The brief
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UK Building Compliance completed a London Plan Energy Statement and BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Domestic Refurbishment Pre-Assessment
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Located in the London Borough of Merton, close to the tube station in an area of regeneration
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To support a planning application for the addition of 3 floors on an existing two-storey commercial building
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Aim of creating 5 new domestic properties
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We also carried out Design SAP Calculation s and Part G Water Consumption Calculations
The process
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Our assessors used their wide experience to recommend a series of measures to improve the sustainability in the following areas:
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Building Management
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Health/well being
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Energy
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Water
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Materials
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Waste
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Pollution
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To reduce the carbon emission rate, we also recommended more measures including low U-values for external elements, low air permeability and the specification of air source heat pumps
The results
London Plan Energy Statement
- We achieved a 49% reduction in Carbon Emissions against Part L Baseline standards in order to go above and beyond the London Plan requirements of 35%
BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment Pre-Assessment
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Achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ to comply with Merton Borough’s sustainability plan
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Outlines how the development will comply with various Building Regulation requirements such as Part F, Part E, Part G, Part L and Part M
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Compliant
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By providing the full compliance package, the schemes proposals are on the same wavelength and do not contradict each other leading to a well balanced planning application as well as offering excellent value using our package plan