Making some noise!
Susie was invited to speak at an event organised by the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) on 27th November where they launched their new Approved Document O Noise Guide. “The guide sets out a method to demonstrate compliance to the Building Control Body of the noise constraints in Approved Document O. It provides clarity for […]
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- Dec, 04, 2024
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UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard Pilot
The much anticipated Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard was published on 24th September 2024. The Standard and associated documents can be downloaded here. This document has been long in the making and has been developed thanks to a vast collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders in the UK built […]
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- Nov, 08, 2024
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Visit to Energy House 2.0
I was excited to be invited to visit the Energy House 2.0 facility at the University of Salford at the end of September. https://energyhouselabs.salford.ac.uk/ This is one of the largest building test facilities in the world, with 2 large open spaces, big enough to incorporate 4 full sized family homes for testing and monitoring purposes. […]
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- Oct, 08, 2024
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Site visit to Cambridge Mosque
Last week I (Susie) had the opportunity to visit the very beautiful and RIBA award-winning Cambridge Central Mosque, which was completed in 2019. I visited with the design team appointed to work on a new mosque in Havering, East London that is drawing inspiration from Cambridge, albeit on a more modest budget. We were lucky […]
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- Sep, 18, 2024
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An issue with g-values
Inkling have recently become aware of a growing trend for specifying the g-value (solar transmittance) of glazing for windows as whole window values, which include the shading effect of the frame, rather than centre pane values where the solar control is purely a property of the glazing. We don’t think it is well understood within […]
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- Sep, 02, 2024
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Marcus gains Chartered Engineer status
An important milestone in the career of any engineer is to achieve chartered status and we are therefore delighted to announce that Marcus has had his application for CIBSE Member (CEng MCIBSE) approved. In the words of CIBSE, this status is reserved for those “engaged in leadership roles with technical responsibility, developing solutions to complex […]
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- Jul, 29, 2024
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Claire marks 10 years with Inkling
I became a partner at Inkling in September 2013. To celebrate my first 10 (and a half) years at Inkling I have been looking back at some of my achievements during that time, it turns out I have been quite busy! In 2014 I became a CIBSE Fellow (2014), the most senior grade of CIBSE […]
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- May, 23, 2024
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CIBSE Technical Symposium 2024
We love the CIBSE Symposium and make an effort to attend every year – see previous write-ups. This year it took place at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff 11-12th April. Claire and Susie attended and both presented papers. This blog includes a brief summary of our papers and some notes on our highlights […]
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- Apr, 25, 2024
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Winners!!
We are thrilled to have won Consultancy of the year (up to 50 employees) at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2024 last month. <CR> This recognition means the world to us. We are very fortunate to work with some amazing clients and collaborators (you know who you are), and we are grateful to the CIBSE […]
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- Mar, 21, 2024
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Inkling team photos
We took the opportunity of all being in the same place at the same time for our 2023 Christmas get-together to have some pictures taken of the whole Inkling team. We booked the kind and helpful Joscha Mayer to do the honours in the Granary square area behind Kings Cross, and we are really pleased […]
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- Jan, 22, 2024
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