• Support Planning Applications

• Follow Energy Hierarchy - Be Lean

- Be Clean

- Be Green

• Identify Targets for Reduction in Carbon

Dioxide Emissions

• Analyse Fabric and Building Services

Efficiencies

• Low or Zero Carbon/Renewable Technology

Feasibility Studies

• Energy Statement in Accordance with Greater

London Authority Requirements

• Follow Mayors Energy Hierarchy

- Be Lean - use less energy

- Be Clean - supply energy efficiently

- Be Green - use renewable technology

• Achieve Zero Carbon Homes

• Evaluate the water usage of the

proposed dwellings

• Assess Overheating

• Enhanced Energy Statement

• Sustainability Appraisals

• Water Efficiency Analysis

• Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies

• Licenced Code Assessors

• Provide Code Assessments

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Licenced BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment

• Provide Domestic Refurbishment

Assessments

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Approved SAP Assessors

• On Construction Domestic Energy Assessors

• U Value Calculations

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document L1A

• On Construction Energy Performance

Certificates

• Required for a building converted to create

a new dwelling

• Material change of use to form dwelling

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Approved SAP Assessors

• U Value Calculations

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document L1B

• On Construction Energy Performance

Certificates

• Required if extension has large amounts

of openings

• Extensions are only permitted to have

openings no greater than 25% of the floor

area plus an openings that are lost due to

the extension

• Establish the opening areas allowed

• Advice on how to improve the dwelling

and extension

• Area weighted U Value Calculations

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document L1B

• Approved rdSAP Assessors

• Domestic Energy Assessors

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Energy Performance Certificates

• Simplified Building Energy Model

• Calculate the energy required to heat, cool,

ventilate and light a non-dwelling

• Accredited Assessors

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document L2A

• Advice on how to improve the building

• Energy Performance Certificates

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document G

• Advice on the minimum acceptable efficiency

for each fitting including, flow rates of taps

and showers, washing machine and

dishwasher usage along with WC

flush rates

• Advice on how to improve the water efficiency

of dwellings

• An air leakage test to determine the level of

uncontrolled air flow through gaps or cracks

in the fabric of a building

• Residential and Non-Residential Testing

• Meet the requirements of Approved Document

L1A and L2A

• Advice on how to improve the dwellings

• Flow rate testing for all mechanical

extract fans

• Demonstrate compliance with Building

Regulations Approved Document F

• Intermittent extract fans and Mechanical

Ventilation Heat Recovery systems

• Sound Insulation testing in accordance with

BS EN ISO 140-4 and BS EN ISO 140-7

• Full ‘end-to-end’ support – from initial Design

& Consultancy to Testing & Certification

• Noise Impact Assessments

• Identify thermal bridging and Inadequate

missing or defective insulation

• Air leakage through the building envelope

• Quality of the cavity wall insulation

• Surveys to meet requirements of BREEAM

assessments

• Surveys carried out in accordance with

BRE 176 by an Accredited Thermographic

Engineer

• Dew point calculations for thermal envelopes

• Interstitial condensation risk analysis

• Surface Condensation Prediction

• Assesses how energy efficient the new

property is as a building

• Ratings between A and G, A being the highest

• On Construction EPCs are produced off plan

using full SAP (standard assessment

procedure)

• The certificate is required by Building Control

to sign of new dwelling

• Required to sell or rent a new property

• Assesses how energy efficient the existing

property is as a building

• Ratings between A and G, A being the highest

• EPCs are produced off plan using rdSAP

• Required to sell or rent a residential property