Projects

Grosvenor Garden House

Designed in the French Renaissance style by the renowned architect Thomas Cundy III as London's first serviced-apartment block, it was originally completed in 1868. Home to many notable residents over the years, the Grade II listed building is being meticulously restored to life by CIT as 8 Eaton Lane and will be ready to welcome residents of the 42 apartments.

This development is undergoing major refurbishment with retail units and a wellness centre on the ground floor and basement, respectively. And residential apartments from the 1st floor to the 6th floor. And hence we, at SEES, were tasked with producing part L compliance reports and EPCs for the building’s wellness centre and its retail units. As well as producing EPCs for all the 42 residential apartments.

With ASHPs installed all throughout the building, and revised lighting north of 100 lumens/watt installed in almost all the areas of the building, it achieves an EPC rating of A grade for all the units assessed, ensuring extremely high energy efficiency.

Client: Malachy Walsh & Partners

Location: 8 Eaton Lane, Belgravia, London

Service: SAP & SBEM

Units: Wellness Centre + Retail Units + Residential Apartments

Sky Lofts, London

2 London Road” was in planning phase to get permission to transform the top three storeys from mixed-use building to a residential one. The proposed building is 3 storeys of flats above the ground floor, and ground floor is designated for commercial use.

In order to proceed with the project, the client required planning permission, and SEES provided assistance by conducting an internal daylight assessment for the proposed building. By implementing various strategies such as replacing the existing glazing with new ones that have high transmittance values, altering the window frame design to eliminate dividers, and incorporating rooflights in the top floor apartments, we successfully improved the internal daylight levels to around 70% compared to the current conditions.

SEES was brought in to carry out all the SAP calculations, overheating assessments, air permeability testing, produce a sustainability statement for the site outlining all the green measures to be implemented.

Client: Lewis & Hickey Architects

Location: 2 London Road, Twickenham

Service: Internal Daylight Assessment.

Units: 6 Dwellings

Oxney Quarter, Bordon

This development comprises 55 houses and 22 apartments, along with associated works at BOSC Phase 2, Bordon. Our client is committed to achieving a maximum EPC rating of ‘B’ for the entire development, exceeding the local authorities’ requirements for the Green Energy Strategy in the area. Each dwelling will feature photovoltaic (PV) panels to significantly reduce emissions.

In addition to environmental considerations, the client is implementing technologies designed to meaningfully reduce homeowners' bills. These technologies are selected not only for their efficiency but also for their ability to maximise storage space, ensuring the most appropriate solutions for each dwelling.

Client: BRiCS Development Ltd

Location: Bordon, Hampshire

Service: Overheating, SAPs 2012 and 2021, Green Measures, Air Testing and Employment and Skills Plan.

Units: 77 Dwellings

East Horton Business Park Building A, Fair Oak

Parsons Construction has developed this amazing office building in the heart of Fair Oak, keeping sustainability at the forefront of their design. The 3 storey building comprises of 4 individual but connected units spreading over 16,780 sq. ft.

SEES has been working tirelessly on this project for quite some time, since its early design stages. We have helped our client get a BREEAM rating of excellent for this site, while trying to minimising the costs in the process. The site also boasts an EPC rating of A for all 4 units, showcasing its sustainable design.

Along the way we were also tasked with carrying out thermal modelling simulations, SBEM calculations to produce BRUKL reports, Travel and amenities plan, to name a few.

Client: Parsons Construction

Location: East Horton Business Park, Fair Oak

Service: BREEAM New Construction, SBEM, Thermal Modelling.

Units:

Earnley, Chichester

Part O overheating assessment was carried out utilizing TM59 dynamic modelling approach for the residential development of 30 dwellings in Earnley, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7JN on behalf of BRiCS Ltd. The analysis was conducted to ensure that there was no risk of overheating and that residents' thermal comfort would not be affected. These chosen plots associated with each house type were selected using sampling techniques and were chosen based on specific criteria such as single aspect, orientation, and floor elevation. These factors enhance the potential for solar gains. Moreover, the selection process also considered security and privacy concerns, resulting in a reduction in the free aperture area and/or opening times.

The strategy to mitigate overheating was carefully balanced with a high-performance fabric, triple glazing windows, adequate natural ventilation, maintaining architectural design proposal, and the visual appearance of the dwellings. The chosen approach focuses on two criteria: enhancing natural ventilation, introducing cross ventilation, and reducing solar emission by utilising solar control glazing.

Client:  BRiCS Ltd

Location: East Horton Business Park, Fair Oak

Service: Earnley, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7JN

Units: 30 Dwellings