Engineering Insights
By Elementa Consulting
Bringing you all the latest in technical advancement, current trends and going beyond compliance to meet the needs of clients and build better for a sustainable future.
Engineering InsightsFeb 16, 2021
#10 - Smart Tech: Building for the Future
An interview with Associate Principal, Ronan Pigott and Senior Electrical Engineer, Cargil Powell at Elementa. Talking us through the possibilities and real world applications of smart building technology being used, and how this innovative technology is improving the working conditions of occupants, reducing the environmental impact of the building and streamlining building maintenance processes which helps to reduce energy and costs.
#9 - New All-Electric GP Surgery Mimics Cycle of Human Body
An interview with Emily Shearer, Associate Principal for Elementa.
Emily is talking us through a pioneering healthcare project that brings three smaller GP practices under one roof. This partnership not only reduces their carbon footprint through the use of sustainable systems and shared spaces and resources, but also provides them with state of the art facilities that mimic the cycle of the human body, benefitting both patient and staff health and wellbeing.
#8 - Life Sciences: Lab Design, Innovation and Sustainability
An interview with Rui Dinis Associate Principal and Head of Life Sciences for Elementa, about the different categories of labs and clean rooms, the applications they are used for, optimising sustainability in lab design and the requirements of those spaces that make them suitable for new scientific and technological discoveries.
#7 - Fireproofing Heritage Sites
An interview with Michel Wizenberg, Principal at Elementa Consulting and head of the fire engineering team, speaking on some of the bespoke and innovative strategies used to ensure that heritage listed buildings meet modern day fire safety regulations without compromising their listed assets.
Michel gives examples of challenges that he and his team face in preserving and restoring some of London’s prominent listed buildings and how they have found creative solutions to protect their historical significance for future generations.
#6 - Is PassivHaus the Future of the Construction Industry?
An interview with Adeel Ahmed, Senior Mechanical and Environmental Design Engineer for Elementa about PassivHaus design, what it is, why it’s important and is this the future of the construction industry.
#5 - The Evolving Landscape of the Hotel Sector - Part 2
An interview with Rob Harris and David Glossop, Principal Engineers at Elementa Consulting, specialising in the Hotels and Hospitality sector with vast experience in heritage projects, new builds, conversions and renovations.
Rob and David share their knowledge and approach to a range of different hotel projects, the changing culture of the hotel industry, what’s important to hoteliers and how sustainable and performance driven strategies are a key ingredient in every new hotel project.
#4 - The Evolving Landscape of the Hotel Sector - Part 1
An interview with Rob Harris and David Glossop, Principal Engineers at Elementa Consulting, specialising in the Hotels and Hospitality sector with vast experience in heritage projects, new builds, conversions and renovations.
Rob and David share their knowledge and approach to a range of different hotel projects, the changing culture of the hotel industry, what’s important to hoteliers and how sustainable and performance driven strategies are a key ingredient in every new hotel project.
#3 - Re-imagining the Commercial Office Space
An interview with Ronan Pigott, Associate Principal engineer at Elementa Consulting, speaking on the state of the commercial office sector and the changes that have and are occurring due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ronan speaks about the effects that Covid-19 restriction and guidelines are having on the office sector, new priorities around air filtration strategies and the future of the Office.
#2 - The Launch of the Refrigerant Best Practice Guide
An interview with Louise Hamot, Global Lead of Life Cycle Research for Integral Group about the recent release of the Refrigerant Best Practice Guide.
Louise has written several papers on whole life and embodied carbon, regularly speaks at events and conferences and is arguably one of the few global experts on the issue of whole life carbon in the built environment. Her Life Cycle Research team study the environmental impact of buildings over their whole life cycle, and have just released a Refrigerant Best Practice Guide. Louise is going to talk us through the impact that refrigerants have on our environment and how this guide can help us as professionals to mitigate those effects in the best possible way.
#1 - An Engineer wins the Architects Journal AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year award
An interview with Clara Bagenal George, Associate Environmental Design Engineer at Elementa, founder of the London Energy Transformation Initiative and recent joint winner of the Architects Journal AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year award.