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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CRASH 2019 Xmas appeal

Inkling are really glad to support the Crash charity appeal again this Christmas. Crash are a charity that work within the construction industry to create places that care for people who are homeless or in a hospice and receiving end of life care. You can see our customised Christmas e-card below.

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Nov, 20, 2019
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Inkling co-author new GHA overheating tool

Inkling were very excited to win the tender to produce a new Good Homes Alliance tool to assess overheating risk in new homes at the early design stage, back in October 2018: https://inklingllp.com/2018/10/17/inkling-win-gha-tender-for-overheating-research/ Susie has worked closely with Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability) and Nicola O’Connor (Mandarin Research) with support and feedback from an expert […]

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Sep, 30, 2019
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Inkling at CIBSE Symposium 2019

Claire and Susie both travelled to Sheffield in April to attend the annual CIBSE Technical Symposium. Here is the Wakelet write up of what we learned:

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Jun, 04, 2019
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Crash charity appeal

Inkling are proud to be supporting the CRASH Christmas appeal again this year. CRASH do great work caring for people who need homes. You can support the appeal too by following this link: http://www.crash.org.uk/event/the-big-crash-mas-build/

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Dec, 04, 2018
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Consultation on GHA project – your help appreciated

As previously posted Inkling are part of the team that won the recent Good Homes Alliance tender to provide better support for local authorities and project teams in the evaluation of overheating risk in new residential planning applications, and to raise awareness of possible design solutions. The support is intended for use at the pre-planning and […]

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Nov, 26, 2018
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Inkling win GHA tender for overheating research!

The tender panel were impressed by the winning bid team’s pertinent experience, well thought-through methodology and enthusiasm for the project. Contract awarded for GHA overheating research project We are very excited to be part of this project with the Good Homes Alliance and our excellent bid team (Julie Godefroy Sustainability and Mandarin Research). A key part […]