Susie: 07972 263 676Making 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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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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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. A lot of my concerns regarding the complexity of the Approved Document including the ‘simplified method’ and ensuring that all the fiddly requirements are met pre-planning to avoid costly redesign […]
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- Jul, 25, 2022
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Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 2
This blog follows on from one published in February that you can read here: https://inklingllp.com/2022/02/15/part-o-the-inkling-appraisal/ The new Part O of the Building Regulations comes into force in under 3 months. DLUHC are adamant that these tough new criteria will be beneficial for reducing overheating risk across all new homes built under them. I have been working […]
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- Mar, 29, 2022
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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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Acoustics vs overheating risk – resolving the tension
Best practice members met on 17th January 2018 to discuss the conundrum of balancing the need to mitigate overheating risk in homes with the competing requirement to maintain a comfortable internal acoustic environment. Bluntly – opening windows to cool an apartment risks increasing the external noise audible inside to unsatisfactory levels. Poor external air quality will also […]
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- Jan, 26, 2018
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