News archive for October, 2022
Building Physics Key to Healthy and Energy Efficient Retrofits
Posted on October 27th 2022
Mitigating heat losses and condensation in retrofits reduces heating bills while providing comfort. A whole building approach should be considered when improving thermal comfort. This requires controlling U-values, thermal bridges, material selection and controlled and uncontrolled ventilation rates. The following are well documented challenges with retrofit: Spatial restrictions impact the amount of insulation that can be added to improve the …
Movember – Hodkinson’s Fitness and Facial Hair challenge
Posted on October 26th 2022
Employees’ mental health and physical wellbeing is very important at Hodkinson. That’s why we are taking part in Movember this year to raise awareness and encourage discussions around mental health. During November we will be collectively walking, running, swimming & cycling over 1,600 km beyond our normal fitness goals, as well as growing some interesting facial hair. If you can …
Project Success at Abbey Road
Posted on October 19th 2022
We were appointed as BREEAM and Carbon consultants by Wates Construction London Residential for the commercial development at Abbey Road in the London Borough of Camden, which has now been successfully completed. Wates are committed to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and have joined the ‘Race to Zero’ campaign, which aims to halve Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by …
Heat Network Bills Support – Temporary Relief for Heat Network Customers
Posted on October 19th 2022
Much needed clarity has emerged on how the government will support domestic heat network customers in the light of high wholesale energy prices this winter. The implications on landlords and heat network operators must not be ignored to avoid the risk of referral to a new Energy Ombudsman. The following measures to benefit heat network customers have been announced: £100 …