Environmental and Technical Services
We offer an extensive range of complimentary services associated with building engineering, deleterious materials, environmental and mechanical & electrical (M&E) matters. Our professional advice is provided either on its own or allied to one of our other services, such as acquisition surveys. Our advice is always clear and commercially anchored.
Our environmental and technical specilists are able to assess and help with potential environmental issues that you may encounter. We can carry out audits, investigations and monitoring as well as providing BREEAM, SBEM and Eco Homes advice. Our energy speciaists provide the energy certificates now required for many projects.
Environmental ServicesOur highly experienced environmental experts offer a wide range of specialist services ranging from identifying and resolving environmental liabilities associated with Contaminated Land to providing the most sustainable building design solution.
Our reports can be developed alongside our building survey reports or simply provide stand-alone advice. The advice we give is commercially anchored and tailored to your specific requirements, whilst ensuring that all relevant environmental liabilities and regulations are taken account of.
Our core services include:
Design Related Services
- Sustainable Building Design Advice
- BREEAM Assessments
- BREEAM International and Bespoke Assessments
- Code for Sustainable Homes
- Optimum Sustainable
- Solution Cost Gap Analyses
Contaminated Land
- Due Diligence and Liability Assessments
- Phase I Environmental Audits and Desk Studies
- Phase II Intrusive Ground Investigations
- Contaminated Land Remediation Advice
- Ground Gas Monitoring
- Development Monitoring
Environmental Compliance Related Advice
- Waste Management
- Oil Storage
- Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Energy Services
We provide accredited Energy Assessors, Energy Consultants, M&E Engineers, Cladding Specialists and Building Surveyors. This specialist and experienced resource enables us to accurately and correctly model buildings for the preparation of Energy Performance Certificates and other energy related services.
Our integrated approach also supports complete due diligence vendor’s packages. Specialist building services engineers and quantity surveyors can also assist with preparation of energy improvement recommendation studies.
- Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- Display Energy Certificates (DECs)
- Building Regulation Part L analysis
- U-Value Calculations
- Energy Consultancy
Technical Services
We provide an extensive range of technical services to include specialist surveys and assessments of:
- Cladding and Curtain Walling
– assessments of existing curtain walls
– glazing safety audits
– remedial repair and refurbishment schemes
- HAC/Calcium Chloride in Concrete
– HAC strength assessments
– reinforcement corrosion
– concrete repair advice and specification
- Asbestos Surveys
– Type 2 asset management surveys
– Type 3 surveys for building work
– management plans for CAR compliance
– remedial work advice and specification
- Woodwool Shuttering
– visual inspections
– intrusive inspections and durability analysis
- Roofing and Water Ingress
– roof leak electronic detection
– condition surveys
– basement leakage assessment
- Defect Analysis
– flooring failures
– internal and external finishes
- Material Analysis
- Structural Assessment and Analysis
– structural engineer surveys
– loading assessments
– steel frame corrosion (Regents Street Disease)
– remedial repair advice and specification
- Expert Witness Services
Structural Engineering
Our Engineering specilists review all manner of structures, providing you with the necessary information for decision making.