Nerd alert! Do the automation

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.

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Feb, 10, 2023
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Part 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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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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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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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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Inkling research featured in CIBSE journal

Our collaborative Carter Bronze medal-winning research paper ‘Predictions of summertime overheating: comparison of dynamic thermal models and measurements in synthetically occupied test houses’ features in the September 2020 CIBSE Journal Claire and Susie worked alongside partners from Hilson Moran and Loughborough University to produce the joint research paper.

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Aug, 28, 2020
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Inkling awarded CIBSE Carter Bronze Medal for overheating research paper

Inkling have been awarded the prestigious CIBSE Carter Bronze medal for research into summertime overheating prediction in UK homes. Claire and Susie worked alongside partners from Hilson Moran and Loughborough University to produce the joint research paper ‘Predictions of summertime overheating: Comparison of dynamic thermal models and measurements in synthetically occupied test houses’. The research […]

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Aug, 13, 2020
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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 […]

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Oct, 17, 2018
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Acoustics vs overheating risk – resolving the tension

Best practice members met on 17th January 2018 to discuss the conundrum of balancing the need to mitigate overheating risk in homes with the competing requirement to maintain a comfortable internal acoustic environment. Bluntly – opening windows to cool an apartment risks increasing the external noise audible inside to unsatisfactory levels. Poor external air quality will also […]

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Jan, 26, 2018
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