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Pioneering Sustainable Development

UK Sustainability Consultancy for Whole Life Carbon, BREEAM & Net Zero Buildings

Mainer Associates is a UK sustainability consultancy supporting developers, architects, contractors and asset owners across the built environment. We specialise in BREEAM, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA), ESG, Fitwel, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), planning statements and digital carbon management through CarbonCentric.

Why Clients Trust Mainer

  • 150+ projects delivered

  • 50+ years combined experience

  • 60+ BREEAM assessments

  • Carbon reductions up to 323 kgCO₂e/m²

  • 90% repeat business rate

What We Do

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Shaping Industry Standards

Our expertise doesn't just help projects achieve sustainability targets - we help shape the frameworks that define them.

  • Contributed to the development of BREEAM Guidance Note 55

  • Helped transform how Design Stage Assessments are evidenced

  • Embedded sustainability requirements into procurement and contractual processes

  • Over 50 years of combined sustainability expertise

Sectors We Support

Commercial

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Education

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Government

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Light Industrial

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Residential

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Science & Technology

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Sports & Leisure

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Projects

Partners

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News Announcement: CarbonCentric to Join the Wates WIN Portal as an Innovation Partner

We are pleased to announce, alongside the launch of CarbonCentric’s new website, the carbon management platform will now soon be listed on the Wates Innovation Network (WIN) Portal, a leading marketplace designed to connect construction professionals with proven sustainable technologies that accelerate progress toward net‑zero goals. The WIN Portal provides access to over 90 market‑ready solutions and supports organisations in identifying innovations that reduce carbon emissions, improve building performance, and deliver environmental and operational savings.

By becoming an Innovation Partner, CarbonCentric will join a network dedicated to transforming the built environment through practical, scalable sustainability solutions. As part of the WIN ecosystem, CarbonCentric will contribute to Wates’ mission of embedding sustainability and innovation into construction, helping clients and project teams confidently adopt technologies that support a greener, more efficient future.

More details will follow as CarbonCentric’s listing goes live on the WIN Portal.

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