Sustainability Assessments
The construction industry is being encouraged to switch from conventional methods to a green system that takes environmental improvement, higher quality, and energy efficiency into account in order to execute sustainable-based building.
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There exist a number of techniques for evaluating environmental performance for the built environment, the majority of which use a life cycle perspective to follow the construction, use, and end-of-life phases of a building. To help describe the environmental impact of an asset, its life cycle is split into stages and modules as defined by BS EN 15978 for buildings.
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Early Carbon Design Optimisation
At an early design stage, the carbon reduction potential is the highest.
We create an early-stage design model for the baseline building that allows optioneering choices which benefit the chance to suggest significant changes to the building design in order to improve it.
This way we assess the created design’s construction materials to support design decisions to evaluate and select the most sustainable alternatives available.
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Embodied Carbon Calculation
These are the emissions associated with construction materials and processes throughout the lifetime of a building - from raw material extraction and manufacture, through transportation and installation to eventual end-of-life, accounting for approximately 11% of all global GHG emissions.
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Whole Life Carbon Assessment
These are the emissions from all life-cycle phases, including both embodied and operational carbon together (i.e., modules A1 to C4).
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Life Cycle Costing
We carry out a financial analysis that considers the total costs associated with a building over its entire life cycle, including initial investment, operation, maintenance, and end-of-life costs.
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Building Circularity
We apply a technique that allows tracking, quantifying and optimising the circularity of materials sourced and used during the building life-cycle, as well as the circularity at the end of life.
This holistic approach also supports applying Design for Disassembly and Design for Adaptability principles.
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Life Cycle Assessment
We use a comprehensive methodology to evaluate the environmental impact of a building from cradle to grave, considering all stages of its life cycle, including materials, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and disposal.
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