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Finalist – Haines Watts Young Entrepreneur of the year awards 2012

We are pleased to announce another award nomination for Syntegra Consulting’s MD – Alan King, who has been announced as a Finalist for the Haines Watts Young Entrepreneur Award 2012. Haines Watts are a Top 20 firm of chartered accountants who specialise in advising and supporting owner managed businesses.  

Syntegra Nominated for the Constructing Excellence Awards 2012

Having been shortlisted for our outstanding achievements toward sustainability in construction, Syntegra Consulting were honoured to attend the prestigious Constructing Excellence Awards for London and South East. The evening took place at the Church House Conference Centre in Westminster on Thursday, September 27, and more than 300 construction professionals and guests attended the region’s best […]

Government reconsiders the traditional retrofits

Following the publication of a report revealing a lack of understanding of how to respond to energy efficiency measures within the industry, government is preparing to revise the approach to older building retrofitting. The report also revealed that the heat loss of traditional buildings performed much better than stated in standard model and assessment methods. […]

Sustainability- PV costs

Since 2001 the cost of residential PV systems has declined from £10,000 per kWp to current costs of £2,000 per kWp and even below.  Several elements contribute to the cost of a PV installation and the most significant is the price of the PV modules. Other costs are taking into consideration such as inverters, fixings, […]

Indoor Air Quality Plan – Requirements and Criteria

With poor indoor air quality now recognised as a major factor underlying occupant health issues and reduced productivity, it has become an important consideration for building design and management. Poor indoor air quality can be the result of external pollutants entering building interiors, use of pollutant emitting building and cleaning materials, damage or poor maintenance […]

Syntegra Consulting at the Big Green Home Show

On Saturday 27th October, Syntegra Consulting shall be presenting an exclusive seminar at Swindon’s Big Green Home Show; the UK’s largest exhibition for anyone wishing to make their home more eco-friendly. The Big Green Home Show, held at the National Self-Build & Renovation Centre, provides a hub of knowledge on all aspects of green building […]

BIM – UK strategy

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is used to generate and manage digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of a facility which can be used for decision-making preceding construction. The first utilisation of BIM was related to virtual building by Graphisoft’ Autocad in 1987. BIM can be regarded as a virtual prototype such as a building, […]

Reducing Artificial Light Pollution under BREEAM

The use of artificial lighting has become integral to many modern day uses; roads, streets, security, outdoor sports facilities and to improve the appearance of buildings at night. However, increased light levels at night can cause problems. With increasing complaints to local authorities, it is apparent that light pollution at night can become intrusive. Light […]

Abu Dhabi Offices- Syntegra Consulting Launch new Office in the Middle East

The Middle East has over recent years seen an exponential uptake in Sustainable development and construction. With the aforementioned in mind, Syntegra Consulting made the decision to recently register offices in Abu Dhabi. The new Offices will serve as a platform to bring in a larger and more diverse international client base. Over the next […]

Solar panels- are your fixing kits compliant?

Solar panel installations have risen dramatically since the introduction of the feed-in tariff incentive and even with the intended cuts to the tariffs by government there is still optimism in the industry about further growth especially with the launch of the Green Deal. However, increased installations have led to a rise in leaking roofs being […]

Green Deal delayed until 2013

The government finally admitted the implementation of its flagship Green Deal scheme has been delayed until 2013, with retrofit work now not expected to come to market until February. The Green Deal was due to start this October, with the industry hoping it would lead to a spike in retrofit work in the final quarter […]