Home Quality Mark (HQM)
Posted on December 12th 2016
The Home Quality Mark (HQM) is the BRE’s national quality standard for new homes which uses a 5-star rating system to demonstrate a home’s comparative running costs, environmental footprint and quality of living and amenity space. Based on years of building research and experience, the new technical standard will enable customers to recognise homes that are of exceptional quality with …
Indoor Air Quality
Posted on June 16th 2015
The importance of good internal air quality is becoming increasingly recognised for the well-being of residents. It can have a significant impact on health, wellbeing and comfort, and in recent years has been overlooked in favour of energy efficiency and air tightness. Our environmental consultants are able to advise on designing all buildings types for good internal air quality, including …
Home & Building User Guides
Posted on June 1st 2014
Home and Building User Guides provide occupants with detailed advice on how to efficiently and effectively make the most of a property. They can also provide valuable yet cost-effective credits as part of a Code for Sustainable Homes or BREEAM assessments. The guides provide useful information on:- The sustainability features of the building; How to operate the heating and lighting systems and …
Water Use
Posted on June 1st 2014
Reducing water use is crucial not only to preserve supplies for a rapidly growing population, but also to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the abstraction of water can have devastating implications on biodiversity and conservation efforts. With our knowledge and understanding of water conservation, we are able to provide pragmatic advice on how to reduce water consumption – …
BREEAM New Construction & RFO
Posted on May 1st 2014
As the world’s leading environmental assessment methodology, BREEAM evaluates the procurement, design, construction and operation of a development against a range of targets based on performance benchmarks. Ultimately it’s designed to inspire design teams to innovate and use resources as effectively as possible. Therefore we always make sure that while our advice fully addresses all BREEAM criteria it doesn’t lose …
Code for Sustainable Homes
Posted on March 1st 2014
From 2006 until 2015, the Code for Sustainable Homes represented the national standard for the sustainable design and construction of new dwellings. The scheme was used by planning authorities to set higher standards in the construction of new homes. As of 26 March 2015, the Government has formally withdrawn the Code for Sustainable Homes, and since this date it should …