Brooks Devlin http://brooksdevlin.com Brooks Devlin is a holistic environmental design practice with over 15 years’ experience. We help our clients create sustainable, compliant buildings with an expert, proactive approach that draws on many disciplines. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:39:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Brooks Devlin and Axis Design Architects to launch Affordable Passivhaus Project http://brooksdevlin.com/2012/01/brooks-devlin-and-axis-design-architects-to-launch-affordable-passivhaus-project/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2012/01/brooks-devlin-and-axis-design-architects-to-launch-affordable-passivhaus-project/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:27:03 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=550 Continue reading →]]> We have now agreed a concept and designs for our Affordable Passivhaus project that we will be actively promoting to affordable housing clients in the Midlands and South West UK regions. Our first seminar and launch event is 21st February 2012 in Birmingham and we have a dedicated website for the project being constructed www.affordablepassivhaus.info

If you would like to attend the event please register your interest by emailing Lorna Parsons at lp@axisdesignarchitects.co.uk

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2012/01/brooks-devlin-and-axis-design-architects-to-launch-affordable-passivhaus-project/feed/ 0 Sherford s106 gets approved by South Hams DC http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/sherford-s106-gets-approved-by-south-hams-dc/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/sherford-s106-gets-approved-by-south-hams-dc/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:27:04 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=542 Continue reading →]]> Today, 7th December 2011, South Hams DC Councillors approved the draft section 106 agreement for the new urban extension at Sherford near Plymouth. This is extremely positive news and leaves just one final approval required from Plymouth City Council which is due in February 2012. Once this happens the development is expected to commence  in Summer 2012. Brooks Devlin have been involved in the Sherford project as sustainability advisor to the developers Red Tree since 2006.

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/sherford-s106-gets-approved-by-south-hams-dc/feed/ 0 BREEAM Education – South Devon College – new project http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/breeam-education-south-devon-college-new-project/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/breeam-education-south-devon-college-new-project/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:06:58 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=538 We are pleased to announce that we have won a BREEAM 2011 Education project with South Devon College working on their new building “The Energy Centre” and their proposed demonstration house.

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/breeam-education-south-devon-college-new-project/feed/ 0 BRE Passivhaus Competition – BD submission http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/bre-passivhaus-competition-bd-submission/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/bre-passivhaus-competition-bd-submission/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:00:59 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=533 Continue reading →]]> Along with our design partners Axis Design Architects we have submitted our bid to the BREs Passivhaus Competition at their Watford Innovation Park. It was a mammoth job and well worth the exercise whether we win it or not! The results of our collaboration will be drawn up and developed for clients who are interested in building affordable Passivhaus homes. Anyone that is interested should contact Julian Brooks.

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/12/bre-passivhaus-competition-bd-submission/feed/ 0 BD can now assess more BREEAM Building types…. http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/09/bd-can-now-assess-more-breeam-building-types/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/09/bd-can-now-assess-more-breeam-building-types/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:28:13 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=525 Continue reading →]]> When BREEAM changed to the 2011 version the building types and categories also changed resulting in the following buildings being added to the list that we can assess in addition to Bespoke:

  • Pre-School
  • Schools and Sixth Form Colleges
  • Further Education/Vocational Colleges
  • High security prison
  • Standard secured prison
  • Young offender institution and juvenile prisons
  • Local prison
  • Holding centre
  • Crown & criminal courts
  • County courts
  • Magistrates’ courts
  • Civil justice centres
  • Family courts
  • Youth courts
  • Combined courts
  • Residential care home
  • Sheltered accommodation
  • Residential college/school (halls of residence)
  • Local authority secure residential accommodation
  • Military barrack
  • Hotel, hostel, boarding and guest house
  • Secure training centre
  • Residential training centre
  • Art gallery, museum
  • Library
  • Day centre, hall/civic/community centre
  • Place of worship
  • Cinema
  • Theatre/music/concert hall
  • Exhibition/conference hall
  • Indoor or outdoor sports/fitness and recreation (with/without pool)
  • Transport hub (coach/bus station and above ground rail station)
  • Research and development (cat 2 or 3 labs – Non Higher Education)
  • Crèche
]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/09/bd-can-now-assess-more-breeam-building-types/feed/ 0 We have achieved our first Code 6 house! http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/06/we-have-achieved-our-first-code-6-house/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/06/we-have-achieved-our-first-code-6-house/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:04:03 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=506 Continue reading →]]> Yesterday, after many months of very hard work Sara Bennett, one of our CSH Assessors acheived a major milestone for Brooks Devlin in acheiving a CSH Level 6 – Zero Carbon Design Stage Certificate for one of the houses at Futureworks in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. The development consists of two houses on an innovation park that was a former steel works, the other house is CSH Level 5. The client was United Welsh Housing Association, the constructor, Pendragon Design and Build and the Architects, Bere Associates, the scheme was subject to a design competition run by BRE Wales.

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/06/we-have-achieved-our-first-code-6-house/feed/ 0 More BREEAM Accreditation for BD http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/more-breeam-accreditation-for-bd/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/more-breeam-accreditation-for-bd/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:48:12 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=499 Brooks Devlin are now accredited to carry out BREEAM Bespoke and Other Buildings Assessments, this includes: Prisons, Courts and Data Centres, our BREEAM Assessor is Lisa Heal, well done Lisa!

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/more-breeam-accreditation-for-bd/feed/ 0 Passivhaus Designer status now official for Brooks Devlin! http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/passivhaus-designer-status-now-official-for-brooks-devlin/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/passivhaus-designer-status-now-official-for-brooks-devlin/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:46:38 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=489 Brooks Devlin are pleased to announce that we now have the coveted Certified European Passivhaus Consultant accreditation, well done Nick Devlin!

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/03/passivhaus-designer-status-now-official-for-brooks-devlin/feed/ 0 New 2011 Practice Profile download http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/01/482/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/01/482/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:53:46 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=482 Brooks Devlin have a new Practice Profile for 2011 you can download a copy at BD PRACTICE PROFILE 2011

]]> http://brooksdevlin.com/2011/01/482/feed/ 0 Barratt Homes and Brooks Devlin working in partnership http://brooksdevlin.com/2010/12/barratt-homes-and-brooks-devlin-working-in-partnership/ http://brooksdevlin.com/2010/12/barratt-homes-and-brooks-devlin-working-in-partnership/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:38:40 +0000 admin http://brooksdevlin.com/?p=479 Continue reading →]]> We are very pleased to announce a new relationship between Barratt Homes in Exeter and ourselves. Our first major project with them will be at North Prospect, Plymouth. The project cosists of 237 new homes as part of a regeneration scheme in the centre of Plymouth City. The homes will be built to CSH3 and CSH4 levels and the scheme will have a 15% renewable energy target. This is a very forward thinking relationship and we envisage it will put Barratt Exeter in an excellent position when meeting higher levels of the CSH, renewable energy targets and ever more stringent thermal performance standards.

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