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Specialist support, when your pipeline outpaces your team.

Green building certification is now a standard ask on commercial fit-outs. Clients ask for it, landlords specify it, and investors increasingly expect to see it on the asset.

Sometimes, the number of people qualified to deliver it is outpaced by the work in the pipeline. Teams win the work, then have to find someone to run the assessment. Usually at short notice, usually mid-programme.

Welscape exists to close that gap. Specialist certification capacity across SKA, BREEAM, WELL, Fitwel, ActiveScore and WiredScore, available when a project needs it rather than carried on a payroll all year.

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Services

Specialist capacity, without the headcount

Consultancy, contractor or in-house team with more certification work than people to deliver it? I plug in for as long as the work exists across commercial fit-outs and refurbishments. You keep the client. I do the certification work.

  • Licensed Assessor and AP

    BREEAM services

    Licensed Assessor for UK New Construction, and AP (Design and Site) from concept design to site.

  • SKA Assessor

    SKA Rating services

    Fit-out assessments, from scoping the measures to issuing the certificate.

  • WELL AP

    WELL services

    Route, scorecard and documentation, with the submission managed through IWBI review.

  • Fitwel Ambassador

    Fitwel services

    Scorecard set-up, evidence and submission, for new and existing buildings.

  • WiredScore AP

    WiredScore services

    Gap analysis, target level, evidence pack and improvement advice.

  • ActiveScore and ModeScore AP

    ActiveScore services

    Submission, score modelling and the improvements worth making.

How I workUK Whole Life Carbon MapFAQs

Tools

Free guides for project teams

Use them to scope a project, brief a client or check a deadline before it passes.

  • UK Whole Life Carbon Map

    The UK standards, policies and targets for whole life carbon in buildings: what each one is, when it is mandatory and how they relate to each other.

  • SKA Offices 2.0, stage by stage

    Every SKA Offices 2.0 measure on a RIBA stage roadmap: what is always in scope, what is due when and the deadlines you cannot recover.

  • BREEAM V7, stage by stage

    Minimum standards for every rating and the stage each credit is due, across New Construction, Refurbishment and Fit Out.

What teams say about working with me

George at Welscape has worked closely with our teams on a range of BREEAM, SKA and Fitwel projects alongside TB+A. He has a great ability to explain complex sustainability requirements in a clear, practical way, making the process much easier for both design teams and contractors. George is proactive, well organised, and genuinely supportive throughout a project, always focused on helping teams achieve the best possible outcome. He's been a real asset to our projects and someone we'd happily work with again.

Kokil Gupta Associate Partner at Troup, Bywaters + Anders LLP

I've worked with George on several projects as a contractor-side sustainability manager, both through his previous consultancy and more recently in his role as an independent consultant at Welscape. George has a strong, practical understanding of BREEAM requirements and how they translate on site. He's clear, organised, and realistic about what's achievable within programme and cost constraints, which makes a real difference during delivery. He's approachable, responsive, and communicates in a straightforward way that works well with site teams. I'd have no hesitation in recommending George and am very happy to continue working with him on current and future projects.

Matt Hale Sustainability Manager at BW Workplace Experts

George's effortless ownership and direction of the process in calling out early any measures at risk was invaluable, and then the guidance to supplement those measures with an alternative was very reassuring.

It is this depth of subject knowledge which has greatly influenced the recent projects in ending very well.

Charlie McLaughlin Programme Manager at Overbury PLC

I worked closely with George for almost five years, during which he proved himself to be a highly capable sustainability consultant and a genuine pleasure to work with. He brings a calm, personable approach to projects while maintaining a strong grasp of technical detail across BREEAM, SKA and Fitwel assessments. George communicates clearly with clients, design teams and contractors alike, making complex requirements easy to understand and act on. He's reliable, proactive, and collaborative, and always approaches his work with a good attitude and professionalism. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him and would happily work with him again.

Petro Michaelas Principal Consultant at Verte
George Michael Kakas

Got a project that needs a pair of hands?

Email or call me. Tell me what the project is, where it's up to and which scheme it's after, and attach drawings, a programme or a scope of works if you have them.

George Michael Kakas

Owner at Welscape