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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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Why choose Energist for your Daylight and Sunlight assessment?
12 Jul 2019
Aaron Perry, Technical Team Leader at Energist Part of the Energist team since October 2014 Part of the #AskTheAssessor series As Technical Team Leader, Aaron heads up our Daylight and Sunlight Impact Assessment service with over…
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Energist BREEAM CV
02 Jul 2019
Will Orriss-Baxter, Senior Energy and Sustainability Specialist at Energist Part of the Energist team since March 2018 Part of the #AskTheAssessor series Qualifications and experience Qualified BREEAM Assessor BREEAM UK New Construction Assessor BREEAM Infrastructure…
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Meet the Team: Q&A with Mark
24 Jun 2019
Mark Asimakis, Senior Energy and Sustainability Specialist Mark heads up our Planning Team and Thermal Modelling service to deliver dynamic thermal models and overheating analysis. Mark has many years experience working on projects to mitigate…
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Building a Safer Future: Dutyholders and the line of responsibility
17 Jun 2019
There’s no doubt the industry is open to the idea of planning reform and Building Regulation changes post-Grenfell. When Judith Hackitt released her scathing attack on the current system last year, she highlighted apartment blocks of…
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Consultation opened on Building a Safer Future following the Hackitt Review
17 Jun 2019
While Conservative leadership hopefuls are busy battling for the headlines, the Government has snuck out a consultation that could rip up the rule book on how we build in England. Many in the industry will…
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UK Government legislates the 2050 net zero carbon target
12 Jun 2019
This week the UK has become the first G7 country to legislate itself into becoming a net zero carbon area by 2050. And with this news, eyes will now turn to other leading nations to…
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