Latest publications from BSRIA : BSRIA publications for the building services industry

- - HVAC Troubleshooting (BG 25/2014)
  - by Ralph Bell & Salim Deramchi (February 2014)
  - HVAC Troubleshooting guide replaces the previous edition AG 25/99 and provides step by step procedures to identify and solve problems found in typical HVAC systems. Covers refrigeration, ventilation, heating and common items.
- - 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.
- - Life Cycle Assessment - an introduction (BG 52/2013)
  - by David Churcher (November 2013)
  - Life Cycle Assessment is amethodology for compiling and evaluating the environmental impacts and the primary energy demand of a product system throughout its life cycle. The systems can be applied to a product or process, assemblies, HVAC systems or whole buildings.
- - Safety in Building Services Design (BG 55/2018)
  - by BSRIA (September 2018)
  - This second edition, published in 2018, provides information on updated legislation including CDM 2015. This publication provides guidance on designing for safety for both new build and refurbishment projects.
- - A Practical Guide to Building Thermal Modelling (BG 48/2013)
  - by Richard Tudor (August 2013)
  - A Practical Guide to Building Thermal Modelling provides advice on the delivery of thermal modelling and focuses on dynamic and compliance thermal modelling. Project teams are increasingly being asked to commit to future energy use and thermal modelling is used in order to accurately predict future
- - Life Cycle Assessment - an assessment of a building services system (BG 59/2014)
  - by David Churcher (November 2014)
  - This guide supplements BG 52/2013 Life Cycle Assessment - an introduction to explain in more details how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is applied to an entire HVAC building system.
- - Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems (Superseded) (BG 50/2013)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  - This guide has been superseded by BG 50/2021 Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems.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)
  - This guide has been superseded by BG 53/2016
- - 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)
  - This guide helps system designers and specifiers of weather louvres to achieve optimum performance.

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