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November 2020

• Building Automation Controls: Market hit by COVID-19 but Set to Bounce Back

  BSRIA has updated its forecasts for Building Automation Controls (BACS) based on research into the major global markets. According to the findings the short- term impact of COVID-19 has been significant, with the global BACS market now expected to decline in 2020 instead of growth forecasted in March.

• US Commercial Refrigeration Market

  BSRIA has just published its latest study on the market for Commercial Refrigeration in USA. The study provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the current and future market trends for refrigeration products in non-residential systems, excluding industrial applications.

• Indian HAC&R compressor market expects to see fast recovery from 2021

  BSRIA is publishing a new report on the compressor market covering India. The third Regional Report of the global series of studies on the Compressor Market. The different compressor types covered in this study include rotary, scroll, reciprocating, screw and centrifugal products.

• New Opportunities in the Middle East following the COVID-19 pandemic

  2019 was a good year in Middle East countries with many large projects delivered, but the beginning of 2020 saw a reduction in projects mainly due to economic uncertainties related to the decreasing oil revenue. In addition, COVID-19 massively reduced income from tourism and transit trade as well as local consumption.

• COVID-19 Update: Is the Green Recovery threatening the boiler markets?

  COVID-19 has caused lockdowns, impacted on the construction sector, and triggered redundancies which in turn diminished consumers’ purchasing power. Heating manufacturers try to conserve cash, wholesalers reduce their inventories, installers stay away from work, and supply chains are interrupted.

• COVID-19 Update: Heat Pump markets expected to recover in the short term

  In order to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the heat pump sector, BSRIA Worldwide Market Intelligence carried out further market research in Europe, China and the U.S.

• US residential Air Conditioning and Close Control Data Centre market show greater resistance to COVID-19 challenges than the commercial market

  After a positive start to the beginning of 2020, the US economy has been hit hard by the rapid spread of Covid-19, initially limited to the North East and West and then extending to most of the States.

• Global structured cabling market expected to decline by 12% in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Updated BSRIA research indicates that the global market for structured cabling is set to decline by 12% from USD 6.6 billion in 2019 to 5.8 billion in 2020. A return to the 2019 sales level is not expected before 2022.

• Indoor Air Quality developments accelerated by Covid-19 pandemic

  We spend over 80% of our time indoors and perhaps a little more since national and local lockdowns were introduced across the world due to the pandemic. There is increasing pressure on employers to address the issue of providing good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in workplace in order to get staff back to work.

• BSRIA HVAC&R Industry Presentation brings insight to the 2020 markets performance

  In the past 6 months BSRIA has been monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on the HVAC&R sector, and released updated market trends in September 2020. Based on this latest insight, BSRIA’s market experts delivered insightful presentations about the current and future trend on the global HVAC&R industry.

• China air conditioning market set for good recovery in 2021

  The market is expected to see a healthy rebound in 2021. New energy efficiency standards, officially implemented on the 1st July 2020, are among key factors that will keep boosting the market for domestic air conditionings.

• COVID-19 creates new technological and end user opportunities despite financial challenges

  As part of BSRIA’s quarterly Business COVID-19 Impact survey, in September we focused on an update of business expectations for 2020-21, technological changes and the pandemic’s impact on Business Models, as well as on specific vertical applications.

• A Decade for Heat Pumps

  BSRIA Worldwide Market Intelligence has released updated forecasts for key HVAC products that take into consideration the impact current pandemic has had on the markets.

September 2020

• World Air Conditioning Market reveals mixed picture after the first wave of pandemic

  BSRIA has interviewed key HVAC manufacturers and distributors in 20 major world markets to report on the effects of Covid-19 in the first half of the year.

• BSRIA and Chinese Refrigeration Association press conference held on "2019 China Refrigeration Market Study Report" at China Refrigeration 2020 expo

  The BSRIA China Refrigeration Market Study Report is a regular feature at the annual International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, Heating and ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage.

• Trend towards decarbonised heating accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic

  BSRIA’s latest studies, published in September 2020, provide the most up-to-date assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on global demand of HVAC and Building Automation and Controls products.

• How does the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the US HVAC sector?

  BSRIA Worldwide Market Intelligence suggest that verticals served by the HVAC&R sector have been hit at various levels of degree by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotels, hospitality, restaurants and venues, have been struggling due to concerns over contracting the virus, even after they could reopen.

• New BSRIA Global Compressor Study available from September 2020

  BSRIA has published the first of its series of regional reports on the Compressor market for Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. The report focuses on detailed product sales, with indications of production levels.

July 2020

• BSRIA Survey July 2020: HVAC industry stakeholders define market changes and trends post COVID-19 pandemic

  As markets revive, they face challenges resulting from the COVID-19 societal and economic impact. BSRIA is undertaking regular surveys with key industry stakeholders to keep its clients and members informed on the changes.

• World HAC&R Compressors – China market overview

  In August 2020 BSRIA will publish the first of its series of reports on the Global market for compressors used in applications such as Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps and Refrigeration. The reports cover 5 world regions: Americas, EMEA, China, Japan and Rest of Asia. One global overview report will also be issued.

June 2020

• Update on the US HVAC&R sector performance under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic

  After its longest expansion period on record, the US economy achieved its peak in February 2020 and subsequently has fallen into a downturn, as announced by the the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee.

• Review of 2019 Commercial Boilers market

  According to the latest market research by BSRIA, the global market of commercial boilers, covering outputs from 50kW to 3.7MW, was around 460 thousand units in 2019.

• A new detailed US Field device study is released

  This new US HVAC field device study covers valves, dampers, actuators, and sensors in commercial buildings worth an estimated USD 1.2 billion in 2019.

• Uptake of Convergence: IoT in Commercial buildings

  BSRIA believe there is a need for reliable numbers for connected devices in commercial buildings as the majority of connected devices today are audio streaming, data transfer such as fitness trackers and keyboards, home security and automation and utility metering.

May 2020

• Structured cabling market is slowing down despite growing demand from data centres

  2019 has proven to be a modest year for the global structured cabling market. BSRIA research shows growth of 1.2% and the market reaching value of USD 6.8 billion in 2019 The data centre segment performed better than LAN increasing by almost 3% in 2019.

• 2019 Water Heating Market Review

  Sales of traditional water heaters averaged US$ 20.4 billion in 2019. According to the latest analysis carried out by BSRIA, the market of traditional water heating units worldwide was valued at US$20.4bn (€18.2bn) in 2019 for a volume of sales close to 101 million units.

• US HVAC&R sector – growth path disrupted by the pandemic

  In the period leading up to March 2020, the US has experienced its longest economic expansion on record with 128 months of growth to February 2020 boosted by fiscal stimuli in 2017 and 2018.

April 2020

• Global Heat Pump Market 2019

  BSRIA reports 4.5 percent growth in global hydronic heat pumps sales in 2019.

• US heat exchanger market for commercial refrigeration reached close to USD 1.5 billion in 2019

  BSRIA study on commercial refrigeration in the USA is providing quantitative and qualitative analysis on the market. The currently available report is analysing condensers, evaporators and heat exchangers part of the market. Another module dedicated to compressors and condensing units will be published later in 2020.

• BSRIA publishes new Global Air Conditioning Market Studies

  BSRIA has published a range of global Air Conditioning reports. The studies offer insight into market performance in 2019, and within the next five years. Products and technologies are analysed in the context of global and local trends’ impact, and an assessment of competitive environment is available for each market.

March 2020

• Is the Global BACS Market Healthy Enough to Weather the Gathering Storm?

  As of February 2020, BSRIA’s research was pointing to sustained growth of 4% CAGR for the global Building Automation Controls (BACS) market up to 2024. This was before the emergence of the coronavirus as a significant global threat.

• USA Field Devices market estimated at USD 1.2 bn and growing

  The field device study tracks the progression of the market for commercial HVAC valves and air volume dampers, fire safety dampers and sensors. This new study complements BSRIA’s Building automation portfolio, providing in-depth analysis and technical segmentation of products by manufacturing design and technology.

February 2020

• Come and meet BSRIA at Mostra Convegno (MCE) 2020 in Milan

  BSRIA is attending the 2020 Mostra Convegno (MCE) trade show in Milan (Italy) between 17.-20. March 2020 and urges members and industry alike to attend to meet BSRIA experts.

• BSRIA extends geographical scope of its AC studies with Latin American countries

  Following our latest regional AC study in Africa, published in December 2018, BSRIA has now focused its attention to the air conditioning market in Latin America as part of its Regional AC portfolio published on a rota basis each year.

• US market for IoT field devices set for strong growth in the next decade

  BSRIA’s new study assessing the market potential for IoT connected field devices in the US and China is being launched soon. The study focuses on HVAC valves, dampers and sensors in commercial buildings and provides an in-depth insight into this specific segment of the BA

• BSRIA's presentation at AHR 2020 Orlando focuses on Global HVAC market opportunities and challenges

  The recent BSRIA global HVAC trends presentations at the 2020 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida had a record-breaking level of attendees of around 600 delegates across the two morning sessions.

January 2020

• Impact of the changing food retail market on the HVAC&R and control segments

  BSRIA's newly launched study is a detailed strategic analysis which provides insight on market sizes and trends of the overall market for HVAC&R and controls and the proportion which is installed in food retail premises.

• Expected surge in Rotary Compressors for Refrigeration applications in China

  According to BSRIA the penetration of rotary compressors for refrigeration applications has been gradually increasing in China in the last few years.

• How can buildings have positive impact on wellbeing?

  BSRIA's expert reflects on how buildings can better facilitate wellbeing

• BSRIA’s view on refrigerant trends in AC and Heat Pump segments

  Current and future development trends as well as the variety of alternatives currently being tested by refrigerant producers are tracked by BSRIA in our regular air conditioning and heat pump reports.

• BSRIA's latest study shows uptake of Convergence and IoT in Commercial buildings

  There were an estimated 154 million Ethernet connections/ports worldwide in 2019. The majority of these are supporting data (and voice), but a significant number are connected to wireless access points (WAPs) and Distributed Building Services (DBS).

• BSRIA Expects Fast Growth on Power over Ethernet Applications

  A newly published market briefing from BSRIA on Power over Ethernet (PoE) global trends shows that worldwide PoE shipments are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 11-13% until 2023, exceeding 180 million ports sold yearly by the end of the period.

• BSRIA is proud to be attending & supporting 2020 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida

  BSRIA is proud to be attending and supporting the 2020 AHR Expo in Orlando running from Monday 3rd – Wednesday 5th February 2020 and urges members and industry alike to attend to meet BSRIA experts.

November 2019

• Global Air conditioning shows another year of growth according to BSRIA

  BSRIA’s latest summer update data shows that the world air-conditioning market is expected to grow another year which means the market has been growing five consecutive years now. The global air conditioning market is expected to reach by end of the year to US$ 115.8 billion

• Food retail and the changing HVAC&R and controls market place in France

  BSRIA is publishing a new study of key changes in the food retail sector in France and in other key European markets.

• BSRIA at the 2019 China Wall Hung Boiler Industry After-sales Service Convention

  On 24th September BSRIA attended the China Wall Hung Boiler Industry After-sales Service Convention and presented their view on the after-sales market potential of “coal-to-gas” projects in China.

October 2019

• BSRIA Presenting Latest Trends in Middle East at Big 5 Expo in Dubai

  BSRIA will be presenting the most up to date market outlook, including growth drivers and challenges for the MEP and HVAC-R Industry

• Copper Demand Set To Grow As The Data Centre Industry Changes

  Copper use in the Data Centre (DC) industry will continue to grow as the market is moving towards large and hyperscale DCs on one hand and the edge DCs on the other

• BSRIA Extends UKAS Accreditation for Testing of Individual Zone Controllers

  BSRIA has successfully extended the scope of its UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation to include the testing of Individual Zone Controllers (IZC) in accordance with the eu.bac (European building automation controls association) Certification Scheme

• BSRIA launches White Paper on 'Megatrends: Globalisation'

  This White Paper examines the key ways in which globalisation is already affecting building services and how it may do so in future

• BSRIA Study Shows US Industrial Refrigeration Market Worth US$ 2 Billion

  Industrial Refrigeration Market growth is driven by demand for industrial refrigeration systems in the US

• Big growth in District Heating markets: now & on the horizon

  The market of district energy (DE), including district heating and district cooling, has witnessed large growth in many countries in Europe in the last five years – and also a significant growth in China.

• BSRIA Supports Smart Buildings Show 2019

  BSRIA is delighted to be speaking, exhibiting and supporting the Smart Buildings Show – taking place on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th October at Olympia, London

• BSRIA speaking at & supporting ISK-SODEX Exhibition in Istanbul - 2019

  BSRIA is proud to be speaking at and supporting ISK-SODEX 2019 taking place at the Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey, between Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 5th October 2019.

• Europe set for rapid growth in Smart Connected HVAC market

  Europe is seeing a rapid growth in the market for Smart Connected HVAC, which refers to a heating, cooling or air conditioning system which is connected to a network – usually the internet – enabling its performance to be monitored and analysed.

• BACS Building Automation Controls - the information revolution

  The industry is in the early stages of what could become a revolution in which data, the Cloud, analytics, IP connectivity and system convergence all “come together” to create the genuinely ‘smart’ building.

September 2019

• China’s residential air conditioning prices set to increase

  The latest BSRIA Air Conditioning market report shows that the average manufacturing selling prices of residential air conditioners in China are on an upward trend

August 2019

• US Air Conditioning grew to exceed USD 23 Billion in 2018

  US Packaged air conditioning market leapt to over USD 20 billion in 2018 while US Central Plant Air Conditioning Market shows four consecutive years of growth

July 2019

• World Heat Pump Market Study 2019

  The Global Heat Pumps Market recorded sales in units of slightly over 3 million units which was a slight decline from 2017

• Policies and Standards Drive Changes in Global Heating Markets

  The Asia and the Pacific region remain the largest heating market in the world, in volume terms, despite a decline in sales volume in 2018 by 8%

• French Air Conditioning Market Due to Soar to New Levels

  BSRIA’s 2018 estimate that the market for ducted and un ducted single splits, multi splits, and VRF had increased to 589,000 units, while 532,000 condensing boilers were sold

May 2019

• Building Automation Controls, the information revolution

  The industry is in the early stages of what could become a revolution in which data, the Cloud, analytics, IP connectivity and system convergence all “come together” to create the genuinely ‘smart’ building.

• BSRIA Annual Air Conditioning Study shows uptake of connectivity

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on the global air AC market continued to show growth in 2018. Economic & population growth, urbanization & rising temperatures in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya & Vietnam are the main drivers.

April 2019

• ISH 2019 Frankfurt - BSRIA highlights importance of connectivity in the HVAC&R sector

  The importance of connectivity in the HVAC&R sector was highlighted by BSRIA experts at the recent BSRIA global HVAC trends presentations given at ISH 2019 in Frankfurt. The presentation session on the evening of Tuesday 12th March was attended by over 100 delegates from all industry segments.

• Demographics - how a changing population is transforming the built environment

  BSRIA has launched its White Paper on Megatrends: Demographics. Given that demographics look at the size, structure, movement and rates of change of human populations, this topic is likely to have impact on almost all industries and disciplines, nowhere more so than for Building Services.

• Global growth in 2018 for structured cabling

  Findings show that the global structured cabling market had “a very good year”, increasing by 4.2 per cent to USD 6.7 billion in 2018, “a much better performance than 2017” when the market increased by 1.8 per cent. The global estimate is based on data from 39 countries.

February 2019

• Africa tops world AC growth forecasts

  Hot-off-the-press: in 2018, the total African AC market for the continent grew by 4 per cent in volume from 2017. The market is forecast to grow at around 5.5 per cent CAGR between 2017-2023 by volume, which exceeds the global forecast of 4.9 per cent for the same period.

• BSRIA to announce global HVAC trends at ISH 2019, Germany

  BSRIA will be presenting global HVAC trends at ISH 2019 covering the latest market trends on Tuesday 12th March. The trade fair for HVAC + Water takes place from Monday 11th to Friday 15th March in Frankfurt, Germany. BSRIA industry experts will be available for one-to-one meetings from 11th – 14th

January 2019

• BSRIA presenting at & attending BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando - 2019

  BSRIA is proud to be presenting at and attending the BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida, running from Sunday 20th – Thursday 24th January 2019 and urges members and industry alike to attend to meet BSRIA experts.

December 2018

• BSRIA appoints new General Manager - BSRIA Beijing

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Li as its new General Manager, BSRIA Business Consulting (Beijing) Co Ltd, effective from Thursday 1st November 2018. Martin has wide-ranging expertise in analysing and consulting on trends in the Chinese HVAC market.

• BSRIA proud to be attending & supporting 2019 AHR Expo in Atlanta

  BSRIA is proud to be attending and supporting the 2019 AHR Expo in Atlanta running from Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th January 2019 in Atlanta and urges members and industry alike to attend to meet BSRIA experts.

• BSRIA delighted to announce extending scope of UKAS accreditation for HIU testing

  BSRIA is delighted to announce it has extended the scope of its UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited testing services, which now includes the latest version of the BESA UK HIU Test Regime: October 2018.

• BSRIA launches white paper on 'Megatrends: Smart Building Technology'

  BSRIA is delighted to have launched its White Paper on ‘Megatrends: Smart Building Technology’. As a leading international industry body concerned with building services, BSRIA has always taken a keen interest in “new and emerging technologies” and their potential impact on the built environment.

October 2018

• BSRIA appoints new Worldwide Market Intelligence Business Manager - 2018

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Anette Meyer-Holley as its new Business Manager of Worldwide Market Intelligence (WMI) at BSRIA, effective from Monday 1st October 2018.

• BSRIA appoints new Technical Director - 2018

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Colin Goodwin CEng, as its new Technical Director at BSRIA, effective from Monday 1st October 2018.

August 2018

• BSRIA proud to be attending & supporting HVAC R Expo at The Big 5 2018 Exhibition in Dubai

  BSRIA is proud to be attending and supporting the new HVAC R Expo @ the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE: 26th – 29th Nov 18. Part of The Big 5 construction exhibition, BSRIA will be showcasing its market knowledge with a presentation on global HVAC trends from one of their industry experts.

• Change in dynamics for domestic & commercial global boilers

  Driven by environmental policies uptake and increasing gasification in Asia Pacific, the domestic boiler market grew in 2017 to 15 million units, with China recording the most “dynamic market uptake”.

• BSRIA World Heat Pump Study 2018 - fast growth

  The recently published BSRIA study on Global Heat Pumps published in May 2018 indicates sales of hydronic heat pumps progressed at a fast rate in 2017. Year-on-year, sales of hydronic heat pumps had a sustained growth of 32 per cent to a global value of EU5.7 billion.

• BSRIA appoints new Commercial Director

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Krystyna Dawson B.Sc (Hons), MBA, MA as its Commercial Director at BSRIA, effective from Monday 3rd September 2018, in a newly-created role.

• BSRIA exhibiting & presenting at Chillventa International Exhibition 2018

  BSRIA is delighted to be exhibiting and presenting at the Chillventa International Exhibition, being held from Tuesday 16th – Thursday 18th October in Nurnberg Convention Center Ost.

May 2018

• Global Building Automation being driven by the three "I"s: information, integration & IP connectivity

  BSRIA research shows that growth in software and the Internet of Things (IoT) are key drivers of growth in the global building automation market. The total market for controllers (DDC, room and field controllers) as well as software and hardware is forecast to grow from USD 7 billion in 2017.

March 2018

• USA Building Automation and Control Systems BACS 2018 BSRIA published market report

  The USA Building Automation and Control Systems BACS 2018 BSRIA published market report is now available (February 2018).

January 2018

• BSRIA welcomes new housing minister

  BSRIA has welcomed the announcement of Dominic Rabb as the new housing minister as part of the Prime Minister’s reshuffle to her cabinet.

• BSRIA launches report on Megatrends - Urbanisation - double-edged sword?

  BSRIA has launched its report on ‘Megatrends – Urbanisation’ where it is important to look at the major forces that are shaping the world in which we live & do business. In 2015 McKinsey published “No Ordinary Disruption”, which examined “The Four Global Forces Breaking all the Trends”.

November 2017

• USA air conditioning markets grow in central plant & in packaged air conditioning

  A growing trend in both the central plant air conditioning market (CPAC) as well as the packaged air conditioning market (room, packaged, unitary and furnaces) has been highlighted in recently published BSRIA market intelligence in-depth studies on USA Air Conditioning.

October 2017

• Mission Critical Cooling for Data Centres is rapidly evolving in North America

  Driven by the need to improve energy efficiency, reliability and cutting downtime while reducing operating costs, the North American market for mission critical cooling is currently growing at a CAGR of over 12 per cent and is forecast to reach US$ 2.9 billion by 2022.

• BSRIA & Designing Buildings Wiki launch 'tomorrow's challenges in today's buildings' competition

  BSRIA and Designing Buildings Wiki are today launching an open competition calling for ideas that will address the issue of tomorrow’s challenges in today’s buildings. So dust off all those wild innovations you thought of in the middle of the night.

• BSRIA World Ventilation Study shows growth soars in China while Europe regains momentum

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on World Ventilation: Fans and Ventilation Market shows that China is expected to outpace the growth experienced in European countries which signifies global opportunities.

September 2017

• BSRIA launches White Paper on Trends towards wearables & wellbeing in buildings - a threat or opportunity for the HVAC industry?

  BSRIA is delighted to have launched its White Paper on ‘Trends towards wearables and wellbeing in buildings – a threat or opportunity for the HVAC industry?’. BSRIA has always taken a keen interest in new and emerging technologies and their potential impact on the built environment.

August 2017

• BSRIA Worldwide Market Intelligence appoints Client Relationship Manager

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Tina Fahmy as its new Client Relationship Manager in its Worldwide Market Intelligence Department (WMI), effective from June 2017.

• US Smart Connected HVAC in commercial buildings soars according to 2017 study

  Smart Connected HVAC is one of the latest trends that is revolutionising the world of commercial buildings in the US and has the potential to do the same elsewhere.

July 2017

• Global boiler market heats up as the UK is no longer the largest market

  Driven by environmental policy uptake and increasing gasification in Asia the domestic boiler market grew in 2016 to 12.7 million units, with China recording the most dynamic market uptake

June 2017

• BSRIA celebrates National Women in Engineering Day on Friday 23rd June

  BSRIA is celebrating today’s National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) in an attempt to promote the subject to students in schools and universities and encourage more women into engineering. The day is dedicated to raising the profile and celebrating the achievements of female engineers.

• BSRIA study shows global cabling market increased in 2016

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study shows that the global structured cabling market increased slightly in 2016 after a decline of almost three per cent in 2015 due to the effect of the strong US$.

• BSRIA disappointed with President Trump's decision on Paris Accord

  Following President Trump’s statement that the USA will leave the Paris Climate Deal Agreement comes as a huge blow. BSRIA continues to emphasise the importance of collective action and the global importance of the agreement and its role for renewable technologies.

May 2017

• BSRIA Global Air Conditioning Study shows contraction in 2016

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on the global air conditioning (AC) market shows that contraction slowed down in 2016 compared to the previous two years. The recent indicators show that growth is expected to resume in 2017 across many regions.

April 2017

• BSRIA concerned with President Trump's apparent u-turn on Paris Agreement

  BSRIA is concerned that President Trump has begun the process of “rolling back” the Obama policies aimed at curbing climate change.

March 2017

• BSRIA celebrating International Women's Day on 8th March

  BSRIA is celebrating International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March but as an industry – Julia Evans, Chief Executive, BSRIA – asks: are we doing enough to foster and encourage the excellence of female engineers – both into engineering and into the ‘boardroom’?

• Record breaking attendance at BSRIA GLOBAL HVAC Trends presentations at 2017 AHR EXPO

  The recent BSRIA global HVAC trends presentations given at the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas have been hailed a ‘huge success’ with a record-breaking level of attendees in excess of 450 delegates – across all presentations. This equates to three times as many delegates on last year’s attendance.

February 2017

• BACS market in North America continues to grow

  The recently published BSRIA BACS North America – In-Depth Report shows that sales of total BACS products was at US$ 1,970 million, an increase of 2.5 per cent on 2015, while total Installed Systems sales was US$ 5,801 million.

January 2017

• BSRIA applauds Ladybird book on Climate Change

  BSRIA has applauded the release of a new Ladybird book on the challenges and possible solutions to climate change, to be released on Thursday 26th January. The book is part of a series for adults written in the style of the well-known children’s books that aim to explain clearly complicated subjects

December 2016

• BACS market cooling in US dollars as a result of Brexit & US presidential elections

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on World Building Automation & Controls Systems 2016 shows the global BACS market was worth US$ 21 bn in 2016 but the value in US has been affected by the effect on the US$-Euro & US$-GBP exchange rates triggered by Brexit & the US election.

• BSRIA appoints new Worldwide Market Intelligence Business Manager

  BSRIA is delighted to announce the appointment of Krystyna Dawson B.Sc (Hons), MBA, MA as its new Business Manager of Worldwide Market Intelligence (WMI) at BSRIA, effective from Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

November 2016

• BSRIA announces the passing of Reginald Brown, Head of Energy & Environment, BSRIA

  It is with great regret that BSRIA has announced the passing of the Head of its Energy & Environment team, Reginald Brown, who passed away at home on Thursday after a short illness.

• BSRIA Briefing: performance & wellbeing beyond compliance

  On Friday 11th November BSRIA welcomed 380 industry professionals at the Brewery in London for its annual Briefing. This flagship event was opened by BSRIA Chief Executive Julia Evans, who welcomed leading industry figures. She stressed that we were all to expect an “engaging and exciting” morning.

• BSRIA calls for industry stability after US Presidential election result

  BSRIA has commented on yesterday’s announcement after Donald Trump became the 45th President of the USA, calling for stability in the construction industry. Julia Evans, Chief Executive, BSRIA, said: “BSRIA is now calling for confidence in the construction industry after a period of uncertainty."

August 2016

• BSRIA study on Global Overview Analysis of Fire & Security shows robust growth

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on the Global Overview Analysis of Fire & Security shows that the global Fire Detection & Electronic Security Systems market continues to grow robustly – for fire @ almost 5% per annum and for security – between 2.5 & 3% per annum.

June 2016

• BSRIA Global Air Conditioning Study shows market cooled in 2015

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on the global air conditioning market shows that global growth “disappointed again” in 2015 – across all product ranges – and is expected to recover at a slower pace than previously projected.

April 2016

• BSRIA study shows global cabling market declined in 2015

  The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study shows that the global structured cabling market declined by three per cent to $6 billion in 2015 and from $6.2 billion in 2014

• Smart Cities: is small to medium beautiful?

  BSRIA looks at the evolution of smart cities, which are most adept to being smart and what sets them apart?

March 2016

• Smart trends - market changes and the future

  As major technology companies like Google and Apple move into the homes and buildings market, what changes are happening now and what should we expect in the future

November 2015

• BSRIA helps Saudi Arabia stay cool

  The first phase of a study carried out by BSRIA for the Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity has been successfully completed. Working closely with Saudi Arabia agency AMAD, the in-depth study looked at the domestic, commercial and industrial refrigeration market in Saudi.

October 2015

• BSRIA study reveals changing technology for data center cooling

  A newly published market study from BSRIA shows that – with the CISCO Cloud Index forecasting – data center traffic will grow at 23 per cent CAGR, reaching 8.6 zettabytes by 2018. The move to off-site data centers is at the heart of this growing trend

September 2015

• World Building Automation & Control Systems Market expected to be worth just over US$26 bn by 2019

  BSRIA is delighted to report that the world building automation and control systems market is expected to be worth just over US$26 bn by 2019, according to its World Market Intelligence (WMI) recently published report – 2015 World Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) study.

August 2015

• BSRIA study shows large hyper data centres are changing the market for precision cooling

  A newly published market study from BSRIA shows that large hyper data centres are changing the market for precision cooling and that over the next five to 10 years the use of traditional computer room air-conditioning (CRAC) units is expected to drop dramatically.

• BSRIA launches World Heating Market Reports

  BSRIA has launched its findings on the latest Traditional and Renewable Heating World Markets Analysis (May 2015) publishing 80 reports for 22 countries as part of its World Multi-Client Study. Worldwide sales of boilers are growing, supported by positive economic developments.

• BSRIA launches findings of the Global Bathroom Market (2015)

  BSRIA has launched its findings of the Global Bathroom Market (2015) as part of its World Multi-Client Study. The key finding was that the global baths market is just over 24m units sold in 2014 and is predicted to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of just below five per cent until 2019.

• BSRIA delighted to announce acoustic test facility now as UKAS accredited

  BSRIA is delighted to announce that it has extended its scope of UKAS accreditation to include laboratory based acoustic testing. BSRIA provides acoustic testing for a range of HVAC products including heat pumps and oil-fired boilers.

June 2015

• Heat pump market continues to grow

  The world heat pump market continued to grow with the market value reaching 5.4 billion US dollars in 2014

• Growth in €4 billion European Hydronic Controls market led by rapid uptake of PICVS

  Read a market summary of the hydronic controls markets in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom - amongst the most developed in the world, collectively worth some € 2bn

• World air conditioning market grows thanks to hot spots

  Overview of the world air conditioning market which surged upwards in 2014 reaching an estimated US$97.7billion in value- up by 7% over 2013

May 2015

• Renewable energy - the vital missing link

  BSRIA discusses the future of harnessing renewable energy for buildings as new battery technologies emerge

• UK structured cabling market overview

  This structured cabling market overview expalins that the UK structured cabling market declined by just over 3% to £190 million in 2014, although the decrease in terms of volume was marginal

February 2015

• Global Variable Speed Drives (VSD) market to grow by 28.8% between 2013 - 2018

  According to a new market intelligence report published by BSRIA, the size of the Global market for Variable Speed Drives (VSD) in 2013 was $839.4 million, the market driven by legislation and increasing awareness of energy efficiency the Global market is forecast to grow to be $1081.2M in 2018

January 2015

• Global data centre cabling market overview

  New BSRIA global market report on data centres and structured cabling markets shows Top of Rack (ToR) is significantly higher in colocation data centres than in enterprise data centres

• BSRIA celebrates 60 years of serving the industry

  BSRIA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2015. Founded in 1955, as the HVRA, BSRIA has served the industry with verve and creativity delivering truly innovative solutions to complicated and challenging problems.

December 2014

• Global BEMS Market set to approach $7 billion by 2020

  BSRIA forecasts the global Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market will almost double to $6.8 billion by 2020

November 2014

• Global trends in Chillers market

  The global chiller market has suffered a fall out from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 with cuts in spending had a catastrophic effect on the chiller market as the market heavily relies on large investments and construction

• UK market for Heat Interface Units develops

  Heat Interface Units (HIUs) are a key component of district and communal heat systems, resulting in good market growth in the UK

September 2014

• One month left to buy Intelligent Building Controls North America market study before 3 year embargo

  BSRIA is nearing completion of its 2014 update to the Market Sizing North America for Integrated and Converged Intelligent Building Control Systems

• Hiring now - Business Development Manager

  BSRIA is hiring a Business Development Manager to help grow its new US marketing intelligence office.

August 2014

• Growth in the world heat pump market

  The world heat pump market increased 7.2% by volume in 2013 to almost 2 million units. The growth was driven by the strong progression of sales of heat pump water heater in the USA especially on the one hand, and the recovery of the European market on the other hand

• Domestic heating controls EU market forecast to grow 22% by 2017

  Against the backdrop of a flat market at best for boilers, BSRIA is expecting a remarkable 22% growth in domestic heating controls over the forecasting period

July 2014

• European Connected and Smart Home Market overview

  As the European Connected and Smart Home Market is set to reach ?0.6 billion by 2015 which technologies are growing in which types of building?

June 2014

• Free webinar: Intelligent and Integrated Buildings Technologies, Market Size in North America 2014

  This webinar gives information about BSRIA's important new market size study with cover in-depth analysis of the growing North American market for integrated and converged intelligent building control systems.

May 2014

• Introducing the new BSRIA Chief Executive, Julia Evans

  Julia Evans, new BSRIA Chief Executive introduces herself and sends a message for the future of BSRIA and its support of members and the industry

• BSRIA/CABA Market Sizing North America Research Opportunity "MSNAv2" 2014

  BSRIA invites sponsors for the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), contracted to BSRIA, report update entitled "Intelligent and Integrated Buildings technologies: Market Size in North America

April 2014

• What happens when the wind doesn't blow?

  With increased renewable energy created from wind and solar, we need a practical and effective way to harness this energy for when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine

• Smart technologies - the survival of the smartest

  Who will win in the smart new world as the ability to collect, store, analyse and distribute vast amounts of information accelerates?

• Electronic security and fire detection - five country market overview

  BSRIA latest electronic security and fire detection systems reports contain a focus on market size, industry drivers and restraints, product and vertical segmentations, integration and convergence and forecast up to 2018 covering China, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and UAE

• Progress on energy efficiency: a tale of four countries

  Article compares how the UK, USA, China and Australia's progress on energy efficiency and the different drivers to make these changes

March 2014

• The wind of change blows through the UK power industry

  Siemens together with the UK's Associated British Ports announce that they are to invest a total of £310m in UK wind turbine factories concentrated on Humberside

February 2014

• Global smart homes market

  An overview the North American and European Smart Homes markets including market size and growth

January 2014

• BSRIA appoints new Chief Research Officer in the US

  BSRIA are pleased to announce the appointment of Alfonso Oliva as their new Chief Research Officer (CRO) for their North American Market, effective from January 21st 2014.

December 2013

• Connected and Smart Home market will reach €620 million in Europe by 2015

  The Connected and Smart Home product market grew by almost 19% in the period 2010-2012 to reach just over ?510 million and is estimated to grow by 8% in average each year until 2015.

• World Refrigeration Market worth over $US 31 billion in 2012

  BSRIA's specialist consultancy Worldwide Market Intelligence (WMI), has estimated the World refrigeration market at over $US 31 billion in 2012 and expected to rise to $US 40 billion by 2016.

September 2013

• To Frack or not to Frack? - what is the question?

  BSRIA looks at fracking from another angle, asking if shale gas could help or hinder reduction in UK CO2 emissions?

August 2013

• BSRIA signs Endorsing Association Agreement with AHR EXPO in the US

  BSRIA has signed an Endorsing Association Agreement with AHR Expo in the US and will attend the New York Expo in New York, January 2014 and as a part of the Educational seminar programme held during the show give a major presentation on the latest trends and drivers in the Global HVAC market place.

July 2013

• Hybrid renewable energy technologies hit the market

  Hybrid renewable energy technologies are beginning to enter the market. BSRIA's Krystyna Dawson assesses the market's development.

December 2012

• Europe's smart home market - Highly concentrated but growing

  Europe's smart home market - Highly concentrated but growing - press release

• Heat Recovery market is expected to beat the blues

  Heat Recovery market is expected to beat the blues - press release

• The changing market for Refrigerants

  The changing market for Refrigerants - press release based on 2012 market research study

November 2012

• EU energy label plan for heaters

  A single, technologically-neutral energy label for heaters sold in the EU has been agreed

• Chiller sales follow trends in the Economic environment

  Chiller sales follow trends in the Economic environment