Sustainability
We may see a beautiful world – whether it is green, blue or shimmering glass and stainless steel – but it is currently an unsustainable world. McBains Cooper plays a vital, vital, role in changing that for the better.
We are part of a generation of businesses righting the wrongs of decades of environmental abuse, but also developing, planning and protecting the environment for future generations.
We are the catalysts, gatekeepers, moderators and managers sitting between what developers want, and what is sustainable, environmentally acceptable – or even environmentally positive. We stand between development ambition and environmental harm.
Few businesses are genuinely able to change the world in which we live, but the McBains Cooper team creates, develops and applies green solutions ranging from geothermal energy to rooftop wind turbines, as well as less-visible processes for sourcing materials produced by means less likely to impact the environment.
Development demands the use of resources or energy; we help developers minimise the impact. What they construct and create has ongoing demands upon resources and energy, so we advise and even police sustainability standards. In some cases, we have devised solutions which have been adopted as industry standards.
We work with clients to integrate as an interdisciplinary team at the beginning of any development or regeneration project so that sustainable aspects and building physics can be integrated in the overall design from the outset. This way our developments are adaptable to future changes and are able to exceed current legislation requirements.
There are thousands of rules and regulations involved in maintaining respect for sustainability at every stage in the process of any and every development. We could list them. But if we haven’t catalogued them from our research, understanding and experience of our beautiful planet, then they probably don’t exist.
For advice on new EPC legislation for property owners click here