WHITECODE CONSULTING AND BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION PUBLISH COMMENTARY ON NEW THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS STANDARD
09 Jul 2023
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Read MoreAs we contend with the global need to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change, the UK government is introducing bold initiatives to transition away from fossil fuels. One such initiative is the ban...
Read MoreThe UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZC) aims to establish a benchmark for decarbonising the built environment in the UK, with the intention of publication in 2023.
Read MoreAs a sustainability-focused engineer, it is positive to see the conversation around converting to heat pumps gaining momentum within public discourse. Given the increasing global concern around global warming...
Read MoreClimate scientists expressed shock at the UK’s smashed temperature record, with the heat soaring above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever last year. As summers become hotter, it is increasingly crucial...
Read MoreThe government’s emerging database service is set to improve safety by providing secure access to underground utilities network data. Planners and excavators will now be able to access essential information...
Read More23rd June is an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women engineers across the globe. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is a day to celebrate and promote the role of female...
Read MoreA redevelopment project in Chelmsford designed by Pollard Thomas Edwards on behalf of client Notting Hill Genesis, and using Whitecode’s invaluable expertise and innovative solutions has won the prestigious...
Read MoreWhitecode is delighted to announce that its Technical Director, Jason Tramontano has officially become a Chartered Engineer.
Read MoreSouth Africa's energy provider, Eskom has recently issued statements announcing an urgent increase in the levels of load shedding, greatly curbing the country’s electricity usage. While the concept of...
Read MoreEllen Huelin, Associate Director at international building services design consultancy, Whitecode, explores how the Building Research Establishment Environment Assessment Method (BREEAM), continues to be the...
Read MoreNew regulatory requirements for developers to install gigabit-ready infrastructure and gigabit-capable broadband connections in new homes came into force in December 2022. This will future-proof homes for...
Read MoreNew regulatory requirements for developers to install gigabit-ready infrastructure and gigabit-capable broadband connections in new homes came into force in December 2022. These measures introduced by the...
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting is delighted to announce that three of its current apprentices, Will Abbott, Amy Webb and Sam Verwyst have graduated from university with First-Class Honours Engineering degrees.
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting’s Associate Director, Dean Loizou, has achieved Chartered Engineer status (CEng) and is now professionally registered with the Engineering Council.
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting is pleased to announce that it has received its Planet Mark certification for a second year, demonstrating the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) and Building Sustainability...
Read MoreLow carbon hydrogen is being hailed by the government as a ‘home-grown super-fuel’ which it believes is vital to the UK’s energy security and to meet its legally binding commitment to achieve net zero carbon...
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting’s Technical Director, Jason Tramontano, is a CIBSE Certification Heat Networks Consultant and is listed as a consultant on CIBSE’s new Heat Networks Consultants Register. He is one of only...
Read MoreThe government has recently announced improvements to fire safety guidance and building regulations in England to meet recommendations from Phase One of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry published in October 2019. In...
Read MoreAt the end of 2025, Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT, will be switching off its copper network. This means that the UK’s analogue network - the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and...
Read MoreDespite research by the UK Green Building Council (Nov 2021) showing that embodied carbon emissions due to the construction process, maintenance and demolition of buildings, created 40 to 50 million tonnes of...
Read MoreINWED was started 9 years ago by the Women’s Engineering Society. Since its founding in 1919, the Women’s Engineering Society has supported women in their roles as engineers, promoted engineering as a field...
Read MoreDespite dire predictions that mortality rates from overheating are expected to rise*, the Government has only just recognised the need to regulate in this area. Overheating, Approved Document O, is being...
Read MoreAs part of its commitment to sustainability, Whitecode Consulting is encouraging clients and developers to come forward to discuss their potential eligibility for the new Thames Water Environmental Discount...
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting is now Planet Mark Business certified which is a recognised symbol of sustainability progress and demonstrates Whitecode’s commitment to measuring and reducing its carbon emissions.
Read MoreAs part of the Government’s plan to cut carbon emissions and hit its net zero climate targets, it has produced a new mandatory Building Regulation that sets out a new requirement to install electric vehicle...
Read MoreWith new government regulations including updates to Part L of the Building Regulations covering energy use; Part F for ventilation; the introduction of a new Part O for overheating; and Part S for the...
Read MoreJust before Christmas last year, government gifted a mandate which would see a 30% cut in carbon across all new residential buildings. The updates to Part L of the Building Regulations, which is to do with...
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting Limited, incorporated in the UK, whose head office is located at 26-27 The Hill, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9EU, United Kingdom (hereinafter called the “Organising Company”) is holding a free...
Read MoreWhitecode Consulting is pleased to announce it has started Whitecode Wishes to raise funds to create hampers and buy presents for underprivileged children at Christmastime. The initiative, which began as a...
Read MoreOffsite manufacturing is changing the face of construction. With benefits including improved quality and greater speed of build, offsite manufacturing is a technology that is enabling construction to maximise...
Read MoreCurrently in the UK women constitute 14.5% of all engineers, a 25.7% increase since 2016. With women taking up more space in engineering, Whitecode talks to its two new building services engineers Tilly Miles...
Read MoreA series of events has led gas prices to soar in the UK. Alex Hill Managing Director at Whitecode Consulting explains why gas prices have doubled, and what this effect will have on consumer behaviour and...
Read MoreAir source heat pumps have been tipped as a long-term, efficient technology that will alleviate our dependence on fossil-fuel heating. However, is the adoption of air source heat pumps better in theory rather...
Read MoreTwo projects that Whitecode Consulting worked on have been shortlisted for the prestigious Neave Brown Award for Housing 2021. Blackfriars Circus and McGrath Road are two of the four developments in contention...
Read MoreWhitecode has secured a new contract in the form of Chase New Homes’ redevelopment of Black Horse Tower in Cockfosters, Enfield.
Read MoreIt was only a matter of weeks ago that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a global climate change report which proclaimed a ‘code red for humanity’. The report gained traction at a...
Read MoreHere at Whitecode we believe it is important to build pathways for the engineering stars of tomorrow. It is why we first launched our apprenticeship programme which has gone from strength to strength over many...
Read MoreAn article was published recently on the European Fire Safety Alliance website which brought attention to the growing need for competent fire safety professionals in a world where the technical innovations are...
Read MoreIn the construction industry, there are appetites for many technologies to improve energy consumption, performance and efficiency - thermography being one of them. Utilised in a variety of different industries...
Read MoreAs well as posing the argument regarding data’s ability to close the performance gap and inform standardisation, Alex gives his view on whether we can afford to be green, ending the discussion with a final...
Read MoreAlex Hill, Whitecode’s Managing Director recently delivered a presentation as part Wilmington Grammar School for Boys’ (WGSB) Life Programme, a careers event for years 7, 8 and 9.
Read MoreThe annual International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) celebrates the innovative work of female engineers from across the world. To mark the occasion, Whitecode sat down with its all-star team of...
Read MoreLearning at Work Week marks an occasion to shed light on the importance of professional and continual development in the workplace. Whitecode sat down with two of its directors, Jason Tramontano and Dean...
Read MoreOur owner, Alex Hill, was interviewed during the NFCC Sprinkler Week, alongside BSA Chairman, Tom Roche. Topics including risk, fire protection and prevention, myths and misconceptions and cost of sprinklers...
Read MoreWhitecode’s HR Manager, Katie Maxwell recently completed a high quality, interactive training course designed to raise awareness of mental health problems in the workplace.
Read MoreThe UK urgently needs to decarbonise its grid, yet the cost of more sustainable supplies such as electricity will be untenable for the everyday bill payer. The technology is without question extremely...
Read MoreVital Energi’s range of vTherm Heat Interface Units (HIU’s) have distinguished themselves as the most efficient HIU’s currently on the market in UK when tested independently against the 2018 BESA Test regime,...
Read MoreHere at Whitecode we think it’s important to play a part in inspiring the engineering stars of tomorrow. It is why we partnered with Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, to offer prospective building services...
Read MoreCreating more thermally efficient building envelopes is key to achieving energy efficiency and better performing buildings. Thermal bridging is a key focus point of the update to Part L of the Building...
Read MoreBREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is the world’s largest method of assessment, rating and certifying the sustainability of masterplanning projects, infrastructure and...
Read MoreWith cathedral-style high ceilings to inspire creativity and floating desks dotted around to encourage collaboration, The Post Building is an epic and voluminous structure at the heart of creative London. When...
Read MoreAs an expert in working on London’s most prestigious mixed-use schemes, Whitecode is the natural fit for a forthcoming development of a retail park situated on one of the capital’s foremost thoroughfares, Old...
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