Energy Consultancy
As well as energy engineering and systems design Gale & Snowden offers a multi-faceted low energy consultancy service. This service is usually an integrated approach considering architectural elements such as passive shape and form, fabric elements, façade engineering as well as energy engineering.
Low Carbon Energy Assessments and Carbon Modelling:
Fully conversant and experienced in the Part L1 and L2 of the energy regulations for buildings our service consists of:
- Domestic On Construction SAP (Part L1A) assessments and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- Non domestic levels 3 & level 4 (Part L2A) assessments using SBEM and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- Non domestic level 5 (Part L2A) assessments using the DSM dynamic simulation method and DSM Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
- Fully conversant in carbon modelling and thermal modelling of buildings ranging from buildings with simple energy systems to buildings that have complex energy systems such as hospitals
- Carbon modelling as part of pre-planning feasibility studies
- Low to zero carbon energy assessments and strategic advice
- Low carbon life cycle analysis
- Low energy feasibility studies
Energy assessments and monitoring for existing buildings:
- Energy and engineering surveys of existing buildings and plant
- Low energy strategies & feasibility report for existing buildings
- Energy monitoring for existing plant and buildings
- Life cycle analysis
Monitoring of newly developed and established existing buildings to assess their performance against industry benchmarks and targets deemed achievable during the design process. For established buildings this can provide solutions for reducing energy consumption and improving the control and operation of existing systems; for new buildings this can provide a seasonal commissioning and fine tuning exercise to see if the building is performing as well as expected.
