Delivering a Sustainable Future

Fabric energy efficiency

Our practice is concerned with the many aspects of building fabric improvement. Taking a fabric-first approach to energy efficiency reduces the need to generate energy in the first place and makes targets to minimise CO₂ emissions more obtainable.

Increasing insulation thickness to improve u-values reduces building heat losses, however there can be implications for the complexity of details, condensation risk and the loss of internal space. We are engaged with the possibilities offered by alternative and modern methods of construction, keeping up to date with high performance insulation and glazing products.

Fabric Energy Efficiency now has a special meaning for the Building Regulations 2010 and beyond, with the introduction of the ‘FEE’ benchmark as a measure for comparing energy performance. Our understanding of the impact of this standard on Part L compliance and as a Code for Sustainable Homes Credit enables us to target improvements at the most significant areas so that improvements are the most cost effective.