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BSRIA Blog: BIM debate heats up
Industry is asking for change, like government should mandate BIM

This month's content:
- How long will components and systems last?
- New Rules of Thumb edition coming early 2011
- Energy management survey
- New Testo thermal imaging camera for sale
- Briefing 2010 review – engineering low carbon communities
- BSRIA model project – Surrey Sports Park
- IGT report recommends embodied carbon appraisal

Training and events
- New Year, new training – book your courses now
- Testing and market experts at AHR Expo, Las Vegas
- Combating Legionella 2011 – BSRIA discount available
- Building Performance Evaluation experts at Ecobuild

How long will components and systems last?
If you want to know how long a boiler will last, where do you start? BSRIA has evaluated the variety of guidance out there and how it will be used in the EU-funded CILECCTA project to develop life cycle analysis software.
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New Rules of Thumb edition coming early 2011

A new edition of Rules of Thumb, one of our most popular guides, will include many improvements, gathering the most common rules of thumb for the initial stages of designing a building and its services.

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Energy management survey

Our third annual survey measures energy management commitment, implementation and performance in buildings. Participants will receive a free copy of the industry results when published.

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New Testo thermal imaging camera for sale

The Testo 876 thermal imager has a large rotating display in a camcorder design housing, allowing you to keep the display in view when thermographing in any position.

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Briefing 2010 review – engineering low carbon communities

Achieving low carbon communities is an ambition of many in the industry, but is it realistic? The speakers at the BSRIA Briefing 2010 debate the concepts and methodologies.

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BSRIA model project – Surrey Sports Park

How are the UK’s new sporting facilities shaping up? BSRIA looks at Surrey University’s new sports centre including natural ventilation, biomass boilers and proactive energy management.

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IGT report recommends embodied carbon appraisal

In line with the recent Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) report, BSRIA’s new Embodied Carbon guide looks at why it is necessary to take this into account in the design process and selection of materials.

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Training and events

New Year, new training – book your courses now

Kick off the New Year with one of our practical courses covering project management, BREEAM, management of design, domestic airtightness testing and introduction to mechanical services.

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Testing and market experts at AHR Expo, Las Vegas

BSRIA will be on stand C2436 and will host a presentation about the global market opportunities and product standard compliance for heating, air-conditioning, renewables and building controls.

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Combating Legionella 2011 – BSRIA discount available

We are pleased to support this H&V News conference and workshop. BSRIA contacts gain a 25% discount on the delegate price; quote BSRIA-25DIS when booking.

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Building Performance Evaluation experts at Ecobuild

We will be speaking as part of Ecobuild’s seminar programme and exhibiting on stand S2234. Come and speak to us about Building Performance Evaluation at London’s Excel in March.

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