There may be trouble ahead
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.
Inkling respond
We were asked by the CIBSE Journal to respond to a recent Telegraph article that criticised the modelling community and pointing the finger at us for the performance gap. Our response was printed in the June edition and we’ve reproduced it below.
Susie co presents CIBSE Weather Data Sets Webinar
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.
Susie interviewed for CIBSE podcast
This month I was asked to take part in a new CIBSE podcast initiative. As a big fan of podcasting, and with the subject of ‘Women in engineering’ I could hardly say no!
Susie participates in CIBSE Journal round table on the future of HVAC
The write up of the round table discussion Susie participated in on the future of HVAC is in this months CIBSE Journal. You can read it here: http://www.cibsejournal.com/technical/what-next-for-heating-cooling-and-ventilation/
Inkling Peer review upcoming RIBA publication
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’s opinion in The October CIBSE Journal
In her role as vice-chair of the new CIBSE Resilient cities group Susie was asked to contribute an opinion piece for the October issue of the CIBSE journal. You can read it here.
Inkling co-author new Zero Carbon Hub publication on overheating
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
Susie quoted in the Guardian
I’m quoted in this piece for the small business network on female entrepreneurs working in male-dominated industries: Diamond, who left her job to co-found the building physics firm Inkling says that she and her female business partner bring a more approachable, client-focused touch to their business: “Building physics is quite a nerdy part of engineering, which
Fine Tuning
Claire has written an article for the Oct 2014 CIBSE Journal on our experience of using TM54. http://portfolio.cpl.co.uk/CIBSE/201410/energy-performance-tm54-review/ CIBSE TM54: Evaluating Operational Energy Performance of Buildings at the Design Stage (2013) was designed to close the performance gap by enabling more accurate modelling of building performance, but how effective is it in the field?
Susie @inklingllp makes #Ecobuild100 list of top tweeters 2014
The #Ecobuild100 aims to provide a comprehensive list of the most useful and insightful sustainable construction, design and built environment oriented Twitter accounts. The list is comprised of public nominations, from which the Ecobuild team has carefully selected the final 100 based on relevant content, engagement and Klout score.
Susie Diamond tells her story to the Cracker website group
http://www.evecracker.com/blog/00910/susie-diamond-my-story/