I represented Inkling at the Building Simulation and Optimisation 2018 Conference at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge on 11-12 September. I was able to attend two of the three keynote sessions, the first was from Dr Penny Carey of Portakabin on “Meeting the challenges of improving building standards within the construction industry”. This engaging presentation […]
Claire has contributed an article to the RICS Property Journal. The article discusses the effect of the upcoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations on commercial rent reviews and lease renewals.
Susie Diamond co presented the CIBSE Weather Data Sets Webinar on 23rd February 2017 discussing the new CIBSE weather datasets, their key characteristics and their use in practice.
This blog offers our thoughts on the impact of weather file selection on modelling domestic overheating risk.
Inkling have acted as peer reviewers for an upcoming RIBA publication on Building Physics. How Buildings Work by Huw Evans is due to be published in July 2016. How Buildings Work provides construction professionals with a clear understanding of the basic mechanisms of physics and how they affect the performance and operation of buildings.
Susie and Claire are acting as expert peer reviewers for the sixth CIBSE Technical Symposium to be held on 14th and 15th April 2016 at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. The symposium this year has the theme ‘Integration for whole life building performance’ inspired by CIBSE President Nick Mead who has called for the industry
The much anticipated update to the 1998 version of the AM11 CIBSE application manual on Building Performance Modelling was published in November 2015. The manual has been extensively updated reflecting the many changes in the building modelling landscape since the initial release, including advances in computing power and software, changes in legislation and increased industry
Inkling have been doing some work with Eastman to explore the properties of some of their glazing films and how well the dynamic thermal modelling tools (TAS and IES) can pick up their benefits. It has been an interesting exercise and we thought we’d share some of what we’ve learned in this blog post.
CIBSE have recently published TM57 Integrated School Design. This document covers various design aspects for schools such as thermal comfort, acoustics, daylighting, air quality and ventilation. It states: “Teaching and learning spaces pose a great challenge to designers and engineers as the environmental needs are more complex than with most rooms. The challenge
Claire and Susie have recently co-authored a new Zero Carbon Hub publication ‘Assessing Overheating Risk – Evidence Review’, which was launched at EcoBuild 2015. This Evidence Review forms part of a wider evidence gathering exercise being conducted by the Zero Carbon Hub for the ‘Tackling Overheating in Homes’ project. It provides a summary of
Claire is to participate in the next Edge Debate on tall buildings entitled “Skyscrapers vs the Planet – Can Tall Buildings be a Sustainable Solution for our Cities?” “There has been much debate recently about the impact of tall buildings in London since the AJ and the Observer newspaper launched their Skyline campaign in
Inkling is working with a number of partners, including lead assessors, designers and installers, in order to provide a full package of ESOS compliance services. Our team has the depth of experience, skills and knowledge to ensure your ESOS audit will be carried out efficiently while meeting the complex compliance requirements laid down by
