Every year, the World Green Building Council (WGBC) holds the Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards to recognize leadership and excellence within the green building industry across the Asian Pacific. More specifically, the awards celebrate buildings with exceptional sustainability design and function, organizations that incorporate sustainable values into their core practice, and women who…
Over the next 30 years, if we could reduce refrigerant leakage to 0.4% of refrigerant used, it would save 89.7 gigatons of CO2e. By sharing our knowledge of current best practices we can accelerate the transformation of the built environment to meet our climate change obligations. This best practice guide is intended to help those…
How do we prepare buildings for climate change and other global challenges like COVID-19? The future is resilience. Natural ventilation and daylighting promote occupant comfort, health, and well-being while reducing environmental impact and mitigating risk. Join Senior Mechanical Designer Thomas Bamber and Associate Sean Casey as they explain the synergy between thermal and visual comfort…
14 September, 2020
Elementa Consulting are proud to announce that Associate Clara Bagenal George has won the Architects’ Journal AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year award in partnership with Clare Murray of Levitt Bernstein Architects, for their collaborative work as part of London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI). After founding LETI in 2017, Clara has influenced government policy with…
14 July, 2020
Integral Group are proud to release our 2019 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSER) Report. This document is the third publicly released annual report on our commitment to the Planet and our People through our operations across the firm. It includes an introduction to our firm, our values, and shares our CSER performance data for…
Championing Net Zero in the Built Environment The Net Zero Carbon agenda affects different sectors in different ways. Elementa Consulting have gathered industry leaders and clients from different disciplines to discuss the benefits, challenges, and solutions in building Net Zero Carbon developments. Each event has a single focus on a specific sector with hand picked…
Principals David Glossop and Rob Harris discuss the now, next, and future of the hotel industry. This presentation discusses the physical realities of getting hotels back into use and opened safely and successfully. How the current shift in occupancy restrictions and demand affects both short and long-term operations in our industry for developers, management &…
22 May, 2020
Around the world, companies are making pledges to rapidly decarbonise. Battery storage will help make those promises reality. While the building industry continues to strive for Net Zero Energy goals, recent policies requiring all-electric building design are shifting the focus away from energy and onto carbon emissions. It is now more important than ever to…
Integral Group is proud to be listed in this year’s Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s 2020 Top 500 Design Firms, moving to #183 up from #220 in 2019. Integral Group also ranked #36 on ENR’s Top 50 Designers in International Markets sublist, up from #42 in 2019. The annual Top 500 Design Firms list features peers and…
Occupant health and wellbeing are now at the center of all built environment projects. Light is the primary regulator of our body’s circadian system. Our exposure to light, or lack thereof, can affect our sleep, mood, appetite, and productivity. Recent research linking lighting and human health have put a renewed focus on the importance of…
What does wellness in the workplace look like in a COVID-19 reality? The British Council for Offices sets the global benchmark for Class A Office Space. In 2018 it launched “Wellness Matters” – an outcomes-based roadmap to support health and wellbeing in the workplace. It’s three lead authors – Ed Garrod, James Pack, and Will…
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…