CIBSE Technical Symposium 2023
This year’s technical symposium took place at Strathclyde University, Glasgow last week (20-21st April). Claire and I both made the journey up from London as it’s our favourite CIBSE event of the year.
LETI Operational Modelling Guide #OMG
Inkling played a pivotal role in creating the LETI Operational Modelling Guide that was published this week. This is our overview.
Our experience of NABERS UK so far
In April 2021 Claire joined the NABERS UK Independent Design Review (IDR) panel. Here are her thoughts on our experience of NABERS reviews so far.
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.
Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 4 (modelling advice)
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 – 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.
CIBSE Technical Symposium 2022
Here is Susie’s write-up featuring the tweets sent during the event (embedded below) and her thoughts on the key talking points and themes.
Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 2
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.
TM54 gets a refresh
Inkling are proud to have been on the working group delivering the newly published 2022 update to CIBSE TM54.
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 included the introduction of AD-O. Here’s our take.
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.