London’s built environment sector risks falling ‘off track’ in achieving its environmental target, New London Architecture report warns 85% of NLA Member survey respondents believe current policy and regulations are not compatible with zero carbon ambitions Over 90% agree that the COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to transform our way of life and transition to a 100% green economy 60% answered that the next London… Read more⇒

How can we enhance the patient experience through design? Design analytics tools are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping the form, orientation, and façade configuration of healthcare buildings to improve occupant amenity while maintaining focus on environmental performance. Join James Gungl and David Barker as they explore a patient-centered design optimizing the internal environment for a recent 80,000 m² hospital project. Gain leading-edge insights from recent… Read more⇒

Commitment to the next generation of talent at Elementa is a continual priority within the firm, embodied through our core values, Trust, Nurture, Inspire. Following Elementa’s win last week at the CIBSE Young Engineer awards for Employer of the Year, Elementa has also been recognised by the British Council of Offices for this year’s BCO NextGen Awards, to which Elementa is nominated for NextGen’s Employer… Read more⇒

CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services) have announced Elementa Consulting are the Employer of the Year 2020 (51-300 employees) at the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards. The accolade, which is Elementa’s third win in four years, recognises organisations that proactively champion young people in the building services sector, through a commitment to young people in the workplace or by supporting those employees through education. Our core… Read more⇒

Associate Engineer, Graham Day, draws upon his experience to demonstrate the key requirements of sustainable design. This presentation provides guidance on how to design schools sustainably, focussing on low carbon design. Graham will look at both net-zero targets, whole-life carbon analysis and discuss how these apply to school design, with comparison to current UK design standards and LETI guidelines. He will also explore potential refurbishment… Read more⇒

The engineering sector is one of the most significant industries in the world, affecting economies, environment and human health. As new research and innovation cause changes in architectural and environmental design, sustainable energy strategies, and occupant behaviour, keeping abreast of the most up to date trends and information can be challenging. Elementa have curated a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme to deliver a range of… Read more⇒

The term Net Zero is gaining traction globally – but what does it mean to be truly Net Zero? Born from challenges of different local standards and approaches to this question, Elementa Consulting initiated the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) in 2017 to change London’s Energy Policy, a system that was failing to keep up with a rapidly decarbonizing electricity grid. Through determination and collaboration, LETI’s 3-year… Read more⇒

District energy systems are gaining momentum across the globe. As traditional “heating-only” systems no longer meet current needs, Integral Group has developed innovative, “next generation” district energy solutions that offer stellar environmental performance. These systems provide both heating and cooling, flexibility to accommodate “low-carbon” and “low-exergy” sources, and cutting-edge energy conversion technologies. Using our local and global case studies, this presentation will introduce the “next… Read more⇒

The heart of our firm's impact and excellence is tied to the diversity of our staff.  Fostering inclusion echoes to our commitment to our staff to be a safe workplace where they can show up as their authentic selves and thrive.  We continue to attract and retain the best, brightest, and most passionate people motivated by a mutual sense of purpose, and we believe that… Read more⇒

Elementa Consulting crowned CIBSE’s Building Performance Consultancy of the Year for the third time in four years, at the 2020 Building Performance Awards The ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, played host to over 500 building services engineers to celebrate and showcase a year of ground-breaking achievements in high performance building services engineering. Building Consultancy of the Year is one of the Chartered Institute of Building… Read more⇒