NABERS UK for stepped office refurbishments

It is common for major office refurbishments to be coordinated with the expiry of tenant leases. In this case, the floors of the building with remaining tenants will not be refurbished, while central plant and equipment on the un-tenanted floors is replaced. It is possible, and encouraged, for NABERS UK to be used for such […]
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Jan, 09, 2025
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UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard Pilot

The much anticipated Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard was published on 24th September 2024. The Standard and associated documents can be downloaded here. This document has been long in the making and has been developed thanks to a vast collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders in the UK built […]
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Nov, 08, 2024
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Claire marks 10 years with Inkling

I became a partner at Inkling in September 2013. To celebrate my first 10 (and a half) years at Inkling I have been looking back at some of my achievements during that time, it turns out I have been quite busy! In 2014 I became a CIBSE Fellow (2014), the most senior grade of CIBSE […]
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May, 23, 2024
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CIBSE BSG event – Claire talks about how simulation can be improved

On 11 October, Claire shared her NABERS UK experiences at a CIBSE BSG Event – “NABERS UK through the lens of a modeller and two members of the IDR”, hosted by Hilson Moran. This was a hybrid event focusing on NABERS UK and its impact on our industry with industry experts and professionals gathering to […]
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Oct, 30, 2023
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Our experience of NABERS UK so far – Part 2

In April 2021 I joined the NABERS UK Independent Design Review (IDR) panel. The panel members are responsible for carrying out formal reviews of NABERS Design for Performance (DfP) projects to assess whether the building is likely to achieve its target rating in practice. We, at Inkling, have seen a lot of interest in this […]
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Jun, 26, 2023
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Our experience of NABERS UK so far

In April 2021 I joined the NABERS UK Independent Design Review (IDR) panel. The panel members are responsible for carrying out formal reviews of NABERS projects to assess whether the building is likely to achieve its target rating in practice. We at Inkling have seen a lot of interest in this new service. I have […]
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Claire Das Bhaumik
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Mar, 08, 2023
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Claire appointed member of NABERS UK Independent Design Review panel
Inkling are excited to announce that Claire has been appointed as a member of the NABERS UK Independent Design Review panel. The Panel consists of 11 industry experts in both the energy efficient design and operation of office buildings. Each will play a leading role in upskilling the commercial real estate sector and reliably delivering […]
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Apr, 29, 2021
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Inkling research featured in CIBSE journal
Our collaborative Carter Bronze medal-winning research paper ‘Predictions of summertime overheating: comparison of dynamic thermal models and measurements in synthetically occupied test houses’ features in the September 2020 CIBSE Journal Claire and Susie worked alongside partners from Hilson Moran and Loughborough University to produce the joint research paper.
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Aug, 28, 2020
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Inkling awarded CIBSE Carter Bronze Medal for overheating research paper

Inkling have been awarded the prestigious CIBSE Carter Bronze medal for research into summertime overheating prediction in UK homes. Claire and Susie worked alongside partners from Hilson Moran and Loughborough University to produce the joint research paper ‘Predictions of summertime overheating: Comparison of dynamic thermal models and measurements in synthetically occupied test houses’. The research […]
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Aug, 13, 2020
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Inkling presenting case study at CIBSE Technical Symposium 2020
Susie and Claire will be attending the 2020 CIBSE Technical Symposium, which takes place on 16-17th April in Glasgow. This is always a very interesting and well attended event with some thought-provoking papers and great networking. CIBSE are keen to stress that the symposium is not just for academics, but also industry practitioners such as […]
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Feb, 03, 2020
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