Against a backdrop of concerns regarding Global Warming and Climate Change, amendments to the Building Regulations have placed stringent requirements on developers, building owners and end users.  Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power), which came into force on 6th April 2006 set maximum carbon emissions for whole buildings.  The regulations apply both to the construction of new buildings and renovation of existing buildings with a total surface area over 1,000m². 

Amendments to the Commissioning Provisions of the Building Regulations 2000 will further define the requirements that the services within a building comply with the levels of energy efficiency required to achieve the target carbon emissions prior to being given a completion certificate by the building control body. 

At Ashford we do not believe that commissioning is a one off exercise in order to get a building handed over for occupation.  The initial commissioning is vitally important if the installed systems are to operate in accordance with the specification.  However, changing occupancy needs, space utilization, refurbishment and routine decommissioning by maintenance staff will always have a detrimental effect on the operating efficiency and ultimately, the comfort of the occupants. 

The answer is to employ a strategy of “continuous commissioning”, a comprehensive ongoing process to resolve operating problems, improve comfort and optimize energy use.  This technique has produced energy savings of 20% with typical payback periods of less than three years.

Here at Ashford we offer a full range of Energy Services including:

• Systems Validation
• Energy Monitoring
• Plant Functional Analysis
• Environmental Monitoring
• Plant  Operation