Development & Residential
Advisory for developers and builders
The Asset
Everything is still open. Materials aren't ordered, the envelope isn't drawn, the plant isn't specified — which makes this the cheapest point in a building's life to change what it will cost to run. Embodied carbon is set at specification and no retrofit gets it back. This covers residential, multifamily, mixed-use and commercial new-build.
The Developer
What happens after completion changes the math. If the project sells, the case is grants, differentiation and what a buyer will pay for lower operating costs. If it's held, the case is the operating cost itself, the financing, and the requirements that arrive over the hold. Step Code and the Zero Carbon Step Code set the floor either way, and the incentive programs move on their own schedule.
Solutions
Code and target setting — which step and carbon level to build to, and what each one costs
Design and specification — envelope, plant and materials chosen against performance and budget together
Grants and financing — what the project qualifies for, and what a design decision does to eligibility
Cost and sequencing — where the premium actually lands, and how it's recovered
Certification strategy — which standards earn their cost on this project
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