| Built Environment
The Challenge
The Built Environment is central to the economy, our quality of life and cultural
identity within the UK. Simultaneously, it also has the greatest environmental
impact (responsible for 50% of all CO2 emissions for example) of any economic
sector or activity - an impact that every resident of the UK directly contributes
to on a daily basis.
Improving the performance of buildings and the construction sector as a whole
is crucial to the UK. Sustainable buildings use less energy and water, are healthier,
enable higher levels of occupant productivity and ultimately are a more valuable
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Given the impact of the built environment,
it is not unsurprising that both the EU and the UK governments
are increasingly focusing on building procurement and
performance. Whether this comes in the form of more demanding
regulations, sustainability codes, fiscal drivers or eco-labelling
to encourage consumer preferences, the market is changing
and changing fast.
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How we can help
Thirdwave works with all three main stakeholder groups:
- The regulatory sector
- Those who finance, commission and occupy buildings
- The construction industry.
We help all our clients both minimise their costs and maximise their long term
building value.
For the regulatory sector we advise on and author challenging but achievable
regulations/standards.
For building investors, owners and tenants we develop high performance building
project briefs, including setting and driving appropriate Performance Standards.
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