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The latest architecture, engineering & sustainability news from BE Design

EMBODIED CARBON

In the ongoing discussion surrounding sustainability and the challenges of climate change, the focus has mainly revolved around reducing operational carbon emissions – the emissions generated once a building is in use. However, as the urgency to combat climate change heightens, an important yet often overlooked aspect of carbon emissions

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BIRGIT SCHNEIDER JOINS THE TEAM AS SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT

BE Design have welcomed Birgit Schneider as Senior Sustainability Consultant. Birgit has 17 years experience in the Construction industry in Germany and the UK having worked for a large contractor in various roles, including site management, cost and project management, business development and sustainability management. Birgits input to the team

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Architecture, engineering & sustainability news from BE Design multi-disciplinary design consultancy.

WELCOME FANGYUAN ZHOU (JO) – SENIOR ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT

Our BE Design family has grown again! Fangyuan Zhou (Jo) has joined us as senior energy & sustainability consultant. As a CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant since 2009, Fangyuan has been deeply involved in developing sustainable and low carbon building design strategies and gained extensive experience in providing building thermal modelling and

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OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF OUR EUROPEAN DESIGN STUDIO IN GERMANY

May was an extraordinary month for BE Sustainable Placemaking – Built Environment Design Partnership. It started with the UKREiiF event in Leeds followed by an amazing launch event in #frankfurt to celebrate the launch of our new European Studio in #Germany. As part of the celebrations we took part at

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NEW iFLY O2 OFFICIAL LAUNCH EVENT

On Thursday 8th June we celebrated the opening of the new iFLY in London. The project delivery team as well as key contributors to the success of the project were invited joined also by the  Mayor of Greenwich Dominic Mbang. Our Co-Founders Anna Tsartsari and Simon Powell attended the event

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ANNA TSARTSARI INVITED AS A PANELIST AT THE UKREiiF HARWORTH GROUP DICUSSION

Our Co-Founder and Head of ESG and Sustainability was invited as a panelist to the UKREiiF discussion organised by Harworth Group: “Beyond the building: delivering sustainable Industrial & Logistics developments” Climate resilience, emissions reduction and wider environmental impact are rising sharply up the agenda for developers, occupiers, manufacturers and energy

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CELEBRATING PROMOTIONS IN THE BE DESIGN FAMILY FOR 2023

As we start 2023, the Directors of BE Design would like to thank everyone in the #BEDesignFamily for their hard work and commitment. Over the past 12 months we have added services to our list, completed some fantastic projects and implemented innovative solutions across each discipline in our business. We look forward

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CHANGES TO PART L

Regarded as a ‘steppingstone’ along the Government’s 2050 net zero energy pathway, the updated approved document Part L came into effect on the 15th June 2022. Key changes included: CO2 Emissions: It will be 27% more difficult to demonstrate compliance in comparison with the 2013 regulations. Primary Energy Metric Introduced:

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FORMAL LAUNCH OF BIRMINGHAM OFFICE

We are very excited to formally launch our BE Design – Built Environment Design Partnership Birmingham office (it’s been nearly a year since we set up our branch in Birmingham Business Park) as well as our ESG approach of BE WELL BE Zero. Thank you to all our clients, friends

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