Delivering sustainability
Our in-house expertise at Re-Thinking plays a key part in engaging early with clients to deliver sustainable outcomes for their projects.
We want to be involved as early as possible to influence the use of materials and the design to achieve sustainable buildings. High BREEAM or Code for Sustainable Home ratings are the yardstick for this and we hope to deliver assessments on every project we undertake.
High performing BREEAM or Code for Sustainable Home projects include:
Project | Rating | Features |
John Perryn School | BREEAM Excellent | The most airtight school built in the UK which helps it in terms of energy efficiency. |
Rogiet School | BREEAM Excellent | The highest score ever achieved on a school in England and Wales |
City Academy, Hackney | BREEAM Very Good | This building won the CIBSE low carbon award for its outstanding performance being 25% more efficient than building regulation requirements. |
Staines Road | Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 | This development which is just starting construction is the first zero carbon housing development to gain planning permission in London. |
More buildings in the pipeline are expected to surpass even these achievements. Hope Academy in St Helens will the first Academy to achieve BREEAM Outstanding, while Houghton Primary Care Centre for Sunderland Primary Care Trust is set to be the first health centre designed to achieve BREEAM Outstanding.