UoL Medical School
Benefits we delivered
Compared to the original building concept, our expertise delivered results including:
42% reduction in annual energy usage
55% cut in Annual carbon emissions
22% slashing of annual running cost
3.25% saving in capital spending
The Project
The new medical school is the most sustainable on the Lincoln University campus, designed to meet BREEAM ‘Excellent’ environmental standards, with the aspiration to be a carbon neutral development.
Yonder were commissioned to help realise the Universities aspirations by developing an zero carbon strategy that could be implemented and repeated around the campus..
What we did
Using our uniquely advanced iterative modeling approach we applied a number of measures to achieve the net-zero objective, with a focus on a passive design strategy
The design strategy lead with increasing the availability and usefulness of daylight by reconfiguring the room layouts and increasing the window widths at high level. After improving the fabric performance an air source heat pump strategy was settled to start with a building with the lowest possible energy consumption. PV offsets the bulk of the remaining, with the improved grid electric carbon factors accounting for the remaining.
Envirovent
Benefits we delivered
Compared to the original building concept, our expertise delivered results including:
36% reduction in annual energy usage
32% cut in yearly carbon emissions
30% slashing of annual running cost
2.5% saving in capital spending
32% lowering of capital outlay on the roof-based solar panels, that absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity, needed to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
The Project
EnviroVent is a leading manufacturer and supplier of whole house ventilation systems and extractor fans for bathrooms and kitchens. Established in 1987, the company has helped millions of homes across the UK permanently solve damp, condensation, and mold problems.
In 2020, the company decided to commission a new headquarters in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and specified this should achieve net-zero carbon emissions. Our brief, as building physics consultants to Envirovent was to recommend measures that would achieve this.
What we did
We used our uniquely advanced iterative modeling approach and applied our huge expertise in the passive design-first approach, to achieve the net-zero objective.
We established the feasibility of all the measures we were to propose, through our usual rigorous modeling and testing process. We then recommended passive design steps including incorporating mixed mode ventilation and five different kinds of fabric improvement. Our active design proposals featured four types of lighting upgrades, plus improvements to roof-lighting and warehouse heating.
Hiscox HQ
Benefits we delivered
Compared to the original building concept, our expertise delivered results including:
Improved thermal comfort provides greater building user wellbeing
33% reduction in annual energy usage
26% cut in annual carbon emissions
13% slashing of annual running cost
7.5% (£1.1m) saving in capital spending
The Project
A new office space for Hiscox Insurance in a forgotten part of York’s medieval heart.
An open-plan layout gives a sense of openness, maximising light across the floor plate with the exposed concrete construction providing thermal mass to reduce internal temperature fluctuations and increase energy efficiency.
What we did
Appointed by BAM Construction our challenge was to reduce the capital expenditure to meet the budget whilst retaining Hiscox’s aims for a sustainable and comfortable building.
Using virtual prototyping simulations we ran a number of iterations to assess the internal environment and energy consumption against a number of different building services solutions to find the perfect fit for the building requirements