It’s all change for the building regulations

In recent months there have been significant changes made to the building regulations, with several new approved documents and consolidated Building Regulations 2010 published. While the latest changes to Part L are not on the scale of 2006 revision, there is plenty of detail under the surface. It is important to remember that Part L […]

6 typical tasks of an energy manager

Monitoring energy consumption Awareness building within the organisation Legal requirements Internal communication programmes Energy management system (EnMS audit ) Energy Policy These are the tasks most frequently carried out in organisations that practice energy management but the last two pointers are considered elements of best practice yet appear well down the list. However experienced the […]

Keeping up the pace on energy efficiency

Prime Minister David Cameron promised “the greenest Government ever”and two flagship initiatives were announced – The green Deal and the Green Investment Bank. One year on, neither policy has come to effect although the plans for the Green Deal at least are now much more detailed. The energy bill currently going through Parliament will provide […]

MEP design consultants – 34-38 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1BA

The Eversholt Street development is a 3-Storey urban development consisting of 7No. apartments (conversion from a nightclub premises to residential units). Syntegra Consulting have been appointed the role as MEP design Consultants. The following specialist activities are under the commission: SAP & PEAs, Part L compliance checks  & On construction EPCs, M & E Outline […]

Developers are set to face new carbon rule

Brighton and Hove council has launched a rule requiring developers to submit embodied energy calculations as a condition of planning permission. This is the first time that a council has has required developers to show how much carbon is in materials used for a scheme as well as the energy that is used for its […]

Celotex – Raising the standard on social housing

Thousands of families across the UK are living in houses which are not sufficiently warm, weather tight or thermally efficient. With buildings responsible for almost 50% of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions it has become even more pressing to refurbish and make sustainable our ageing social housing stock. As developers, how do you […]

Code for Sustainable Homes in Woking – 2 Units, Send Barns Lane, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP

Syntegra Consulting appointed energy consultants for a Code level 3 target development of 2No. semi- detached   dwellings in Woking. Specialist consultancy also to be undertaken by Syntegra Consulting include: Energy strategy report(including detailed Feed-In-Tariff/RHI potential income stream and payback periods) and solar PV design consultancy Code for Sustainable Homes assessment and consultancy Hydrology report Home […]

Company to watch in 2011 – Launch of the Thames Valley 250 List

We are pleased to announce that Syntegra Consulting has been selected as a “company to watch” in the 2011 Thames Valley 250 list. Syntegra Consulting has enjoyed year on year growth since start-up of between 65%-85%. The Thames Valley 250 is an annual listing featured in The Business Magazine and sponsored by HSBC, Grant Thornton, […]

Taking the Measure of it

The UK target of an 80% cut in carbon by 2050 has been around for a while now. However, while it’s a big number, it’s also sufficiently far away for it to be someone else’s problem. That’s all going to change, because the government are committed at the recommendation of the independent Committee on Climate […]

Code for Sustainable Homes in Woking – 4 Units, Carlton Works, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7DW

Syntegra Consulting appointed energy consultants for a Code level 3 target development of 4No.  detached   dwellings in Woking. Specialist consultancy also to be undertaken by Syntegra Consulting include: Energy strategy report(including detailed Feed-In-Tariff/RHI potential income stream and payback periods) and solar PV design consultancy Code for Sustainable Homes assessment Home User guide production SAP calculations, […]

49 Calibra Road, London

Syntegra Consulting appointed energy consultants for the SAP assessment and BRUKL compliance check report for an extension renovation project on Calibra Road, London.

House Sales are the lowest since January

The number of UK house sales dropped over the past quarter to its lowest level since January, thwarting hopes that the arrival of better weather could have led to a spike in home sales. The latest figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) indicate that the average number of completed sales per surveyor […]

Energy analysis – Southmead, Townsend Road, Streatley, Berkshire, RG8 9LH

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy review and recommendation report for the property at Southmead, Townsend Road, Streatley, Berkshire, RG8 9LH Background information: 1.    Southmead is approx. 10 years old,  built to 2000 Building Regulations, comprising of a Ground Floor, First Floor, and detached Garage. 2.    There […]

The Green Deal – additional potential for savings

For those who dont know the Green Deal, in it householders who take out an eco-loan will be offered an energy retrofit package which will be repaid by savings on the household energy bill. This loan will be attached to the house, not the householder. The offer will come from a range of financial instructions and […]

Oakhill College Solar PV feasibility study

Syntegra Consulting were instructed as renewable energy consultants to undertake a Solar PV CAPEX feasibility analysis. The report detailed the PV installation size design, CAPEX costs along with ROI and payback periods. The Governments Feed-In-Tariffs were estimated and an indicative income stream per annum was projected for the 25 year FIT period.