Mel Starrs

Current

• Team Leader (Building Services) at Inbuilt
• Blogger at Elemental

Past

• Principal at Inbuilt
• Principal Consultant (Interim position) at Faber Maunsell
• Sustainability Consultant, BREEAM assessor, Building Services Engineer at Halcrow Yolles

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Education

• University of Leeds
• University of Leeds

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Connections

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Industry

Architecture & Planning

Websites

• My Blog

Mel Starrs’s Summary

Specialist in sustainability and green buildings. An extensive knowledge of low carbon building design principles is supported with working practice of BREEAM and LEED advice and assessment, & Part L and ASHRAE 90.1 calculations including the use of IES software. Expert in natural ventilation and passive design techniques.

Specialises in developing M&E concept design to meet BREEAM (or other accreditation schemes including LEED and Estidama) requirements, including daylighting, optioneering building services solutions to meet renewables targets, passive solar heating and lifecycle cost analysis.

Experienced in all aspects of management of the business of engineering consultancy with particular strengths in business development, marketing, recruitment and financial management including forecasting and cash flow.

Mel Starrs’s Specialties:

Sustainable building services engineering design
Building Physics
LEED AP (Accredited Professional)
BREEAM AP (Accredited Professional)
Registered and Licensed BREEAM Assessor for Other Buildings (Bespoke, Courts, Prisons and Data Centres), Education and Higher Education, Offices, Industrial, Retail and Multiresidential
Renewable energy feasibility studies
Sustainability statements
Passivhaus
IES building modelling software
Web 2.0

Additional Information

Mel Starrs’s Websites:

• My Blog