low energy and solar solutions
Services
l-e-s-s provides design assessment services, in particular with regard to assessing building fabric thermal performance. Including:
- Whole Building Energy/CO2 work related to EPBD/part L Building Regulations requirements from April 2006 (including SBEM)
- Thermal Comfort (key to the assessment of non-airconditioned spaces)
- Low and Zero Carbon passive heating and cooling technologies
l-e-s-s also advises on key elements of building design which effect its thermal and energy performance and assist in sizing and specifying these key elements. Including:
- Building Form and orientation
- Solar shading of glazing, walls and roofs
- Glazing specifications for heating and cooling
- Glazing for daylighting: glazing ratios, positioning
- Electric Lighting controls: daylight linking, appropriate switching, prediction of energy/CO2/cost savings
- Construction Materials: lightweight/heavyweight construction, surface finishes
l-e-s-s has experience in design and assessment of low energy technologies. Including:
- Passive Stack/Natural Ventilation
- Daylighting/Lighting control
- Passive Solar Heating
- Evaporative Cooling
- Ground Heating/Cooling (Buried Pipes)
- Phase Change Materials
- Water Cooled Slabs
