Briefing and procurement guides

- - Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Building Services 3rd Edition (BG 31/2017)
  - by David Bleicher (May 2017)
  - This guide provides basic reference information on mechanical building services systems for construction clients and professionals in other areas of the construction industry. Key areas covered include heating, ventilation, air conditioning
- - Illustrated Guides Set of 6 (ILL6)
  - by BSRIA (May 2017)
  - BSRIA's illustrated guides provide an overview of the main products and systems in mechanical, electrical, renewables, hot and cold water services, ventilation and mechanical cooling. These guides are ideal as a quick reference for experienced engineers or an introduction to non-engineers.
- - Maintenance Contracts: A guide to best practice for procurement (BG 66/2016)
  - by Godfrey K & Groen (November 2016)
  - This guide is aimed at helping clients, facilities managers and their organisations to understand better the key success factors in procuring maintenance contracts
- - Carbon and Cost Analysis Set (CC1)
  - by Churcher D, Jones C. - Editors Lowrie F. Tse P & Prof Hammond G (March 2016)
  - BSRIA's set of three guides covering carbon, cost and environmental analysis. Contains Life Cycle Costing (BG 67/2016), Life Cycle Assessment (BG 52/2013) and Embodied Carbon – the inventory of carbon and energy (BG 10/2011).
- - Heat Interface Units (BG 62/2015)
  - by Reginald Brown (December 2015)
  - Covers the application and installation of both direct and indirect heat interface units for residential and small commercial applications within district or commercial heat networks
- - Illustrated Guide to Hot and Cold Water Services (BG 33/2014)
  - by Reginald Brown (November 2014)
  - explains the principles and technology used in hot and cold water services, also known as domestic water services, in all types of buildings. It also includes sections on drainage and installation and commissioning.
- - Building Services Foundation Guide Set (BSF2)
  - by Bleicher D, Hawkins G & Peter Tse (May 2014)
  - Set of 3 guides containing BSRIA's new Illustrated Guide to Electrical Building Services, Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Building Services and Rules of Thumb - guidelines for building services 5th Edition
- - Illustrated Guide to Electrical Building Services 3rd Edition (BG 32/2014)
  - by David Bleicher & Peter Tse (May 2014)
  - This illustrated guide provides reference information on electrical building services systems for construction clients and professionals in other areas of the construction industry.
- - Illustrated Guides set of 2 (ILL)
  - by David Bleicher & Peter Tse (May 2014)
  - Set of two guides, Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Building Services 3rd Edition and Illustrated Guide to Electrical Building Services 3rd Edition. Provides basic reference information on mechanical and electrical building services systems for construction clients and building operators.
- - How to procure Soft Landings 2nd edition (BG 45/2014)
  - by Roderic Bunn (March 2014)
  - This guide is written primarily to help public and private sector clients and main contractors procure Soft Landings services from their construction supply chains. The requirements have been developed by BSRIA with industry input by members of the BSRIA Soft Landings Network.
- - Soft Landings Core Principles (Superseded) (BG 38/2014)
  - by Bunn R & Usable Building Trust (March 2014)
  - These Soft Landings Core Principles have been developed by BSRIA working with the BSRIA Soft Landings Network. They are written for construction clients and their professional teams as guidance to inform Soft Landings processes for both new build and refurbishment projects. A...
- - Rules of Thumb 5th Edition (BG 9/2011)
  - by Hawkins G. (April 2011)
  - Rules of Thumb are general principles derived from practice and experience rather than precise theory. The 5th edition of Rules of Thumb is useful for approximately calculating values, setting outline targets and rapidly comparing different options to inform the early stages of the building design process.
- - Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Cooling (BG 1/2010)
  - by Pennycook K (April 2010)
  - Mechanical cooling covers everything from earth ducts to absorption refrigeration. The latest in the series, Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Cooling, runs through the entire gamut of cooling techniques and technologies, explaining their systems in easy and accessible language....
- - Illustrated Guide to Ventilation (BG 2/2009)
  - by Pennycook K (January 2009)
  - This guide is intended to assist technical dialogue between the client and the designing team during the briefing process, and help clients to identify and raise technical questions that they feel are relevant to their organisation's specific needs. For construction...
- - Illustrated Guide to Renewable Technologies (Superseded) (BG 1/2008)
  - by Pennycook K. (April 2008)
  - This guide has been superseded by BG 34/2021 Illustrated Guide to Renewable Technologies 2nd edition.
- - Marketing the integrated team - A toolkit for teamwork and brand-building (BG 1/2005)
  - by King A. & Meyer Holley A. (March 2005)
  - Takes the ideas of the integrated team beyond current thinking. The report aims to provide five tools for teams to help in setting up, focussing on customer value and aligning member's goals, tracking customer needs as they change, branding the team and ensuring that the team...
- - Partnering Toolkit - A guide for the whole supply chain (AG 23/2002)
  - by Samuelsson-Brown G. (November 2002)
  - Provides practical advice to facilitate the successful implementation and assessment of partnering arrangements. Discusses the strategies and mechanisms through which partnering can be achieved, demonstrating these issues with case studies. Includes proforma assessment tools, by...

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