The launch of Elementa’s COP21 Insights Paper took place at our 4th Annual Ecobuild Lunch and is now available to download. Through this paper we are seeking to increase engagement and encourage action to reverse climate change. The window of time to mitigate and halt irreversible climate change is rapidly closing. It is our belief…
The climate negotiations (COP21) in Paris were a vital turning point in the global commitment to limit climate change below extremely dangerous levels. UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) catalyzed and consolidated private and public sector action to ensure a positive outcome from COP21. These commitments will lead to significant collective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,…
Image Courtesy of DPR Construction Integral Group is pleased to announce the publication of “The Total Carbon Study” with partners StopWaste.Org, Ecological Building Network, Siegel & Strain, and DPR Construction. The white paper can be downloaded on the Ecological Building Network project page: http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/projects/total-carbon-study The research will be presented at Greenbuild Conference & Expo as…
We have been proudly working on the Addlestone Regeneration project, a Bouygues scheme, which is now in construction. The video displays the new town centre which will provide Addlestone town centre with a vibrant new leisure and retail hub. The development includes; A 100 bed Premier Inn with restaurant facilities, 20-30,000 sqft food store, 190…
This week Elementa’s London office took delivery of an important package from our colleagues in California – a prototype chair with the potential to slash office energy consumption and give every occupant their ideal thermal environment. The CBE ‘Personal Comfort System’ was developed as a research project by the Center for the Built Environment at…
This year, Elementa have consulted and educated on the WELL standard through various speaking engagements, added value advice and consultancy to our clients and the roll out of our WELL CPDs. It’s a key industry discussion point but more than that, as a business we want to continue to demonstrate our commitment to staff wellbeing…
Martin Clowes is representing Elementa on the committee which produced the recently published BSRIA BG 57, A Model Format for Building Services Specifications. BG 57 is an initiative jointly backed by CIBSE, BSRIA and the B&ES with the objective of providing an exemplar common format for Building Services Engineering specifications. The aim is to improve…
Feb 05, 2015
Students are enjoying vastly improved new lecture facilities in the Clattern lecture theatre at Kingston Univeristy. Elementa acted as building services consultants on the project working alongside the architects to enhance the student experience including careful coordination with specialist designers and stakeholders. Student’s Union Vice-President (Learning and Teaching) Noor Khan described the feedback from students…
Elementa have recently completed the services design for Allied World’s new prestigious London location at 20 Fenchurch Street, this fit-out over two floors, Levels 18 & 19, has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating. The time lapse video shows the project from the early stages of site construction right through to the final flourish of the…
Doug Kerr, Managing Director, has become the latest member of the UK Green Build Council’s (UKGBC) Leaders Network to feature on the website’s News, Views and Opinions on sustainable business practice. Doug’s article “We are all public health professionals” comments on the progression of interdisciplinary collaboration between public health professionals and leaders within the green…