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Technical services and consulting solutions for clients in the property, energy, transport, water, resources, defence and government sectors.

Advisory and management consulting

RPS advisory and management consulting services for businesses and projects, including economics, due diligence, transaction advisory, ESG and more.

Communications, creative and digital

Communications, creative and digital solutions for governments and businesses including community engagement, design, research, data and software development.

Laboratories

Scientific analysis services for AgroScience, food safety, workplace exposure, environmental analysis and contaminants of concern in Europe and the UK.

Planning and approvals

Development strategy, planning and approval solutions for buildings, infrastructure, transport and city projects and investments.

Project and program management

Project management solutions for the most complex building, infrastructure, organisational change, and systems projects.

Training

Specialist training services, programs and accreditation for health, safety and risk, project management, and energy sector capability development.

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World-leading technical and consulting solutions for clients in the property, energy, transport, resources, water, defence and government sectors.

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Design, technical and advisory services for the property sector, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, health, education and data centre projects.

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Energy exploration, development and optimisation solutions for renewables, power and gas networks, energy storage, oil and gas and nuclear facilties.

Transport

Smart, safe and sustainable transport infrastructure development services and advice for rail, aviation, port and road clients and projects.

Defence and government services

Expertise for defence capability and infrastructure investments, security and safety projects, and information and telecommunications initatives.

Water

Discover our industry-leading strategy, design and management solutions for wastewater, groundwater, flooding, drainage and network infrastructure.

Resources

Commercial data, design advice and technical management solutions for safe and environmentally responsible resource exploration and operations.

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Advisory and management consulting by RPS

RPS advisory and management consulting services for businesses and projects, including economics, due diligence, transaction advisory, ESG and more.

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Communications, creative and digital solutions for governments and businesses including community engagement, design, research, data and software development.

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Scientific analysis services for AgroScience, food safety, workplace exposure, environmental analysis and contaminants of concern in Europe and the UK.

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Specialist training services, programs and accreditation for health, safety and risk, project management, and energy sector capability development.

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Design, technical and advisory services for the property sector, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, health, education and data centre projects.

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Water

Discover our industry-leading strategy, design and management solutions for wastewater, groundwater, flooding, drainage and network infrastructure.

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Groundwater

UK and Ireland regulated water asset management

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We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.

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The End of the Code but a Sustainable Future

Under the changes, local authorities will no longer be able to require levels of the Code as a planning condition for residential developments. However, where developments are legally contracted to apply a Code policy (i.e. affordable housing funded through the National Affordable Housing Programme 2015-18), or where a case has been granted permission subject to a Code condition stipulating discharge of a Code level, legacy arrangements will apply and these development will still need to be assessed under the Code. In response to the Government’s decision to scrap the Code, BRE introduced The Home Quality Mark, a tool very similar to BREEAM but specifically designed for new dwellings. The new standard came into force in late 2015 and Thomas Vazakas from RPS is an accredited assessor.

Local Planning Authorities who currently require BREEAM excellent on non-domestic buildings are still able to implement this policy as it falls outside the scope of residential and therefore the Code for Sustainable Homes.

As RPS has extensive experience in sustainability assessments and also in guiding projects through the planning process, we are ideally placed to assist organisations in understanding the impact of these legislative changes and effectively and efficiently navigating them within a project delivery environment.

There are numerous different types of BREEAM schemes and assessors are often qualified in a number of these schemes, but rarely all. RPS has a team of licensed and qualified assessors covering all building types. The RPS Sustainability team operates a consolidated BREEAM service covered by one main RPS License.

RPS’ BREEAM service has seen strong growth over the last few years and we have developed a core group of BREEAM, Sustainability and Energy Assessors across RPS to provide the necessary skills and experience required to advise developers and complete assessments, which is proving to be very successful.

RPS guides and advises design and construction teams on the most commercially sensitive approach to BREEAM Assessments, providing BREEAM Accredited Professional services and full assessment services at design and post construction stages. We use the BRE recognised software ‘TrackerPlus’ to deliver our BREEAM services in a cost effective and well managed manner.

Our team includes BREEAM Accredited Professionals and licensed BREEAM Assessors covering the full range of BREEAM assessments including:

  • BREEAM New Construction (offices, retail, industrial, multi-residential, healthcare, education, prisons, courts and other buildings)
  • BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit-out
  • BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment
  • BREEAM International
  • BREEAM Communities
  • BREEAM In Use
  • Code for Sustainable Homes
  • Home Quality Mark

In addition RPS' sustainability team is accredited in carrying out SKA assessment (for fit out works in offices and retail). Recently featured in the UK Government's Low Carbon Action Plan, SKA rating is an environmental assessment method, benchmark and standard for non-domestic fit-outs, led and owned by RICS. The main difference with BREEAM is that SKA only assesses the fit-out works not the whole building.

Finally RPS' sustainability team is accredited in carrying out CEEQUAL assessment (for for civil engineering, infrastructure, landscaping and works in public spaces). Operators of the BREEAM scheme, BRE Global, acquired CEEEQUAL in November 2015 aiming to develop a combined sustainability scheme for infrastructure. CEEQUAL continues to operate as normal in the meantime.

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