Design and management guides

- - Flexible Ductwork - A guide to specification, procurement, installation and maintenance (BG 43/2013)
  - by Hawkins G (February 2013)
  - Flexible ductwork is widely used in buildings. However, there is a lack of clarity over statutory requirements, product standards and technical guidance for this product. This has given rise to a wide variety of interpretations by those parties involved in the design,...
- - Value of BREEAM, The (BG 42/2012)
  - by Parker J (October 2012)
  - Since its launch in 1990, BREEAM (the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) has stimulated a greener built environment. But what do those involved in commissioning BREEAM assessments actually think of the scheme? This report is based on independent...
- - Understanding Acoustic Performance Data (BG 41/2012)
  - by Rebecca Hogg (July 2012)
  - With more awareness of noise issues and many developments occurring in already built-up areas it is essential to provide an accurate specification of the noise emitted by building services equipment. Acoustic testing is important to manufacturers as it enables them to provide...
- - DC Power - potential applications (BG 40/2012)
  - by Reginald Brown (June 2012)
  - If you have ever wondered how to charge your laptop computer or run your fridge from the photovoltaic (PV) panel on your roof, this brief guide provides an introduction to the opportunities and challenges of introducing direct current (DC) power. There are many possible...
- - Weather Louvre Specification Guide (BG 36/2012)
  - by Roper M (January 2012)
  - A weather louvre is a passive device, essentially a grille fixed over an opening, designed to let air through and keep water out. It is designed to perform both these functions simultaneously and its suitability for a particular application is determined by how effectively it...
- - Pitstopping - BSRIA's reality checking process for Soft Landings (BG 27/2011)
  - by Bunn R (July 2011)
  - Recent surveys have revealed that there are some shocking gaps between the design intention and the reality of some new buildings' energy consumption. This is particularly worrying because the performance shortfall is happening despite tougher Building Regulations. Innovative...
- - Embodied Carbon - the Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) (BG 10/2011)
  - by Jones C. - Editors Lowrie F. Tse P & Prof Hammond G (January 2011)
  - The Innovation and Growth Team (IGT), drawn from the construction industry, recently provided a report to the government recommending embodied carbon appraisal. The BSRIA guide produced in conjunction with the University of Bath, in line with the recent IGT report, looks at why...
- - Underfloor Heating and Cooling (BG 4/2011)
  - by Brown R (January 2011)
  - 'As an architectural practice that undertakes energy assessments, the Underfloor Heating and Cooling Guide is invaluable as a reference document' Iain Robinson, Architectural & Creative Design BSRIA's latest guide replaces the previous Underfloor Heating: A Designer's Guide...
- - Soft Landings for Schools Case studies (BG 9/2010)
  - by Bunn R & Usable Building Trust (October 2010)
  - There is a major policy imperative to make buildings perform radically better and much more sustainably. It will be impossible to meet these expectations reliably unless the service given by the construction industry also changes, with more focus on actual performance in use....
- - Commissioning Job Book - A framework for managing the commissioning process (BG 11/2010)
  - by Hawkins G (October 2010)
  - BSRIA's Commissioning Job Book replaces AG5/2002 Commissioning Management. Commissioning is too important to be considered as no more than the very last stage that must be completed before practical completion. To meet the demands imposed on the 21st century built environment,...
- - Structural Fixings for Ductwork Systems (BG 10/2010)
  - by Hawkins Glenn (August 2010)
  - Joint best practice publication from ADCAS and BSRIA providing guidance on the design, selection and installation of structural fixings for ductwork systems. It gives an overview of the design process that should be applied to the design of ductwork support systems, examines...
- - Building Services Job Book - A project framework for engineering services (BG 1/2009)
  - by Hawkins G (August 2009)
  - The Building Services Job Book is full of useful things for a construction project team. It is not just for building services engineers but everyone involved with or interfacing with the services activity. The title reflects its alignment with RIBA stages.
- - Design Framework for Building Services 2nd edition (Superseded) (BG 6/2009)
  - by David Churcher (February 2009)
  - Supersedes BSRIA TN 21/97, TN 22/97 and BG 6/2006. Provides a framework for allocating many of the design activities needed to complete a construction project. Superseded by BG 6/2012.
- - Guide to HVAC Building Services Calculations 2nd Edition (BG 30/2007)
  - by Bleicher D, Churcher D & Pennycook K (June 2007)
  - This second edition has been expanded to include new and revised sections and provides practical, easy to follow methodologies for a range of calculations used in the design and sizing of heating, ventilating and air conditioning. The guidance is primarily based on data and...
- - Design checks for HVAC - A quality control framework (Second edition) (BG 4/2007)
  - by Pennycook K (March 2007)
  - This updated second edition of Design Checks for HVAC will improve the quality control and performance of the technical design process. This second edition is up to date with the legislative requirements, standards and codes of practice current in January 2007. Good design is...
- - Design Checks for Electrical Services - A quality control framework for electrical engineers (BG 3/2006)
  - by Pennycook K. (May 2006)
  - Describes the electrical engineering design process. A series of data sheets for electrical systems and equipment gives design guidance on design inputs, outputs and practical watchpoints for a range of key design topics, to aid the design process and reduce errors. The...
- - Design checks for Public Health Engineering - A quality control framework for public health engineer (BG 2/2006)
  - by Pennycook K. (March 2006)
  - Design checks for Public Health Engineering - A quality control framework for public health engineer. Good design is central to the achievement of quality buildings that satisfy client requirements, yet all too often defects and failures that occur after occupation can be shown to have their origin in design.
- - Free cooling systems (BG 8/2004)
  - by De Saulles T. (October 2004)
  - The proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations will create challenging energy targets for all buildings intended to improve performance by around 25%. For air conditioned buildings, a significant contribution to reaching proposed Part L of the Building Regulations...
- - Choosing building services. A practical guide to system selection (BG 9/2004)
  - by Langmaid J. (September 2004)
  - "Decision support tool" and accompanying publication provide information to help clients obtain an understanding of building services to satisfy functional needs in buildings. Enables a client to specify the type of environment it wants rather than a particular building...
- - Design Framework for Building Services Original Publication (Superseded) (TN 8/94)
  - by Chris Parsloe (June 1994)
  - The original aim of this publication was to clarify the allocation of responsibilities and duties between building services designers, building services installers and the various specialist companies involved in a given building design.
- - Design for maintainability (AG 11/92)
  - by Parsloe C. (January 1992)
  - States that building services systems require maintenance from the moment they are put into operation until the end of their operating lives. The cost of system maintenance has been demonstrated to represent a significant proportion of the total building operating costs, possibly...
- - Allocation of design responsibilities for building engineering services - a code of conduct to avoid conflict (Superseded) (TN 21/97)
  - by Chris Parsloe
  - TN 21/97 Presents an update of BSRIA TN 8/94 'The allocation of Design Responsibilities for Building Engineering Services - A code of conduct to avoid conflict'. Please note you are welcome to purchase / download a copy, but this is a withdrawn publication.
- - Design Framework for Building Services 1st edition (Superseded) (BG 6/2006)
  - by Churcher D
  - Provides a framework for allocating many of the design activities needed to complete a construction project, to the different members of a project team. Supersedes BSRIA TN 21/97 and TN 22/97, superseded by BG 6/2009.

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