Energy Consultancy – 7No. Flats Worple Road Mews, Wimbledon
Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy and daylight/sunlight modelling for the development at Worple Road, Mews, Wimbledon (consisting of 7 residential units). The reports were to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies achieving a code level 4 for the Code of Sustainable Homes and 20% CO2 reduction via renewable […]
Keep Climate Change in the Curriculum
Have you heard that Michael Gove, Minister for Education, is planning to remove the study of climate change for all children under 14? Climate change is the most pressing and threatening issue facing us and it will be the youth of today who feel the impacts greater than any generation before. Climate change must be […]
Energy Strategy Report – Goldhawk Road, London, W12
Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy report for the development consisting of 9 No. residential and 2 No. commercial units (offices) for the scheme at Goldhawk road, London, W12 – to support the planning application. We have demonstrated that the development could achieve 44.4% of CO2 reduction saving […]
Increasing the certainty for investments in renewable electricity
The UK government recently published an update regarding its “Final Investment Decision Enabling programme”, which has been designed to help developers of low carbon electricity projects to make final investment decisions before the electricity market changes in the second half of 2014. Through this programme, developers of renewable electricity projects will be in the position […]
Solar PV installations to increase in the future
According to a recent announcement from Ofgem the FIT for solar PV technology less than 50 kW is set to remain the same until the end of June 2013 given additional time for small scale projects to take advantage of the current rates. This announcement provides some form of market security, however there will be […]
Syntegra Consulting support the Camino Verde Foundation
‘Creating sustainable development to the world through intelligent and green building solutions’ – Syntegra Consulting Vision statement Syntegra Consulting have helped to fund and secure 1 acre of Peruvian rain forest forever. We have successfully reached a growth milestone and as part of our CSR and aligned with our vision statement we have donated to the Camino […]
Display Energy Certificates (DECs) – New legislation Jan 2013
Since January 2013, it has been stated as mandatory to display DECs for all public authority buildings and institutions which provide public services. These refer to buildings having a total floor area of over 500 m2. The buildings include libraries, public sport facilities, NHS trusts or education centres. For buildings having a total floor area […]
Almost 1,800 Green Deal assessments have been lodged till date
Since the UK’s government flagship energy efficiency scheme “Green Deal” was launched officially at the end of this January, Green Deal providers have completed more than 1,800 assessments on homes. Last week, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released its figures which revealed that within a month, between the end of January until […]
Green Deal will have limited impact, industry warns
Green Deal aims to help to pay the upfront costs for energy improvements such as insulation, heating, draught proofing, double glazing and renewable energy technologies. Launched in January 2013, the Deal was also announced to be a help to support jobs. Nevertheless, one criticism was the high interest rates on loans. The Green Deal Finance […]
1-18 Highwood, New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6Y – Daylight & Sunlight Report
Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as sustainable building consultants to present a daylight, overshadowing and sunlight analysis at ‘1-18 Highwood, New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6YH’. The assessment was aimed to see the impact of the lift situated in the middle of the courtyard on the different flats. The software IES model was used […]
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 […]
Bywell House, Ascot, SL5 – Extension and improvements – Building Regulation Part L Compliance
Syntegra Consulting have been appointed as energy consultants to ‘Bywell House, Ascot, SL5’ to assess the compliance with the Building Regulation Part L1B. The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculations was undertaken to assess the improvement of CO2 emissions of the dwelling. Indeed, this was done by doing a notional calculation with the SAP Appendix […]
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 […]
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