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

- - BREEAM 2011 & Soft Landings (BG 28/2011)
  - by BSRIA (June 2011)
  - BREEAM New Construction 2011, the updated environmental assessment and certification scheme for new non-domestic buildings (BREEAM 2011), now rewards Soft Landings activities. Clients and their design teams are now able to demonstrate they are achieving key aspects of the...
- - Model Commissioning Plan (BG 8/2009)
  - by Deramchi & Hawkins G. (September 2009)
  - Model commissioning plan (cited in Approved Document Part L2A as 'a way of documenting the process in an appropriate way') provides a commissioning plan template for a construction project. It is intended to help construction project teams and building control officers understand...
- - Displacement ventilation and static cooling devices (COP 17/99)
  - by Abbas T. (September 1999)
  - Writes to recommend good, accepted practice for the design and implementation of displacement ventilation systems with and without static cooling devices, based on previous and current research as well as the views of consultants and manufacturers considered to be experts in this...
- - 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...
- - Refurbishment of concrete buildings - Structural and services options (GN 8/99)
  - by Gold C A, British Cement Association, Martin A J & BSRIA (November 1999)
  - Presents the second of three publications concerned with the refurbishment of concrete buildings. Provides guidance for structural and building services engineers on building refurbishment options. Concentrates on office buildings, but much of the information is applicable to...
- - Guidance and the standard specification for water services risk assessment (FMS 4/99)
  - by Brown R. & Roper M. (May 1999)
  - States the Standard Specification for Water Services Risk Assessment provides the basis for a contract between the Client and Contractor. The Guidance describes the background to water services risk assessments, and how to use the specification and select Contractors. Chapter...
- - 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...
- - Success Criteria for Soft Landings Projects (BG 74/2019)
  - by Martin Roncerey (May 2019)
  - This guide provides a simple and structured approach for setting success criteria on Soft Landings projects. It is aimed at clients and client advisers to enable them to identify success criteria and to help them to achieve those criteria at the end of the project.
- - Model Format for Building Services Specifications (BG 56/2016)
  - by John Sands (March 2016)
  - This guide, a joint venture with CIBSE and BESA, provides a model format for building services specifications. This will aid efficiency and understanding for all parties involved in preparing and using specifications.
- - 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...
- - Commissioning of VAV systems in buildings (Superseded) (AG 1/91)
  - by BSRIA (January 1991)
  - This is a superseded publication. Please refer to the revision history (below) for current guidance
- - 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...
- - Guidance and the standard specification for thermal imaging of LV electrical installations (FMS 5/99)
  - by Barnard N (Oscar Faber) & Pearson C (February 1999)
  - Writes for specifiers such as consulting engineers and building operators, also electrical plant manufacturers and thermal imaging practitioners. In two parts - 1) The Guidance Document, intended to be used with the Standard Specification. Provide relevant information, procedures...
- - 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...
- - Commissioning Air Systems. Application procedures for buildings (Superseded) (AG 3/89.3)
  - by Parsloe C. (November 2001)
  - This is a superseded publication. Please refer to the revision history (below) for current guidance
- - BSRIA Power quality guide (AG 2/2000)
  - by Pearson CC. (July 2000)
  - States that a number of high profile electrical failures have highlighted the importance of quality, in the electrical power delivered to equipment in commercial and industrial buildings. Power quality depends on at least a dozen key features of the electrical supply, including...
- - Controls for End Users: A guide for good design and implementation (BCIA 1/2007)
  - by Bordass B, Leaman A & Bunn R (May 2007)
  - Concentrates on the strategy, implementation and the user interfaces of control devices for heating. cooling and ventilation, located in occupied spaces and operated by individual users. Sections cover: the psychology of user controls; essential design principles; examples of...
- - 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...

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