CAD CARBON
Performance-Led Sustainability for Better Buildings.
CAD Carbon is our dedicated sustainability division, providing evidence-based analysis and performance modelling to support low-energy, low-carbon building design. We work closely with our design team, planners, and clients to embed sustainability from the earliest stages, ensuring buildings are comfortable, efficient, and compliant. Our in house certified Passivhaus designer ensures the highest of standards are achieved. Get in touch to discuss how we can help ensure your project complies.
SAP Calculations & EPC
Preparing Design SAP calculations, As-Built SAP assessments, and EPCs to support compliance with current building regulations and energy performance requirements. We provide accurate, efficient assessments throughout the design and construction process, helping to optimise building performance, demonstrate compliance, and deliver clear, reliable certification for new residential developments.
Energy Statements
Guiding low-carbon design strategies to meet local planning policy requirements, including Cornwall Council’s SEC1 Policy. We provide clear, practical energy statements that support planning applications by demonstrating compliance, improving building performance, and promoting sustainable, energy-efficient development from the earliest design stages.
Using TM59 assessments and simplified overheating analysis methods to manage summer temperatures and improve occupant comfort, whilst ensuring compliance with current building regulations. We help identify practical passive design solutions that reduce overheating risk, enhance indoor environmental quality, and support resilient, energy-efficient buildings in a warming climate.
Providing PHPP modelling and in-house design compliance support for energy-efficient, high-performance buildings. Our Passivhaus design service helps clients achieve exceptional levels of comfort, airtightness, and energy efficiency through a coordinated, detail-focused approach that supports certification and delivers long-term building performance.
Improving existing buildings to enhance comfort, energy efficiency, and operational performance through practical, low-carbon retrofit strategies. We help client’s future-proof their properties by reducing energy demand, lowering emissions, and creating healthier, more sustainable spaces that perform better for occupants and owners alike.
Producing Part G water efficiency calculations to demonstrate compliance with current building regulations and sustainability requirements. Our assessments evaluate predicted water consumption and identify practical specification strategies to help reduce potable water use, improve resource efficiency, and support environmentally responsible residential development.
Providing target and area-weighted U-value calculations for extensions with over 25% glazing, supporting compliance with current building regulations where standard elemental targets may not apply. We assess glazing ratios, thermal performance, and fabric specifications to demonstrate equivalent energy efficiency, helping to achieve well-balanced designs that maximise daylight while minimising heat loss and overheating risk.
Using thermal imaging surveys to identify heat loss, insulation gaps, air leakage, and moisture-related issues within existing buildings. Our assessments provide clear visual insight into building performance, helping to inform targeted improvement strategies that enhance energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and the long-term condition of the building fabric.