CP1 & TS1 DESIGN REVIEW FOR HEAT NETWORKS
Is Your Design Ready for What's Coming?
Heat networks are increasingly a planning requirement, embedded in S106 agreements, the London Plan and forthcoming Heat Network Zoning regulation. Getting the design wrong doesn’t just risk performance, it risks non-compliance, unbudgeted remediation costs after handover, and delays to occupation.
Design Review & Assurance closes that gap. It puts independent, stage-by-stage scrutiny on the design against your brief and the standards that matter — CP1, TS1, Employer’s Requirements — so issues are caught and resolved before they’re locked into the specification, rather than discovered after handover.
Technical scrutiny at every design stage.
What's Included
Design Review & Assurance keeps your design honest against the brief at every stage it develops. Here’s what’s covered:
- CP1 checklists and TS1 readiness reviews
- Employer's Requirement (ER) reviews
- Performance metrics review and specification sign-off at every RIBA stage
- Independent scrutiny of design decisions before they're locked in, reducing the risk of performance issues emerging after handover
For designs that need to hold up.
Who This Is For
Property & Residential Developers
You need designs that are technically sound, regulation-ready and won’t become a liability post-sale.
Housing Associations & Local Authorities
You need new schemes to be right from the start, avoiding the operational headaches that come from poor handovers.
Heat Network Operators
You want assurance that a network has been designed to actually deliver the performance it’s specified to.
Common questions
FAQs
Here’s what clients most often ask before commissioning an independent design review.
What is CP1 and why does it matter for design review?
CP1 is a CIBSE code of practice for heat networks. Design Review & Assurance includes CP1 checklists as part of ensuring a scheme meets recognised technical standards before it progresses.
When should Design Review & Assurance be brought in?
It’s built to apply sign-off at every RIBA stage, so it can be engaged as early as Vision and Preparation, rather than only once a design is finalised. Engaging early gives more opportunity to catch issues before they’re built into the specification.
Does this replace our existing design team?
No. It provides an independent review of the design team’s work against your Employer’s Requirements and performance metrics, translating technical complexity into clear terms so you can make decisions with confidence.
What happens if the design review identifies a problem?
Findings are reviewed against your original specification and performance requirements, with any gaps raised for resolution before they progress further through design or into construction.
GET IN TOUCH
Get eyes on your design early.
Talk to us about where Design Review & Assurance fits into your current RIBA stage.