BSRIA News

May 2013

• Domestic Ventilation Systems - new guide to measuring airflow rates
• Designing and Constructing for Airtightness - new guide helps you pass your airtest
• BIM and NEW tools - MBE KTN event
• Voluntary product certification - who benefits?
• New BSRIA website launched - what it means to members and visitors
• BSRIA CEO reflects on industry progress as successor is sought
• The future of environmental rating systems
• Instrument trade in offer - wanted dead or alive
• TSI launches 2 exclusive accessories for the PH731 Pro hood

April 2013

• Meet BSRIA at Hearth & Home exhibition in Harrogate
• New light weight PANDA ductwork air leakage tester
• Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality - Making Ventilation Systems Work
• BSRIA supports multi-disciplinary Apprentice scheme
• TSI launches the respirator Mask Integrity Test Accessory (MITA)
• BSRIA Instrument Solutions gets a Gold in 2013

March 2013

• BSRIA joins FM industry bodies to support BIM
• Pulling the construction lever? - Budget 2013 comment
• BSRIA wins 'BREEAM Country First Award' 2013
• Annual industry-wide BIM survey results
• M&E maintenance KPIs - keeping the customer satisfied
• Rotronic logging indoor air quality meters available to hire or purchase
• FLIR Systems launches promotional packs for FLIR i E & Ebx series
• Technical Guides Sets up to 50% discount until 22nd March

February 2013

• New Flexible Ductwork Guide assists with design, installation and maintenance
• New Seaward PV150 Solarlink PV test kits available to hire and purchase
• Making school kitchens energy efficient
• Controlling noise to improve occupant comfort
• Seasonal Commissioning - new guide looks at the benefits
• Powered Flow Hoods available from BSRIA Instrument Solutions

January 2013

• New Water Quality Standard (BS 8552) supports application of BSRIA's pre-commission cleaning guide
• Building Regulations changes update
• BSRIA Cert weather louvre scheme welcomes new products
• Renewable Heat Incentive consultation on metering report
• Measuring expectations
• NBS BIM adoption annual survey - win an iPad2
• Measuring dust in the desert !
• An Audience with Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE, CEO MITIE - Young Engineers event review
• Visit BSRIA at Ecobuild 2013

December 2012

• Government abandons domestic minor consequential improvements
• Latest M&E maintenance KPIs encouraging
• Europe's smart home market - Highly concentrated but growing
• Innovation Zone 2013 seeks innovators
• December bookshop offers - commisioning and maintenance
• Technical answers - building performance and Building Regulations and sustainable refurbishment
• NEW from Fluke is the VT02 visual IR thermometer
• The changing market for Refrigerants
• Heat Recovery market is expected to beat the blues
• TSI has updated the AeroTrak 9306 particle counter with new features, firmware and software capabilities

November 2012

• Climate changers - Young Engineers foresight review
• EU energy label plan for heaters
• POE is key to excellent procurement
• BSRIA testing for EVALOC project
• Fluke launches the CNX wireless testing tool
• BSRIA's new test facility for solid fuel stoves
• BSRIA Briefing 2012 - review and presentations
• Chiller sales follow trends in the Economic environment
• New Introduction to Thermography course - 16th Jan 2013
• Testo expands its flue gas analyser range
• Two new Vaisala HM40 temperature and humidity meters now available from BSRIA Instrument Solutions

October 2012

• The Value of BREEAM - new report assesses the scheme
• New Pre-Commission Cleaning of Pipework Systems (BG 29/2012)
• Singapore delegation visits BSRIA
• Fluke launches the 437-II a new power quality analysis for 50Hz, 60Hz and 400Hz power systems
• Technical answers - car park ventilation, white rust and legionella outbreaks
• Building performance evaluation of passive solar school
• UK housing: energy generation and directives
• Health and Safety promotion on TSI products

September 2012

• £5,000 TSB innovation voucher scheme launched
• Green Deal Briefing Paper and Energy Secretary Q&A
• BIM and Government sector projects
• Soft Landings procurement and budgets
• Design Framework guide 3rd edition contains new material on BIM
• Testo 875 thermal imaging cameras now offer even higher specifications at more competitive prices
• Does the Heat Pump market still have energy?

August 2012

• BSRIA Instrument Solutions supplies Wi5 monitoring equipment for Barratt's Hanham Hall project
• BSRIA Wi5 monitoring for Barratt's Hanham Hall project
• Singletons strain the electricity grid
• Future 'bleak' as public sector output plummets
• New construction survey finds little change in collaboration
• Government names new Chief Construction Adviser

July 2012

• Understanding Acoustic Performance Data - new guide
• BSRIA supports Building Services - The CIBSE Conference & Exhibition
• BSRIA launches new test and certification for PICVs
• New Asset Management and Maintenance Audits guide launched
• 5 Tips for Effective Product Selection and better building project outcomes
• The Smart Building market in Asia will exceed $1,036bn by 2020
• BSRIA launches new Introduction to BIM training

June 2012

• BSRIA consulted in Green Deal next steps
• TSI / Airflow PH731 air balancing hood available from BSRIA Instrument Solutions
• New O&M Benchmarking figures revealed
• CILECCTA: Providing sustainable options

May 2012

• Government seeks new Chief Construction Adviser
• Technical answers - heating distribution, wiring regulations and photovoltaics
• Design & commissioning guides half price until Jubilee weekend
• Rating environmental assessments
• BSRIA launches Soft Landings training June 28th

April 2012

• FLIR launches new T400 series with MSX thermal image enhancement
• How does varying the service life of a component affect its life cycle cost?
• Flash+ airtightness workshop review
• Annual M&E service provider customer satisfaction survey
• The World Air Conditioning Market Comes Out of the Chill
• Review of changes to TM22 energy assessment tool
• Does a building lose its airtightness over time?

March 2012

• New Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Building Services coming soon
• BSRIA at Ecobuild 2012
• BSRIA publishes Soft Landings Core Principles
• BREEAM for Schools faces the chop as Gove cuts costs
• BSRIA Cert launches first ever certification scheme for weather louvres
• Survey on energy management, practices and priorities
• The Green Deal explained
• NBS's national BIM survey reveals latest adoption figures
• £10m programme will demonstrate innovative energy efficient technologies
• Building Regulations consultation

February 2012

• New Standard for temporary water supplies on construction sites
• RIBA Plan of Work Green Overlay supports Soft Landings
• Construction archives survey
• Building Regulations proposed changes and consultation
• BREEAM survey

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?
• New Condition Surveys and Asset Data Capture guide now launched
• Graham Manly awarded OBE in New Year's Honours list

December 2011

• Ventilation effectiveness - How well do ventilation systems work?
• DECC presentation on the Green Deal consultation
• UK security and video recording market
• Passivhaus project case study - Mayville Community Centre
• 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

• BSRIA Instrument Solutions is ready with wireless re-validation
• 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
• Environmental rating schemes - their use and future development
• BSRIA's regulation & compliance training
• Seasonal and continuous commissioning
• Energy benchmarks on the button, says CIBSE

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
• Testo Approved Service Company

July 2011

• Soft Landings submitted to APPG procurement inquiry
• Low-carbon buildings need low embodied energy
• Commissioning planning
• Commissioning and handover case study - Edge Hill University
• 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
• BREEAM 2011 & Soft Landings
• Back to basics for school designs
• 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
• Data centre cooling - your questions answered
• Broadmeadows Primary School
• Life cycle costing - a gateway to 3 BREEAM credits

March 2011

• Full UK public building energy data
• Soft Landings goes global
• M&E maintenance client satisfaction KPIs
• Heat pump schemes explained

February 2011

• BSRIA supports developments in BIMM
• Energy Efficient Pumping Systems - a design guide - due to be launched shortly
• Exclusive interview with Liz Peace, Head of the BPF
• Part L tightens lighting efficacies
• "Quantum change" needed to achieve low carbon construction
• Building energy reduction: a leadership opportunity

January 2011

• M&E Contracting Market Report now launched
• KPIs for M&E contractors - 2010 results
• Technical answers - geothermal energy, energy audits and performance ratings
• Fusion reaction - a simple explanation
• Building performance evaluation testing and instrumentation packages

December 2010

• New Rules of Thumb is due out early 2011
• Meet BSRIA experts at AHR Expo Las Vegas
• BSRIA model project - Surrey Sports Park
• Meet BSRIA experts at Ecobuild
• How long will components and systems last?
• 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

• Energy software compliance tools
• Grim figures for construction output
• Heat pumps need care
• Building Performance Evaluation seminar presentations
• 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?
• UAE's school rebuilding programme
• 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
• Launch of the 'iCAT' Carbon Assessment Project
• European BIM Survey
• New Part J of the Building Regulations

July 2010

• Energy select committee member visits BSRIA
• What does the coalition mean for construction?
• £8 million injected into building performance evaluation
• Refcom launches Refcom Elite - a confirmation of best practice
• BSRIA and CIBSE talk commissioning at London HEVAR
• 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
• Is the future still bright for the solar thermal market?
• BSRIA continues to grow with a new North American office
• BSRIA model project - 66 Waterloo Road, Sydney
• Operation and maintenance benchmarking review 2009/10
• Technical answers - pricing microregeneration, building temperatures and bacteria in ductwork

May 2010

• Design guide for energy efficient pumping systems
• European energy legislation explained
• Total facilities management - client satisfaction survey
• Innovation in the built environment - funding opportunities, summer 2010
• Illustrated guide to mechanical cooling - new BSRIA guidance
• Operational building performance measurement
• 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
• DECs to be rolled out on all non-domestic buildings
• Overview of Parts L & F consultation results and impact assessment
• School report on zero carbon: not by 2016
• 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
• Lighting system efficiencies for Part L 2010
• TSB call for 'Build Process' research projects
• Request for recruits to the KTN Product Review Panel
• Air conditioning market in Saudi Arabia

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
• Unique partnership targets construction of sustainable homes
• Anne King awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours
• Visit BSRIA at Ecobuild 2010
• Model commissioning plan sets out thorough procedures
• Common language agreed for carbon footprinting
• Energy Monitoring and Data Recording for Solid Wall Insulation and Retrofit Field Trials

December 2009

• Modern Built Environment KTN near-market innovations competition
• BSRIA signs up to conquer information overload
• BSRIA's squirrel monitors deep freeze for Darwin Centre specimens
• 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
• Measuring embedded carbon - the next indicator of sustainability
• Pre-commissioning cleaning guidance consultation
• NEW BSRIA heat pump and solar thermal studies
• BSRIA Soft Landings User Group launched
• Intelligent infrastructure management systems - market developments
• Review of CABE's Minimum Design Standard for schools
• NHS multi site DEC and advisory reports - case study

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
• HCFC phase out overview
• Review of building compliance seminars, Dublin
• Embodied energy calculations design tool
• Service duct risk assessment case study
• Visit BSRIA at Healthcare Estates exhibition

August 2009

• Does banning the traditional light bulb make environmental sense?
• Zero-carbon will depend on how schools are used, says Task Group
• M&E and Total FM customer satisfaction surveys
• BSRIA gains UKAS acoustic accreditation
• Job Book for Building Services - BSRIA toolkit
• New tighter buildings for Tesco

July 2009

• What does the future hold for the HVAC market?
• World building controls service and maintenance market remains strong through 2009
• BSRIA and CIBSE commissioning guidance review
• Part L consultation summary
• Hot news at the Daily Telegraph calls for cool heads
• Obituraries of Nigel Potter and Jeff Wix
• NG Bailey's Solais House - BSRIA model project
• Out and about with BSRIA Instrument Solutions
• Zero carbon targets on the construction industry
• 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
• BREEAM In-Use - closing the loop
• Domestic hot water monitoring results
• Controls integration - UK market trends
• 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
• Neville Billington OBE, first BSRIA Director, dies aged 93
• £10M grand challenge to make housing greener
• Building Information Modelling - activities at BSRIA and RIBA
• EPCs for schools reveal performance shortfall
• Energy management survey results
• 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
• Report recommends use of integrated teams to deliver a sustainable built environment
• Air-source heat pumps guide
• EU Council adopts climate-energy legislative package
• BSRIA joins EU Public Private Partnership initiative
• 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
• Technical questions - small power, sprinkler systems and O&M manuals
• UK air conditioning market overview
• Review of the BSRIA Briefing - achieving zero carbon

February 2009

• BSRIA experts chart cabling market highs and lows at BICSI
• Additional benefits for BSRIA Members - save up to £1000
• Carbon Reduction Commitment - the position so far
• BREEAM or LEED - strengths and weaknesses of the two main environmental assessment methods
• Brussels hints at DEC retreat
• BSRIA enhances Infonet database for members

January 2009

• BSRIA discusses Building Schools for the Future Programme on the BBC
• BSRIA launches 'Low Carbon Engineering' at Ecobuild
• Technical questions - carbon footprinting, maintenance contracts and rapeseed oil as a fuel
• Air-source heat pumps - pros, cons and considerations for specifiers
• District energy schemes - lessons learned

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
• Charities Aid Foundation - project revisit
• Biofuels - design, installation and air pollution
• 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
• Biofuels - the technology, where to use and funding mechanisms
• Technical questions - prisons designs, false fire alarms and boiler condensate
• 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
• Comparing British office workers journeys-to-work
• British Council for Offices conference review
• Sustainable schools - getting real about the zero-carbon agenda

August 2008

• BSRIA at HVAC Asia 2008 Singapore

July 2008

• EU legislation and impact event
• Operation and maintenance benchmarking - outputs for the year
• 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
• Is that an elephant in the corner of the room?
• BSRIA CEO in top ten most influential in building services

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
• How to glide a building
• Artic circle
• Offices for the future

April 2008

• Residential heat recovery in Europe
• Letter from Australia
• The case for straw
• New site waste regulations
• Technical questions - small power, steam rooms and CDM
• Air conditioning - UK market review

March 2008

• Post-occupancy assessments needed urgently, says report
• New Government Guidance on Energy Performance Certificates
• Consolidate your kit
• 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

• Boiler market and energy efficiency
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for existing buildings
• Schools fit for the future - are we learning the right lessons?
• Brazilian bathroom market with strong growth
• Solar thermal boom in Europe, USA and China

December 2007

• BSRIA consulted in UK Construction Industry Inquiry
• Tales from the Rivergreen
• Designing drains for storms

November 2007

• Andrew Giles presents at Sanyo's Media Summit
• Structured cabling in the Middle East
• Growth in the Turkish Air Conditioning Market
• The Chinese Air Conditioning Market
• Heat pumps lead the way in alternative heating in Europe and Japan

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
• Guidance for gases
• BSRIA joins 100 days of carbon clean up initiative
• Academy examination
• CEM wins environmental award for Green Vision
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

August 2007

• Avviati presso BSRIA i test sui regolatori di zona per eu.bac

July 2007

• BSRIA develops carbon footprint tool for existing homes with CEM
• Boilers: the heat is on
• Changes to 'Duty of Care' for non-hazardous waste at landfill sites
• At the flick of a switch
• How many politicians does it take to change a lightbulb?
• Testing zone controllers for eu.bac certification gets started

June 2007

• Banking on savings
• Trust in Construction

May 2007

• Operation & Maintenance Benchmarking - outputs for the year
• World AC market review

April 2007

• Green Council given the green light
• Green gloss code?
• FM and maintenance - latest information from BSRIA

March 2007

• New worldwide market reports for major products
• BSRIA Airtightness expands UK regional presence
• Communication skills
• Centre for Mathematical Sciences
• Latest sustainability information
• Review of The Construction Products Directive
• Revamped BSRIA Infonet

February 2007

• Introducing I3CON
• Technical questions and answers

December 2006

• New test and certification scheme for controls
• The future of renewables - tilting at windmills?
• Procurement Matters

November 2006

• Duct leakage testing
• Weighing up the options
• Markets for clean energy

October 2006

• Electrical boxes
• Queens Building

September 2006

• Elements needed for a Whole Life Cost Analysis
• Testing times

July 2006

• Chinese air conditioning market overview
• India controls market preview
• Product testing for construction projects
• Model building project - Kingsmead Primary School
• The whole life cost process
• 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
• Achieving good indoor air quality
• Building bridges between FM and design
• The market for structured cabling

March 2006

• Developments in Russian domestic boiler market
• Sanitaryware, improving market conditions in Syria

February 2006

• InfraCAM - Available from BSRIA
• Radiators CE Marking

January 2006

• Box Clever