Manchester, Preston and Sheffield-based AG Project + Building Consultancy (AG) has launched a new sustainability service after experiencing a surge in demand for strategies designed to minimise
a property’s environmental impact.
AG’s new service will advise clients on EPC assessment and reports, retrofit strategies and project delivery, sustainability due diligence and BREEAM certification advice and assessment.
The new service will be headed by building surveyor Gemma Cornwall, who was a key member of the firm’s team on property projects for BOOHOO, London-based housing association ARHAG, Futures
Housing Group, and Lancaster City Council, which together exceed £84 million.
Gemma commented: “Sustainability has long been discussed, but now it is a central focus for all of our clients. Demand for advice on sustainability has been increasing over the past five
years, but these last 18-months have seen a significant change in attention toward sustainability.
“As a strategy in managing properties, it was largely on the periphery, but it is now very much the central issue. The climate agenda has certainly acted as a key catalyst, but with rising
energy costs, it has placed the subject very much at the top of the agenda.”
The new service will be offered through each of the firm’s offices in Manchester, Preston and Sheffield, with the headcount of the team expected to increase over the next year.
