--- title: "New-build technology and energy planning" description: "Your plans describe the home you’re building. We help them allow for the home you’ll want to live in—connected, adaptable and able to do more as your needs and technology evolve." url: https://ontheteam.co.uk/new-build-planning/ --- [← All ways we can help](https://ontheteam.co.uk/#expertise) NEW-BUILD TECHNOLOGY & ENERGY PLANNING # Build for the life ahead of you. Your plans describe the home you’re building. We help them allow for the home you’ll want to live in—connected, adaptable and able to do more as your needs and technology evolve. Someone on your team, looking ahead. Technology moves quickly. We keep your build up to speed. [Decisions early. Options later.](https://ontheteam.co.uk/before-first-fix-review/) 01 / THE LONGER VIEW ## Tomorrow starts on today’s drawings. Your contractors have a build to deliver. We bring a longer view to the design conversations: where the connections go, how systems might work together and what should be allowed for before the structure and finishes are fixed. We help you decide what needs attention now, what deserves provision and what can sensibly wait. A DECISION WORTH MAKING EARLY > A useful sensor later starts with a sensible location today. Thinking about lighting, blinds and heating together can change the wiring and control requirements. The brief needs to reach the relevant trades before first fix. 02 / QUESTIONS THAT SHAPE THE PLAN ## Ask it now. Allow for it early. 1. Where will the network equipment live, with power and access for maintenance? 2. Which rooms, outdoor areas and devices need wired connections? 3. How could heating, generation, storage and charging work together? 4. Which future additions need space or a cable route reserved now? A CONNECTED DECISION ### Before electrical layouts are fixed A first-fix review helps turn the wider plan into a final list of decisions for the trades. [Explore the first-fix review](https://ontheteam.co.uk/before-first-fix-review/) 03 / MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT’S NEXT ## Plan the foundations. Keep useful options open. Early planning does not mean buying everything today. It means understanding what later choices depend on. 01 / DECIDE NOW ### Agree a shared infrastructure brief. Map your routines, room uses and priorities onto the drawings. Agree equipment locations, routes and responsibilities with your design team. 02 / PREPARE NOW ### Leave useful routes open. Discuss accessible conduits, spare capacity and equipment space with the specialists. Prepare for the additions you can reasonably envisage without buying every device now. 03 / CHOOSE LATER ### Let the technology earn its place. Some devices and routines can be chosen nearer completion or after you move in, provided their dependencies have been accounted for. 04 / SOMETHING YOUR TEAM CAN USE ## From possibilities to a practical brief. We agree the scope against your project, its stage and the information available. - A household technology and energy brief - Coordinated infrastructure requirements for the design team - An install-now / prepare-now / consider-later priority list - An agreed decision and responsibility schedule We advise, plan and coordinate. Appointed specialists carry out detailed engineering design, installation and certification. BEFORE WE START ## A few good questions. ### Do we need to choose every product at design stage? No. We distinguish infrastructure decisions from equipment choices. Some choices can wait; others affect wiring, space or compatibility and need an earlier decision. ### Can you work with our existing design team? Yes. We help make your requirements clear and coordinate the interfaces with the architect, builder and appointed specialists. Detailed engineering design and certification remain with those specialists. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DECISIONS ## Worth thinking about together. [05 / THINK ABOUT IT TOGETHER ### Home automation planning Decide what your home could do for you, then plan the foundations. Explore home automation](https://ontheteam.co.uk/home-automation-planning/) [03 / THINK ABOUT IT TOGETHER ### Solar and battery advice Bring generation and storage into the wider energy conversation. Explore solar & batteries](https://ontheteam.co.uk/solar-battery-advice/) YOUR HOME. A LONGER VIEW. ## Bring the future into your plans. Tell us where your project is today. We’ll help you think about what comes next. ## Contact [Contact On The Team](https://ontheteam.co.uk/contact/) about your project. 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