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- - Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems (Superseded) (BG 50/2013)
  - by Edited by Reginald Brown (October 2013)
  - This guide has been superseded by BG 50/2021 Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems.
- - Building Services Analytics (BG 75/2018)
  - by Mitch Layng (November 2018)
  - Building services can generate vast amounts of data. This publication raises awareness and provides guidance to building owners, and all those involved in the design, construction and operation of buildings and building services, on analysing making use of this “big data”.
- - Soft Landings Framework 2018 (BG 54/2018)
  - by Michelle Agha-Hossein (August 2018)
  - Soft Landings Framework 2018 is a six-Phase approach to help the project team focus more on the client’s needs throughout the project, to smooth the transition into use and to address issues that post-occupancy evaluation (POE) has shown to be widespread. It is not just about better commissioning,
- - Design Framework for Building Services 3rd edition (Superseded) (BG 6/2012)
  - by David Churcher (August 2012)
  - Design Framework for Building Services 3rd edition (BG 6/2012)
- - Building Services Reports (BG 71/2017)
  - by Richard Tudor (May 2017)
  - The aim of this guide is to serve as good practice and to provide guidance in promoting consistency in the industry through common report definition and standard report frameworks.
- - Designing and Constructing for Airtightness (BG 47/2013)
  - by Ben Cheeseman (May 2013)
  - BSRIA guide provides architects, main contractors and subcontractors with a broad base knowledge of how to design and building buildings to achieve their airtightness targets.
- - Classification – An introduction (BG 68/2017 )
  - by John Sands (February 2017)
  - This guide covers the basics of the important topic of classification, with particular reference to building services.
- - Life Safety and Firefighting Power Supplies (Superseded) (BG 70/2017)
  - by Tony Mayo (March 2017)
  - This guide has been superseded by BG 70/2021 Life Safety and Firefighting Power Supplies 2nd edition.
- - Business-focused maintenance (Superseded) (BG 3/2004)
  - by Harris J & Hastings P. (December 2004)
  - BG 3/2004 Business Focused Maintenance has been withdrawn from sale. in 2016.
- - Effective BMS - A guide to improving system performance (AG 10/2001)
  - by Pennycook K. (August 2001)
  - Writes for facilities management/maintenance staff along with staff employed by companies providing BMS (building management system) support services. Provides guidance on how to improve the effectiveness of BMS. States that in particular the guidance will help determine whether...
- - 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...
- - 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,...
- - Commissioning Water Systems (BG 2/2010)
  - by Parsloe C. (September 2010)
  - This revised guide supersedes AG 2/89.3 Commissioning Water Systems application procedures for buildings, it provides the latest information on water commissioning for practising engineers, and complements CIBSE's Code W 2010. Proper commissioning enables engineering systems...
- - Guide to legionellosis - Operation and maintenance (Superseded) (AG 19/2000)
  - by Brown R G. & Roper M A. (October 2000)
  - This publication has been superseded by BG 58/2015 Legionnaire's Disease - Operation and Maintenance Log Book.
- - Soft Landings and Design for Performance (BG 76/2019)
  - by Robert Cohen & Sarah Ratcliffe (May 2019)
  - This guide, published jointly with the Better Building Partnership, explains how Soft Landings and Design for Performance can work together to embed a focus on performance outcomes in new build and major refurbishment projects.
- - 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...
- - 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...
- - Recommendations for fire risk assessment of catering extract ventilation (RC 44/2006)
  - by Loyd S. (December 2006)
  - Provides a fire risk assessment of extract ventilation in catering kitchens together with supporting explanation and guidance. Gives background information on the grease residues that can result from different styles of cooking, and on the main components of extract systems....
- - Prefabrication and preassembly - applying the techniques to building engineering services (ACT 1/99)
  - by Deal J, Smith M H & Wilson D G (January 1999)
  - Notes pressure for the UK construction industry to raise productivity, reduce costs and improve quality. Against this background analyses prefabrication and preassembly in the building services sector to: 1) produce guidance for building services engineers, project managers and...
- - 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...
- - Library of system control strategies (AG 7/98)
  - by Martin A J & Banyard C P. (January 1998)
  - Presents a reference document for use when specifying, developing and configuring control strategies. In five chapters, each containing control strategies relating to - 1) BMS plant start/top signals, 2) Heating systems, 3) Air handling plant, 4) Pumping, 5) Cooling systems. In...
- - Building Manuals and Building User Guides - Guidance and worked examples (BG 26/2011)
  - by Deramchi S, Harris J & Wilson A (July 2011)
  - BSRIA's latest guidance aims to help those responsible for creating the building log book and the building user guides. The complexity of modern buildings demands that we all have a greater understanding of how to operate buildings to achieve the optimum benefits and cost...
- - 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...

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