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Industry Insight Apr 5, 2025

BREEAM ENE04 – Low Carbon Design Explained

A look into the ENE04 credit within BREEAM New Construction 2018 This article will look further into the BREEAM ENE04 credit, the…

Industry Insight Apr 13, 2024

What are the different BREEAM Ratings?

When it comes to the overall performance and rating to BREEAM for a new construction project, a number of different factors are…

Industry Insight Apr 13, 2024

Air Testing Manchester

Air tightness testing is a vital component of modern building standards and energy efficiency regulations in the UK. Whether you are a…

Industry Insight Apr 13, 2024

Sound Testing Manchester

Sound testing is an essential part of ensuring new buildings meet required acoustic performance standards. Whether you are a house builder, property…

Industry Insight Apr 3, 2024

Going Net Zero Carbon

In this article, we will be discussing how some construction companies are dedicated to working on the principles of Net Zero Carbon emissions, here…

Industry Insight Apr 2, 2024

What is BREEAM?

BREEAM is a sustainability assessment method for projects ranging from refurbishment projects, Masterplanning, New construction, and in-use. The assessment method is based…

Industry Insight Apr 1, 2024

Net-Zero Carbon Part 1 – Where to Start – Lighting

The term net-zero carbon is one that has steamrolled into everyone’s lives over the past few years and is becoming increasingly important…

Industry Insight Apr 1, 2024

How to Determine the Criteria for your Energy & Sustainability Statement

When planning your development in today’s climate, you will more than likely come across the need for an energy & sustainability statement.…

Industry Insight Mar 13, 2024

What is an Energy Statement?

Energy statements are requested as supporting documents for a planning application, they may be set as a condition on the planning application…

Industry Insight Feb 13, 2024

What are water efficiency calculations?

Building Regulations Part G ensures that each new build dwelling is to achieve no more than 125L per person per day. Water…

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