sustainable buildings

Southfacing have many years experience in offering specialist advice on building projects where specific sustainability issues need to be considered. This includes:

• Guidance to design teams on sustainability integrated building design, including latest government policy (e.g. The Sustainable Code for Homes) and within budgets.
• Experience of working in bidding teams and for large corporations.
• Application of clean and renewable systems.
• International experience of low/zero carbon developments through DTI missions to Japan and North America, and work with the London Energy Partnership.

Within Southfacing we have consultants with significant experience in commercial, healthcare, education and residential sectors.

In developing a strategy for good environmental performance we will work from international agendas down through EU and National Regulations to a regional and local focus. This context is vital if the new development is to fit in with the overall objective of Sustainable Development.

CIBSE Low Carbon Consultants Register

We have been selected as one of the first companies to become a member of the CIBSE Low Carbon Consultants Register, supported by The Carbon Trust. The register aims to provide details of design and building operation professionals to encourage better energy performance (and so reduced carbon impact) in new and existing buildings. This also means we are recommended by DCLG (formerly ODPM) to sign off Part L compliance as part of the new Building Regulations 2006. Click here to visit the CIBSE website for more info.