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Renewable Heat Incentive accelerating demand for biomass

The future for biomass heating is looking increasingly bright due to considerable Heat Incentive payments and because it has a number of advantages over other renewables. In particular it is not weather dependent like solar and wind and so to an extent is more predictable and much easier for heating engineers to calculate the likely […]

Promising start for Green Deal as energy efficiency work begins in London, Kent and Wales

Following the launch of the Green Deal in January, energy efficiency schemes have begun around the country, in London, Enfield Council has joined forces with British Gas to deliver a £10 million energy efficiency improvement programme to the borough. The scheme will reduce the energy bills of 1,000 of Enfield’s lowest income households by an […]

Pros and cons of natural ventilation energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is the keystone of the revolution in new buildings; one concept that has been suggested is natural ventilation in order to reduce the energy consumption (as opposed to mechanical ventilation). The main idea is to use the difference of temperature in the building to generate the air flow (without any fan). Thereby, natural ventilation […]

Air source heat pumps – a low-carbon, low-cost alternative for commercial buildings

Much of the growth of the use of air source heat pumps has so far happened in the housing market, in the commercial sector, heating for buildings is still heavily reliant on traditional carbon-intensive technologies. However as more realise the low carbon potential to this alternative to gas and oil, air source heat pumps are […]

LED Lighting: Innovations create benefits further than efficiency

With the rapid move towards LED technology, there are now new features that this digital device can provide beyond just energy savings. Halogen lamps and metal halide lamps are typical retail product lighting, giving a colour of light (CCT) that also imitates colour very similar to daylight. The common metric for evaluating how well colours are […]

1 High Street, Hampton – Energy Strategy Report, BREEAM

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy report for the proposed Re-Development scheme consisting of 7No. Residential units and 1No. Office at 1 High Street, Hampton, TW12 2SQ. The reports were to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and the Building Regulations and needed to demonstrate intent […]

Feedback about BREEAM

Since BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) was introduced in 1990, it has no stopping to gaining in popularity as a support to delivering environmentally friendly buildings. Last year, about 7000 projects were assessed using BREEAM. But there is more to BREEAM than just providing businesses with the means to demonstrate their environmental commitments. […]

£75M of finance is provided to the green deal by the government.

Around £75M were been put to financing the green deal scheme by the government. As part of its £244M initial funding package which it announced last month, the government has backed the Green Deal Finance Company by £50M. The government has put £20M into the company and has provided a guarantee of up to £30M of […]

Building Information Modeling is going to intervene in construction industry reform like an important things

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the lever mechanism for the government to reform the construction industry, that’s what the Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith has expressed. As stated in Building magazine April 2013, Smith made the comment during the launch of the Construction Industry Council’s for speak about BIM among SMEs, BIM4SMEs on Monday (15 […]

LED lighting: Benefits beyond energy efficiency

There is great savings that can be made through upgrading lighting to more efficient versions like LED and fluorescent lighting, but LED lighting can provide advantages other than energy savings. Currently in retail halogen and metal halide lamps are commonly used due to their daylight-like qualities. LED fixtures are generally bad at rendering saturated red […]

EU launches 2030 energy targets debate

The EU has launched a Green Paper consultation to help develop the framework for the 2030 energy and climate change policies. The paper asks · What lessons can be learnt from the 2020 framework? Which targets for 2030 will be the most effective for driving the objectives and at what level should they be applied. […]

10A Oakhill Avenue, Greater London – Energy Consultancy

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the „Development of 5No. new-build residential flats‘ for the scheme at 10A Oakhill Avenue, London, NW3 7RE- to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and the Building Regulations and achieve the target of Code level 4 standard […]

Energy-intensive industries must play a key part in low-carbon economy

The Committee on Climate Change recently produced a report highlighting the necessity for a global deal to achieve climate objectives by emission reductions. This would reduce the UK’s emissions, both domestic and imported as required by the Climate Change Act The report recognises the difficulty that is faced by energy-intensive companies to remain competitive with […]

Code for Sustainable Homes Assessors – 1 Lakeview Close, Lakeside, Cardiff, CF23 6DU

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the development of 3No. Residential units at Lakeside, Cardiff. The reports were to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and intent to design to target Code level 3 standard for the overall development in accordance with the planning policy requirements. The following were […]

Too early to call whether UK shale gas will reduce energy prices

Exploiting the UK’s shale gas resource will mean better energy security and boost tax revenues, but it is too early to predict if it will reduce energy prices. The US now has the cheapest gas market in the world after beginning to produce shale gas domestically. If the resource in the UK turns out to […]

Solar PV hit new heights in 2012, but change is ahead

In 2012 more than 31 GW of new solar PV was installed. This growth in the market came despite the economic crisis and was lead by Europe. Europe accounted for more than 70% of the new installations in 2011 and 55% in 2012. Germany installed the most in 2012, followed by China, it seems that […]

Green Deal assessments build up momentum

Since the Green Deal Scheme was introduced, the Department of Energy & Climate Change have reported a vast increase in assessments (a total of 9268). The Green Deal Scheme allows household owners to pay for energy-saving improvements to their home through installments in their electricity bill. It will provide low-cost and long-term funding across all […]

Redefining an Efficient Energy Strategy

As we all know, energy prices continue to rise. When trying to reduce the energy consumption of a refurbishment the emphasis is often put on the design materials and implementing renewable energy technologies. A wider approach is more effective along with being able to produce long-term financial savings. An energy strategy is vital, and when […]

Energy Strategy Report – 9 No. Flats, Hampstead

Syntegra Consulting Ltd have been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the proposed scheme in Hampstead (which consisted of 9 converted flats) – to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and the Building Regulations L1B compliance, BREEAM domestic refurbishment compliance and to demonstrate consideration towards building fabric enhancements […]

The Green Apple Environment Awards 2013

Syntegra Consulting Ltd., has won a Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain’s greenest companies, councils and communities. We competed against more than 200 other nominations in the Green Apple Awards for the Built Environment & Architectural Heritage, and we will be presented with the trophy and certificate at a glittering […]

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