Family Restaurant – Royal Botanical Gardens
Encon Associates is proud to have played a key role in ensuring the new Family Restaurant at the Kew Gardens, Kew, achieved a BREEAM UK New Construction 2014 certification rating of Excellent. This achievement reflects the high standards of sustainable design, construction, and performance.
A Commitment to Sustainability in Design
Situated next to the new children’s garden, the Family Restaurant was conceived with a strong focus on transparency, simplicity, and sustainability. The building’s design and function have been tailored to offer a welcoming and eco-friendly environment for visitors while minimising its environmental footprint.
At Encon Associates, our expertise was brought in to guide the project through the complexities of the BREEAM certification process. Our role was to conduct comprehensive assessments that measured the building’s performance across various sustainability criteria, ensuring that each aspect of the restaurant’s design met or exceeded the standards required for a BREEAM Excellent rating.
The BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) standard is one of the world’s leading sustainability assessment frameworks for buildings. For the Family Restaurant, this meant evaluating a wide range of performance indicators, including energy efficiency, water use, and indoor environmental quality. Our consultancy services ensured that every element of the restaurant’s construction aligned with these sustainability goals.
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Client Royal Botanical Gardens
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Location Kew, London
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Period 2021 – 2024
Encon Associates: Your Partner in Sustainable Certification
As a BREEAM-accredited consultancy, Encon Associates has a proven track record of delivering sustainable solutions for new construction projects. Our work on the Family Restaurant at Kew Gardens is a testament to our commitment to helping our clients achieve the highest standards in sustainable building design.
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Industry Champions for BREEAM. The Encon team always provide a first-class service. Glenn always goes above and beyond to truly support and advise on the BREEAM schemes with his specialist technical knowledge; it’s a joy to work with a proactive assessor that truly cares about the environmental impacts, it’s more than just a process for Glenn and the team. The wider team have a friendly, can do attitude who have expert knowledge in their specialist fields. Whether you require a full BREEAM service or individual support and advice or specialist surveys, they always provide a consistent, collaborative and supportive service, I would always choose to go to Encon for BREEAM Assessor requirements and BREEAM related services.
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So helpful, and honest. Glenn really gave some sound advice. Thanks Again!
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We have been very pleased with the approach taken by Encon Associates and the quality of their output. Their expertise assisted in our recent achievement of a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6.
Ross Crowcroft, Clegg Group
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