Inkling at CIBSE Conference 2016
Susie attended this years CIBSE conference on behalf of Inkling. It was a good conference with key themes of well-being and data management.
Susie interviewed for CIBSE podcast
This month I was asked to take part in a new CIBSE podcast initiative. As a big fan of podcasting, and with the subject of ‘Women in engineering’ I could hardly say no!
What’s with the weather?
We have been taking a look at the new weather files that CIBSE have put out to replace the TRY and DSY datasets produced in 2005.
Susie’s symposium special
Rather than blog my notes from the CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016, I’ve decided to add them to a Storify which links all the tweets I sent during the event.
Weather files and modelling overheating risk
This blog offers our thoughts on the impact of weather file selection on modelling domestic overheating risk.
Susie participates in CIBSE Journal round table on the future of HVAC
The write up of the round table discussion Susie participated in on the future of HVAC is in this months CIBSE Journal. You can read it here: http://www.cibsejournal.com/technical/what-next-for-heating-cooling-and-ventilation/
Inkling Peer review upcoming RIBA publication
Inkling have acted as peer reviewers for an upcoming RIBA publication on Building Physics. How Buildings Work by Huw Evans is due to be published in July 2016. How Buildings Work provides construction professionals with a clear understanding of the basic mechanisms of physics and how they affect the performance and operation of buildings.
Susie and Claire on Scientific Committee for the CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016
Susie and Claire are acting as expert peer reviewers for the sixth CIBSE Technical Symposium to be held on 14th and 15th April 2016 at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. The symposium this year has the theme ‘Integration for whole life building performance’ inspired by CIBSE President Nick Mead who has called for the industry
CIBSE AM11: Building Performance Modelling – what’s it all about?
The much anticipated update to the 1998 version of the AM11 CIBSE application manual on Building Performance Modelling was published in November 2015. The manual has been extensively updated reflecting the many changes in the building modelling landscape since the initial release, including advances in computing power and software, changes in legislation and increased industry
Susie’s opinion in The October CIBSE Journal
In her role as vice-chair of the new CIBSE Resilient cities group Susie was asked to contribute an opinion piece for the October issue of the CIBSE journal. You can read it here.
We have a new Inkling!
Inkling are proud to announce the arrival of Claire’s new baby. Sara Das Bhaumik arrived safely on Friday (25/9/2015). Yay!! Claire will be on maternity leave for the next few months. She will check emails from time to time, but please direct anything urgent to Susie.
Overheating – the hot topic in housing (pun intended)
Inkling recently co-authored a Zero Carbon Hub publication on assessing overheating in dwellings. This document describes the methodologies and tools currently available for the prediction of overheating risk in dwellings in England and Wales, and poses a challenge to improve on them. The key points highlighted in the report are: – The results obtained from modelling