The Code measures the sustainability of a home against nine design categories, rating the ‘whole home’ as a complete package.
BREEAM is the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method for buildings. It sets the standard for the best possible practice in sustainable design and is considered the leading and most commonly used environmental assessment method for commercial buildings.
Many Planning Departments are now specifying that Planning Applications should have an Energy Statement as well as a SAP/SBEM Calculation. Often the Energy Statement should demonstrate that a set percentage contribution to the building’s energy requirements should be met by renewable sources.
Thermal modelling allows an assessor to look at how heat circulates and is lost within a building and to consider ways of reducing the heat loss. We calculate heat loads and energy usage (space and water heating etc.) for your building throughout the year.