Your project will be handled by Chartered Professionals and an experienced Technical Team. Regardless of project size, we will tailor the design to meet your needs and aspirations. If you are looking to build a new house, office, shop, industrial premises or refurbish, convert or extend an existing property, we can provide a full Architectural Service from concept design to project completion. Responsible, socially inclusive, ecological design is an integral part of our holistic approach to delivery of your project.
Richard Amos Ltd is a multi-disciplinary practice, providing you with a one stop shop for Architectural, Energy Efficiency, Surveying and CDM Principle Designer Services for your building project. We provide Building Surveying, CDM Principle Designer Services, Fire Risk assessment, Creative Design and a full Architectural service from project inception to completion. Over this time, through the expertise of the Directors and experienced staff, the company has built up a solid client base working for Housing Associations, Farms and Estate owners, Businesses and many private individuals.
For over 10 years, through fully inclusive design, we have assisted energy conscious clients with the incorporation of renewable energy systems in their buildings. As Architects and lead consultants on community projects we have had a significant involvement in the design of an award winning Community Hall.
We have obtained the necessary Planning and Building Warrant Approvals for a number of large scale Biomass Boiler Heating installations for Farms and Estates in the Scottish Borders, Northumberland, and East Lothian. Some of these Applications include Listed Buildings. The installations generally attract renewable heat incentive (RHI) payments from the Government for the energy generated on site. The installations are fueled by straw, wood-chip, log, pellet and other Biomass waste products. The energy produced is stored and can be re-distributed to provide heat for Grain Drying Plants and/ or other buildings and dwellings on the Farm.
Building Alterations and extensions to existing buildings can range from moving a non-structural wall, building an extension and/or carrying out a full scale conversion and refurbishment. Richard Amos has over 40 years experience in the building industry and is well placed to advise you on the development and alteration to your property. The company has professionally qualified staff who have years of experience in dealing with most forms of commercial and domestic building construction including: Listed Buildings, Buildings in a Conservation Area, Non-Traditional Buildings, Pre-Fabricated and Modern forms of Construction.
We at Richard Amos Ltd understand Sustainability and what it means. We have in-house Energy Assessors for new and existing Buildings and Richard Amos was a member of the Scottish Government's Sullivan Committee. All of our building designs incorporate a high standard of thermal insulation providing energy efficient buildings which generally exceed the requirements of the current Building Regulations. Wind Turbines, Photovoltaic panels, Solar Panels, Ground and Air Source Heat Pumps, Heat recovery systems, condensing boilers, low carbon dioxide emissions are just some of the element that we consider and incorporate in your energy efficient building to reduce future heating costs and lower the buildings Carbon Footprint.
Our team of professional surveyors and technicians can carry out a wide range of land and building surveys specific to your needs.
For 30 years we have provided a full Architectural Service including, Building Design, obtaining Planning Consent and Building Warrant Approval, Contractors quotations, construction monitoring and contract administration. We have experience in designing energy efficient, eco-friendly, houses. We are qualified through Elmhurst Energy to produce as-designed and as-built SAP (energy efficiency) Calculations and can advise on the most effieicent design for your new or extended house. Richard Amos has over 40 years' experience in the design of energy efficient buildings and was a member of the Scottish Governments advisory panel for 'A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy For Scotland'.