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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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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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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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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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Building a residential development? Here's all you need to know
07 Jun 2019
Whether you’ve just been granted planning permission to build 300 new homes, or you’re embarking on your first self-build project, many of the planning conditions and building regulations you’ll need to comply with for energy…
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Part L: Why the delay?
24 May 2019
It may feel like we’ve written a novel’s worth of articles talking about the new Part L… and we probably have. We’ve been waiting more than three years for the Government to make an announcement…
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In the news: Malthouse and Clark
21 May 2019
Plans unveiled for discounted homes Housing Minister, Kit Malthouse, has unveiled plans to help fund ‘discounted homes’ in parts of the country that need them most. He’s announced £8.5 million will be made available to…
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The framework definition of ‘Net Zero Carbon Buildings’
20 May 2019
We don’t know who deals with the ‘Building Regulations Ideas’ in-tray at Westminster, but they’ve got a lot of bedtime reading to get through. Recently added to the ‘must read’ pile will be the framework…
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Meet the Energist BREEAM team
13 May 2019
Not every development will require a BREEAM assessment. It all depends on your local planning authority and the size and type of your scheme. If your scheme does have planning conditions with a BREEAM stipulation,…
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