Two of our Sustainability Consultants travelled down to Sky Central last week to present the findings of our Single-Use Plastics Monitoring and Reduction schemes. Element Sustainability have been working with Sky UK and their stakeholders to monitor and reduce Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) during the construction phase of their refurbishment and…
Jun
12
Jun
03
We are delighted to announce that our newest member of the team, Katie Hodgkiss, has officially become an accredited on-construction domestic energy assessor (OCDEA). As an OCDEA Katie will now work within our in-house Energy Team to advise and complete new build domestic energy assessments. Katie has completed an extensive…
Apr
25
Element Sustainability are pleased to once again be working along-side Stewart Milne Homes North West on their new 146 house development in Moorefields, Willaston. The residential scheme is located between the market town of Nantwich and the village of Wistaston. Our in-house energy assessors will provide building compliance services for…
Mar
29
The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) is a government programme designed to promote the uptake of low-carbon and renewable electricity generation technologies. The scheme required licensed electricity suppliers to participate and make payments on both generation and export from eligible installations. This is a reminder that the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme is…
Mar
26
UK Government advisors say that new homes should be banned from connecting to the grid within six years to help tackle climate change. Instead, houses in the country-side should be warmed using heat pumps and gas hobs should be replaced with induction hobs. In more urban areas, they recommend that…
Mar
07
For the first time in the UK, an autonomous marine drone has been launched in Ilfracombe harbour, Devon, named the WasteShark. The shape of the device is inspired by the whale shark and can remove 1kg of waste per minute, including plastics and microplastics for eight hours at a time…
Feb
13
Across the country this week, thousands of children are expected to be absent from school on Friday as they take part in a coordinated protest drawing attention to climate change. A template letter for the parents of striking children has been drawn up by Youth Strike 4 Climate which lays…
Feb
07
We are delighted to announce that our in-house BREEAM assessor Stacey Downes can add BREEAM Accredited Professional (AP) to her list of qualifications! As a BREEAM AP, Stacey is recognised throughout the industry as a sustainability champion who can: Encourage an integrated design and construction process; and, Use BREEAM as…
Jan
29
2019 may prove to be a breakthrough year in terms of the environment and the warming climate. Around the world, public opinion is mobilising with politicians and businesses paying more attention to global environmental crises. In the year ahead, we will witness a series of high-profile events that will engage…
Jan
23
Over the last two decades, at least half of the population of our native hedgehogs have been lost from the British countryside. There are many reasons to why the species are in trouble such as the intensification of agriculture with the loss of hedgerows and grasslands and the use of…