Sustainability & Building Performance
A building is a complicated living being
Building performance means so many different things. For the user it¡¯s about comfort, wellbeing, safety, acoustics, light, and the practical use of space. If these elements create a positive experience, it¡¯s good news for the investor and developers as well.
Investors and developers want assets that are energy efficient, low to zero carbon, and meet all legislative regulations¡ªin particular around fire safety and energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings. It¡¯s these high-performing credentials that also matter to the occupier for their own ESG commitments.
For both new building and retrofit projects, our sustainability consultants can help you implement optimal performance standards at the earliest conceptual design stage. We model energy use, assess material choices, and calculate whole-life carbon emissions to influence the energy and sustainability strategy. It¡¯s an approach that delivers long-term value relating to comfort, energy efficiency, and environmental accreditations.
And our work doesn¡¯t stop at construction and handover. This is where we regard a building as a living being.
We monitor how a building performs during use. By comparing real-time performance to the modelled performance of a building¡¯s digital twin, we learn about human behaviours and modify systems to seek optimum energy efficiency and comfort.
Securing industry-renowned environmental accreditations
Sustainability credentials for buildings have never been so important. Internationally recognised benchmarks¡ªsuch as BREEAM, WELL, NABERS UK, FITWEL, and ActiveScore¡ªare highly significant when it comes to improving commercial and social value for customers, employees, communities, and investors. We help you achieve the best outcomes by using these standards to benchmark, measure, and improve the sustainability performance of your buildings. Read MoreInterpreting climate risk and shaping an adaptation strategy
We believe in a data-led approach to adapting to climate change. For building performance, that means understanding long-term impacts and thresholds where a building could be affected. From visual reports to engineering-led design and adaptation strategies, we can help you prioritise your attention and costs. Read MoreShaping a sustainability and energy strategy
For masterplan developments, new building projects, and retrofits, our work begins with a sustainability and energy strategy¡ªone that takes account of local and national policy and regulations. We assess material choices for whole life cycle carbon impacts, model the optimum energy performance, and assess technologies and systems to deliver efficiencies. We¡¯ll advise on circularity principles, model passive design techniques, and ultimately establish a design guideline that will deliver a sustainable, high performing building.A building as a living organism
Once a building is occupied, it¡¯s alive. By removing or simply changing something within, it has an impact on the whole purpose, flow, or functionality of the building. As the scrutiny on embodied carbon and carbon emissions increases, our buildings need to adapt to the way people use them without resulting in inefficiencies that generate more energy use. We can help you find operational and control optimisations that work towards reducing energy usage, cutting utility bills, and reducing carbon emissions.
Our People
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Rebecca Lydon
Director, Sustainability
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Michael Enstone
Divisional Director, MEP
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Bryan Murray
Director, Buildings
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Michael Davey
Associate Director, Sustainability
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Jack Fleming
Associate Director
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George Taylor
Associate Sustainability Consultant
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Andrew Haines
Director, Buildings
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Alicia de Haldevang
Sustainability Principal Consultant
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Kathleen Morrison
Health and Social Value Consultant
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Adam Slimin
Technical Director, Sustainability
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Phil Guthrie
Associate Director, Sustainability, WLC & Circular Economy Lead
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