255 Ealing Road, Harrow, Appleton – Sustainability

Syntegra was appointed to provide its services for: Energy Consultancy (SAP & SBEM Calculations) Sustainability Assessment Code for Sustainable Homes BREEAM External & Internal Daylight Report Acoustic Report Air Quality Report Ecology Report M&E Consultancy 255 Ealing Road scheme was comprised of the erection of 128 no. New Residential units and 2 no. flexible Commercial / […]

Energy Strategy Report – South Woodford Mosque, 10-14 Mulberry Way, London, E18

Syntegra Consulting Ltd have been appointed as Energy Consultants to produce an Energy Strategy Report for the development consisting of 4No. residential units and 1No. commercial unit (a community center) for the scheme at South Woodford Mosque, 10-14 Mulberry Way, London, E18. The report will support the scheme design process, demonstrate Building Regulations Part L […]

Energy Consultants – Derrydown House, Derrydown, St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants, SP11

Syntegra Consulting Ltd were appointed as Energy Consultants to produce an Energy Audit for Derrydown House, Derrydown, St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants, SP11 and the development of a 2 story brick and flint cottage on the site. The objective was to reduce the properties oil and electricity consumption by; Acting on the clients behalf to review […]

Energy Consulting

Energy Consultants are professionals who have studied and worked in the field of energy and or engineering, they are experts capable of helping individuals and businesses reduce the cost of their energy needs by designing an energy saving strategy and helping the company to implement this program by switching to alternative low carbon technologies. By […]

Sustainability Engineers and M&E Consultancy

Sustainability Engineers work with businesses and Architects to help them meet their design and construction needs.  Sustainability Engineers or Energy Consultants usually work as part of a consulting company, and come into the field after receiving an engineering degree and obtaining several years of experience in the field.  Engineering is a very broad field, and […]

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 […]

New Ideas on Retrofitting Old Buildings

The Department of energy and Climate Change is supporting a new approach to retrofitting existing buildings. This is due to new research by the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), whose report calls for a change of the retrofitting process to maximise the effectiveness of sustainability improvements to buildings built before 1919, which account for a […]

Understanding commercial and industrial scale solar PV installation

Syntegra Consulting attended a workshop from Ikaros Solar in understanding how a well designed PV system can help to offset large utility bills and also be a very sound long term financial investment. This workshop was particularly relevant because after months of indecision and misinformation, the solar PV industry is starting to get back on […]

MEP Design- Flat Refurbishment 33 Dover St. London

Syntegra Consulting has been appointed as MEP design consultants to provide the mechanical drawings including SAP assessments based on proposed scheme U-values for the refurbishment of the 33 Dover Street flat in London. We have provided two different types of underfloor heating (UFH) systems as requested by the client – an electric UFH system and […]

Lighting for Building Regulation Part L

The government introduced the lighting energy numerical indicator (LENI) to minimise luminaire lumens per circuit watt.  However, it is an alternative not a replacement to technology requirement.  The Lighting Industry Association describes LENI as an initial positive proposal. The failure to include a calculation of energy saving for preset lighting control is considerable omission.  The […]

Solutions for Heating and Hot Water Systems

Boilers Hot water system need to be chose basing on how many people are living in the house and how many wet rooms etc.  Combi-boilers circulate hot water by radiators and underfloor heating routes.  Combi-boilers avoid the installation of hot water storage cylinders and cold water storage tanks, because the boilers only provide hot water […]

Reducing Carbon Emission from Space Heating Using Biomass Boilers

UK has set a target of achieving at least 15% of overall energy from renewable sources by 2020.  Since space heating accounts for approximately 44% of UK’s overall energy demand, biomass boilers as a renewable heating technology will make a great contribution to reduce carbon emissions in the UK. Biomass derived from fresh biological origins […]

Green Energy Consultants

Green energy also referred to as renewable or sustainable energy are energy provisions that have no long term impact on the environment and are replenished by nature. They meet the energy requirements of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.  Unlike the use of fossil fuels which cannot be […]

The looming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) comes into force next April, requiring evidence packs, early actions and growth metrics. A shortfall of performance could add £100,000 to costs (energy not saved) plus, in the first year, the required two year additional cost of £24 per CO2 tonne for the additional emissions carbon permits. That is a […]