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DCC: Carbon Management Programme and Project Manager

March 1, 2016

Elvet Consultants have recently completed a nine-month commission in February 2013 on behalf of Durham County Council to develop their carbon reduction programme.

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ECO compliance for multi-story blocks of flats

November 9, 2015

We were commissioned to carry out Energy Company Obligation (ECO) compliance on four multi-story blocks of flats in Manchester.

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Green Deal Assessments in Scotland

November 6, 2015

We were commissioned by Mears Group to provide Green Deal Assessments for their client.

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Delivering livin’s ECO programme

November 5, 2015

As part of our partnership with Mears Group, we provided technical support to obtain Energy Company Obligation (ECO) to 180 properties on behalf of livin.

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Elvet appointed as consultants for Cestria Community Housing Association

November 4, 2015

Elvet was appointed as consultants to undertake building surveying services on behalf of Chester-le-Street housing provider, Cestria Community Housing Association.

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Feasibility study in Scotland

November 3, 2015

We carried out a feasibility study on a multi-story block of apartments in Tarfside, Scotland on behalf of Mears Group.

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Funding secured to provide sustainability measures

November 2, 2015

We were appointed by County Durham housing provider, livin to provide technical assistance to secure Green Deal Home Improvement Funding to support two developments.

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Feasibility support for European Funding bid

November 2, 2015

Elvet was appointed by Your Homes Newcastle to provide technical assistance for the preparation of an application to secure European funding.

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Inspections undertaken on void properties

October 30, 2015

We have been successfully working with Mears Group for the last three years to undertake cavity wall inspections and deliver Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) to void properties on behalf of housing provider, livin.

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Case Study: Code for Sustainable Homes & Home Quality Mark assessment

May 3, 2015

Elvet Chartered Surveyors are licensed BREEAM Code for Sustainable Homes Assessors, offering pre-assessment guidance, design review, design stage and post-construction assessment. Our surveyors are qualified Home Quality Mark assessors and can provide consultation on how to achieve this accreditation at any stage of the pre-development stage.

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building surveying and energy stock profiling

Case Study: Energy stock profiling

April 3, 2015

We were commissioned to validate Derwentside Homes’ existing energy profile database and update the system to ensure it complied with current regulations. To guarantee the successful delivery of this project we were required to liaise with all key internal stakeholders to obtain the information required to produce an accurate dataset.

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project management of Villa Real bridge realignment

Case Study: Villa Real Bridge Realignment

April 3, 2015

Elvet Construction Consultants were appointed as the NEC Project Manager and Site Supervisor to deliver the £2.4m Villa Real Bridge Realignment Project on behalf of Durham County Council.

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