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

- - 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 Banyard C P. & Martin A J (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...
- - Thermal Imaging of Building Fabric (BG 39/2011)
  - by Pearson C (October 2011)
  - This guide includes information on updates to building regulations, advances in camera technology and improved methods of analysing images. It aims to help people involved in constructing, owning and operating buildings with thermal imaging.
- - Safe thermal imaging of electrical systems (up to and including 1000 V a.c.) (AG 17/97)
  - by Pearson C. (January 1997)
  - Writes for building operators, specialist consultants and thermal imaging operatives engaged in thermal imaging of low-voltage electrical systems up to and including 1000 V ac. The aim of the Guide is to give guidance in determining what can be done in relative safety and in...
- - 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...
- - Asset Management and Maintenance Audits (BG 24/2012)
  - by Bell R & Harris J (July 2012)
  - Effective management of assets requires feedback. A well planned audit will check management systems and maintenance to identify any deviations and make any necessary corrections. This publication provides guidance on types of audits, the audit process and also the role of an auditor.
- - Soft Landings and Government Soft Landings (BG 61/2015)
  - by Ashley Bateson (August 2015)
  - This briefing note provides an overview of the Government Soft Landings (GSL) policy and a comparison with the BSRIA Soft Landings Framework.
- - 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....
- - Flexible Ductwork - A guide to specification, procurement, installation and maintenance (BG 43/2013)
  - by Hawkins G (February 2013)
  - This publication aims to help improve the performance of buildings by providing guidance about the legislation, product standards, design, installation and maintenance relating to flexible ductwork.
- - 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...
- - Selection of Control Valves in Variable Flow Systems (BG 51/2014)
  - by Chris Parsloe (June 2014)
  - This guide has been produced to help designers avoid problems with the selection and application of control valves used in hydronic systems. BTS 1/2019 Test Method for PICVs and DPCVs.
- - 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.
- - Standard specification for BMS (AG 9/2001)
  - by Pennycook K. (June 2001)
  - Presents a full set of standard specification clauses for building management systems (BMS). The clauses are grouped into three parts - 1) System standard specification, comprising specification clauses relating to equipment and component requirements, for example operator...
- - 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.
- - Wire rope suspension systems - A code of practice for services installers (COP 22/2002)
  - by Brown R., M Salmon. & Roper M. (December 2002)
  - Recommends good, accepted practice for the design and implementation of wire rope suspension systems for mounting building services components. States that there are major advantages in the use of such systems, as they offer flexible positioning and improved installation...
- - Understanding Acoustic Performance Data (BG 41/2012)
  - by Rebecca Hogg (July 2012)
  - This publication explains what is being measured to obtain acoustic data and why acoustic data is important and useful.
- - Making natural ventilation work (GN 7/2000)
  - by Fitzsimmons J. & Martin A. (June 2000)
  - Notes the operational, environmental and cost benefits provided by natural ventilation for non-domestic buildings, but points out that the increased implementation of natural ventilation is threatened by poor management and operation in the use of natural ventilation strategies....
- - 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....
- - Seasonal Commissioning (BG 44/2013)
  - by Sands J (January 2013)
  - This publication defines what seasonal commissioning is, the reasons for carrying it out and which tasks and activities fall under the scope of seasonal commissioning.
- - Condition Surveys and Asset Data Capture (BG 35/2012)
  - by Bell R & Harris J (January 2012)
  - This guide replaces Condition Survey of Building Services AG 4/2000 and is aimed at those who have the responsibility for maintaining buildings. Maintenance is vital to ensure a building can operate in accordance with its core function and also plays an important role in reducing...

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