Building performance evaluation testing and instrumentation packages

Thermal image taken on a domestic dwelling during a whole house coheating test

BSRIA Instrument Solutions can provide the complete package of products and services that can be used for evaluating the performance of domestic and commercial buildings. Testing services include the evaluation of airtightness, measurement of U values in construction elements such as walls, thermography to determine if any fabric faults are present, and whole house coheating tests to determine the heat loss characteristics of the complete structure. Instrumentation packages include the supply of wireless monitoring packages for the long term evaluation of the performance, and short term equipment rental packages for snap shot determination of system characteristics.

Typical instrumentation package used in determining structure U values during a coheating test

BSRIA also provides services for determining building performance, including building performance evaluation (BPE), energy surveys, assessment of occupant satisfaction and the Soft Landings process used as a gradual handover of new and refurbished buildings.