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. There are two key elements: Design for Performance – this is a framework providing a […]
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Oct, 18, 2021
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Inkling is 10!

Inkling first started providing building physics consultancy in September 2011. Since then we have achieved a great deal to be proud about. Our achievements include (but are not limited to): Almost 300 commercial jobs. These cover a huge range from homes to hospitals, schools, theatres and offices, new build and retrofit, passive and highly serviced […]
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Oct, 07, 2021
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Claire appointed member of NABERS UK Independent Design Review panel
Inkling are excited to announce that Claire has been appointed as a member of the NABERS UK Independent Design Review panel. The Panel consists of 11 industry experts in both the energy efficient design and operation of office buildings. Each will play a leading role in upskilling the commercial real estate sector and reliably delivering […]
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Apr, 29, 2021
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Susie co-authors Building Performance Evaluation Guide

Susie has collaborated once again with Julie Godefroy (see also https://inklingllp.com/2019/09/30/inkling-co-author-new-gha-overheating-tool/) on behalf of The Good Homes Alliance for Woodknowledge Wales to write some guidance on the use of BPE to help deliver high quality new homes. The guidance is aimed at housing clients, and anyone interested in Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) who want to […]
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Jan, 28, 2021
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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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Inkling presenting case study at CIBSE Technical Symposium 2020
Susie and Claire will be attending the 2020 CIBSE Technical Symposium, which takes place on 16-17th April in Glasgow. This is always a very interesting and well attended event with some thought-provoking papers and great networking. CIBSE are keen to stress that the symposium is not just for academics, but also industry practitioners such as […]
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Feb, 03, 2020
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CRASH 2019 Xmas appeal

Inkling are really glad to support the Crash charity appeal again this Christmas. Crash are a charity that work within the construction industry to create places that care for people who are homeless or in a hospice and receiving end of life care. You can see our customised Christmas e-card below.
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Nov, 20, 2019
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Inkling co-author new GHA overheating tool

Inkling were very excited to win the tender to produce a new Good Homes Alliance tool to assess overheating risk in new homes at the early design stage, back in October 2018: https://inklingllp.com/2018/10/17/inkling-win-gha-tender-for-overheating-research/ Susie has worked closely with Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability) and Nicola O’Connor (Mandarin Research) with support and feedback from an expert […]
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Sep, 30, 2019
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Inkling at CIBSE Symposium 2019

Claire and Susie both travelled to Sheffield in April to attend the annual CIBSE Technical Symposium. Here is the Wakelet write up of what we learned:
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Jun, 04, 2019
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