Thermal Assessment and Consulting for an Urban Redevelopment

EAL Consult worked with Stolon Studio architects to provide energy consultancy for Penrose Mews, a ground-breaking housing scheme in West London.

The project

The project used an innovative and original design to place eight mews houses and one flat on a challenging urban site, previously occupied by industrial buildings and an electricity sub-station.The project aim was to create sustainable, sociable housing which encouraged residents to build a community.

The resulting development incorporated a community-centric shared courtyard, roof terraces promoting urban greening, renewable technologies and highly energy-efficient homes.

Assessing the Thermal Elements of the Development

EAL Consult’s role in the project was to ensure that the thermal elements of the proposed buildings were of a suitably high standard to provide the high-quality high-performance homes imagined by the architects. The process included assessments of the insulation, heating and glazing elements specified in the plans, as well as a detailed study of potential sustainable technologies, to find the solutions most suited to the compact site.

Exceeding Energy Efficiency Targets

The assessments provided by EAL Consult included As Design SAPs, Energy Modelling, U-Value Calculations, Water Calculations and an Illumination Impact Assessment. As a result of their recommendations, the homes in the development averaged an EPC rating of B, exceeding the current Building Regulations requirements and fulfilling the client’s original vision for the site.