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CEADA
Energy and Sustainability Consultants
A quick guide to our services
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It
cannot be changed without changing our thinking”
– Albert Einstein
Sustainable development meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs”
Source: World Commission on Environment and Development (Bruntland Report) 1987
About CEADA
We believe that energy efficiency for buildings goes far beyond simply
changing to low energy light bulbs. In fact with all the current government
legislation in place (and plenty more on its way), no business can afford to
sweep their carbon responsibility under the carpet tiles.
So where does CEADA come in?
Since our inception in 2008, we have established ourselves as a company
which prides itself on reputation and exceptional levels of customer service,
providing cost-effective and bespoke energy solutions across a number of
disciplines.
It is our policy to remain fully up to date of legislative changes and
discussions relating to compliance, enabling our clients to rest fully assured
that they are at all times operating fully within the law as well as working
towards a more energy efficient and sustainable future.
CEADA, keeping ahead of energy legislation, compliance and sustainability so you don’t have to .
Our Services
• CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant
• ESOS Lead Assessor
• BREEAM
• BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment and Retrofit Consultancy
• Energy Performance Certificates Levels 3,4,5
• Display Energy Certificates
• Dynamic Simulation/Thermal Modelling
• SAP & SBEM Calculations + On Construction EPC
• Part L Building Regulations Compliance Checking
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Sustainable Development Consultant
• Energy Audits, Reports and Statements
What is a Low Carbon Consultant ?
A qualified and registered Low Carbon Consultant has been certified as competent to
minimise energy use and carbon emissions from buildings both in design and operation
and are able to go beyond the current legal minima in improving the energy performance
of both new and existing buildings.
Amongst other things, a Low Carbon Consultant can:
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Establish, implement, maintain and improve an energy management system
Development of processes and procedures
Improve energy performance in a systematic way
Ensure that it conforms with its stated energy policy & demonstrate such conformance
to others
Confirm Part L2A Compliance against all 5 compliance Criteria
Advise on energy efficiency and conservation.
Advise on and design low carbon and renewable technologies.
Use passive design technologies to make the best use of shade and natural ventilation.
Deliver the information needed to manage the building effectively and ensure that it
continues to perform to its design intent after handover
BREEAM
CEADA is a BREEAM Licensed Assessor Company.
BREEAM is the world’s foremost environmental building assessment
method and rating system for buildings, with 200,000 buildings holding
certified BREEAM assessment ratings and over a million registered for
assessment since it was first launched in 1990.
BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building
design, construction and operation and has become one of the most
comprehensive and widely recognized measures of a building’s
environmental performance.
BREEAM uses a straightforward scoring system that is transparent, easy
to understand and supported by evidence-based research – the
categories are:
PASS – GOOD – VERY GOOD – EXCELLENT - OUTSTANDING
ESOS – Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme
ESOS is a new government scheme designed to address energy consumption
for buildings, operational processes and transportation. The scheme is
mandatory to organizations that meet the participation criteria and its
principle underlying aim is to highlight where and how savings can be made
to the benefit of building owners, occupants and the wider society.
The scheme is currently aimed at ‘large’ undertakings which include those
who employ 250 or more people or who have a turnover of more than €50m
and a balance sheet exceeding €43m on 31st December 2014. Smaller
businesses may be included if they are part of a larger organizational group.
The business must carry out an audit of at least 90% of its total energy usage
for a 12 month consecutive period which should include the qualification date
in order to ensure the data gathered is up to date. Confirmation of
compliance must be reported to the Environment Agency no later than 5th
December 2015.
The audit can only be carried out by a qualified Lead Assessor such as CEADA
and the first report must be lodged with the Environment Agency by the 15th
December 2015. Further audits will be lodged in 4-yearly cycles.
BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment & Retrofit
The BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment scheme is designed to assist
building owners and occupiers to save operating costs whilst also reducing
the environmental impact of refurbishments. The BREEAM Non-Domestic
Refurbishment scheme is expected to go live towards the end of 2014.
The scheme can help planners, regulators, building owners and asset
managers including Social Landlords, to set standards for dwelling
refurbishment whilst also providing a market-focused label for more
sustainable and higher quality refurbishments.
It is designed for use when refurbishment packages and specifications are
being designed and developed. It guides refurbishment design by
identifying sustainability issues which should be considered.
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demonstrates environmental credentials to clients and tenants as well as
funding and planning authorities.
The scheme is designed to help tackle fuel poverty and reduce flood, fire
and security issues. Furthermore it aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of dwelling occupants.
Code for Sustainable Homes
The Code for Sustainable Homes was introduced 7 years ago as the national
standard for the sustainable design and construction of new homes aiming to
reduce carbon emissions and create homes that are more sustainable.
The recent Housing Standards Review has resulted in the gradual winding
down of the Code with final changes being implemented n the autumn of
2015. However, existing projects will still need to be completed as per
Planning Consents and as such CEADA are fully accredited to provide PreAssessment, Design Stage and Post Construction Assessments.
The Government has proposed 5 new core standards with many of the original
Code for Sustainable Homes requirements being consolidated into Building
Regulations. As yet it is not clear how these changes and new standards will be
delivered. The proposed standards are:
• Security
• Space
• Age friendly housing
• Wheelchair user housing
• Water efficiency
EPC – Energy Performance Certificate
If you are selling, renting or building commercial property you are required by
law to procure an EPC prior to any marketing - although there are a few
exceptions.
The EPC records how energy efficient a property is as a building and provides
A-G ratings, similar to the labels provided with domestic appliances such as
refrigerators and washing machines.
They are produced using standard methods and assumptions about energy
usage so that the energy efficiency of one building can easily be compared
with another allowing prospective buyers, tenants, owners, occupiers and
purchasers to see information on the energy efficiency and carbon emissions
from the building.
An EPC is always accompanied by a recommendation report that lists cost
effective and other measures (such as low and zero carbon generating
systems) to improve the energy rating.
An EPC is valid for 10 years unless a newer EPC is produced – perhaps as a
result of changes made to the building.
DEC - Display Energy Certificate
All buildings with a total useful floor area over 500m² owned or
occupied by public authorities or institutions providing public services
to a large number of people and visited by these people are required to
clearly display an energy certificate.
Display Energy Certificates show the actual energy usage of a building,
and help the occupier and the public see the energy efficiency of a
building. This is based on the energy consumption of the building as
recorded by gas, electricity and other meters. A DEC is always
accompanied by an Advisory Report that lists cost effective measures to
improve the energy rating of the building.
A DEC is valid for one year for buildings of 1,000m² and requires annual
renewal. The accompanying Advisory Report is valid for seven years.
However, for buildings between 500m² and 1,000m², the DEC is valid for
10 years and does not require an Advisory Report.
SAP - Standard Assessment Procedure
The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is adopted by Government as
the UK methodology for calculating the energy performance of
dwellings and is required in order to comply with Part L of building
regulations.
SAP works by assessing how much energy a dwelling will consume and
how much carbon dioxide (CO2 ) will be emitted in delivering a defined
level of comfort and service provision, based on standardised occupancy
conditions. This enables a like for like comparison of dwelling
performance.
The SAP rating is expressed on a scale of 1 to 100, the higher the
number the lower the running costs.
SBEM – Simplified Building Energy Model
The Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) is both a calculation methodology and a
software module; it is provided by the UK Government as one of the approved ways of
generating Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for non-domestic buildings. It is also an
approved way of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Part L of the Building
Regulations in England & Wales
SBEM demonstrates compliance by providing an analysis of a building’s energy
consumption. It does this by calculating monthly energy use and carbon dioxide emissions
and comparing these with a comparable ‘notional’ building.
SBEM is also used to assess a non-domestic building’s suitability for Green Deal loans.
New commercial, industrial and retail buildings must have an SBEM certificate to comply
with building regulations PL2A. PL2A is one of the four elements that make up Part L of the
Building Regulations – Conservation of Fuel & Power in buildings other than dwellings.
A Design Stage SBEM calculation is required to be submitted to Building Control before any
work commences on site and a second submission is required within 30 days of completion
of the building. The second calculation will include any changes made between the Design
and Construction stages along with results of an air permeability test.
Energy Statements, Audits & Reports
Sustainability Statement
CEADA has considerable experience in delivering bespoke sustainability
statements which may be a pre-planning requirement or a condition of the
consent. Every authority is different and our clients will typically need to satisfy
a specific local sustainability policy. The considerations covered typically include
energy use, water efficiency and biodiversity .
Energy Statements
Many planning departments also require an energy statement to be submitted
alongside an application often forming part of the Design & Access Statement.
The Statements shows how the development complies with national or local
renewables policies and how the development reduces energy requirement and
CO² emissions. An Energy Statement is intended to be an accurate and true
working document containing SAP or SBEM calculations.
Energy Audit and Report
An Energy Audit is an inspection, survey and analysis of energy consumption used
by a building. It is intended to identify the sources of energy use and provide an
action plan aiming to reduce the amount of energy input into the system, providing
cost effective savings without negatively compromising operations, comfort, health
or safety. Local climate criteria, thermostat settings, building construction and solar
orientation will be considered alongside actual energy consumption over a given
period alongside calculations outlining the impact of potential improvements or
recommendations.
Whichever type of Energy Report you require, CEADA aims to ensure that we
produce documents which are robust and firmly satisfy your planning conditions or
building proposals - giving you the best chance of success in your project.
What next ?
At CEADA we take our responsibility towards sustainability and the
protection of the environment seriously and as such are committed to
ongoing, continual development of our business and practices such as
best serve our ethical principles
Our desire to be a market leader at the forefront of the environmental
industries involves us in continual research and awareness of new
developments or products which may benefit the environment as a
whole, people and our clients’ businesses.
We work together with a number of forward thinkers on energy saving,
carbon reducing, affordable solutions which we hope will benefit by
reducing energy consumption in buildings and therefore energy costs,
consequently benefiting both the environment and building owners or
occupiers.
For news and updates from CEADA and others in related
industries, please visit our website
www.ceada.co.uk
Or contact us by telephone or e-mail
T 0844 822 1770
E [email protected]
CEADA Ltd
The Old Butchery
Low Street
Hoxne
Suffolk IP21 5AR