Susie attended the annual GHA conference on 28th January 2026 at the British Library. It was a really interesting day with a clear focus on the people who will live their lives within the homes we design. Here are the key notes that she came away with.
We explore some concerns about the new CIBSE weather datasets in how well they represent city centre locations in the context of urban heat island effect (UHI).
Susie has signed up to be an ambassador for Shade the UK, as part of Inklings ongoing commitment to reducing overheating risk and improving thermal comfort.
Susie was invited to speak at an ANC event in November 2025 where they launched their new AD-O Noise Guide.
Susie was excited to be invited to visit the Energy House 2.0 facility at the University of Salford.
Susie gets the opportunity to visit the very beautiful and RIBA award-winning Cambridge Central Mosque, which was completed in 2019.
A warning about centre-pane vs whole window g-values – make sure you know which are being specified on your projects.
Automation opens up huge potential to make modelling software work harder so that I can focus my attention on the tasks that need a human brain – getting the initial model creation right, and interpreting the results.
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 think it’s imperative that we are all approaching these assessments consistently.
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.
Susie has been working with the Future Homes Hub and others to better understand the implications of AD-O.
Here are some of her (constantly evolving) personal opinions on the subject.
In December 2021 the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (formally known as MHCLG) published updates to the building regulations which included the introduction of AD-O. Here’s our take.
