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Delivering high performance buildings<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Data driven, high performing assets, operated to support wellbeing whilst touching the Earth lightly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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High performing, sustainable buildings can reduce both construction costs and operating costs. A growing number of occupiers are expecting building developers and owners to be able to demonstrate the impact of the building on their business. This includes having a solid understanding of the expected energy consumption and workplace environment. Not only is a sustainable place to work more likely to attract and retain talent, but supporting employee health and wellbeing can lead to improved productivity, which in turn leads to greater profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

海角视频 has been named CIBSE Building Performance Consultancy of the Year five years running (2018-2022). We take a holistic approach to improving building performance across our projects, considering a range of inter-related issues such as energy, carbon, health, wellbeing, asset value and productivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From repurposing existing buildings, such as the David\nAttenborough Building and UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, to new world\nleading facilities such as the Urban Sciences Building, One Angel Square\nCo-operative headquarters and Cornell Tech, the world\u2019s largest Passivhaus, we promote the use of post occupancy evaluation (POE) globally\nacross all of our projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our building performance reach spans globally, with\nexpertise across the practice in Design for Performance (DfP), Soft Landings,\nstakeholder engagement, BMS analytics, measurement and verification. Operating\nat all scales we can support clients to maximise the performance of individual\nbuildings, as well as services across entire organisations and portfolios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For asset owners, a higher sustainability ranking in the annual GRESB REIT survey correlates to superior financial performance. This can be read that investing in sustainability enhances business performance and lowers exposure to risk and volatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Designing to close the performance gap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We were involved in the design of The Tower<\/a>, headquarters for the PNC Financial 海角视频 group, Pittsburgh USA. Here we optimised the energy performance of the breathable double skin fa\u00e7ade, allowing the building to operate passive ventilation for 42% of working hours. It also uses natural lighting for 92% of the day resulting in a 50% reduction of energy use compared to similar office blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another example, 海角视频 designed, monitored and optimised the environmental performance of Wessex Water\u2019s headquarters (UK). Having set out to deliver a building which would re-define sustainable office design, our client wanted to be able to demonstrate that they had indeed achieved all they set out to. A process of post-occupancy monitoring and reporting<\/em> took place over three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improvements were implemented to systems, to the building fabric and to some working practices, which resulted in a 30% reduction in energy consumption of the core office areas. which meant the targets set at the beginning were achieved. Electricity consumption was reduced over that time by approximately 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, there is a very high level of satisfaction among staff, leading to reduced absenteeism and higher productivity. Recruitment and retention indicators are also good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been investigating the performance gap for over 20 years\nthrough our investments in Engineering Doctorate researcher and post-occupancy\nevaluation studies. We still find that \u2018compliance\u2019 models are being referred\nto as a means to predict operational performance, controls are often not\nproperly commissioned and a lack of soft landings and aftercare means actual\nperformance often slips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to truly understand how our designs will\nperform in practice we encourage all of our clients to invest studies beyond\ncompliance to close the performance gap. From \u2018Design for Performance\u2019 (DfP) to\ndetailed simulations of indoor environmental conditions, as well as controls\nand BMS guidance we make buildings more efficient at every stage of\ndevelopment. This ensures that design predictions are credible and stakeholders\nare confident of our how market their buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stakeholder engagement and aftercare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Our practitioners are trained in Soft Landings, which\nprovides a framework for a clearer dialogue between the client, design team,\ncontractor and building users, improving the operational readiness of buildings\nand performance in-use. Our depth of knowledge into the latest health and\nwell-being research ensures we align to client and user values. Coupled to\nthis, our connected analytics and smart buildings offerings gives us a leading\nedge global insights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providing stakeholder engagement throughout the design process from conception to handover is essential to secure trust and buy-in from clients, occupants and investors. We understand the importance of developing tangible targets that can be benchmarked and measured in operation. We also understand the importance of linking targets to procurement and fine-tuning activities to ensure good intents are not forgotten.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Post occupancy evaluation and analytics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As an organisation we aim to undertake Post Occupancy\nEvaluation (POE) across all of our projects. Monitoring of in-use performance\nprovides us with the knowledge to continually learn and innovate, whilst\nbuilding on successes of the past. Coupled with this, POE enables us to develop\nlong lasting value-added relationships with clients to ensure that all parties\nare satisfied with the outcomes achieved and environmental conditions are\nsound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to undertaking in-use evaluations of our\nown projects, our independence as a practice gives us a credible voice to\nevaluate the performance of assets we did not design. Our range of skills\nacross all engineering sectors allows us to quickly familiarise ourselves with\nperformance issues and identify any potential operational improvements. Our\napproaches are underpinned by a host of building analytics capabilities and\ntools to unlock key insights and quantifiable solutions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our building performance services:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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