Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy planning report for the proposed scheme at Nalken House, London – to support the scheme design process, to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and the Building Regulations L2A compliance and intent to target an 8% reduction in CO₂ emissions.

Syntegra Consulting Ltd were involved in:

• Advice in relation to Building Regulation U-Values
• Sustainability and Energy Statement
• SBEM assessment compliance checks

Syntegra Consulting Ltd has been appointed as energy consultants to produce an energy strategy for the proposed scheme at “29-35 First Avenue, Enfield, London, N18 3PD” – to demonstrate compliance with national, regional & local planning policies and the Building Regulations L2A compliance for the Davian coaches Building. Demonstrate intent to design to a BREEAM “Very Good” and to a minimum 20% reduction of CO₂ emissions reduction via renewable energy technology in accordance with planning policy requirements.

The proposed development comprises of a two storey office area and a one storey double height workshop area, located in a urban area of North London. Syntegra has offered consultancy advice in relation to Building regs U-Values building fabric requirements and renewable/LZC technology options. Sustainability and Energy Statements were produced demonstrating   the applications and consideration of all renewable energy technology / energy efficient measures. An SBEM model, has been provided based on proposed scheme U-values and other services based design recommendations/assumptions. An Industrial BREEAM pre-assessment was undertaking demonstrating a target of ‘Very Good’.

Syntegra Consulting were appointed as BREEAM Assessors for the project: Ampress Park, Plot G3 Industrial development. A  BREEAM 2011 Pre-Assessment Estimate for Ampress Park was prepared to support the planning application for the industrial unit development to be submitted to the New Forest District Council. Also, the BREEAM pre assessment estimate aims to provide the outline sustainability strategy and act as a sustainable design guide for the Ampress Park, Plot G3 development. The Pre-assessment is an estimate that sets out the method for which the proposed building could achieve a BREEAM rating of “Excellent”. The BREEAM Excellent rating is a planning policy requirement as it is set out in Core Strategy Policy CS4 of the New Forest District Council Core Strategy.

The undertaking of an ACI (Air Conditioning Inspection) is a legal requirement according to article 9 of the Energy Performance Building Directive in England and Wales (EPBD). Air Conditioning Inspections are mandatory for all buildings with installed systems with rated cooling output greater than 12kW. The air conditioning inspection consisted of a site inspection and the production of the Air Conditioning Inspection report, which presents the site inspection’s findings and the recommendations for improving the system’s energy efficiency in order to save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

The two industrial units inspected lie under the packaged cooling systems assessment Level 3, since it is air conditioned by a number of single and multi split DX units.

Syntegra consulting has managed to identify areas of improving the energy efficiency further of the building’s air conditioning system. Recommendations were made in upgrading AC controls and control methodology. In addition, Syntegra investigated in improving the AC system’s efficiency and the building’s overall energy performance further, by recommending the use of LED lighting. LED lighting is the most energy efficient lighting technology compared to conventional technologies. Furthermore, LED lighting generates minimum heat, which helps reducing a building’s cooling load from lighting. Therefore, LEDs not only reduce the lighting electricity cost, but also the AC (air conditioning) cost of electricity due to reduced heat gains (cooling load). In addition, Syntegra managed to present solutions involving energy/heat recovery systems.

Moreover, Syntegra is following a holistic approach during the ACI site surveys. This means, that during the inspection other areas that will improve the building’s energy performance are examined. Such an area is the implementation of Low Zero Carbon technologies (LZC) aka Renewable Energy technologies. More specifically the possibility of implementing PV solar panels was examined. The utilization of PV (photovoltaic) panels can generate free energy from the sun and also provide an income to the building owner through the Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) scheme.

For more information on Air Conditioning Inspections, FREE LED Lighting Feasibility Studies, PV/FIT design & installation please contact Syntegra Consulting on T: 08450 091625 and Email: mail@syntegra-epc.co.uk

The undertaking of an ACI (Air Conditioning Inspection) is a legal requirement according to article 9 of the Energy Performance Building Directive in England and Wales (EPBD). Air Conditioning Inspections are mandatory for all buildings with installed systems with rated cooling output greater than 12kW. The air conditioning inspection consisted of site inspections and the production of the Air Conditioning Inspection reports, which presents the site inspections findings and the recommendations for improving the system’s energy efficiency in order to save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

The BP Castrol buildings lie under the packaged cooling systems assessment since they are air conditioned by a number of VRV systems and single DX split systems installed. Each of the VRV systems consisted of a VRV outdoor unit and indoor fan coil units. The VRV systems inspected provide heating and cooling. Some of the buildings are installed with VRV systems that incorporate heat recovery as well.

Syntegra consulting has managed to identify areas of improving the energy efficiency further of the building’s air conditioning system. Recommendations were made in upgrading AC equipment and control methodology. In addition, Syntegra investigated in improving the AC system’s efficiency further by recommending the use of LED lighting. LED lighting is the most energy efficient lighting technology compared to conventional technologies. Furthermore, LED lighting generates minimum heat, which helps reducing a building’s cooling load from lighting. Therefore, LEDs not only reduce the lighting electricity cost, but also the AC (air conditioning) cost of electricity due to reduced heat gains (cooling load).

For more information on Air Conditioning Inspections and FREE LED Lighting Feasibility Studies, please contact Syntegra Consulting on T: 08450 091625 and Email: mail@syntegra-epc.co.uk

The recommendations given took into account lighting design, investment costs and payback periods. The LED feasibility presented total energy and carbon savings of 67%. In essence, a conversion from fluorescent lamps to LED lamps would generate energy savings of 68,000 kWh per year and cabon savings of 37 tonnes per year. The feasibility study clearly shows the savings of LED Vs Fluorescent and LED Vs HID lights. The feasibility study was concluded with a proposal recommending new LED lamps or LED fitting retrofits, together with detailed investment and installation costs, as well as the payback period estimated at 3.5 years with LEDs Lifetime of 15 years

Syntegra Consulting is an independent energy consultancy and can source products from major LED lighting manufacturers.  The company will specify the optimum light sources for its clients for any specific project.  For more information on the Free LED Feasibility Survey, contact Syntegra Consulting Ltd

The technology proposed is a combination of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and Photo-Voltaic (PV) arrays independantly controlled for each of the three buildings.