Implementation of the GLA’s Zero Carbon Homes Policy
Posted on April 5th 2017
Over the last few months, we have been liaising with London boroughs to investigate the implementation of the GLA’s zero carbon homes policy. Out of the responses, we have the following findings: The majority of authorities have set the price of CO2 (over 30 years) at £60/tonne in line with the GLA guidelines, although several have adopted alternative prices including …
Access for All
Posted on April 5th 2017
The Equality Act (2010) requires that reasonable provisions are made where a disabled person would otherwise be at a substantial disadvantage when compared to non-disabled people. Some of the adjustments that are expected to be made include: Avoiding the disadvantage caused by a physical feature Providing auxiliary aids and services If reasonable provision is not made, then it is considered discrimination and …
UKGBC Releases Technical Papers on Health and Wellbeing in Homes – with the help of Hodkinson Consultancy
Posted on April 4th 2017
With the help of our technical input, the UK Green Building Council has recently launched a suite of technical papers on health and wellbeing in homes. This builds on their Health and Wellbeing in Homes report launched in July last year, to which Hodkinson Consultancy was a key contributor. The papers build on the guidance provided in the full report, …
Planning Success at Royal Arsenal Riverside – Waterfront 4, 5 & 6 Buildings
Posted on April 4th 2017
We are delighted to have supported Berkeley Homes (East Thames) to gain reserved matters approval for the Waterfront 4, 5 & 6 buildings at Royal Arsenal Riverside (RAR), in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Key to the Waterfront masterplan, the next phase of Waterfront buildings will deliver 764 new high-quality homes and 602m2 of commercial space close to the River …
Hodkinson Consultancy on study trip to Denmark
Posted on March 15th 2017
Donald Sinclair and Matthew Bailey from Hodkinson Consultancy recently took part in a 3 day study trip to Denmark to study their use of district heating. The aim of the trip was to learn how best to design, construct and operate district heating from a country where around 60% of buildings are connected to a heat network, more than ten …
What is the Strategic Ecology Framework?
Posted on March 15th 2017
The Strategic Ecological Framework (SEF) is a pioneering methodology which is currently being developed by the BRE to assess ecology related criteria across all of its UK’s BREEAM schemes. This new approach is necessary to ensure that the BREEAM’s approach to ecological assessment remain current and up to date. The methodology itself has remained largely unchanged since 1998 and it …
Dual Aspects, Single Aspects & Internal Daylighting
Posted on March 15th 2017
Often Local Planning Authorities require an internal daylighting analysis to be undertaken for proposed new dwellings, aiming to prove that future occupants will experience high quality naturally lit spaces. The most dominant metric is the Average Daylight Factor (ADF), which is stated in the British Standard 8206-2:2008 Code of Practice for Daylighting. An emerging approach for assessing internal daylighting is …
Royal Arsenal Riverside – What’s next?
Posted on March 15th 2017
We have been involved with Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal Riverside development (RAR) in Woolwich for over 10 years, and look forward to our continuing involvement with the scheme, ensuring it remains a sustainable community. Construction at RAR is set to continue until 2030 with more homes and commercial spaces to be built over a series of phases. One of these …
Planning Success in Westminster
Posted on February 16th 2017
We are delighted to have supported Bouygues UK in devising an integrated Energy Strategy for the proposed refurbishment of a hotel into 18 homes within a conservation area in the City of Westminster. 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens is one of five projects globally to have been shortlisted for the prodigious BREEAM Awards 2017. Hodkinson Consultancy were instructed to devise an …
BREEAM 2018 – Consultation now underway
Posted on February 16th 2017
The BRE aim to review and update the BREEAM UK New Construction manual and standards every three to four years, this is done to ensure that it remains current and up to date. As the last manual was released in early 2014 they are now undergoing preparations for the updated New Construction manual. Consultation for this manual is underway with …