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January 2012
- BSRIA expansion continued with new operation in Brazil
- New Weather Louvre Specification Guide launched
- Meet BSRIA at Ecobuild 2012
- Acoustic testing - What is actually measured?
- Graham Manly awarded OBE in New Year's Honours list
- New Condition Surveys and Asset Data Capture guide now launched
December 2011
- Ventilation effectiveness - How well do ventilation systems work?
- DECC presentation on the Green Deal consultation
- Passivhaus project case study - Mayville Community Centre
- UK security and video recording market
- Are Chillers On The Road To Recovery?
November 2011
- BSRIA Briefing 2011 review
- Fit-out environmental assessment tool: Ska
- HVAC 2020: UK - Renewable technology & impact on Boilers
- Passive optical LAN market
- BSRIA releases the new study on the World Electronic Security Market
October 2011
- M&E maintenance service provider KPIs 2011
- BSRIA's new certification body launched
- NBS national BIM survey
- UK CHP development map
- BSRIA's Mike Smith awarded CIBSE Silver Medal
- Review of global environmental assessment methods
- Technical answers - condensate piping, exterior lighting regs and ventilation of mortuaries
September 2011
- Design and Management Training Courses - Autumn
- BSRIA's regulation & compliance training
- Energy benchmarks on the button, says CIBSE
- Seasonal and continuous commissioning
- Environmental rating schemes - their use and future development
August 2011
- BSRIA Instrument Solutions is ready with wireless re-validation
- BSRIA is holding commissioning training courses in Manchester
- September and October Training Courses
- Pitstopping - BSRIA's reality checking process for Soft Landings - new guide
- Meet BSRIA at the CIBSE Technical Symposium
- Post-occupancy evaluation - Stoke local service centre
- Initial commissioning - purpose and limitations
July 2011
- Soft Landings submitted to APPG procurement inquiry
- Commissioning and handover case study - Edge Hill University
- Commissioning planning
- Low-carbon buildings need low embodied energy
- Sound, safety and thermal performance for UK incentive schemes
June 2011
- Colin Pearson awarded condition monitoring prize by BINDT
- Government response to Low Carbon Construction IGT report
- Building Manuals and Building User Guides - due out in July
- BREEAM 2011 - summary of changes
- M&E maintenance providers struggling to meet client expectation
- Back to basics for school designs
- BREEAM 2011 & Soft Landings
- Why is commissioning always compressed and late?
- BSRIA measures dust in the desert
May 2011
- World Air Conditioning On The Road To Success?
- Future Building Regulations - airtightness compliance
- Potential for low carbon refurbishment in the UK
- Vicarage hits carbon for six - a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 property
April 2011
- Commissioning Training Course Dates Confirmed
- Building Information Modelling updates
- Introductions to Building Services - Training Course Dates
- Part L - a flavour of 2013
- Broadmeadows Primary School
- Data centre cooling - your questions answered
- Life cycle costing - a gateway to 3 BREEAM credits
March 2011
- M&E maintenance client satisfaction KPIs
- Full UK public building energy data
- Soft Landings goes global
- Heat pump schemes explained
February 2011
- BSRIA supports developments in BIMM
- Energy Efficient Pumping Systems - a design guide - due to be launched shortly
- Part L tightens lighting efficacies
- "Quantum change" needed to achieve low carbon construction
- Exclusive interview with Liz Peace, Head of the BPF
January 2011
- M&E Contracting Market Report now launched
- Technical answers - geothermal energy, energy audits and performance ratings
- KPIs for M&E contractors - 2010 results
- Fusion reaction - a simple explanation
- Building performance evaluation testing and instrumentation packages
December 2010
- Meet BSRIA experts at AHR Expo Las Vegas
- New Rules of Thumb is due out early 2011
- BSRIA model project - Surrey Sports Park
- How long will components and systems last?
- Meet BSRIA experts at Ecobuild
- Improvements to the BSRIA Infonet
- IGT report recommends Embodied Carbon Appraisal
- BSRIA and Canadian Government Collaborate To Develop A Smart Building Work Plan
November 2010
- 3rd annual energy management survey
- BSRIA Briefing 2010 - Engineering Low Carbon Communities
- The Inventory of Carbon and Energy (due to be published Jan 2011)
- Underfloor Heating and Cooling Guide (due to be published Jan 2011)
- Energy efficient lighting systems in the USA
- Do DECs add up?
- BREEAM Data Centres 2010
- BSRIA monitoring in 'Retrofit for the Future' project
October 2010
- Building Performance Evaluation seminar presentations
- Heat pumps need care
- Grim figures for construction output
- Energy software compliance tools
- Invitation to BSRIA presentation at Chillventa, Nuremberg Messe
September 2010
- New Building Regulations for 2010
- Building Information Modelling - questions answered
- Do you know how your M&E service providers compare with the industry average?
- Building Performance Evaluation call - Autumn 2010
- Technical answers - non-return valves, cups versus mugs and interior heat
- Building Regulations consultation response
August 2010
- Knowledge sharing of the future
- Ground-coupled ventilation
- European BIM Survey
- Launch of the 'iCAT' Carbon Assessment Project
- New Part J of the Building Regulations
July 2010
- Energy select committee member visits BSRIA
- Refcom launches Refcom Elite - a confirmation of best practice
- BSRIA and CIBSE talk commissioning at London HEVAR
- What does the coalition mean for construction?
- £8 million injected into building performance evaluation
- Download free BIM reports
- Visit BSRIA Instrument Solutions at the Energy Event
June 2010
- Part F of the Building Regulations and the need for UKAS calibrated instruments
- BSRIA continues to grow with a new North American office
- Is the future still bright for the solar thermal market?
- Operation and maintenance benchmarking review 2009/10
- BSRIA model project - 66 Waterloo Road, Sydney
- Technical answers - pricing microregeneration, building temperatures and bacteria in ductwork
May 2010
- Design guide for energy efficient pumping systems
- Illustrated guide to mechanical cooling - new BSRIA guidance
- Operational building performance measurement
- European energy legislation explained
- Innovation in the built environment - funding opportunities, summer 2010
- Total facilities management - client satisfaction survey
- Building performance evaluation and energy monitoring
April 2010
- Global air conditioning feels the world recession in 2009
- BSRIA supports 'Combating Legionella 2010' conference
- Building performance evaluation research funding
- School report on zero carbon: not by 2016
- DECs to be rolled out on all non-domestic buildings
- Overview of Parts L & F consultation results and impact assessment
- BSRIA and South Bank University develop airflow technology
- BSRIA's Colin Pearson gains BREEAM Accredited Professional status
March 2010
- Low carbon Innovation and Growth Team interim report
- TSB call for 'Build Process' research projects
- Lighting system efficiencies for Part L 2010
- Air conditioning market in Saudi Arabia
- Request for recruits to the KTN Product Review Panel
February 2010
- Technical answers - ground coupling, historic buildings and escape distances
- Extreme low carbon dwelling refurbishment
January 2010
- BSRIA releases ventilation test results for CLG
- Andrew Eastwell talks condensing boilers on BBC Radio 4
- Visit BSRIA at Milan Mostra Expocomfort 2010
- Anne King awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours
- Unique partnership targets construction of sustainable homes
- Common language agreed for carbon footprinting
- Model commissioning plan sets out thorough procedures
- Visit BSRIA at Ecobuild 2010
- Energy Monitoring and Data Recording for Solid Wall Insulation and Retrofit Field Trials
December 2009
- Modern Built Environment KTN near-market innovations competition
- BSRIA's squirrel monitors deep freeze for Darwin Centre specimens
- BSRIA signs up to conquer information overload
- BSRIA testing ventilation for Part J revisions for CLG
- Energy management survey - commitment, implementation and success
- PfS to pilot Soft Landings on new schools
- Condensing boilers and domestic heating controls
November 2009
- Intelligent Controls in Buildings - Monitoring service of Security and Fire Systems (2008-2013)
- BSRIA Briefing 2009 review - Buildings fit for purpose
- UKTI review of UK's low-carbon capabilities in China
- Heat Pumps guide - free download of fundamentals and legislation sections
- Temperature Rises as Products Compete in the Heat Market
October 2009
- Super Successful Heat Pumps
- Postal strike not to affect BSRIA Members
- Pre-commissioning cleaning guidance consultation
- Measuring embedded carbon - the next indicator of sustainability
- NEW BSRIA heat pump and solar thermal studies
- Review of CABE's Minimum Design Standard for schools
- Intelligent infrastructure management systems - market developments
- NHS multi site DEC and advisory reports - case study
- BSRIA Soft Landings User Group launched
September 2009
- CCTV Video Surveillance sector is the star performer in the European Security Systems market
- Government announces low carbon review of the construction industry
- Model project - Herman Miller UK HQ
- Embodied energy calculations design tool
- Review of building compliance seminars, Dublin
- HCFC phase out overview
- Service duct risk assessment case study
- Visit BSRIA at Healthcare Estates exhibition
August 2009
- M&E and Total FM customer satisfaction surveys
- Job Book for Building Services - BSRIA toolkit
- Does banning the traditional light bulb make environmental sense?
- Zero-carbon will depend on how schools are used, says Task Group
- BSRIA gains UKAS acoustic accreditation
- New tighter buildings for Tesco
July 2009
- World building controls service and maintenance market remains strong through 2009
- What does the future hold for the HVAC market?
- Part L consultation summary
- BSRIA and CIBSE commissioning guidance review
- Obituraries of Nigel Potter and Jeff Wix
- Hot news at the Daily Telegraph calls for cool heads
- Zero carbon targets on the construction industry
- NG Bailey's Solais House - BSRIA model project
- Out and about with BSRIA Instrument Solutions
- Soft Landings Framework published
- Air Force or forced air?
June 2009
- India and China shine in the global structured cabling market
- York chiller achieves test specification at BSRIA
- Chinese Security market enjoys buoyant growth between 2006-2008
- KPIs for M&E contractors - results for 2009
- Product testing and market trends - open day 23 September
- Domestic hot water monitoring results
- Controls integration - UK market trends
- BREEAM In-Use - closing the loop
- BSRIA shows new centre court roof's ventilation scores an ace
- Hear BSRIA at London HEVAR 2009
May 2009
- Major industry players join North American market sizing study
- £10M grand challenge to make housing greener
- Neville Billington OBE, first BSRIA Director, dies aged 93
- Energy management survey results
- EPCs for schools reveal performance shortfall
- Building Information Modelling - activities at BSRIA and RIBA
- Sand trap louvres - NEW test at BSRIA
- EPC or DEC for building compliance
April 2009
- Global air conditioning sales reach US$70 billion in 2008
- UKAS accredited testing for heat pumps
- Air-source heat pumps guide
- Report recommends use of integrated teams to deliver a sustainable built environment
- BSRIA joins EU Public Private Partnership initiative
- EU Council adopts climate-energy legislative package
- Cool Data Centres
March 2009
- Global Opportunities in the HVAC Market Presentation Review
- Solar thermal market shows sounds growth
- Hear BSRIA at Data Centres Europe
- Review of the BSRIA Briefing - achieving zero carbon
- UK air conditioning market overview
- Technical questions - small power, sprinkler systems and O&M manuals
February 2009
- BSRIA experts chart cabling market highs and lows at BICSI
- Additional benefits for BSRIA Members - save up to £1000
- BREEAM or LEED - strengths and weaknesses of the two main environmental assessment methods
- Brussels hints at DEC retreat
- Carbon Reduction Commitment - the position so far
- BSRIA enhances Infonet database for members
January 2009
- BSRIA launches 'Low Carbon Engineering' at Ecobuild
- BSRIA discusses Building Schools for the Future Programme on the BBC
- Air-source heat pumps - pros, cons and considerations for specifiers
- District energy schemes - lessons learned
- Technical questions - carbon footprinting, maintenance contracts and rapeseed oil as a fuel
December 2008
- Heat pump market growing fast
- Mega Solar Power Generation Project in the Kawasaki Waterfront District
- I3CON pilot training courses
- BSRIA Briefing calls for retrofit consortium
- BSRIA gets SAFEcontractor approved
- Biofuels - design, installation and air pollution
- Charities Aid Foundation - project revisit
- BSRIA China Network
- Visit BSRIA at Ecobuild
November 2008
- Energy Efficiency in Buildings Joint Technology Initiative
- Energy management benchmarking survey
- R&D funding competition for UK manufacturers
- Technical questions - prisons designs, false fire alarms and boiler condensate
- Biofuels - the technology, where to use and funding mechanisms
- BSRIA member is 5,000th person to register with KTN
October 2008
- BSRIA at Chillventa 2008
- The global IIMS market doubles in size from 2005
- Classroom ventilation - testing of alternatives
- KPIs for M&E contractors - results for 2008
- Model demonstration project - Butterfield Business Park
September 2008
- New EU Legislation and Impact on Buildings study
- The western European IBC(e) systems market reaches 2.723 billion euros in 2007
- Heat pump testing - New UKAS accreditation for BSRIA
- British Council for Offices conference review
- Comparing British office workers journeys-to-work
- Sustainable schools - getting real about the zero-carbon agenda
August 2008
July 2008
- Operation and maintenance benchmarking - outputs for the year
- EU legislation and impact event
- World heating market valued at US$ 31.1 billion in 2007
- Testing and CFD for destratification fans
- BSRIA Proplan Releases New Building Control Study
- Switchgear investigation at Shetland Islands School - case study
- BSRIA CEO in top ten most influential in building services
- Is that an elephant in the corner of the room?
June 2008
- Review of the World Air Conditioning Market 2007
- Technical questions - high NOx boilers, sound levels and data centre cooling
- Walkable communities
- BSRIA launches NBS specification writing service
May 2008
- Changes to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations - effective July 2008
- Offices for the future
- Artic circle
- How to glide a building
April 2008
- Residential heat recovery in Europe
- Letter from Australia
- Air conditioning - UK market review
- The case for straw
- New site waste regulations
- Technical questions - small power, steam rooms and CDM
March 2008
- Consolidate your kit
- Post-occupancy assessments needed urgently, says report
- New Government Guidance on Energy Performance Certificates
- US Data Center market - structured cabling and network choices
- BSRIA acquires Proplan
February 2008
- Chilled ceilings and beams continued growth in the European market
- Comparative Testing - Positioning your product well against the competition
- The Thai air conditioning market
January 2008
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for existing buildings
- Schools fit for the future - are we learning the right lessons?
- Boiler market and energy efficiency
- Solar thermal boom in Europe, USA and China
- Brazilian bathroom market with strong growth
December 2007
- BSRIA consulted in UK Construction Industry Inquiry
- Designing drains for storms
- Tales from the Rivergreen
November 2007
- Andrew Giles presents at Sanyo's Media Summit
- Structured cabling in the Middle East
- Heat pumps lead the way in alternative heating in Europe and Japan
- Growth in the Turkish Air Conditioning Market
- The Chinese Air Conditioning Market
October 2007
- Sustainability - latest information from the BSRIA Library
- The F-gas Regulation No. 842/2006 (Effective 4 July 2007)
- Letters October 2007
- Be natural, and keep cool
September 2007
- Vertical sector study of LAN cabling and new technologies in the US
- Boom time for beams
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
- CEM wins environmental award for Green Vision
- Academy examination
- Guidance for gases
- BSRIA joins 100 days of carbon clean up initiative
August 2007
July 2007
- BSRIA develops carbon footprint tool for existing homes with CEM
- Boilers: the heat is on
- BSRIA launches Schools Network
- How many politicians does it take to change a lightbulb?
- At the flick of a switch
- Changes to 'Duty of Care' for non-hazardous waste at landfill sites
- Testing zone controllers for eu.bac certification gets started
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
- FM and maintenance - latest information from BSRIA
- Green Council given the green light
- Green gloss code?
March 2007
- New worldwide market reports for major products
- Centre for Mathematical Sciences
- Communication skills
- BSRIA Airtightness expands UK regional presence
- Review of The Construction Products Directive
- Latest sustainability information
- Revamped BSRIA Infonet
February 2007
December 2006
- New test and certification scheme for controls
- The future of renewables - tilting at windmills?
- Procurement Matters
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
July 2006
- India controls market preview
- Chinese air conditioning market overview
- Product testing for construction projects
- The whole life cost process
- Model building project - Kingsmead Primary School
- Improving site productivity - earthing bars
- Radiators standard EN442 & CE Marking
May 2006
- Fan coils - delivering required performance
- Members - Let BSRIA help promote your company
- BSRIA Design Checks in the WSP project framework
- World domestic boiler market showing some growth
- What is whole life cost analysis?
- From horses to courses
- World AC market highlights from new BSRIA study
April 2006
- Weather louvre performance testing
- Building bridges between FM and design
- The market for structured cabling
- Achieving good indoor air quality
March 2006
February 2006
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