Adam Mactavish
FeaturesSustainability: energy storage
Efficient energy storage to meet varying demand could be the key to delivering sustainable energy to buildings as the UK works to reduce its carbon emissions
FeaturesSustainability: The London Plan
Clara Bagenal George of Elementa Consulting and Adam Mactavish of Currie & Brown review the energy policies in the draft new London Plan and assess their implications for new development
FeaturesSustainability - productive workplace
With UK productivity lagging, the workplace environment can be a critical factor in driving improvements. How should you evaluate and improve workplace productivity?
FeaturesSustainability: Zero-carbon London
The London Plan has specific sustainability targets which affect development in the city
FeaturesSustainability: Efficient offices
How do you create an energy-efficient office that is cost effective and great for the workforce?
FeaturesSustainability: The housing 鈥榯rilemma鈥�
How can the UK deliver the volume of new homes required without sacrificing wellbeing or environmental performance?
FeaturesSustainability: Life cycle carbon management
Usual depictions of a building鈥檚 carbon life cycle fail to consider the day-to-day running of the place. Reimagining a building鈥檚 life cycle could improve its carbon efficiency
FeaturesSustainability: Energy standards
The new energy efficiency regulations for private rented property may have major repercussions for landlords. Here we examine the key changes made since last year鈥檚 public consultation
FeaturesSustainability: Thinner insulation
High-performance insulation materials enable much thinner profiIes to be used than their counterpart products. Sweett Group investigates if the benefits from the use of these thinner insulation materials outweigh the costs
FeaturesSustainability: Minimum energy performance standards for commercial buildings
From April 2018, all rented properties must meet a prescribed minimum energy performance standard. Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group, Charles Woollam of SIAM and Sarah Sayce, emeritus professor of Kingston University, discuss the implications
好色先生TVWhat the code will cost
So now we have an idea of what the code for sustainable homes will require and when it will require it. what we didn鈥檛 know, until now, is what the damage to our wallets would be 鈥�