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Part L and the Green Police
It seems like just yesterday I was absorbing the 2010 incarnation of Part L. Now 2013 is creeping up on us fast, and the consultation will be closed 4 weeks from today. The plans for zero carbon homes...
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Changes to Part L – is carbon neutral possible for 2016?
2006 was a big year for building energy efficiency, the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive started to be implemented. This triggered a radically new Part L, requiring all new building...
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How to procure Soft Landings
BSRIA has just launched its latest guidance on the Soft Landings graduated handover process. How to Procure Soft Landings – guidance for clients, consultants and contractors is designed to help...
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ECO scheme – carbon reduction or wealth redistribution?
The issue of retail energy prices is now THE political hot potato. The invisible green taxes attached to household energy bills have suddenly become glaringly revealed and politicians of all hues are...
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Smart metering makes BPE easy…or does it?
Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) is here to stay. With government driving towards 20% reduction in costs for its built estate and increasing unwillingness to accept design predictions as...
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Recipe for Success
Months are spent putting them together, and thousands of pounds are spent printing and promoting them, but it still seems that the wealth of documentation out in the industry, that could help users...
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Proving the future – how to keep up with Building Regulations
The rapid adoption of airtightness testing and the ability of the industry to achieve the right result first time in 89% of tests is one of the success stories of the UK construction industry over the...
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Making buildings better – measuring for improved building performance
BSRIA has always been in the business of measuring, whether it is a physical quantity such as temperature or pressure, a market assessment such as volume of product imported to a given country or a...
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Indoor Air Quality a health and wealth issue for us all
Indoor Air Quality is a slightly vague concept to most people. When asked they tend to adopt the Goldilocks principle. Not too hot, not too cold, not too damp, not too dry. This reflects the fact that...
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BSRIA and ECA working together in order to keep the lights on!
Ofgem has sounded serious warning bells about UK’s generating margin falling from about 14% to sub 4% levels around 2016. Ed Milliband’s statement of a Labour Government freezing energy bills could...
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