Susie: 07972 263 676Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 4 (modelling advice)
Susie recently collaborated with Ben Abel and Jack Harvie-Clark for a recent CIBSE Building Simulation Group event for modellers tackling Part O assessments using the Dynamic Thermal Modelling approach. We wanted to put our heads together and give advice on what we think are the trickiest and/or most confusing parts of the analysis as we […]
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Nov, 18, 2022
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#EndGasNow
We thought hard before signing this pledge as we recognise the challenge that this presents, especially on refurbishment projects, but as part of the building services community we have been convinced that it is our responsibility to lead the charge away from fossil fuels and towards electricity which can be generated renewably. Alongside this shift […]
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Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 3
Part O of the Building Regulations (England) came into force in June 2022. Susie Diamond shares her thoughts on the subject with a 3rd instalment. A lot of my concerns regarding the complexity of the Approved Document including the ‘simplified method’ and ensuring that all the fiddly requirements are met pre-planning to avoid costly redesign […]
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- Jul, 25, 2022
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CIBSE Technical Symposium 2022
Both Susie and Claire attended this years Technical Symposium at London South Bank University 21-22 April this year. We were slightly giddy at being out and about, catching up with people after so long, and mixing with so many humans in one place. As usual there was a great mix of academic researchers and industry […]
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- Apr, 25, 2022
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Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 2
This blog follows on from one published in February that you can read here: https://inklingllp.com/2022/02/15/part-o-the-inkling-appraisal/ The new Part O of the Building Regulations comes into force in under 3 months. DLUHC are adamant that these tough new criteria will be beneficial for reducing overheating risk across all new homes built under them. I have been working […]
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- Mar, 29, 2022
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TM54 gets a refresh
Inkling are proud to have been on the working group delivering the newly published 2022 update to CIBSE TM54. The original version was published in 2013, and has become the central protocol for evaluating the operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage. I have always liked its flexible approach, allowing modellers to exercise […]
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- Mar, 16, 2022
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New Building Regulation: Part O – the Inkling appraisal
In December 2021 the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (formally known as MHCLG) published updates to the building regulations which will come into force in June this year. Changes to Part F and Part L have pulled most of the focus in the press and on social media, but this post is about […]
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- Feb, 15, 2022
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NABERS UK
Does everybody need good NABERS? The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) has proved itself effective at significantly improving in-use energy performance in (initially mostly office) buildings in the Australian market, and is now being introduced to the UK. There are two key elements: Design for Performance – this is a framework providing a […]
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- Oct, 18, 2021
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Inkling is 10!
Inkling first started providing building physics consultancy in September 2011. Since then we have achieved a great deal to be proud about. Our achievements include (but are not limited to): Almost 300 commercial jobs. These cover a huge range from homes to hospitals, schools, theatres and offices, new build and retrofit, passive and highly serviced […]
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- Oct, 07, 2021
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Susie co-authors Building Performance Evaluation Guide
Susie has collaborated once again with Julie Godefroy (see also https://inklingllp.com/2019/09/30/inkling-co-author-new-gha-overheating-tool/) on behalf of The Good Homes Alliance for Woodknowledge Wales to write some guidance on the use of BPE to help deliver high quality new homes. The guidance is aimed at housing clients, and anyone interested in Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) who want to […]
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- Jan, 28, 2021
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