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SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT
Caldwell Consulting provides specialist advice on all
Sustainability and Environmental matters.
The team at Caldwells is qualifed to provide BREEAM
Assessor services for all the recognised UK new build and
refurbishment schemes . It can also provide the services of a
BREEAM Accredited Professional and regularly lead projects
in the role of Project ‘Sustainabilty Champion’.
Caldwells has successfully completed many examples of
projects certified to the BREEAM ‘Excellent’rating and was
recently involved in a major project at St Martin’s Lane
London which was rated as BREEAM ‘Outstanding.’ Acting
as Code for Sustainable Homes Assessors the practice has
certified a multitude of projects achieving certifications up
and including to Level 5.
The team at Caldwells also offer expert advice on a range of
environmental issues such as Carbon Footprinting, Waste
Management and Reduction, Sustainability and Energy Planning Reports, Life Cycle Costs and Stakeholder Engagement.
They have successfully completed projects with a wide range of environmental technologies – from wind turbines to grey
water recycling. They have also worked on various Photovoltaic (PV), Heat Pump, Solar Water Heating, Geothermal and District
Heating Schemes around the UK.
Among their many accolades, Caldwell Consulting were:
1st Northern Ireland Company to offer in-house BREEAM Assessments
1st Northern Ireland Company with Breeam Accredited Professionals (AP)
1st School in UK to obtain A rated Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
BIM & 3D MODELLING
While their engineers have
been using 3D modelling
for a number of years, the
Government’s Construction
Strategy 2011 emphasised
the importance in of Building
Information Modelling (BIM)
with the intention of reducing
waste in construction through
lowering capital and operational
costs by 20% on all publically
funded construction projects.
The strategy requires that
projects must incorporate 3D
BIM level 2 by 2016. Caldwells
BIM environment operates in
the Autodesk Revit platform and
having successfully completed
multiple BIM level 2 Projects
they are fully versed with the collaborative BIM approach and can understand, create and implement key documents such as
BIM Execution plans, Employers Information Requirements (EIR’s) and Information delivery plans. Using key data drops and a
common data environment throughout the process they can successfully assist with the delivery of Construction Operations
Building Information Exchange (COBie) information to facilitate a seamless Facilities Management process through the lifetime
of the buildings. Caldwells have BIM Virtual Reality Environment capabilities in-house and can undertake ‘virtual walk arounds’
of their projects. Through this process Clients and Design Partners can to see and experience their designs in the virtual
environment.
Caldwell brings an enthusiasm for BIM and challenge project teams to fully embrace the Mechanical, Electrical and Public
Health elements of their projects to ensure successful integration.