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Part L: Electric Heating
18 Oct 2019
In this series of articles, we aim to answer some of your questions about the upcoming changes to Approved Documents L and F, SAP methodology and the Future Homes Standard. I hear electricity is…
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Part L: House Ventilation Systems
18 Oct 2019
In this series of articles, we aim to answer some of your questions about the upcoming changes to Approved Documents L and F, SAP methodology and the Future Homes Standard. Is it correct that whole…
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Update to Housebuilding Figures
15 Oct 2019
Recent uncertainty over Brexit doesn’t seem to have dented the number of new homes going up across the UK. The latest set of housebuilding figures (June 2018-2019) shows an 11 year high with 170,000 new…
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Part L: Changes to air testing
14 Oct 2019
In this series of articles, we aim to answer some of your questions about the upcoming changes to Approved Documents L and F, SAP methodology and the Future Homes Standard. Will I need to…
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Part L & F Consultations
02 Oct 2019
After years of anticipation surrounding new building regulations, our inbox was hit with a flurry of consultations last night. The Government has finally published plans for a new version of Approved Document L (for energy…
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Back to basics - Air Leakage Testing
27 Sep 2019
As summer draws to a close and the chill of winter is starting to creep in, we know that it’s more important than ever to get our buildings as airtight as possible. A proportion of…
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Hydrogen Gin Distillery
16 Sep 2019
At Energist, we’re known for keeping a well-stocked supply of chocolate in our offices. And although we don’t talk about it, we are also partial to the occasional bottle of gin. So it’s no surprise…
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Clarity on Council spending in local communities
10 Sep 2019
New laws have come into play forcing councils to publicly share how they spend money collected by property developers. The Community Infrastructure Levy allows local authorities to collect cash from construction companies who want to…
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BREEAM ENE01 SAP10 Update
28 Aug 2019
Working to BREEAM targets in London is tricky at the best of times, but in recent months developers have faced the extra hassle of ticking boxes in both BREEAM’s ENE01 section and the GLA’s new…
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What do recent changes in Westminster mean for building practices?
23 Aug 2019
There’s been plenty of desk moving in the halls of Westminster in the past couple of weeks. Now the dust is settling, environmental campaigners are beginning to worry that Boris’s chosen team are very low…
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Thermal Modelling CV
06 Aug 2019
Mark Asimakis, Senior Energy and Sustainability Specialist at Energist Part of the Energist team since May 2017 Part of the #AskTheAssessor series Qualifications and Experience MSc in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) CIBSE Graduate Membership IES…
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The CCC Progress report- what it means for the UK's future carbon footprint
17 Jul 2019
There’s been plenty of media attention on the UK’s carbon footprint recently, and this momentum appears to have blown a strong wind into the sails of the Committee on Climate Change. There’s been plenty of…
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