Building upon our excellent relationship with Caddick Construction, we have recently completed a successful SBEM and EPC lodgement for their latest development at Weston Road in Crewe. Our As-Built SBEM calculation demonstrates compliance with Part L2A Building Regulations. Our air test engineer carried out the commercial air permeability assessment allowing…
Oct
11
Sep
21
On Saturday the 8th September, the non-profit organisation Ocean Cleanup launched a device that is expected to gather up to 80,000 tonnes of plastic that is floating around an area of the Pacific Ocean. The device is a 600m long machine that creates a horseshoe shaped barrier to trap debris.…
Sep
19
Element Sustainability have been working closely with Jones Homes Yorkshire to provide compliance services for their seventy-one-house development at Simpson Park, Harworth. The development, that is successfully through the planning stage, will comprise of six house type variants. All plots required design stage SAP calculations to demonstrate compliance with Part…
Sep
11
The ban of the halogen lightbulb has taken affect from the 1st of September which means that retailers will no longer be allowed to stock halogens and instead will have to replace them with other, more energy efficient bulbs. This ban aims to cut down CO2 emissions caused by halogen…
Sep
06
High Court legal action has been taken by Friends of the Earth (FoE) against the expansion of Heathrow airport. FoE argue that the Airport’s National Policy Statement (NPS), published by the government in June, is unlawful as it breaches the UK’s climate change policy in addition to its sustainable development…
Sep
03
Element Sustainability are working with Stewart Milne Homes on their 265 house development in Hooton, Ellesmere Port. We are pleased to have been involved in the project since concept design and supported the planning application stage with the provision of an Energy Statement which determined the energy strategy and assisted…
Aug
21
The first Home Quality Mark (HQM) approved development has been certified by the Building Research Establishment (BRE). The development located in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire consists of one hundred dwellings. The HQM approved scheme gives extra assurance to house buyers that their new home has been designed and will perform to…
Aug
13
A new scientific report warns that even modest future CO2 emissions could set off a cascade of positive feedback loops that would push the planet into a hothouse state. As set out in the Paris Agreement, average global temperatures are just over 1⁰C above pre-industrial levels with actions to keep…
Aug
09
Element Sustainability are pleased to announce we will be once again working with Sky in a continuing effort to remove all single-use plastics (SUPs) from its supply-chain, operations and products. Our role will be to support the stakeholders involved in the refurbishment of the new Sky Innovation Hub at Brentwood.…
Aug
07
Following the recent global rush of heatwaves, MPs have highlighted a warning from the Met Office stating that UK summer temperatures could regularly reach 38.5C by 2040. Although scientists differ on whether the current heatwaves have been caused by climate change, all agree that future heatwaves are to become hotter…