Inkling co-author new Zero Carbon Hub publication on overheating

Claire and Susie have recently co-authored a new Zero Carbon Hub publication ‘Assessing Overheating Risk – Evidence Review’, which was launched at EcoBuild 2015. This Evidence Review forms part of a wider evidence gathering exercise being conducted by the Zero Carbon Hub for the ‘Tackling Overheating in Homes’ project. It provides a summary of […]

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Mar, 16, 2015
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Susie quoted in the Guardian

I’m quoted in this piece for the small business network on female entrepreneurs working in male-dominated industries: Diamond, who left her job to co-found the building physics firm Inkling says that she and her female business partner bring a more approachable, client-focused touch to their business: “Building physics is quite a nerdy part of engineering, which […]

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Feb, 17, 2015
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Inkling to participate in Edge Debate “Skyscrapers vs the Planet”

Claire is to participate in the next Edge Debate on tall buildings entitled “Skyscrapers vs the Planet – Can Tall Buildings be a Sustainable Solution for our Cities?” “There has been much debate recently about the impact of tall buildings in London since the AJ and the Observer newspaper launched their Skyline campaign in […]

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Jan, 13, 2015
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Inkling offers ESOS services

Inkling is working with a number of partners, including lead assessors, designers and installers, in order to provide a full package of ESOS compliance services. Our team has the depth of experience, skills and knowledge to ensure your ESOS audit will be carried out efficiently while meeting the complex compliance requirements laid down by […]

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Jan, 13, 2015
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Merry Christmas from Inkling!

Inkling are proud to support the Crash Cares campaign again this Christmas. We’ve given our Christmas card fund to Crash in return for this e-card. They can make better use of the cash building a better future for homeless men and women. http://www.crashcares.com/inkling-2/

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Dec, 16, 2014
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Inkling Blog #3: Closing the Building Performance Gap

Our last Blog identified a number of ‘Performance Gaps’ caused by a wide spectrum of conceptual and quality issues ranging from a lack of clarity in the industry regarding building performance criteria to poor build quality on site. So, what can we do to close these gaps? As engineers, modellers and designers we […]

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Oct, 23, 2014
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Susie features on the CIBSE blog

Susie features on the CIBSE blog: ‘A day in the life of a Building Performance Awards Judge‘ – http://www.cibseblog.co.uk/2014/09/day-in-life-of-building-performance.html The Awards shortlist has been announced and can be viewed here: http://www.cibse.org/Building-Performance-Awards/Awards-Shortlist The awards dinner takes place on 10th February 2015 when the winners will be announced.

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Oct, 23, 2014
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Fine Tuning

Claire has written an article for the Oct 2014 CIBSE Journal on our experience of using TM54. http://portfolio.cpl.co.uk/CIBSE/201410/energy-performance-tm54-review/ CIBSE TM54: Evaluating Operational Energy Performance of Buildings at the Design Stage (2013) was designed to close the performance gap by enabling more accurate modelling of building performance, but how effective is it in the field?

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Sep, 29, 2014
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What is adaptive thermal comfort?

Overheating in buildings has historically been quantified by the number of occupied hours per year that the indoor temperature exceeds a particular temperature, irrespective of external temperatures. However, recent research has shown that comfortable room temperature changes with the external air temperature meaning that occupants are comfortable with higher room temperatures during warm weather. This […]

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Jun, 30, 2014
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Claire Das Bhaumik is now a CIBSE Fellow

Claire Das Bhaumik is proud to be a CIBSE Fellow (‘FCIBSE’). Fellowship is the most senior grade of CIBSE membership. The work of an FCIBSE is characterised by the ability to develop appropriate solutions to engineering problems using new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change. Claire is a Chartered Engineer and […]

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Jun, 05, 2014
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