CHETWOODS' APPROACH
thrive
Thrive supports the design and delivery of projects that are more sustainable.
We advocate for solutions to drive down the impact of the construction industry in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We deliver projects that seek to mitigate climate and ecological breakdown, and improve health and wellbeing.
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Strategy
Thrive translate complex requirements into tangible sustainability strategy across projects, portfolios, and business. We ensure that sustainability requirements from all stakeholders; investors, local authorities or best practice are seamlessly integrated in your companies' working practices.
Maximise your sustainability impact across your development through standardised documents that meet your sustainability goals.
Our services include:
- Bespoke Portfolio Sustainability Strategy
- Developing robust data reporting tools and templates
- Review and creation of relevant documentation
- Sustainability Specification Review
Projects and Products
Sustainability is embedded into our practice. Alongside advising our project teams Thrive offer a range of comprehensive sustainability consultancy services.
Our services include:
Energy
- Thermal Modelling
- Light Modelling
- Energy Modelling
- Assessment against best practice
Carbon
- Whole life carbon analysis (LCA)
- Circular Economy Statements
- Sustainability Statements
- Retrofit Associated Services and Support
- Pre-deconstruction Audits
Certifications
- BREEAM
- WELL
- UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
Bespoke Learning
Chetwoods Thrive offer tailored sustainability to improve your team's sustainability expertise and confidence. We can enable your teams to understand the latest green building certifications best practice guides and more.
Our Materials Matters Workshop dive into all things sustainability when it comes to materials; including embodied carbon, supporting health and wellbeing, and the circular economy. We display a number of exciting material samples for an interactive sessions where attendees can challenge themselves to pick out the more sustainable material options and identify the red herrings.
Research Projects
Through targeted research and published guidance, we contribute to advancing sustainability across the built environment. Our work addresses sector-specific challenges and provides practical frameworks to support informed decision-making.
Our ‘Enabling Structural Timber in UK Logistics’ report presents a clear pathway for reducing embodied carbon within the logistics sector. It identifies barriers to mass timber adoption and equips stakeholders with the knowledge needed to begin overcoming them.
Complementing this, our ‘Road to Retrofit’ one-pager distils complex retrofit considerations into a straightforward decision-making tool, guiding users from initial site evaluation through to material recovery opportunities and relevant circular economy resources.
Grounded in collaboration with leading industry professionals, our research is design to support measurable impact and long-term change.
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