Here at Mainer Associates, we believe that investing in young talent is a key facet in the solution towards a sustainable future. This is exactly why we established our Graduate Scheme – the Mainer Academy – in 2022.

The Mainer Academy’s aim is to provide Graduates with the necessary experience for them to thrive in the sustainability sector, whilst working in a consultancy environment for Mainer Associates on live sustainability and built environment projects across the UK.

Over the past year, the UK has seen two key updates to BREEAM as well as Government review on Net Zero. For individuals working in sustainability for the built environment, these updates are important to consider when completing a BREEAM Assessment.

Sky high energy bills have left energy prices at the forefront of household’s minds. The war in Ukraine, and the effect of lockdown lifting, has resulted in the rising wholesale cost of energy – causing many offices to lose vast sums of money. Is your office building one of these?

2023 is looking to become a pivotal year for how society views the progression and expectations of sustainable real-state and property. Whilst emphasis has been upon driving buildings to become net zero and carbon neutral, there is now a clear demand for health and wellbeing to be considered just as importantly.

Fitwel Ambassadors are a key link to help clients – not only to make healthy buildings – but to add value to them, too. In this Blog Post, we look at Fitwel Ambassadors, the role that they play, and what benefits a Fitwel Ambassador from Mainer Associates can bring to your next building.

Mainer Associates are proud to share the successful Fitwel accreditation of 11 & 12 Wellington Place in Leeds, which has achieved a 2-star Fitwel rating, in addition to being on track to successfully deliver a 2-star Fitwel accreditation for NOMA, 4 Angel Square, in Manchester.

As a Sustainability Consultancy, our role is to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. We do this every day for our clients - but we must not forget about our own impact. Mainer have been using Earthly to report and offset our carbon produced. Keep reading to learn how it was done...

­­­­­As 2023 approaches it is human nature to reflect on the year gone and what lies ahead.

Our Managing Director, Ben Wells, reflects on what this period in Sustainability could mean for our clients. Here are Bens’ thoughts on 3 Trends from 2022 and 3 Predictions looking ahead to 2023.

Reducing global carbon emissions will take a multitude of clever ideas. With 2023 nearly upon us we have asked the Mainer family for Sustainability Stories that give positive solutions which we can take into the New Year.

COP26 tried to secure global net zero and keep a maximum of 1.5 C degrees of warming within reach. With COP27 finishing last week, was it able to maintain these goals and implement new ones or has climate change ideals sunk beneath the surface?

Mainer Associates wants to find the best graduate sustainability consultants to work with. Rather than wait for their CV we are engaging with them much earlier by collaborating with the Manchester Metropolitain University but how?

COP27 is currently underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where a group of 198 countries that have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. If it were a country, concretes CO2 emissions would make it the World’s 3rd largest. Joe examines why concrete is so popular, the price we pay for it and what is the sustainable future of concrete?

In the world Energy, Nabers is quickly becoming a buzz word. Due to the success of the scheme in Australia it was launched in the UK in 2020. But what is it and will it work successfully here?

Small Islands around the UK have the opportunity to be pioneers for a net zero transition. With easy access to the strong winds and tidal energy that surrounds our Isles, they have the ability to create community focused transitions that create lasting action and change. What lessons can they teach us?

Humanity is using nature 1.8 times faster than our planet’s biocapacity can regenerate. Using resources equivalent to 1.8 Earths, is clearly not sustainable, so can a Circular Economy save our World?

This Summer our Graduates have gone from novices to competent uses of One Click LCA software at Summer School 2022

The World Green Building Council’s has set out it’s ambitious ‘Whole Life Carbon Vison’ mission to reduce embodied emissions by 40% by 2030, and to achieve net zero embodied carbon and operational carbon in all buildings by 2050. Whole Life Cycle Assessment will be integral to hitting these targets, so lets look at how the process works

11 & 12 Wellington Place have been awarded a two-star Fitwel score in recognition of the commitment it has made to designing buildings which are both good for the environment and for the health of our community.

One in eight households in Britain had no access to a private or shared gardens during the lockdown, can community gardens and the benefits they provide help with the effects of urbanisation?

How can you measure whether a building looks after the health and wellbeing of the people who will call it home during its lifespan? We explain the system that Mainer Associates uses and how it can help your building.