Our experience of NABERS UK so far

In April 2021 I joined the NABERS UK Independent Design Review (IDR) panel. The panel members are responsible for carrying out formal reviews of NABERS projects to assess whether the building is likely to achieve its target rating in practice. We at Inkling have seen a lot of interest in this new service. I have […]

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Mar, 08, 2023
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Nerd alert! Do the automation

Automation opens up huge potential to make modelling software work harder so that I can focus my attention on the tasks that need a human brain – getting the initial model creation right, and interpreting the results.

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Feb, 10, 2023
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Part O – the Inkling appraisal – Part 4 (modelling advice)

Susie recently collaborated with Ben Abel and Jack Harvie-Clark for a recent CIBSE Building Simulation Group event for modellers tackling Part O assessments using the Dynamic Thermal Modelling approach. We wanted to put our heads together and give advice on what we think are the trickiest and/or most confusing parts of the analysis as we […]

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Nov, 18, 2022
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#EndGasNow

We thought hard before signing this pledge as we recognise the challenge that this presents, especially on refurbishment projects, but as part of the building services community we have been convinced that it is our responsibility to lead the charge away from fossil fuels and towards electricity which can be generated renewably. Alongside this shift […]

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Sep, 14, 2022
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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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CIBSE Technical Symposium 2022

Both Susie and Claire attended this years Technical Symposium at London South Bank University 21-22 April this year. We were slightly giddy at being out and about, catching up with people after so long, and mixing with so many humans in one place. As usual there was a great mix of academic researchers and industry […]

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Apr, 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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TM54 gets a refresh

Inkling are proud to have been on the working group delivering the newly published 2022 update to CIBSE TM54. The original version was published in 2013, and has become the central protocol for evaluating the operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage. I have always liked its flexible approach, allowing modellers to exercise […]

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Mar, 16, 2022
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New Building Regulation: Part O – the Inkling appraisal

In December 2021 the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (formally known as MHCLG) published updates to the building regulations which will come into force in June this year. Changes to Part F and Part L have pulled most of the focus in the press and on social media, but this post is about […]

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Feb, 15, 2022
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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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