Consultancy Services and Design

Avrenim is not one to shy away from complex mechanical or electrical building services installations, and we are specialists when it comes to integrating low-carbon and renewable technologies into legacy building services. Whatever you need, Avrenim is on hand to help you design the perfect solution.

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Low carbon/renewables

Through our experience in the design, maintenance and installation of infrastructures, Avrenim integrates low-carbon alternatives and renewable technologies into our solution, minimising a building’s carbon footprint.

We take a holistic approach concerning the integration of low-carbon and renewable technologies for building services and work with each client to assess the correct combination of renewable technology, ensuring the outcome is both sustainable, achievable and cost-effective.

Working with you to help you achieve your aims, our expert team can help you assess the right combination of renewable technologies available, ensuring maximum benefits to your project and helping you achieve your energy efficiency targets.

Improving the environmental performance of a build as well as understanding the benefit of renewable technology can help you play your part in decarbonisation, here are some of the low-carbon elements included within our designs:

  • Heat pumps
  • Combined heat and power
  • Biomass
  • Solar PV
  • Battery storage
  • Electric vehicle charging
  • Wind

M&E

We are competent in understanding complex mechanical and electrical building services installations and tailoring the retrofitting and integration of renewables and low-carbon technologies into these legacy building services and M&E systems.

Examples are:

  • Replacing gas fire boilers and CHP with heat pumps
  • Reducing grid electricity consumption through integration of solar PV and modernisation of lighting systems and introducing further energy conservation measures
  • Thermal and battery storage to optimise the size of low-carbon and renewable technology
  • Gas safe systems

Avrenim and the RIBA plan of work 2020

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Strategic Definition

Strategic Definition

Stage Outcome

Stage Outcome
at the end of the stage
The best means of achieving the Client Requirements confirmed
If the outcome determines that a building is the best means of achieving the Client Requirements, the client proceeds to Stage 1

Core Value

Core Tasks
during the stage

Project Strategies might include:
– Conservation (if applicable)
– Cost
– Fire Safety
– Health and Safety
– Inclusive Design
– Planning
– Plan for Use
– Procurement
– Sustainability

See RIBA Plan of Work 2020
Overview for detailed guidance on Project Strategies
Prepare Client RequirementsDevelop Business Case for feasible options including review of Project Risks and Project BudgetRatify option that best delivers Client RequirementsReview Feedback from previous projects Undertake Site Appraisals
No design team required for Stages 0 and 1. Client advisers may be appointed to the client team to provide strategic advice and design thinking before Stage 2 commences.

Core Statutory Processes

Core Statutory Processes
during the stage

Planning
Building Regulations
Health and Safety (CDM)
Strategic appraisal of Planning considerations

Information Exchanges

Information Exchanges
at the end of the stage
Client RequirementsBusiness Case

People

Jan Hazelkamp

HEAD OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Jan has enjoyed a varied career across education, health, property and engineering sectors for over 24 years, working for contractors and consultants in the Netherlands, Australia and the UK.

Jan is responsible for the overall Engineering and Design for the Avrenim Group.  His team offers design and consultancy services to the low carbon energy sector.

Jan is a customer focused and operationally driven mechanical design engineer and leader with a wealth of experience in the Low Carbon Energy Generation sector, including Steam, HVAC and M&E refurbishment of listed buildings.  He has a track record of designing and delivering engineering solutions to stakeholder satisfaction.

Mohamed Aboubakr

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Mohamed has enjoyed a varied career across education, health, property and engineering sectors for over 10 years, working for contractors and consultants in Saudi Arabia, UAE and the UK.

Mohamed acts in the capacity of Senior Mechanical Design Engineer and Sustainability Adviser and provides advice on a range of passive design measures, integration of low carbon and renewable technologies and post-occupancy performance. This enables him to provide project and client specific approaches to achieving both planning carbon reduction targets and BREEAM standards.

Mohamed leads a design team with a focus on design delivery and customer expectations.  He has a track record of leading design teams to ensure the design solutions provided are to stakeholder satisfaction.

Case studies

Warrington Hospital | Energy Centre

Warrington Hospital | Energy Centre

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We are experts in assisting clients with the direction to take for their projects and support the journey.

Funding option support

Our consultancy and design service can support customers in their applications for any available funding or grants to contribute towards the cost of low carbon and renewable installations. Examples of some of the funding is below. Avrenim can support our customers in sourcing private sector funding options.

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