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What is Energy Modelling? As a practice, we now offer Energy Modelling as part of our service - but how does this help our clients? Energy modelling is a powerful tool that allows architects and designers to simulate the energy performance of a building before any physical changes are made. By creating a virtual representation of the building using software, we can analyse how various factors—such as insulation, window placement, and heating systems—affect energy consumption. This insight is invaluable in identifying the most effective strategies for reducing energy use and minimising the building's carbon footprint. Read more about how we use energy modelling on our recent blog. https://lnkd.in/est6Mvvc #architecturepractice #energymodelling #retrofit #enerphit #architecture #clientworkshop #passivhausdesign

Managing assets, either in their development or renewal, is hard at the best of times, and unfortunately in our experience, we see people leave it too late in many projects, to consider the electrical design properly. If we are engaged early we can reduce costs all-round, and optimise the performance of any given asset. Let's face it without power assets are lifeless. We excel at complex infrastructure and buildings design with over 80 years of combined experience. For us, no problem is too hard to solve.

Building engineering is key to reaching net-zero construction goals. By implementing energy-efficient systems, optimising building envelopes, and integrating renewable energy sources, building engineering helps reduce a structure’s carbon footprint. Our approach focuses on sustainability at every stage, from design to operation, paving the way for buildings that are not only efficient but also environmentally responsible. Let’s build a net-zero future together! #BuildingEngineering #NetZeroConstruction #SustainableDesign #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding #CarbonNeutral #SustainableConstruction #RenewableEnergy #EcoFriendlyBuilding #AECIndustry #bimcoordination #building #designing #engineering #builders #architecture #3dvisualization #mepfengineers #engineers #BIMModelling #ConstructionManagement #ArchitecturalDesign #StructuralEngineering #BuildingInformationModeling #DigitalConstruction #BuildingDesign #MEPDesign#BuildingServices #DesignCoordination

Thermal bridging in facades can result in energy loss and discomfort, making it crucial for engineers and architects to consider sustainable solutions. Addressing these issues through careful design and material choices is key to improving energy efficiency and building performance. Here's what to know: https://lnkd.in/ebcQq9Py

The construction industry is increasingly recognising the importance of building science. Is it time to elevate Your Career with the Certified Passive House Designer Course? To remain competitive and make a significant impact, obtaining this certification is essential. Course Modules: Day 1: Principles and Performance Standards Day 2: Highly Insulated & Thermal-Bridge-Free Envelopes Day 3: Superior Airtightness & Vapour Control Day 4: Windows for Energy Balancing & Comfort Day 5: Delivering Indoor Air Quality through Active Ventilation Day 6: Next Generation Heating, Domestic Hot Water, and Cooling Day 7: Renewable Energy, Economics, Quality Assurance & Certification Day 8: Passive House Planning Package Part 1 Day 9: Passive House Planning Package Part 2 We are pleased to announce that there is potentially 40% funding available for the Irish Private Construction Sector and Sole Traders. To register your interest and receive more information, please follow the link below. Here’s what some of our students have to say about the course: “𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦- 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘏𝘗𝘗 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.” “𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/dTNDrTu9 #PassiveHouse #Construction #Sustainability #BuildingScience #CertifiedPassiveHouseDesigner #ProfessionalDevelopment #IrishConstruction

EXPLORING GREENER ENGINEERING PRACTICE IN CONSTRUCTION. What do you understand by Green Engineering ? can we say that the practice of Green Engineering is sustainable? The concept of green building has being scaling from small houses to big offices and skyscrapers around the globe. Some international certification have been developed in order to provide clear guild lines on how to do it. The U.S. Green Building Counsel (USGBC) developed the leadership in Energy and Environment. They also developed leadership in energy and environment designs (Known as LEED) to rate green buildings and promote owners with a framework of cost-saving, high-efficiency, and health fie designs, constructions, operations, and maintenance. Another popular certification is the building research establishment environment Assessment method from the U.K. Zero-energy buildings have on-site renewable power source like solar panels to try and produce as much clean energy as it consumes. You can always do 100% but the goal is to get as much as you can. The power generated during the day time is consumed by the facilities, and if there’s an energy surplus, the building delivers it to the grid to try and compensate for grid energy consumption at night. However to improve efficiency, energy consumption needs to be reduced, so heating, cooling and lighting needs to be minimized. To achieve that it’s recommended to integrate things like green roof, energy-efficient, windows with triple-pane glass and a law-emissivity. Coating, as well as good insulation.   Net- zero buildings are also considered “Green” if they are constructed with non-toxic, eco-friendly and sustainable materials. They should also use less water and have a good air quality, so it becomes more sustainable. But, taken things to the next level, engineers and architect can perform advance analysis through 3D buildings energy stimulation tools to achieve higher efficiencies.  #GreenEngineering #construction

Commercial Projects: Accelerating the UK’s Low-Carbon Future with Simple Energy Matters! Residential and commercial property development offers a powerful opportunity to advance the UK’s low-carbon goals. At Simple Energy Matters, we help you create low-energy, desirable buildings at scale without excessive costs. Here’s how we ensure your project is a success: - Collaborative Approach: We work closely with developers at any stage to optimise and ensure low-energy compliance at minimal cost. - Proven Formula: From concept design, we provide a light-touch analysis to keep you on track with your low-energy goals. We assist with tailored low-energy statements for planning and offer comprehensive mechanical and electrical design packages through to construction. - Commercial Project Success: Quick Compliance: Identify minimum requirements cost-effectively. De-Risking: Reduce potential issues early on. Marketable Features: Integrate attractive low-energy elements. Design: Deliver sustainability and MEP solutions. Profit Maximisation: Enhance financial returns. Partner with Simple Energy Matters to make sustainable, low-energy development a reality. We’re with you every step of the way! #LowCarbonFuture #SustainableDevelopment #SimpleEnergyMatters #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingDesign #CommercialProjects #GreenBuilding #Sustainability

It's a belated post, but had a nice time last week at the AIA Michigan #Archifusion conference presenting on #NetZero buildings and the role of energy modeling in sustainable building design. As owner demand for highly sustainable buildings continues to grow, architects and engineers must have a shared technical language about energy performance, and work to identify their most efficient workflows and levels of detail for energy modeling. This will only become more important over the next 10 years, as ASHRAE has committed to strengthening Standard #90.1 into a Zero Carbon Emission standard by 2031. This means that by the mid 2030s, Michigan Energy Code will require buildings designed to meet Net Zero regardless whether the owner asks for it. Significant energy savings will be required throughout the built environment to pull this off - MEP systems, Architectural envelopes, passive design, and even receptacle loads. Peter Basso Associates maintains a standing Net Zero focus group, which works to share the latest developments in sustainability and lessons learned on advanced energy projects throughout the company. We look forward to helping you determine the right level of sustainable performance on your next project!

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"SCIP Technology: A Game-Changer in Sustainable Construction" Structural Concrete Insulated Panels (SCIPs) are revolutionizing the construction industry by combining strength, efficiency, and sustainability. Why choose SCIPs for your next project? 1. Superior Insulation: SCIPs offer exceptional thermal performance, significantly reducing heating and cooling costs. 2. Energy Efficiency: By minimizing energy loss, SCIPs contribute to a greener footprint and long-term savings for property owners. 3. Durability: With their reinforced concrete layers, SCIPs withstand extreme weather conditions like hurricanes, providing unmatched resilience and safety. 4. Faster Construction: SCIPs streamline the building process, reducing labor and time while maintaining precision and quality. 5. Sustainability: Made from eco-friendly materials, SCIPs reduce waste and support environmentally responsible building practices. 6. Cost Savings: From energy efficiency to faster project timelines, SCIPs deliver long-term value for builders and owners alike. Whether you’re planning a residential, commercial, or high-end project, SCIPs offer a modern, innovative solution that meets the demands of today's construction challenges. Let’s connect to discuss how SCIPs can elevate your projects!