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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
• BREEAM, BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment and BREEAM In-Use
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Energy Performance Certificates
• Display Energy Certificates
• SAP
• Air Tightness Testing
• PassivHaus and Retrofit Consultancy
• Energy Audits, Reports and Statements
BREEAM
We are a BREEAM Accredited Professional 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
BREEAM In-Use – Existing Buildings
This scheme is used to promote the environmental credentials and
benefits of an existing building –
• Reduce operational costs
• Enhance the value and marketability of the asset
• Provide a transparent platform for negotiating building
improvements with landlords and owners
• Provide a route to compliance with environmental legislation and
standards such as ISO 14001
• Give greater engagement with staff in implementing sustainable
business practices
• Provide opportunities to improve staff satisfaction with the
working environment with potential for significant improvements
in productivity
• Demonstrate commitment to CSR (corporate Social Responsibility)
• Improve organizational effectiveness
• Provide a genuine badge of proven sustainability
Code for Sustainable Homes
The Code for Sustainable Homes is the national standard for the
sustainable design and construction of new homes. The Code aims to
reduce carbon emissions and create homes that are more sustainable
than existing housing stock.
The new dwelling is measured against 9 categories of sustainable
design – rating the ‘whole’ home as a complete package. The Code
uses a 1 – 6  rating system to indicate the overall sustainability
performance of a new home and is closely linked to Building
Regulations.
The categories are:
1. Energy & CO² emissions
2. Water
3. Materials
4. Surface water run-off
5. Waste
6. Pollution
7. Health & wellbeing
8. Management
9. Ecology
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.
ATT – Air Tightness Testing
ATT is a necessary requirement under the 2010 Building Regulations Part
L and is a key component in the Government’s objective to meet its
carbon reduction targets.
Air testing buildings is a method used to establish the rate of a
property’s air leakage - the uncontrolled flow of air into and out of a
building through the myriad of gaps and cracks in the walls, roof and
lowest floor; the higher the air leakage, the greater the carbon
emissions. Air leakage (or air permeability) should not be confused with
ventilation. It is very important to have adequate ventilation to remove
moisture and stale air (from cooking, bathing and general activities) and
also ensure a good level of ventilation to any combustion appliance
(fires etc).
Ventilation should be controllable, i.e. one should be able to close
windows securely and not be troubled by cold draughts. This is why the
phrase ‘build tight and ventilate right’ is often used in regards to a
buildings air permeability rate.
PassivHaus and Retrofit Consultancy
The term PassivHaus refers to a rigorous, voluntary, standard for energy efficiency
in a building (domestic, commercial and public) which significantly reduces its
ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little
energy for space heating or cooling. It is a design process that is integrated with
architectural design and can be applied to refurbishments as well as new builds.
PassivHaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world with
30,000 buildings realised to date, the majority of those since 2000. The
PassivHaus Standard’s strengths lie in the simplicity of its approach – build a
house that has an excellent thermal performance and exceptional airtightness
with mechanical ventilation!
This robust approach to building design allows the designer to minimise the
‘Heating Demand’ of the building and in some residential buildings only specify a
heated towel rail as means of conventional heating, this heat can then be
recovered and circulated by a Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR)
unit.
As well as being an energy performance standard PassivHaus also provides
excellent indoor air quality, achieved by reducing the air infiltration rates and
supplying fresh air which is filtered and post heated by the MVHR unit.
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