Consultancy
We have a track record in providing high quality, professional, consultancy services in all of our main areas of expertise. Please contact a member of staff to discuss your requirements.
Previous clients have included:
- Architectural practices
- Builders and developers
- Manufacturing companies
- Ministry of Defence
- Transport operators
- Educational establishments
- Community groups
Project size and scope can range from a day or two of specific design advice for a new building to research projects extending over several months. We operate through the consultancy arm of the university, who handle contractual arrangements, invoicing, public liability and professional indemnity cover.
Specific capabilities include:
- Carbon footprinting of organisations and territorial areas, including development of low carbon strategies and descent planning
- Thermal modelling of buildings using the IES Virtual Environment software
- Daylight and lighting modelling using Radiance software
- Monitoring of buildings using multi-channel Datataker and Gigalog and single channel Lascar and Dallas iButton dataloggers and an extensive range of sensors to monitor electrical consumption (current clamps), temperature, humidity, light levels, digital and analogue state in control circuits and optical monitoring of mechanical meters and indicator lamps
- Acoustic design using CATT Acoustic ray tracing and INSUL sound insulation prediction software
- Acoustic surveys using Class I measurement equipment from Brüel & Kjær, Norsonic, Gras and ACSoft
- Thermal imaging using high resolution cameras from Fluke, Testo and Flir
- Electromagnetic and magnetic field surveys
- GIS mapping using MapInfo Professional software
- Air quality modelling using ADMS Roads software
- Programming of computer models and data analysis in Matlab, R, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel
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