Elementa Consulting Building Services + Sustainability Higher Education Brochure 2020
MEP SERVICES
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
• Mechanical, electrical & public health
• WELL Buildings
• Performance Engineering
• Fitwel Consultancy
• Architectural Lighting
• BREEAM + LEED
• Fire Engineering Consultancy
• Passivhaus advice and consultancy
• MEP project management
• Sustainability statements and strategies
• Input into business cases
• Strategic planning advice to meet national and local
• Budget cost advice
sustainability and carbon requirements
• Acquisition, Condition and Dilapidation surveys
• Guidance on cost-effective means of meeting and
• Seasonal commissioning and performance testing management post practical completion
exceeding Part L • Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display
• Asset review and in use feasibility assessments
Energy Certificates (DECs)
• Vertical Transportation advice and consultancy
• Energy audits and building optimisation
• Utility/local authority assessments and reviews
• Post occupancy and operational reviews
• Refrigeration assessments and audits
• Soft landings
• Clerk of works consultancy
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) project design
• Specialist lighting design
and integration
Winner CIBSE Building Per formance Consultanc y of the year 2020 (51-300)
Winner CIBSE Engineer of the Year 2019
Winner CIBSE Building Consultanc y of the Year 2017 & 2018
Winner CIBSE Employer of the Year 2017 & 2018
Shor tlisted : Building Awards Engineering Consultant of the Year 2018
Finalist: CIBSE Learning &
‘Fit Out of Workplace’ Regional Winner 2018
Winner CIBSE International Projec t of the Year 2016/17/18
A SOS Contac t Centre Leavesden
Development Award 2018
‘Refurbished’ Regional Winner 2019
Boden HQ
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Contents
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Foreword
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About Elementa
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Timeline of Impact
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Elementa’s Impact
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Projects
06.
Biographies
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Client’s + Awards
01. Foreword “ We are an 80 -s trong team of building ser vices engineers and sus tainabilit y consultant s with of f ices in London and Ox ford. O ver 30 years of success ful projec ts has established a reputation for collaboration and design excellence. We are the UK arm of Integral Group – a 800 strong international f irm of leading for ward thinking engineers who share a commitment to changing the face of MEP engineering and sus tainabilit y. A s par t of Integral Group, we have the capabilit y and capacit y to tackle the largest and most complex projec ts in the UK and overseas. Our largest UK projec ts have construc tion values over £200m. You will f ind that work ing with Element a is dif ferent to our competitors. A bove all thing s we believe that success is achieved by s trong teams whose relationships are based on trus t. To give our s taf f the skills they need to be ef fec tive team players, we train for technical excellence, leadership, management, communication and most impor tantly how to listen well. Our designs are geared for per formance and going beyond compliance. We get there not by throwing money at complex problems, but by applying strategic thinking and accelerating the adoption of new technologies. The result - buildings that are resilient, resource ef f icient, healthy and produc tive, that connec t us with nature and of which future generations will be proud. In the following pages you’ll see more of who we are and how we work , the streng th of our team and the track record that we have built. We look for ward to working with you to deliver the nex t generation of high per formance buildings.”
Brian Goldsmith - Managing Principal
800+ Staff in 22 offices under a Single Deep Green Umbrella
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30 Years Trusted UK experience
22 Global offices
11 Years of Integral Group
02. About Elementa Elementa Consulting is an Integral Group company with over 80 employees located at of f ices in London and Oxford. The wider Integral Group is a 800-strong interactive global network of design professionals in 22 of f ices, providing a full range of building s ystem design, sustainabilit y consultanc y and energ y analysis ser vices, with s taf f widely regarded as innovative leaders in their f ields. Ever y Element a projec t is led by a Pr incipal w ho ret ains per sonal responsibili t y for the overall per formance of our ser vices. Principals lead the design direc tion of their own jobs and also contribute to the development of projec t s across the company through our design review process. Our A ssociate Principals are both skilled projec t managers and accomplished design engineers. They co - ordinate our ser vices and ensure that appropriate resources are assigned to their jobs to meet projec t needs and our s tandards of ser vice excellence. Discipline Leads provide technical oversight and co-ordination of specialis t resources to the benef it of ever y projec t. These include C AD and Revit BIM, Building Physics Analysis, Architec tural Lighting , Public Health Engineering , Qualit y Management , and Commissioning. Additionally, Elementa is able to draw upon the deep exper tise and thought leadership of our Integral Group colleagues - in areas including Advanced Daylight Simulation, Laborator y Engineering , and Dis tric t Energ y Sys tems.
CIBSE
1st
800+
Award Winning
European Fitwel Office
Global employees
BILL OVERTURF CEO
BRIAN GOLDSMITH MANAGING PRINCIPAL
DOUG KERR CRO
PRINCIPALS
ROB HARRIS
SIMON EBBATSON
DAVID GLOSSOP
GRAHAM MARGETTS
EDWARD GARROD
NATHAN MILLAR
MICHEL WIZENBERG
CARL MCKENZIE
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS AND SPECIALIST LEADS
HUGH DUGDALE
ANDREW JOLLY HEAD OF BIM
ROB WISE
NICK KENNEDY
ROB TEMPLEY
EMILY SHEARER
PAUL OSBORNE
RONAN PIGOTT
NIGEL GREEN
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03. Timeline of Impact 2013 300+ EMPLOYEES 2005 LEADERSHIP AT USGBC Kevin Hydes is Chair of the USGBC 2008 INTEGRAL GROUP FOUNDED Integral Group founded by CEO Kevin Hydes LEADERSHIP AT WGBC Kevin Hydes is Chair of World Green Building Council 2009 NEW OFFICES: VIRGINIA Offices open in Richmond & Alexandria, VA RUMSEY JOINS INTEGRAL GROUP Rumsey Engineers join Integral Group in Oakland, CA
2011
100+ EMPLOYEES CANADA: COBALT PARTNERS WITH IG Integral Group launches in Vancouver & Toronto when Cobalt joins the firm IDEAS SAN JOSE JOINS INTEGRAL GROUP After successful collaboration on numerous projects, IDeAs San Jose partners with IG
NEW OFFICE: LOS ANGELES, CA NEW OFFICE: CALGARY, AB CANADA 1ST NZE LAB IN THE WORLD J. Craig Venter Institute is the first NZE completed lab in the world 1ST JUST LABEL ENGINEERING FIRM Integral Group is the first engineering firm to receive a JUST Label WELL BUILDING STANDARD PILOT Integral Group helps launch pilot of WELL Building Standard
200+ EMPLOYEES
UK: ELEMENTA JOINS INTEGRAL GROUP Elementa Consulting becomes a member of Integral Group with offices in London & Oxford, UK IG SAN JOSE: 1ST NZE COMM. OFFICE Integral Group’s San Jose office is certified as the first NZE commercial office building in the United States IG OAKLAND: HIGHEST LEED-CI SCORE Oakland receives world’s highest ever LEED Commercial Interiors score: 102 credits
2019 NEW OFFICE: ATLANTA, GA NEW OFFICE: VICTORIA, BC CANADA 800+ EMPLOYEES LARGEST NZE MUSEUM The San Francisco Exploratorium is the largest NZE museum 1ST LEED GOLD RESTAURANT Cactus Club Cafe becomes Canada’s first LEED Gold certified restaurant ASHRAE AWARD: ENG. EXCELLENCE IG wins ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence (4th ever in 15 years) for Packard Foundation NZE Headquarters ECODISTRICTS FORMED Integral Group becomes a founding member of EcoDistricts
2016
NEW OFFICE: AUSTIN, TX 50 NZE PROJECTS Integral Group achieves 50 Zero Net Energy designed projects 1ST LEED V.4 GOLD LIBRARY The Alameda Library achieved first LEED v.4 Gold certification of a library NEW OFFICE: SEATTLE, WA
NEW OFFICE: SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AUS NEW YORK, US BELGRADE
FITWEL CHAMPIONS Integral Group commits to becoming Fitwel Champions 1ST UK & CANADA FITWEL WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION Elementa receives first Fitwel workplace certification outside of North America. IG Toronto then receives first Fitwel workplace certification in Canada 10TH ANNIVERSARY Greenbuild Boston: Integral Group celebrates 10 th anniversary 1ST NZE COMM. BLDG. IN SAN FRANCISCO DPR Construction’s office is the first NZE certified commercial building in San Francisco ONE PLANET GLOBAL FOUNDER Integral Group signs on as a Global Founder of the online platform for One Planet Living JM BEAN & CO JOIN INTEGRAL GROUP Vancouver-based firm partners with IG
2020
AWARD WINNERS Winner CIBSE Building Performance Consultancy of the year 2020 (51-300)
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04. Elementa’s Impact
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Passive House Projects
Certified Passive House Designers/ Consultants
3.3M
Hours Worked Toward the Green Movement
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LBC Projects Completed or in Design
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Fitwel Ambassadors
91 90+
Fitwel Projects (London, Oakland, and Toronto offices)
30+
Countries with Integral Group Projects
Total LEED Projects Completed
LEED Accredited Professionals
153
BREEAM Projects
2
WELL Certified Projects
22 Offices
481M
kWh Project Savings (est.)
85+
Zero Net Energy Projects Completed or in Design
4M
Therms Project Savings (est.)
243M 3M
kWh per Year influenced Savings (est.)
Therms per Year Influenced Savings (est.)
350+ Industry Awards
800+ Employees
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05. PROJECTS
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1. LeSoCo (Lewisham Southwark College) £28 Million Architec t: Richard Hopkinson & Plat form 5 Architec t s 2. Wes ton Education Centre £3.2 Million Client: King ’s College London Architec t: Wilson Mason LLP 3. School of Oriental and African Studies £12 Million Client: Graham Cons truc tion
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4. Universit y of British Columbia - Sauder School of Business Architec t: Ac ton Os tr y Architec t s Inc. 5. Universit y of Sussex Life Sciences £80 Million Client: Universit y of Sussex Architec t: Hawkins Brown 6. Mans f ield College Ox ford - Love Lane Building £10 Million Architec t: Rick Mather Architec t s
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7. Biosciences Depar tment £18 Million Client: Universit y of Exeter Architec t: Atkins 8. Bur ton & South Derbyshire College £2.5 Million Client: Bur ton & South Derbyshire College Architec t s: SR A Architec t s 9. NewVic (Newham 6th Form College) £7 Million Client: NewVic Architec t: Shepheard Eps tein Hunter
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Higher Education With the HE/FE sec tor competing for student revenue, our challenge is to enable world class Institutions to deliver the best possible education and research in world class facilities and environments. By truly recognising each projec t as unique we deliver against each client ’s specif ic drivers for success.
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Solution that are intuitive to operate and maintain
Our of fer O u r b ro a d e x p e r i e n ce a c ro s s multiple sec tor s gi ves us a real as set for HE / F E projec t s w here convergence bet ween previously distinct building t ypes is greates t.
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies Location: Camden, Central London Client: Grahams Construction Tenants: University of London Project Size: £12 million Heritage: Grade II* Listed This project involves the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, relocation to a single site campus at Senate House in the heart of Bloomsbury. Senate House, designed by the British architect Charles Holden (1875–1960), houses the unique resources of Senate House Library, one of the world’s largest humanities collections. The grade II* listed building presents challenges for building services including co-ordination issues, high efficient performance in an ageing building and ensuring the aesthetics were not compromised. The relocation will bring many benefits for staff and students, including new state-of-the-art research, teaching and student facilities, all in one precinct. This exciting opportunity offers the potential for growth and development as they prepare to commemorate their centenary and plan for the next 100 years. Elementa have undertaken Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health consultancy services in conjunction with a peer review of the services design for the project on behalf of Graham Construction. In addition Elementa have undertaken the complete design of the energy centre located in the adjacent Brunei Gallery building. This energy centre will be used to provide heating from central gas fired boiler plant to both the Brunei Gallery building and the SOAS accommodation in Senate House. The Brunei Gallery Energy Centre incorporates provisions for its future connection to the local Grosvenor District Heating System to provide further energy savings once this system has been upgraded and extended.
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Mansfield College Oxford The Hands Building
information exchange and careful co-ordination, Elementa Consulting have developed the services design such that available space is used efficiently whilst the services retain a level of flexibility in use where appropriate.
Location: Oxford Client: Mansfield College Developments Architect: Rick Mather Architects Project Size: £11 Million
This project consists of a new build development which will provide 73 ensuite student bedrooms with common rooms, offices and study areas for the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. In addition a 160 seat auditorium will be incorporated that will be used for lectures and seminars, as a cinema, a moot court and a performing arts space. The building incorporates a traditional stone façade in keeping with the existing historical buildings at Mansfield College and has been designed to meet the strict planning requirements of Oxford City Council.
Through modelling of the complete building, Elementa Consulting informed the design of the building envelope such that it is thermally efficient and have developed the services design to be energy efficient whilst providing a pleasant environment for study and living. The building is designed to achieve an EPC rating of “B” benefitting from the incorporation of air source heat pumps and a combined heat and power generator.
Elementa Consulting have provided energy modelling services, building services design and energy strategy advice for the development and are currently providing monitoring services of the mechanical, electrical and public health services installation on behalf of the College during construction.
These renewable energy sources will provide 40% of the building’s energy requirements. Along with the use of natural ventilation techniques wherever possible, generally via openable windows and wall louvres, and high efficiency mechanical ventilation (incorporating heat recovery) only where absolutely necessary, the services design significantly contributes to the maximum score of 11 available under the NRIA.
Oxford City Council planning requirements dictated a maximum height of the building in keeping with surrounding buildings and targeted a National Resource Impact Assessment (NRIA) score of 11 (out of 11) for the building. These requirements along with the introduction of cross laminated timber (CLT) construction and plant areas below ground level threw up a number of interesting challenges for the services design.
Construction started on site in January 2016 with completion on target for August 2017, the project has been a great example of collaboration between the client, design team and contractor to ensure efficiency in design construction and ultimately operation.
Working closely with Rick Mather Architects and other members of the design team, and through the use of regular workshops, collaborative
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Gloucestershire College Forest of Dean College Campus Location: Gloucestershire Client: Gloucestershire College Architect: Roberts Limbrick Project Size: £11 Million BREEAM Rating: Excellent
Situated on the border of Wales and England in Gloucestershire, the Forest of Dean is both an historic and cultural region with thousands of visitors a year. Elementa have been brought into the area to work on the Forest’s highly anticipated new campus for Gloucester College. The new further education facility will hold students studying for A levels and NVQ’s, with classrooms adapted for vocational subjects such as construction, cooking, hairdressing, as well as science labs, admin offices and general study rooms. Typical of college builds, the Client wanted a simple design and flexible learning space but was specific about creating a building which was low energy, future proof and contained break out areas, with a high need for natural ventilation throughout the build. One of the main challenges of the project was in fact a rather unusual one. Due to the forest area and surrounding nature of the build, a collation of bats use the project site as part of their flight path through the forest. Because of this, it was essential for the Client that there was zero light pollution being emitted from the college in order to not disturb the bats, planning would not be granted for the build without this guarantee. Elementa were on hand to overcome this issue for the college by providing extremely detailed analysis and sketches in order to form comprehensive micro climate/light pollution calculations. These ensured that the building
was guaranteed not to disturb the bats flight path – and even went as far as using to it form the shape of the new college building. Furthermore, external light level calculations were performed but with internal light fittings of the building, which then informed the internal lighting layout design such that no light pollution would escape from the building. Elementa also used their expertise to provide advice to the Client, specifically for this project on classroom layout. They advised Gloucester College on the best location within the building for certain classrooms in order for them to reach their potential in terms of space, facilities and lighting. To help keep up the sustainability of the building, variable occupancy was applied, meaning systems shut down when rooms are unoccupied. This is an innovative method used by Elementa and helped coheir with the environmental and nature consciousness of the whole site. Aiming for BREEAM excellent and EPC A rating, the new college is set to be a great asset to the Forest of Dean community, providing both jobs and education to many.
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Imperial College 8-15 Princes Gardens and Weeks Hall Development Location: Central London Client: Imperial College Architect: BDP Architects Project Size: £35 Million
After being successfully added to Imperial College London’s framework, Elementa won a new bid, this time for a mixed use project. The Princes Gardens Development, situated in central London, consists of eight grade two listed Victorian town houses – 2 of which are currently used for a nursery – and Weeks Hall, a 10 story grade two listed tower, situated adjacent to the Princes Gardens and previously used as a halls of residence.
listed features would be altered. Elementa carried out intensive, intrusive surveys in the early stages of the design process in order to identify potential service routes. As the building also has a history of overheating in the summer, Elementa resolved this issue with the design of a solar film to be fitted to the lining of the window glazing. Due to finish in January 2019, the remodel is set to rejuvenate Imperial College London’s facilities and restore the historic buildings to their former glory.
Imperial College wanted to undertake a full refurbishment on Weeks Hall, with all existing services fully stripped out and replaced with new services to align with the proposed new academic use. The remodel for the academic site will now be home to the college’s business school as well as other academic facilities. The town houses are also undergoing refurbishment with the nursery school remodelled and modernised, with up to date facilities fitted. The other seven houses are going to be renovated with the rest of the development site to accommodate new academic uses. As always with listed sites, challenges are faced through the need to retain natural features of the historic buildings while updating them with all the necessary modern facilities. This makes it very difficult to route services throughout the buildings without damaging the listed historic elements internally. Elementa are providing full MEP services on the development, working closely to coordinate with the architect on this project to ensure that no
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Kingston University Student Union and Multi Faith Centre Location: Kingston Client: University of Kingston Architect: Pascall + Watson Project Size: ÂŁ1.2 Million
This project consisted of the conversion of a cellular office block into a new Student Union and Multi Faith Centre in line with the changing role of the Student Union. The clear brief included providing flexible spaces, open break out areas as well as closed meeting points. Given the specific demographic of this university, one of the main challenges of the project was to integrate multifaith services into the building which included separated wash-rooms and prayer meeting spaces. As one of the key focus points was to ensure flexibility throughout, the prayer rooms were designed to sub divide by wall partitions into smaller meeting rooms which could be used on an ad-hoc basis. Elementa worked closely with the rest of the design team to ensure services including fresh air provisions into the prayer rooms and appropriate lighting was designed so the space could be efficiently used when sub divided. Elementa devised workshops with the Estates management team, faith advisor and student representative team to extract their requirements and ensure they were receiving a building fit for purpose and the changing role of the Student Union. Kingston University have resulted in a building which is a unified home to their large multi-faith student population with a large student union break out area which can also be used for various events. Closed meeting
spaces using cleverly designed acoustic pods are spread out throughout the building for one to one sessions and the open space administrative areas have improved work-flow from the previous cellular set up.
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University College London Kathleen Lonsdale Building Location: Central London Client: Graham Construction Architect: Bond Bryan Architects Project Size: ÂŁ11 Million Heritage: Grade II listed
The Kathleen Lonsdale Laboratory Building is a Grade II listed building constructed in 1915 as the first purpose-built Chemistry building for UCL. The building is to undergo a phased refurbishment, as part of the major projects being carried out as part of Transforming UCL. A number of specialist laboratories have been provided with significantly upgraded facilities. The first challenge was to ensure the University Campus remained operational throughout the refurbishment, a larger challenge given the close proximity of each building. To combat this, Elementa delivered the project over 5 phases to ensure the least disruption to on-going lectures/ student living. To further the phase delivery, a zero defects strategy was applied throughout the duration of the project. This required high levels of communication between Elementa, the client and contractors to guarantee zero defects at each handover phase of the project. A focus on a robust commissioning review programme at the early stages of the project allowed this to be coordinated in the contractors programme for a succinct finish. Elementa were on hand for strict weekly site visits to ensure the defects strategy was on target for a smooth and efficient handover. To achieve the aspirations of the University for a world class facility while working around the other live university buildings, Elementa proposed an
accessible maintenance scheme set over the 5 phase delivery. This meant a strategic delivery of services had to be incorporated with core systems routed through circulation areas to ensure that stage works were complete in order to make the next phase of delivery possible and avoiding disruption to the previous stage. Within the lab facilities, designs had to consider ultra-sensitive lab equipment, lighting, vibrations, noise and climate conditions. Significant modifications were proposed to improve access around the building, as well as improving environmental performance and space utilisation. The Earth Sciences department which has previously been split between different locations has benefited from the improvements as they are now fully accommodated in the new building. The completed refurbishment offers new open plan offices, shared studio space called Hubs and a variety of break out spaces.
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King’s College London Weston Education Centre Location: London Client: King’s College London Architect: Wilson Mason LLP Project Size: £3.2 Million
The Weston Education Centre (WEC) consisted of full refurbishment and re-ordering of the existing library facility with refurbishment of 2 Lecture Theatres, 9 Classrooms and Boardroom. The refurbishment works to the lecture theatres involved the installation of a complete new audio visual to enhance the delivery of lectures and experience of students, incorporating features such as lecture capture, projection/display facilities, integrated lighting control, etc. The delivery of the classrooms, lecture/seminar and group study rooms have two varying specifications depending on usage. As part of the refurbishment works we addressed the inherent overheating and acoustic issues experienced by staff and occupants within the library and lecture theatre.
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Middle East Centre St. Antony’s College Location: Oxford Client: St Antony’s College Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Project Size: £11 MIllion
This project consisted of the creation of the iconic ‘Investcorp Building’ for The Middle East Centre designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which has been named ‘the world best higher education and research building’ at the 2016 World Architecture Festival in Berlin This facility provides the college with 1,127 square meters of floor space, and incorporates basement photo, paper and new accessions archive and storage facilities incorporating close environmental control systems, basement 117-seat lecture theatre, , gallery space, library rolling stack facilities, library reading room, archive reading room, office accommodation and ablutions. Working on behalf of the College, we undertook specialist Clerk of Works services on this design and build project to ensure that the MEP services installation was strictly in accordance with the agreed Employers Requirements, and in line with industry best practice. In addition, we carried out a number of retained services duties including reviewing the MEP services design proposals against the Employer Requirements, review of the Contractor’s construction issue documentation, commissioning witnessing activities, defect and omissions inspections, end of defects period inspection, application for payment appraisals and extension of time reviews.
Our expertise and knowledge of innovative services design coupled with practical buildability experience allowed us to fulfil this pivotal role on what was a very demanding and a high profile commission. Our experts are custodians of the architect’s vision whilst ensuring the college’s intent is authentically brought to life. Estate Wide Elementa have undertaken a detailed programme of condition surveys to the entire estate of St Antony’s College with a view to implementing improved energy performance and sustainability credentials in the near future. This totals 27 buildings and includes the renowned Grade II Hilda Besse Building, a major example of a university building by the practice HKPA, who are acclaimed for their post-war university buildings.
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King’s College London Strand Teaching Rooms Location: London Client: King’s College London Architect: Wilson Mason LLP Architects Project Size: £1.4 Million
The Strand Teaching rooms refurbishment project involved the refurbishment of 7 individual rooms in various locations within the Strand campus. The refurbishment works consisted of the installation on new ventilation and heating and cooling systems to address over heating issues within the rooms. The heating and cooling installation was connected to the Colleges centralised chilled and hot water system. The ventilation systems had adaptive control installed to ensure the operated at the optimum level at all times. All rooms had full new lighting and lighting control installation and a complete AV upgrade as part of the works. The complete installation was interfaced to the Colleges existing BMS installation to ensure the Facilities team had full control.
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Nine Elms Skills Centre Mixed Use Development Location: Central London Client: Lambeth College Architect: Architecture PLB Project Size: £100 Million The Nine Elms project is currently one of the largest regeneration programmes in the UK. Elementa are proud to have been appointed on the original sites scheme for Carillion Developments and again in 2018 for part of the scheme for a new £100 million development comprising of the Nine Elms Skills Centre, a multi phased home for Lambeth College students with a phase 1 vocational skills centre, and over 230 residential homes in a series of blocks ranging from 5 – 25 stories. Efficiency is at the forefront of this project, with the college at the end of its natural life and inefficient to operate, therefore consolidating space of the existing college was the first challenge. The new college will be built on a much smaller footprint and allow the construction of the residential developments to be built upon the extra space generated. These new projects will create necessary extra revenue to fund the planned development. With numerous mixed-use elements formulating the project, Elementa devised a strategy to most efficiently serve the sites, as the buildings would be operated at different points of the day. The residential dwellings will be used in the night and will require the majority of services from late afternoon onwards, whilst the college will be operated during the daytime. Therefore a heat sharing network solution to allow the buildings to be served most efficiently at minimum capex is needed - this is closely linked with GLA aspirations. Through the summer when there is no demand on heating, this can still be used to serve the demand for hot water and heat recovery from cooling.
Elementa displayed innovation by challenging the client’s initial brief to produce a more efficient solution. The client requested the skills centre to run air conditioning throughout the building, however, Elementa provided extensive thermal modelling of different options and was able to recommend a more passive natural ventilation solution. By utilising exposed thermal mass and secure night ventilation, this will create cooling passively and thereby avoid overheating without the use of refrigeration energy. It also reduces ongoing operational cost. Elementa worked closely with the design team to maximise residential units which is one of the main sources of income. Coordinating with the architect, services were compacted into the services void as far as possible which allowed an extra storey onto the residential block. This was also closely coordinated with the structural engineers to ensure appropriate slab thickness and coordinated services routes were adequately assessed to no detrimental effect to the ceiling heights. Once complete, this truly transformational project will deliver a world class skills training facility which will improve the future of the local economy and give direct benefit for students, employers and the local community.
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Elementa were commissioned by the University to provide the Department of Physics with new optical and laser laboratories along with associated cutting and polishing laboratories. This technical laboratory refurbishment for Kings College London improves and expands on the colleges capabilities within this research field. FURNACE
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Due to the nature of research being undertaken in the laboratories, extremely tight tolerances for both temperature and vibration were required. Elementa designed a temperature differential of +/- 1 degree with correct pressure regimes through the laboratories which is crucial for research carried out.
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The main challenge posed for the project was the laboratories being located in an existing basement which were not previously designed for this purpose. Elementa therefore had to devise services to basement level through ceiling heights and ensure they are correctly applied for purpose.
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King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry Library Location: London Client: King’s College London Architect: Wilson Mason LLP Architects Project Size: £650k
The KCL IoP Library Project involved the refurbishment of a three storey library within the Institute of Psychiatry Building. Our initial involvement with the KCL IoP Library consisted of a feasibility report encompassing a full validation survey of all installed services within the Library Area. We then went on to provide a detailed design for the mechanical and electrical services to suit the proposed new arrangement. As part of the refurbishment works we addressed the inherent overheating and acoustic issues experienced by staff and occupants within the library.
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NewVIc Newham Sixth Form
Owing to the location of the building on the busy Prince Regent Lane and associated high noise and pollution levels natural ventilation has only been adopted on the quieter west façade facing away from the road. The remainder of the building is mechanically ventilated to each area with warm return air naturally rising via the atrium space and being extracted at the top to recover beneficial casual heat loads during the heating season.
Location: Newham Client: NewVIc Newham Sixth Form Architect: Shepeard Epstein Hunter Project Size: £8 Million
Elementa have completed phase 1 re-development of London’s largest sixth form college, NewVIc Sixth Form. The project’s brief was focused on creating a successful learning community to enhance the student experience. Phase 1 consisted of a new build modern library, learning resources centre and entrance block to improve the visibility, accessibility and overall attractiveness of the College. The new development also provides a flexible performance space and visitor facilities including a café and exhibition space. Located in East London the improved campus allows the college to fulfil their aim of providing top quality facilities and education to help progress students onto highly competitive universities. As part of the early design evolution Elementa undertook thermal simulation of a wide range of strategies to be considered in isolation and together this identified that beneficial passive solar gains were outweighed by the risk of overheating (or increase in cooling required) and managing heat gains was of paramount importance. From this a number of optimisations were developed – a conventional glazed atrium roof was replaced with a saw tooth north light configuration, vertical briese-soliel ‘blinkers’ were introduced to the east and west facing main facades to shade the windows from sun mid-morning to early afternoon whilst still allowing occupant views out / public views in. Through this optimisation cooling has been limited to small areas of the building (high load office space and the top floor ICT study spaces).
Modern efficient lighting (LED throughout) combined with energy efficient lighting controls (occupancy detection or absence detection, depending on use of the area combine with perimeter daylight dimming) resulted in an attractive lighting design which is highly economic to run. Heating is via a new modern condensing boiler system incorporating direct on boiler weather compensation to maximise efficient condensing operation. The buildings design exceeds the London Plan energy policy through a 24% reduction in emissions through passive and efficiency measures and a further 20.9% reduction through the roof top mounted south facing PV array.
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King’s College London Rayne Institute
Cupboards. This system was not ideal for the application as the general extract ventilation was not controlled by the institute often resulting in positively pressurising the laboratories The Fume Extract systems were also insufficient in duty and resulted in failing containment tests rendering them unusable. In addition the internal temperatures would often rise above acceptable temperatures and result in the need for local cooling in the form of portable air conditioning units.
Location: London Client: Kings Health Partnership Project Size: £1 million
Elementa were appointed by King’s College London to design the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health systems for the refurbishment of the Ventilation Systems at the Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering of the Rayne Institute located on the 4th Floor of St Thomas’ Hospital, London. The scope of the project at the Rayne Institute of works to six seperate laboratories: Main Radio-Chemistry Laboratory, Imaging Hot Laboratory, Tissue Culture Laboratory, Biology Lab, NMR/DNP Laboratory, Preclinical Scanning Laboratory The existing ventilation, air conditioning and dedicated fume extract systems were in poor condition and woefully inadequate for the requirements of the laboratories. Elementa were tasked with ascertaining the shortfalls of the existing system and redesigning said systems in order to provide a comfortable and safe working environment for the occupants. Supply to the laboratories consisted of a combination of all air systems providing heating and cooling from a roof mounted air handling unit and distributed via a ventilated ceiling. The Preclinical Scanning Laboratory also has retrofitted fan coil units to provide local cooling. Extract ventilation was provided from the main building extract system and via the Fume
Our design consisted of tackling the associated issues on numerous fronts. The existing air handling unit, chiller plant and steam to LTHW calorifier were replaced with appropriately sized units. The ventilated ceiling and ceiling void were resealed and validated to ensure optimal distribution within the laboratory. Local duct mounted Heater and Cooling batteries were installed to temper the supply air to give local control of the internal temperatures of the spaces in order to maximise user comfort. The general extract system was isolated from the main building by the installation of a new roof mounted unit to ensure that the Institute had full control over the entire ventilation system. The Fume Extract fans were replaced and the ductwork routing optimised. This ensured that the Fume Cupboards/Safety Cabinets were operating efficiently and provided a safe working environment. The result was a comfortable and safe working environment for the occupants with dedicated systems under the laboratories control.
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Kingston University Student Services Centre Location: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey Client: Kingston University Architect: Pascal & Watson Project Size: ÂŁ630k
This project comprised of the refurbishment and remodelling of the existing services of the ground floor of the John Galsworthy Building. The area was being used as a temporary Learning Resource Centre which was vacated following the completion of a new faculty building. The project consisted of an open plan office for Student Services staff, 6 private meeting rooms, informal meeting space and student IT facilities. Elementa provided mechanical, electrical and public health services for this project. As the project was one floor of the existing building, it was important to integrate with the existing services to ensure the functionality of the building. Elementa identified the threats and risks of the project at an early stage to inform the design from the outset.
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Kingston University Clattern Lecture Theatre Location: London Client: Kingston University Architect: Pascal & Watson Architects Project Size: ÂŁ1.6 Million
The Clattern Lecture Theatre works consist of the remodelling and modernisation of existing lecture theatre. The services work in line with the architecture to enhance the student experience. Careful coordination with specialist designers and stakeholders is key to the delivery of the project.
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Kingston University Framework Location: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey Client: Kingston University Architect: Various Project Size: £1.5 - 40 Million In 2010 we were successfully appointed to Kingston University’s Frame work. Since such appointment we have conducted a number of projects for the University ranging from feasibility studies to refurbishments, expansions etc. that relate to - relocation of department offices, social and learning spaces, new landmark buildings and Campus strategic plans, specific projects include: The Townhouse feasibility study, Kingston Hill Campus, Kingston University student services and Penrhyn feasibility study. A number of the University’s building stock are either listed buildings, in a conservation area or are a building of Townscape merit.
of renewable options that also included future space so that as other surrounding buildings are replaced/renewed the services could be brought into the town house building to make use of district heating/centralised plant for the campus as well as further incoming services capacity.
For the Town House building feasibility study we were to replace the existing 1980’s prefabricated students union building along with existing villa buildings, which from part of the “townscapes architectural merit”, with a landmark/ iconic £40 million development for the university. Containing student facing functions largely outside of teaching along with public space, the key facilities to be accommodated include: Students Union, Learning Resources Centre. Public exhibition/ performance space, A hub for student support services, e.g. careers, quiet space, counselling, etc., Coffee shop/canteen/ social space, Support research centres, Support post-graduate collaboration, Support links with industry and external organisations. The building is part of a larger campus development. Our feasibility study took into account not only this building but also reviewed in the context of the overall campus. The servicing plan was developed with a balance
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Kingston University School of Engineering Location: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey Client: Kingston University Project Size: £6 Million
Elementa have commenced work on designing environmental improvements for the laboratories and offices for the School of Engineering. The project demonstrates Elementa’s skills in dealing with complex engineering problems in a pragmatic sensitive way. The first phase includes a risk analysis of existing systems reliability; getting old plant to perform to it’s best while changes are planned and a value for money study on repair and maintenance verses plant renewal so that investment in the historic site is optimised for the Universities medium term objectives. Full engagement with users and maintenance teams at all organisational levels has been necessary to successfully deliver improvements. The site was formerly the Sopwith Aeroplane Factory during the First World War and subsequently the Smiths Instrument Factory. The relatively poor quality of the building envelope will require a blend of moderate (realistic and affordable) thermal upgrade and optimum investment and environmental efficiency for the mechanical heating and ventilation plant. Discreet adaptations will take place to the historic, but still fully operational, wind tunnels so that their environmental impact on the lab is minimised while performance is unaffected. Excellent comfort conditions will be created while minimising the energy impact of the whole building systems. And all at a realistic cost. This will enable Aeronautical students to engage to best advantage with this critical “hands on” part of their learning.
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University of Exeter Biosciences Department Location: Exeter Client: University of Exeter Contractor: EC Harris Architect: Atkins Project Size: £18 Million This project comprised the refurbishment of the iconic and listed Geoffrey Pope building to enhance the research and teaching facilities as well as support the University’s ambitions to be a leading international centre for research and teaching in biosciences. The completed refurbishment provides: Fully operational BSL3 research suite, 3 high quality research facilities to BSL2 standard, 4 specialist laboratories to cater for all chemical, biochemical and analytical needs, State-of-the-art aquarium, an extended teaching lab, improved support facilities to the teaching lab, flexible school seminar space, an integrated student support office, 130 new desk spaces for postgraduates, 25 new staff offices, improved access to the building and a fully refurbished foyer with networked PCs and wi-fi.
the close of the construction/commissioning periods to occupation and operation of the building, a soft landings service to integrate the universities team into the use & maintenance of this complex facility. Image credit: The University of Exeter
The Aquatics Laboratories/ Aquarium had to be carefully coordinated to integrate with the restricted structure, providing a very close level of control to maintain the breading requirements of the specimens. Elementa provided full mechanical, electrical and public health design for the project. Key challenges included the delivery of adjacent laboratories with a high temperature differential and placement of new plant within a new underground bunker extension adjacent to the building. During construction we provided a full clerk of works and commissioning review service to get this complex project to conclusion. This included at
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Orchard Hotel Nottingham University Location: Nottingham Client: University of Nottingham Contractor: BAM Architect: RHWL Project Size: £20 million BREEAM Rating: Excellent Situated in the beautiful surroundings of the Nottingham University campus, this new 200+ bed Orchard Hotel and long stay rooms aim to provide back up to superb local conferencing facilities on the site. The design team took inspiration from the site’s sloping location and adjacency to an Orchard and clusters of Regal Oak Trees. The scheme engages with the surroundings of the site, offering a clear link between the conference centre, the parkland and beyond; offering a relaxed environment for socialising, relaxing and working alike. The client has been provided with an iconic statement scheme shrouded with efficient sustainable design principles. Elementa’s engineering and BREEAM Excellent scheme has very much centred around a team focused, well coordinated, energy efficient and sustainable approach. Due to the strict sustainable principles of the University Elementa used a number of renewable technologies to achieve an overall 20% saving in the buildings CO2 in operation including; Ground Source Heat Pumps, Photovoltaic’s, bespoke sustainable urban drainage system and Combined Heat and Power. Our building energy modelling team worked closely with the whole design team to overcome design issues, demonstrate compliance with regulations, investigate building performance and assist with generation of appropriate certification. We facilitated workshops and undertook feasibility studies.
The scheme was initially developed from an entirely passive earth tube design removing the need for air-conditioning but due to site and brand constraints the scheme had to be adapted to suite. The systems chosen have been carefully selected to work at peak efficiency while offering best value to the client and the environment. This works side by side with a building of high thermal mass, low air permeability of 3, EPC rating of 28/B, which has been designed to be flexible for future refurbishment and alternative uses.
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North Hertfordshire District College Letchworth Town Hall Regeneration Project Location: Letchworth Client: North Hertfordshire District College Contractor: Leary Brothers Architect: Scott Brownrigg Project Size: £500k Heritage: Grade II Listed Elementa were involved in the regeneration of the listed Letchworth Town Hall building which had laid dormant for several years. North Hertfordshire District College are utilising the building at the heart of Letchworth to house some of their core administration and senior management team. Elementa’s work on this project included all mechanical, electrical and public health design. Elementa provided a full asset survey prior to purchase then designed the building services in line with modern office standards. Elementa have been careful to compliment the original design of the listed building and not destroy the original features of the building, which was originally designed by architect Raymond Unwin.
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London Cornwall Property Partners University Student Accomodation Location: Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Client: LCCP Architect: RPA Project Size: ÂŁ3.6-4.6 million
These developments look to build on the clients property portfolio of high end student accommodation. BRISTOL - This project converted office space into prime high end student accommodation. The scheme is the first of the brand and as such has been used as the basis for developing all future developments. The building was extended to maximise the amount of units that can be accommodated at the site. The scheme makes use of energy saving measures to drive down the running costs for this development. CARDIFF - This project utilised an unused office block and disused restaurant to develop these highly sought after accommodation units. The scheme makes use combined heat and power to provide domestic hot water and also the use of energy saving measures to drive down the running costs for this development. EXETER - This new build scheme is based on the site of an existing retail and storage facility. Through careful design and planning negotiations this site maximises the lettable student accommodation units whilst ensuring the design is in keeping with the surroundings. Our work on these projects included design of all mechanical, electrical and public health systems. Features included in room sprinkler system to allow room layout. In addition, developing the energy usage reduction through LED lighting, occupancy sensing and thermal controls.
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London School of Economics Student Accommodation Location: London Client: London School Of Economics Contractor: Costain Architect: Robert Hutson Associates Project Size: ÂŁ30 million Heritage: Grade II* Listed
This project involved the restoration of a listed building built in 1878 as the Hotel Victoria occupied by the MOD for the last 60 years, retaining original features. The conversion was split into two stages, the first involved the creation of more than 250 bed student accommodation for LSE and the second objective was to create a Club QuartersTM hotel with over 200 bedrooms. Elementa provided full mechanical, electrical & public health design, together with energy & sustainability strategies and options appraisals. The challenge was to integrate modern services in a commercially viable way. Across all elements of the project the client was keen to reduce energy wastage & future operating costs whilst keeping the cost of installation on-budget. Existing air-conditioning & ventilation systems were carefully reviewed & upgraded with modern technology as part of the new scheme. This delivered a saving in embodied energy as well as in installation cost. Elementa’s design scheme also delivered a number of simple and practical energy reduction measures. These included: improved air tightness, use of the Whitehall district heating system & effective easy-to-use control systems throughout the building. These measures helped to deliver energy usage well below the benchmark for a hotel of this size.
approach to energy and sustainability, the outcome being an exemplary energy performing building. Due to its nature and working with a grade II* listed interior, the location, routing and distribution of services were key to the operational success of the project. It was necessary to work within some tight environmental constraints due to the restrictions of the site but by working with the Victorian ventilation design principles, a neat solution has been provided to give comfortable conditions with the least visual impact on the superb interior spaces and that only operates when required.
Innovative solutions were developed in order to retain original features and install a mix of pod and on site fabricated bathrooms and risers to maximise lettable area. This development highlights Elementa’s practical
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St Marys Student Accommodation and Mixed Use Development Location: Southampton Client: Bouygues UK Contractor: Warings Architect: Stride Treglown Project Size: ÂŁ60 million
This development is located in Southampton within a busy town centre environment, and falls within an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA). Acoustics and ventilation strategy where therefore key design considerations. The development will provide accommodation to 467 students with a student services office at lower ground floor and retail facilities at lower & upper ground floors. The building will be served by a central plant room, located at lower ground floor, and will connect to the Southampton District Energy Scheme to deliver the required heating and cooling demands of the development. Elementa are providing full mechanical, electrical, public health, sustainability and energy and engineering services on this project. A key requirement of the local council was to make full use of the local district heating main which we have done by creating a central distribution centre within the development. This not only allows the building to hit high energy efficiency targets but also significantly reduces the plant space requirements for the site. Fire design has been a key consideration on the project with a focus on a single core design for the towers with single escape stairs to maximise the usable floor space. Elementa has focused the energy strategy for the scheme to meet and where economically viable for the client surpass the sustainability targets for the project.
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06. Biographies Brian Goldsmith MIET FCIBSE Fitwel Ambassador Managing Principal, London, UK Brian joined Elementa as a Principal in July 2013 to lead our Commercial s e c tor of fer. B r ian has over 28 year s of e x p er ience wor k ing on leading commercial, residential and mixed use projec t s. Within the commercial sec tor Brian has carried out many Lease Negotiations for end user clients, understands how to secure the necessar y provisions and have these recorded af fec tively within legal documentation. Brian has s trong leadership skills, he uses a methodical approach to ensure that high qualit y schemes are delivered within the client ’s budget and programme. Brian has excellent communication skills and is able to translate complex building ser vices s ys tems into layman’s terms for client s and professional teams. Within Elementa Brian is the Principal sponsor of our Graduate and Trainee scheme and enjoys developing our talented s taf f to their full potential.
Carl McKenzie Eurlng CEng MAPM FIHEEM MCIBSE Principal, London, UK Carl is a highly skilled engineer with out s tanding sus tainable k n o w l e d ge a n d e x te n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e o f d e l i v e r i n g ‘ h i g h e n d ’ engineering /technolog y ’ projec ts within the UK , Middle East and India. Carl is responsible for client relationship liaison, s trategic planning and det ailed development of complex built env ironment schemes. Carl ’s vas t years’ experience within projec t management and deliver y set him as a s trong , ef fec ti ve communic ator and proac ti ve leader, guiding our team to prov ide succes s f ul large scale projec t s. Carl ’s broad pas t experience within the Middle Eas t and India makes him one of our international specialis t s with par ticular knowledge within the healthcare and life-sciences sec tor.
Ed Garrod MBA MA(Cantab) MPhil DipArch LEED AP Fitwel Ambassador Principal, London, UK Ed is an inf luential sus tainabilit y s trategis t and environmental design consul t an t w h os e p as sion lie s in de vel oping comp elling v isions and innov at i ve desig n resp ons es for major proje c t s in t he buil t environment. Ed joined Elementa in March 2014 to focus on growing their international workload and fur ther s treng then their capabilities in environmental analysis and sustainable design consultanc y. Edward was Co -founder, and equit y direc tor of PH A Consult , a sus t ainable de sig n an d env ironm en t al eng in e er ing con sul t an c y a cquire d b y F os ter + Par tners in 2011. Before joining Elementa, Ed was Par tner and Deput y Group Leader for Environmental Engineering at Fos ter + Par tners – providing sustainabilit y strateg y for international projec t s, and direc tion of CSER initiatives.
Rob Harris BEng (Hons) CEng MCIBSE MSc Fitwel Ambassador Principal, London, UK Rob is a qualif ied mechanical engineer with over a decade’s e xper ience in building ser v ices desig n , coordination and projec t management. He is a sk illed communicator, creating good work ing relationships with client s and contrac tors alike and is used to leading large teams of engineers. Rob joined Elementa in 2002 and embodies our progressive approach to training , engineering design and projec t ow ner ship, company leader ship, per sonal development as well as business ownership. His inclusive and immersive career path within Elementa is an ethos that he continues to pass on to the team today. A s a Low C ar b on Consul t ant , licens e d B R EE A M A s s es s or, w i t h a mas ters in building ser vices engineering and management, he has a broad k nowledge of building t y pes, sus t ainable technologies, their implementation and the abilit y to work across disciplines to deliver fully integrated coordinated designs.
Simon Ebbatson BEng (Hons) CEng FCIBSE Fitwel Ambassador Principal, London, UK Simon has over 20 year s pos t g raduate exper ience as a building ser vices engineer in the construc tion industr y. Simon joined Elementa in 20 02 before subsequentl y qualif y ing as a Char tered Engineer in 2003. Believ ing logic al think ing and ef fec ti ve communic ation to be mos t i m p o r t a n t to p ro j e c t s u cce s s , S i m o n e n d e a v o u r s to p ro v i d e a personable and proac tive level of ser vice. A s a qualif ied Low Carbon Consul t ant , Simon is par ticular l y interes ted in the desig n of low environmental impac t buildings and their interac tion with occupant s. W i thin Element a, Simon is responsible for leading the companies technical development and qualit y s ys tems.
David Glossop BEng (Hons) MCIBSE Fitwel Ambassador Principal, London, UK Dav id is a prac t ic all y minde d , s el f mot i v ate d indi v idual show ing s treng th of leader ship by ensuring the ef fec ti ve deli ver y of t ask s through his team. He adopt s a hands- on s t y le within coaching and developing indi v iduals to contribute to the overall per formance of the team to achieve their goals. He brings this inclusive management approach to his engineering projec t management. He is anal y tic al in proces s with the abilit y to make s trategic decisions in line with business strateg y. David has breadth and depth of knowledge within a wide variet y of areas including leisure, hotels, residential, commercial and education sec tors worldwide. David is key lead and inf luence in Elementa’s London Of f ice and has proved to be a valued key member of the company. He dri ves projec t s proac ti vel y, ensuring timelines and budget s are met and has a depth of sus t ainable k now ledge, specif ically passivhaus.
Graham Margetts HND (Diploma Environmental Engineering) CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant Principal, Ox ford, UK Graham has spent over 30 years as a building ser vices engineer and is a regis tered CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant. Graham is our healthcare and science / technolog y lead and has an unrivalled knowledge of systems within this capacit y. He has exper tise i n a l l a rea s of h ea l t h a n d s c i e n ce / te c h n o l o g y s e c to r i n c l u d i ng specialis t laboratories and highly complex operating theatres where contamination issues are critical. Graham is a highl y respec ted team player who has a great deal of e x p er ience r unning mul t idis ciplinar y teams . His s t reng t hs lie in hands- on projec t management ; commercial awareness, client focus and in his commitment to success ful projec t deliver y.
Nathan Millar Principal, Sus tainabilit y, London, UK Nathan prov ides specialis t env ironmental design and sus tainabilit y consul t anc y for projec t s around the globe. His broad exper ience within the sus tainable design processes, makes him a key champion in the deliver y of our projec t s. W i t h e n v iro n m e n t a l e x p e r i e n ce b o t h in t h e p ub li c a n d p r i v a te sec tor s , he joined Element a from F os ter + Par tner s , where he led the development of sus tainabilit y and environmental s trategies on a variet y of projec t s, along with projec t management and coordination as par t of a multi- disciplinar y design on projec t s around the globe. Nathan’s experience in both architec ture, environmental design, and sus tainable planning makes in an invaluable resource. A n ef fec ti ve communicator, he is able to unders tand the needs and requirement s of client s and s t akeholders, prov iding ef fec ti ve responses that are simple to unders tand.
Michel Wizenberg BEng (Hons), MIFireE Principal, Head of Fire Engineering , London, UK Michel is a highly experienced and technically advanced f ire engineer, w ho ac t s as Element a ’s head of f ire eng ineer ing. Michel ’s s trong communic ation sk ills allow s him to ef fec ti vel y and ef f icientl y co o rd i n a te b e t w e e n p ro j e c t tea m s a n d s t a ke h o l d e r s i n o rd e r to unders tand both aspirations and prac tical requirement s of projec t s. When work ing on specif ic projec t s Michel ’s role is to env isage and p re p a re F i re En g i n e e r i n g s o l u t i o n s ( i n c l u d i n g C F D, e v a c u a t i o n s trategies and f ire protec tion solutions) and to provide advice on f ire safet y arrangement s in building. He is responsible for all s tages of the f ire engineering design from the initial client cont ac t , through the tendering phase, across the cons truc tion as well as the ongoing management and maintenance of the f ire safet y s ys tems and passive f ire protec tion of a building.
07. Clients ADP Architects Allied World Assurance Company Architype Balfour Beatty BAM Construction Bouygues CBRE Curl La Tourelle Currie & Brown Cushman & Wakefield DNB ASA Bank E C Harris Entertainment One Frimley Park Hospital NHS FT Galliford Try GB Partnerships German School Association Girls’ Day School Trust Gloucestershire NHS FT
GolDev Graham Construction Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS FT Hampshire County Council Harrow School Imperial College Interserve ISG Jones Lang LaSalle Kings College London Kingston University Knight Frank Legal & General Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust London Borough of Lambeth London Borough of Richmond MACE Marriott McLaren
MEPC Merlin Magic Making Mid Counties Co-operative Morgan Sindall Osborne Overbury Peabody Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will Quadrant Estates Re-format Retirement Villages Sheppard Robsonco Standard Life Starwood Capital Group St Antony’s College Estates The University of Nottingham Unilever Willmott Dixon Wilson Mason
Awards Project
Award
Year
Boden
BCO National Awards (Shortlisted)
2019
Boden
Design Week Award in the ‘Workplace interiors’ category
2019
Boden
Regional BCO London Award ‘Recycled / Refurbished Workplace’ (Winner)
2019
Clara Bagenal George
Inaugural Engineer of the Year award (Winner)
2019
Confidential Tech Client
CIBSE Building Performance Awards - International Project (Shortlisted)
2019
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019
Building Performance Consultancy of the Year - up to 100 employees (Shortlisted)
2019
CIBSE Young Engineer Awards
Winner: Employer of the Year (51-300 employees) and Overall
2018
Boden HQ
Architects Journal Retrofit Awards (Shortlisted)
2018
ASOS Leavesden Contact Centre
BCO Midlands and Central England Awards (Winner)
2018
Building Awards
Engineering Consultant of the Year (Shortlisted)
2018
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2018
Building Performance Consultancy of the Year - up to 100 employees (Winner)
2018
Pomona College Millikan Laboratory & Andrew Science Hall, USA
CIBSE Building Performance Awards - International Project (Winner)
2018
CIBSE Young Engineer Awards 2017
Employer of the Year - 51-300 employees (Winner)
2017
CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2018
Performance Consultancy of the Year - up to 100 employees (Shortlisted)
2017
DPR Net Positive Energy San Francisco Office, USA
CIBSE Building Performance Awards (Winner: International Project)
2017
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