Types of support
We offer Building Design Advice to support you in developing a low carbon solution.
We’re able to offer free or subsidised consultancy throughout a project - depending on its size and potential carbon savings.
Note – we are happy to work with you on projects covering more than one building with the same specification to ensure that best practice is built into the project from the start. Our consultant will help you to maximise opportunities for specifying energy efficient plant and fabric.
Call us to discuss your project: 0800 085 2005
For major building and renovation projects we can offer strategic advice.
Our aim for this service is to support projects and large buildings in achieving low and zero carbon developments and buildings. We engage with projects at a pre-design master plan stage and help inform early decisions such as:
- Site selection
- Energy strategy
Including sharing energy with neighbours and the use of renewables
- Architectural and M&E design
Including building orientation, passive design and material selection
Our services have been of great benefit to: Planners, Clients, Local Authorities, Governments, Developers and Architects. We will work with you to make sure your project is strongly addressing each of these key issues:
- Scope
- Business case
- Delivery team
- Project management review process (for future applications)
To apply for any form of Building Design Advice:
Advice on how to procure an energy-efficient building (up to 2,500m2), including: choice of technologies, commissioning and maintenance. The guide also contains useful information for anyone procuring or adapting a building of any size.
Download Buildings with Vision - Building Design Advice services (PDF).
To apply for any form of Building Design Advice:
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Testimonials
Find out how other organisations have benefited from green design by reading our case studies.
Building design advice
"The service is excellent, prompt and professional."
Nicola Vitagiano, The Architecture & Planning Group, Bristol
"Design Advice gave us all the pointers to put an appropriate tender together."
Martin Cox, Kvaerner Construction
"It was a very good starting point in pursuit of my low running cost ideal."
Bill Keillor, Keillor Martin Laurie Partnership, Dundee
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Strategic design advice
Future Inns
"I am very pleased with the outcome. [Other] reports, while generating useful information left me, as a client, asking what to do next and in a VERY easy position to do nothing…The ‘Strategic’ in the Strategic Design Advice is the key to its success, very precise information to allow a client to clearly plot a direction to proceed with.
Don Grant, Construction Development Director, Future Inns, October 2007.
Marston’s
"We enjoyed the project [close out] presentation, we are clear on the next steps to be taken which we hope will be swift and we will keep you advised of progress we make."
David Christmas, Retail Projects Director, Marston’s PLC, January 2008. Marston’s have since financially committed to implementing a combination of Strategy A and B on all pubs.
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Become a consultant
You could become a Building Design Advice consultant if you have experience of the following areas:
- Site layout and ecology
- Building fabric and insulation
- Efficient heating, lighting
- Water use
- Sustainable and recycled material use
- Energy management, metering and controls
Strategic Design Advice consultants need extensive experience in all the above-mentioned issues. They also need experience of:
- Working in the design team on major projects - preferably involving the master planning stage
- Passive building design
- Heat recovery
- Application of district networks
- Renewable technologies (and their practical delivery)
For information on becoming a design advice or strategic design advice consultant contact Gemserv on 020 7090 1045 or download the consultant or consultancy specific application pack. For design advice, please complete the consultant specific application pack; for strategic design advice, please complete the consultancy specific application pack.
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