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
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