What is Scenario’s approach to sustainability?

In the past, it was common practice for local authorities to impose sustainability standards on residential developments. However, the 2015 Deregulation Act removed this obligation, meaning that sustainability requirements now default to those set out in the Building Regulations.

With no clear or enhanced sustainability targets in place, we collaborated with Envision to create optional Sustainability Levels, giving our clients the opportunity to significantly boost their home’s environmental credentials. These levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond, offer clear and practical sustainability goals, ranging from basic compliance with current Building Regulations to achieving the full, rigorous HQM (Home Quality Mark) certification at the Diamond level.As the packages become more elaborate in terms of sustainability, analysis and implemented measures, they provide increasing tangible benefits. These range from thermal and acoustic comfort and wellbeing, to reduced carbon footprint, savings on running costs and significant advantages through the planning process. The more elaborate packages obviously entail higher cost in terms of professional fees as well as impact on the construction cost, although each sustainability ‘Level’ will endeavour to not overly burden the construction budget.