Knowledge & Insights

Practical insight from the people behind MEC.

Explore technical guidance, industry updates and expert insight from across our teams, created to help navigate the issues, regulations and opportunities affecting development.

Helping make sense of the technical challenges and changing requirements that shape development.

Featured Insight

‘Building for light’

Achieving compliant, high-quality daylight and sunlight performance is now a key design driver, directly influencing massing, layout, efficiency and planning success.

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Expert technical insight

Explore technical guidance, industry updates and expert insights from across our disciplines, designed to help you navigate the latest challenges, regulations and opportunities shaping development.

MEC contributes to Housebuilder magazine on complex connections and the Future Homes Standard

MEC’s Utilities Team feature in Housebuilder magazine, sharing insights on complex connections and how the Future Homes Standard will reshape utilities for new developments.

Our Associate, Chris Wall, has been featured in the latest issue of Housebuilder & Property Developer magazine!

Chris shares expert insight into the essential role ground investigation plays in reducing risk, informing site design, and helping to unlock development potential.

Updated National Standards for SuDS: What You Need to Know

On 19th June 2025, the government published updates to the National Standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), bringing greater clarity and structure to how SuDS are designed, implemented, and integrated within development projects.

Guides & Resources

Practical information to take away.

Access guides and resources created by our technical teams to help navigate development requirements and industry change.

Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing

A practical guide to support architects, planners and developers understand when a Daylight, Sunlight and Overshadowing Assessment may be required and how early engagement can support the design process. 

Daylight Cheat Sheet

Need a quick reminder of when a Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing Assessment might be needed? We’ve condensed the key points from our guide into a practical A4 cheat. 

It’s designed as a quick reference for planners, developers, and architects reviewing new schemes, helping identify potential considerations before planning submissions are prepared.

Padel – Key Considerations

A practical guide to some of the key technical considerations when planning padel developments, including lighting, acoustics, transport, flood risk and drainage, ground conditions and other pre-planning requirements.

CPD Sessions Available

Staying up to date with the industry.

We offer a range of practical CPD sessions to help keep your teams up to date with the latest guidance, legislation and industry best practice.

Our current programme includes topics such as Lighting and Daylight in PracticeMaterial Management Plans, and Noise in the Environment. We can also develop bespoke CPD sessions tailored to your organisation, drawing on the expertise of our 10 specialist disciplines to meet your team’s specific requirements.

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