Design Consultancy

A design brief will be used to demonstrate the required targets to be achieved by the dwelling at an early stage. The brief will be developed further into a specification for the project, via client consultation, and the design process. Emphasis will be placed on developing and improving energy efficiency, sustainability, using modern methods of construction and new technologies. E & J Energy Services Ltd can provide the link through all the design criteria that is relevant to the construction of a new property.

Our Energy Consultants can assist with :-

• Consultation with client to asses requirements
• Plans, sections, elevations, and details for planning and construction
• Specifications for tendering or pricing purposes
• Liaising with Planning and Building Control
• SAP Calculations
• Code for sustainable homes assessment
• Budgets
• Contract guidance advice
• Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
• Robust details / Accredited construction details
• On site construction information for site waste management plans, recording information, and guidance for code for sustainable homes
• Energy Performance Certificate
• Home Information Pack

We are able to provide individual sections tailored to your needs, or all as a complete design consultancy package.

Passive House Design

A Passive House design is one that is designed to a high enough standard to reduce the energy consumption enough to relinquish the need for a conventional heating system. On average a Passive house will require between 70 and 90% less energy than a house built to the minimum requirements for building regulations. Combining this principle of reduced consumption with the generation of green electricity can effectively give a building a net Zero Carbon status.

Our Energy Consultants can help you achieve this in a number of ways:

• Highly insulating the walls, floor and roof.
• Increased air tightness to minimise the amount of warm air escaping the building.
• Using a mechanical heat recovery system to maintain air quality and retain 80% of internally dispensed heat.
• Advanced window technology with triple glazing to achieve greater heat gains through the sun than the heat losses.
• Renewable energy space and water heating such as solar water heating and ground source heat pumps.
• Renewable energy power generation such as wind turbines or solar PV panels.

We believe that a Passive house not only means less impact on the environment by decreasing the impact on global warming but also gives a better quality of life with fresh, clean air, a consistent internal temperature, a more open living space with underfloor heating and a massively reduced running cost.