SMART technology such as Digital Twin that is designed to enhance energy efficiency and building whole-life performance.
At Lawler Sustainability, we recognise that buildings need to be designed, constructed, and operated in an energy-efficient manner that supports a comfortable and functional internal environment while also having a minimal impact on the external environment.
There is an increasing demand from building users for safe, healthy, and efficient buildings which meet the needs of those who occupy them. This demand to demonstrate better building performance includes health and well-being as well as carbon, energy, and waste reduction. Advanced Energy Modelling is helping us to design buildings that cater to these demands.
At Lawler Sustainability, we help businesses achieve Part L or NZEB Compliance.
The term NZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Buildings) is used to categorise buildings with an extremely high energy efficiency where the nearly zero or minimal amount of energy that they do require is largely generated from renewable sources.
A Daylight and Sunlight Analysis is used to help determine the feasibility of a building project, specifically, the development’s potential impact on daylight, sunlight, and overshadowing.
An overheating analysis is used to identify the likelihood of a building overheating and any potential contributing factors.
Some rooms in buildings may be prone to overheating, particularly in the summer months and in the midst of a warming climate.
Part of our suite of Energy/Feasibility Reporting Services, Glint and Glare Analysis is an assessment of any visual hazard that a building might pose with respect to light-sensitive receptors. It is typically used in the case of solar (photovoltaic) developments and buildings with reflective surfaces.
One of the most crucial phases of the design or analysis of a Building Performance Optimisation (BPO) project is the shading analysis.
Often conducted during the design of a solar energy system, in particular, a shading analysis analyses the level of shadowing brought on by or inflicted on surrounding objects and vegetation.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models detail airflow within a space and are an excellent tool for predicting HVAC performance.
SI 426 Compliance forms part of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) which by law requires large organisations to complete energy audits every four years.
Digital Twin augments paper plans into a detailed digital platform using 3D modeling of the entire building and its components.
We provide expert EXEED grant consultancy which is a certified programme by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which provides a framework to help organisations to design, construct, and commission processes for new builds and upgrades to existing assets following the new best practices in energy efficient design management.
SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland) is Ireland’s national energy authority. They provide a number of grants and supports to help businesses to reduce their energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Lawler Sustainability has more SEAI approved Sustainability Experts than most and have an outstanding relationship with the SEAI and were first to use the EXEED grant process on the SEAI’s own offices.
Commercial BERs (Building Energy Ratings) is a rating of a building’s energy performance, indicating its energy efficiency. Buildings are rated on a scale of A-G, with A-rated buildings achieving the most energy efficiency, and G-rated the least.
Lawler Sustainability was approached to take on the project of redeveloping the old Smithwick’s brewhouse in Kilkenny.
Sustainability was a prominent theme throughout this project, particularly when it came to our M&E (Mechanical and Electrical) design decisions.
