Tweet Darren Evans Assessments Visit website Submitted ArticlesProjects 25 foundReaching the heights of BREEAM Outstanding17/07/2017A seismic shift in planning requirements is on the horizon; starting in London and eventually and quickly spreading across the rest of the UK. It [...]Healthy buildings, healthy minds10/07/2017The WELL Building Standard™ (WELL) was once again top of the agenda and generating a significant amount of interest at a seminar last week which [...]It's time to start building responsibly13/06/2017Building homes to a decent standard should be a given, but in the present climate, new-build homes are underperforming and quality is becoming more and [...]WELL now’s the time to make buildings even better07/04/2017Sceptics among us might say that we don’t need another building standard, but when you consider that we spend over 90% of our time indoors, [...]Bath Low Carbon Business Breakfast - The Cinderella of sustainable building projects?24/03/2017This month, Energy Assessor Katherine Piper attended ‘The Cinderella of Sustainable Building Projects’ event, a Low Carbon South West networking and information event regarding retrofit [...]Ecologist expertise prevents delays in the planning process14/02/2017There’s no denying the British love of wildlife but when it comes to planning applications, most of us have no idea what species are protected [...]Our housing dilemma – time to start building14/02/2017By Darren Evans, Managing Director, Darren Evans Assessments The scale of our housing problem is immense with a great chasm between demand and supply, escalating [...]Darren Evans delivers excellence for Taylor Wimpey Development19/12/2016The gently rolling landscape of the English countryside provided a stunning backdrop to a new housing development which blended contemporary living with sensitivity towards its [...]Exclusive blog: The future is now18/11/2016It’s an inalienable fact that just as the world keeps on turning so does our desire to continuously innovate. Staying ahead of the game is [...]Exclusive blog: The long way round isn't the right way round01/11/2016By Darren Evans, Managing Director, Darren Evans Assessments With information so readily available, we can be blinded by science. There is information overload and there [...]Opinion: Carbon neutrality - a norm, not an aspiration11/10/2016Earlier this year the Government scrapped its zero carbon homes plan - again. Darren Evans outlines why architects and developers must not abandon the zero carbon agenda. [...]Zero carbon homes – changes to the London plan requirements24/08/2016As of October 1 2016, the London Plan requirements for energy statements are changing. All major developments will be required to be ‘zero carbon’ however [...]Are we putting buildings before people? A comment on sustainability22/08/2016EXCLUSIVE BLOG: Sustainability has long been top priority, but emphasis has been placed on the environmental and economic aspects rather than the human well-being. Darren Evans of [...]What place do student placements have in our industry?09/08/2016By Jack Roberts, Trainee Sustainability Assessor at Darren Evans Assessments The last few months have shown that we live in a rapidly changing society and [...]Exclusive blog: An industry back on track – but just in time for Brexit uncertainty16/06/2016By Darren Evans, Managing Director at Darren Evans Assessments For most in the construction industry, 2016 has been a busy, more profitable year than 2015. But are [...]Exclusive blog: Aircrete aids thermal design but beware of a shortage26/05/2016The demand for Aircrete blocks has been steadily growing over the past few years. This is thanks to a combination of the change in building regulations (Part [...]Zero carbon homes – back again or just back on the agenda?05/05/2016Yesterday during the Lords Report Stage of the Housing and Planning Bill, the House of Lords defeated the Government on the zero carbon homes amendment. [...]How to achieve a good u-value28/04/2016Sophie Peters, sustainability assessor, Darren Evans Assessments explains U-values (measured in Watts per metre Kelvin - W/m²K) measure the rate of heat loss through building [...]Home quality mark heralds new era of quality in housebuilding - but it's a work in progress24/02/2016Ben Wallbridge, Energy & Sustainability Assessor, Darren Evans Assessments; The Home Quality Mark (HQM) has now officially joined the highly successful BREEAM family of quality [...]The need for best practice in evidence gathering for post-construction BREEAM assessments21/12/2015Harry Hazell, Sustainability Consultant, Darren Evans Assessments comments on the need for best practice in evidence gathering for post-construction BREEAM assessments. As BREEAM assessors we [...]Breeam Is Looking Good At 25 But Needs To Share The love27/11/2015This week BREEAM turns 25, and it has been a great quarter century of setting the standard for sustainability globally, with well over half a [...]Darren Evans Assessments provides an energy efficient solution to luxury housing development10/11/2015For a development of 44 new luxury homes in Cumbria, the knowledge and expertise of Darren Evans Assessments Ltd has helped to ensure developer Cumbrian [...]One way to sustainably solve the UK’s housing crisis is right under our noses says Darren Evans09/11/2015The Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said that the Government wants to build 1 million homes by 2020 to solve our housing crisis of skyrocketing demand [...]How to achieve Part L without renewables21/10/2015Increasingly stringent efficiency requirements within Part L of the Building Regulations mean that many projects struggle to achieve compliance without bolting on renewable technologies. However, [...]Burwalls House redevelopment begins after Darren Evans energy assessment20/08/2015Built in 1872, the Jacobean-style Burwalls House in Bristol is set to undergo major redevelopment to create a series of new high-specification residential properties. Appointed [...] 1 foundBurwalls House redevelopmentBuilt in 1872, the Jacobean-style Burwalls House in Bristol is set to undergo major redevelopment to create a series of new high-specification residential properties. Appointed [...] ×Contact details 2nd floor 23 Horse Street Chipping Sodbury BS37 6DA Enquiries info@darren-evans.co.uk
