UK Passivhaus Open Days 2012 – Syntegra’s site visit

Syntegra Consulting attended on Friday 9th November the visit of the Fox Barn single family Passivhaus in Andover, Hants as part of the UK Passivhaus Open Days 2012. A huge amount of energy is waste through inefficiency, lazy design and bad habits formed by energy being historically too cheap to worry about, but it is […]

Air Tightness Testing: Syntegra Consulting Launches new Testing and Compliance service

Air Tightness is the key feature of any energy efficient building. It reduces wasted heat and allows the buildings atmosphere to be controlled with mechanical ventilation heat recovery units creating a healthier environment. Air-tightness testing is undertaken to determine a building’s air-permeability rating. Air tightness testing is an integral part of Part L of The […]