10 services found
Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) Services
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Advice
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Building Information Modelling
Building Information Modelling (BIM) models and manages information as well as graphics for sharing information through construction and the whole building lifecycle, eliminating the need to re-enter data, and avoiding data loss, miscommunication, and translation errors. In short it is integrated CAD, plus ...
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Indoor Air Quality
Thermal comfort and system performance investigations. IAQ problems are preventable and solvable either at the design stage, when planning refurbishment, or on-site. BSRIA offers a comprehensive service in the main area influencing indoor environment including health and safety, thermal comfort and system performance on site. Those responsible for building services specification, design and maintenance will benefit from our expertise to assess what is ...
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Life Cycle Costing
BSRIA provides consultancy to help clients, design consultants, contractors and manufacturers apply life cycle costing analysis for their specific projects or bid ...
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Mock-Up Testing
Mock-up testing and validation of indoor climate before you build: Checking a system performance before installation will ensure it meets project specification and works on site first time. Mock-up or physical modelling is the key to effective building design, procurement, construction and operation. It is a professional process of constructing a full size representation of the proposed design for a specific part of a building interior. Physical ...
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Ska Assessments for Office Refurbishment
BSRIA provides accredited Ska assessments to measure the environmental impact of UK office refurbishments. Ska is an environmental labelling method to evaluate fit-out projects, developed from RICS / AECOM research initiated by Skansen, which aimed to measure the environmental impacts associated with ...
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Soft Landings
Soft Landings is the BSRIA-led process designed to assist the construction industry and its clients deliver better buildings. Soft Landings helps to solve the performance gap between design intentions and operational ...
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Construction Compliance for Building Regulations and Standards
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Airtightness for Part L Building Regulations and Building Standards compliance
From a single dwelling to the largest commercial development, BSRIA offers stress-free compliance to Part L Building Regulations and Scottish Building Standards. BSRIA provides nationwide airtightness testing, consultancy, design reviews and support services on all buildings, both dwellings and non-dwellings. We have regionally based engineers in England, Wales for Part L Building Regulations and Scotland for Building Standards to provide a ...
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Sound Testing and Sound Insulation Testing
BSRIA provides UKAS accredited sound testing and sound insulation testing on all types of buildings, for compliance with Part E Building Regulations in England and Wales and Section 5 of the Scottish Building Standards. Testing can also gain credits for Code for Sustainable Homes and EcoHomes environmental assessment ...
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Thermal Imaging of Building Fabric
A thermal imaging survey of building fabric identifies where air leaks in or out of buildings and show thermal insulation defects. The main benefits of a thermogrpahic survey are: quick, non-disruptive inspection, results easily shown in pictures, resolve arguments with sub contractors as to where faults are, can be used to show the effectiveness of heating and cooling ...
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Ventilation Testing
Part F Building Regulations 2010 introduced the requirement to verify practical performance of ventilation in new dwellings against design. This requires validation of airflow measurements for every dwelling constructed under this edition of the Building Regulations as well as ensuring that the system has been configured ...