also believes the key negotiating point in relation to energy is continued access to the Internal Energy […]

New international standard to help measure greenhouse gas emissions from buildings

A new international standard has been introduced to help measure and report greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) 16745 framework will provide a system to calculate, report, communicate and verify carbon metrics for emissions arising from the measured energy use during the activity of an existing building. The simplicity of its […]

Electricity Storage To Stabilise Grid

As increasing volumes of power are being generated by renewables across the UK, research and investment is moving towards finding a solution to keep the grid stable as production levels and usage with wind and solar fluctuate dramatically. One answer could be electricity storage – switching availability from time of production (daytime for solar) to […]

Building cladding under the spotlight

Unfortunately, the issue of building cladding is currently in the headlines for all the wrong reasons – and it looks set to stay there for a while. Cladding is essential to the exterior of a building and plays a variety of roles in the overall efficient construction. First and foremost it keeps the building weatherproof […]

Syntegra Acoustics Division Strengthened

Syntegra have recently appointed David Yates to the position of Associate Acoustic Consultant in order to strengthen the acoustics division of the company. David is based in the Reading and London offices and brings ten years’ experience to Syntegra’s in-house acoustic team. He has particular expertise in environmental noise, and has a wealth of experience […]

Syntegra shortlisted for industry award

The Syntegra team has been shortlisted for an architectural industry award for one of its projects. Consultants worked on the retrofit development of Print Works House in Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia, London, providing advice on issues of mechanical and electrical design, acoustics, energy and sustainability ahead of the planning application submission. The project comprised separate […]