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Mesh Energy
United Kingdom
Приєднався 4 вер 2018
We are an independent and trusted provider of innovative sustainable energy services to property owners and architects looking for impartial and expert advice.
Mesh Energy is different from the usual energy consultancy, M&E consultant or energy assessor. The company was created to radically improve the chances of sustainable building project success.
We are a new breed of communicative, ever-positive and solution-focused sustainability consultants who get the job done. We pride ourselves on delivering efficiency, high levels of customer service and practical solutions for all our clients.
Mesh Energy is different from the usual energy consultancy, M&E consultant or energy assessor. The company was created to radically improve the chances of sustainable building project success.
We are a new breed of communicative, ever-positive and solution-focused sustainability consultants who get the job done. We pride ourselves on delivering efficiency, high levels of customer service and practical solutions for all our clients.
Construction has a waste problem. Are audits the solution?
Almost 2/3 of all UK waste comes from the buildings sector. By auditing what can be reused, developers can save money, carbon and materials. So why is this not standard practice?
One of the most effective methods for enhancing circularity in buildings, such as pre-redevelopment audits - essentially assessing what can be reused before tearing anything down - remain relatively obscure to the majority and are known only within a limited group of experts.
Drawing from comprehensive guidance on circularity, co-authored by our speaker, Brogan MacDonald, head of sustainability, Building Structures, Ramboll UK, Brogan enlarges on how reuse and waste audits with the aid of practical tools and methodologies can help transform the way we build, by changing our perspective on the buildings we already have.
One of the most effective methods for enhancing circularity in buildings, such as pre-redevelopment audits - essentially assessing what can be reused before tearing anything down - remain relatively obscure to the majority and are known only within a limited group of experts.
Drawing from comprehensive guidance on circularity, co-authored by our speaker, Brogan MacDonald, head of sustainability, Building Structures, Ramboll UK, Brogan enlarges on how reuse and waste audits with the aid of practical tools and methodologies can help transform the way we build, by changing our perspective on the buildings we already have.
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Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) - what is it and why is it important?
Переглядів 1612 годин тому
In this webinar, Luke Smith, Build Test Solutions, talks about all things measurement and monitoring and what terms like BPE, POE and M&V mean and where efforts are generally best focussed. The session highlights why building performance measurements are so important, the use cases and what value they offer to projects, design teams and clients alike. Carrot vs stick, the present and impending ...
Timber all the way - Waugh Thistleton's Black & White Building
Переглядів 96Місяць тому
In this webinar, Andrew Waugh, founding director, Waugh Thistleton Architects - a practice well known for being a long-standing advocate of timber as a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials, expands on their goal to design central London’s tallest mass timber office structure, the six-storey Black & White Building. The Black & White Building is a case study of a ‘boundary-p...
Embodied vs Operational Carbon or Embodied + Operational Carbon?
Переглядів 252 місяці тому
Toby Maclean is the latest structural engineer of note, to focus on low-carbon buildings as part of our mini-series. He outlines some considerations that should be made, but are often overlooked in the quest for low-carbon buildings, and presenting some examples. Some of his conclusions may be surprising, some controversial, but all based on ensuring the lowest carbon outcomes. Toby will be joi...
Creating low energy homes using vernacular buildings as a guide
Переглядів 1203 місяці тому
Highlighting the need for the UK to reclaim its sense of local identity through the vernacular, Clare Nash undertook research into vernacular technologies and how these can be applied to sustainable modern day housing. This formed a masters dissertation and later, with additional UK and European case studies, a book called 'Contemporary Vernacular Design: How British Housing Can Rediscover its ...
Devil is in the detail - low energy homes for self-builders
Переглядів 933 місяці тому
Tara and Build Collective work with a lot of self-builders who are looking to build their sustainable and energy efficient for ever home. In this webinar Tara focuses on the common issues they find with self building or having a builder construct a low energy house. Any material can be used, it's just understanding the details and implications. The devil is in the detail Understand your local t...
How trauma informed design creates 'Hope' - Award winning mixed-use project
Переглядів 734 місяці тому
Can you design in a way to replace negatives with positives such that a building is a tool in the work of healing from trauma? This was the task faced by Paul Bulkely, Snug Architects and Mike Worthington, previously Snug, now People Architects. Hope Street is a pioneering project, opened by HRH Princess of Wales, will provide a positive residential environment for justice involved women. The v...
Blue - Green Roofs: Design to Practice
Переглядів 934 місяці тому
In this webinar Tom Young, TEP and Rod Green, Pluvium Environmental present how green and blue roofs are constructed, key design considerations, additional features that can be added onto their design and their benefits, and long-term maintenance. Tom and Rod use examples from around the world to showcase exemplar green and blue designs, and how these can be achieved with minimal design alterat...
How to ‘Build Less’ - An introduction to the embodied carbon impacts of retrofitting
Переглядів 1074 місяці тому
Natasha Watson is the embodied carbon UK lead for structures at Buro Happold. In this webinar she introduces the importance of considering the embodied carbon of structures, as well explaining the key steps to measuring and reducing it within designs. With extensive experience in driving Buro Happold’s net zero commitments and upskilling her colleagues, Natasha challenges us to ask ourselves ke...
Let the People Decide - with Ben Derbyshire, Chair, HTA Design
Переглядів 445 місяців тому
Ben Derbyshire addresses the poor relationship between producers and consumers in the homebuilding industry and the negative impact this has on the quality and value of the product. Drawing on his book, Home Truths, published last year, Ben discusses the nature of consumer pull, drawing comparisons with other industries where performance is predicted, measured and valued. At the heart of the pr...
Whole life carbon with Rebecca & Richard
Переглядів 675 місяців тому
In this new video, Rebecca & Richard sit down and have a chat about whole life carbon and Mesh's services on the topic. Use our embodied carbon calculator 👉 www.mesh-energy.com/resources/embodied-carbon-calculator-v2 🌳 MESH ENERGY 🌳 We are an independent and trusted provider of innovative sustainable energy services to property owners and architects looking for impartial and expert advice. We w...
Phoenix: The Build and Design Playbook
Переглядів 1096 місяців тому
What happens when you approach a project from the point of view of what can be built locally, and with minimal embodied carbon, using local materials where possible? How does this influence the form and architecture of the development? This is how Human Nature are approaching the design development at The Phoenix, Lewes. They asked Whitby Wood, as executive engineers, to write a playbook with t...
Material use and ethics with Sumita Singha OBE, Duncan Baker-Brown and Simon Matthews
Переглядів 796 місяців тому
Stephen George Partners' Simon Matthews hosts a chat with Sumita Singha OBE and Duncan Baker-Brown about all things material use and ethics. What should we be thinking about as Built Environment professionals? What drives your passion for considered material use? How does this work in practice? What are the most pressing issues around ethical sourcing? Many of you will be familiar with Sumita a...
Navigating the heritage buildings retrofit challenge: Panel discussion.
Переглядів 1116 місяців тому
What are the dangers, frustrations and common mistakes made in retrofitting historic buildings? How do you achieve a high standard of energy efficiency, whilst retaining all the elegance and historic value of a listed or heritage building? How do you navigate the demands of the planning department, conservation officer and the need to address net zero? What energy efficiency improvements should...
What is a contemporary home going to look like in 2024?
Переглядів 1367 місяців тому
Just what is a contemporary home and how are they likely to look and perform as we head into 2024? In this webinar, Darren Bray, Studio B.A.D Architects suggests contemporary home design is not a fixed concept, but one that evolves according to trends, the way we live, the access we have to new products as well as the environment that surrounds us. There are so many self builders out there who ...
Designing for Life with David Kirkland
Переглядів 707 місяців тому
Designing for Life with David Kirkland
Extreme (and not so extreme) retrofits with Bob Prewett
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Extreme (and not so extreme) retrofits with Bob Prewett
Why our current approach to retrofit won’t work
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Why our current approach to retrofit won’t work
Concrete-Free Foundations with Beth Williams, Build Collective
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Concrete-Free Foundations with Beth Williams, Build Collective
Retrofitting with natural materials: Natalie Black, Enbee Architecture
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Retrofitting with natural materials: Natalie Black, Enbee Architecture
Whole Life Cycle Carbon assessments - true picture of a building’s carbon impact on the environment
Переглядів 1589 місяців тому
Whole Life Cycle Carbon assessments - true picture of a building’s carbon impact on the environment
Fabric Fifth (not First) - a required change in emphasis?
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Fabric Fifth (not First) - a required change in emphasis?
The practicalities of designing and sourcing reclaimed steel
Переглядів 3410 місяців тому
The practicalities of designing and sourcing reclaimed steel
Designing for longevity? Discussion with Tab Binding and Matt Hayes
Переглядів 6411 місяців тому
Designing for longevity? Discussion with Tab Binding and Matt Hayes
A systematic approach to monitoring damp and mould in buildings with Colin King, UKCMB
Переглядів 4211 місяців тому
A systematic approach to monitoring damp and mould in buildings with Colin King, UKCMB
Fire & Timber with Joe Giddings and Seb Laan Lomas
Переглядів 58Рік тому
Fire & Timber with Joe Giddings and Seb Laan Lomas
Why emitters are key to achieving net zero with Ethan Wadsworth and Rich Cartwright
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Why emitters are key to achieving net zero with Ethan Wadsworth and Rich Cartwright
The bright future and current reality of reusing construction materials
Переглядів 39Рік тому
The bright future and current reality of reusing construction materials
Biodiversity net gain now and in the future with Arup's Austin Brown and Gwen Brassine
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Biodiversity net gain now and in the future with Arup's Austin Brown and Gwen Brassine
Inspiring talk! Incredible work guys!
Johnson does not articulate the different purposes of ventilation: eg remove damp to prevent damage to fabric. Provide right amount, not excessive, vent to remove pollutants. Evaporate moisture from walls, arising from leaks, rising damp and rain with pipe leaks. life-style moisture, breathing, showering, drying clothes, cooking etc. He does not say, in energy retrofit, for all homes in UK, that many million old ex-coal fire homes, with inadequate insulation, from solid brick walls. Old flues are brilliant keeping cooler in summer, and enough vent with hit-or-miss grille for winter. Too much psuedo-science jargon, not talking practically.
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Great video. I’m surprised you didn’t show operable skylights on the roof used as passive ventilation, you barely touched on it. These are very easy to retrofit and can create high velocity ventilation when used correctly with windows below. I’ve seen studies where this design out performed a whole house electric fan. 👍
Thank you. Great info to help me plan my retrofit. Cheers
Thanks for that. Engineer to engineer, and no sales pitch.
Excellent presentation.
Is that possible for us to know all the formulas which you used in this calculator? Thank you very much.
Thank you so much for the video, where can I download the lasted Mesh?
Thanks- learnt much.
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Thank you so much for the video, I have downloaded the 4th version. However, I have a question about the carbon potential of hempcrete in the tool. It says 40KgCO2 per m3??? However from my reading the hempcrete should've a negative value. Can you please clarify.
Hi thanks for your question. The hempcrete we referenced was a verified product in one click LCA. There will be other Hempcrete materials with negative values and in the latest version you can input your own materials with the values you have. Hope that helps!
Do they do a wood fired model as we have loads of wood ?
If you have lots of wood, a biomass boiler might be an option. Please feel free to email us at info@mesh-energy.com to find out more.