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Real estate owners are facing increasing pressure from regulators, lenders, and occupiers to align their portfolios with a net-zero transition, and CRREM analysis has quickly become the benchmark for demonstrating that alignment. At Envision, we help investors and asset managers understand where their portfolios sit against the 1.5°C trajectory, and what it will take to…

Following the launch of BREEAM New Construction v7, the long awaited update to the BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out technical standards have been released today (July 15th). Whilst opening date for registration for these standards is still to be confirmed (expected later this summer), Charlotte Brewin of Envision, one of our lead BREEAM RFO Assessors,…

This is the first in a series of posts from Envision exploring what shapes thermal comfort in buildings. This opening post focuses on personal factors — metabolic rate, clothing and activity level — and how sensitive PMV and PPD predictions are to the assumptions made about them. Later posts in the series will turn to…

Following the launch of Version 1 of the UK Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS), Envision has published a new capabilities document setting out how we support projects throughout every stage of the net-zero journey. Director Sam Wallis has spent two years on the Technical Steering Group that developed the Standard, leading the Verification and Communication…

Anjali Khanna, one of Envision’s experts in climate risk appraisals, explains what needs to be considered and the importance of taking action now.  Physical climate risk is becoming an increasingly material consideration in the construction and built environment industry. As climate change intensifies and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, 60% of climate…

Prepared by: Alexandra Bryant-Ward and Dale Homewood. As expert leaders in delivering BREEAM Residential assessments, Envision supports clients and design teams with insightful guidance, proactive solutions and a keen ability to identify efficiencies ensuring a successful and streamlined delivery. The following article reports the key insights which we at Envision have identified in order to…