Low-carbon energy infrastructure services
Technical and commercial expertise to help you plan, fund, design, deliver and improve energy systems for large buildings and estates.
Flexible support for energy projects
Decarbonising a large building or estate requires technical, commercial and operational expertise at different stages.
You might need help defining the right approach, securing investment, taking an existing feasibility study into detailed design, managing delivery or improving energy systems already in operation.
HI Group brings together five specialist service areas to meet those different needs. You can engage us for a specific piece of work, combine several services or bring them all together on a wider programme.
Our Services
Consultancy & Planning
Get a clear, evidence-based decarbonisation strategy grounded in the realities of your estate.
We combine strategic planning, surveys and technical assessment to understand current energy use and infrastructure. From there, we identify viable opportunities that align with your operational and commercial priorities.
Estate & Sustainability Strategy | Surveys & Technical Assessment | Technology Feasibility
Finance
Build a robust financial case for investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure. We assess capital and operating costs, funding opportunities and whole-life value to determine the best route forward.
Our team can also support grant applications and develop commercial models suited to the needs of the project.
Business Cases & Investment | Funding Strategy | Commercial Models
Design Services
Turn plans and feasibility work into technically robust designs. Our multidisciplinary team cover RIBA stages 2-4, developing the engineering detail, modelling and system integration needed for low-carbon heating, cooling and energy infrastructure to be delivered effectively.
Multidisciplinary Design | Technology Design | Engineering & Modelling
Project Delivery
Coordinating energy projects from procurement through to construction, commissioning and handover. We provide client-side project management and technical oversight to manage contractors, programme and risk.
Throughout delivery, we keep work aligned with the agreed design and requirements.
Client-Side Project Management | Procurement | Commissioning & Handover
Operation & Optimisation
Understand how your energy systems are performing once they’re in operation. We monitor and review system performance to identify issues and opportunities for improvement.
Ongoing optimisation improves efficiency and helps you get more value from existing infrastructure.
Monitoring & Verification | Optimisation | System Performance & Recovery
Our team are here to help you determine the services you need.
Get in touch to discuss your requirements & progress your plans.
“It has been a pleasure working with the HI Group team. They went over and above the original brief and have been able to add additional value, giving us practical options on how we can reduce our carbon emissions and reach net zero by 2030. If you are seriously looking to reduce your carbon emissions, then talk to HI Group.”
Andrew Bates
Chief Financial Officer, Gloucestershire College
The HI Group Project Lifecycle
For projects spanning multiple services, we follow a clear framework from initial strategy through to ongoing performance management. It gives each stage a defined purpose, while individual services can also be brought in at the point they’re needed.
Strategic definition
Define objectives, scope, governance and the strategic brief.
Preperation & briefing
Gather the information, surveys and evidence needed to inform the project.
Concept design & commercial arrangements
Establish the baseline, assess options and develop the concept design and preliminary economics.
Technical design & statutory consents
Develop the coordinated design, modelling and calculations, alongside required consents.
Funding procurements & structuring
Prepare the business case, procurement documents and contract strategy, with support through tendering.
Construction & installation
Coordinate design and provide client-side project management and construction support.
Commissioning & handover
Oversee commissioning, witness testing and handover to help ensure systems are ready for operation.
Operational monitoring & performance management
Monitor and verify performance, report on results and identify opportunities for ongoing optimisation.
Recognised expertise, trusted standards
Our accreditations and industry memberships reflect the breadth, depth and quality of expertise we bring to every project, giving our customers confidence that what we deliver is grounded in recognised standards and current industry thinking.
