• Airtightness
• Bookshop
• Building compliance
• Business and strategy
• Construction support
• Design support
• Facilities management
• Information services
• Instrument solutions
• Low carbon engineering
• Market intelligence
• Membership
• Research
• Testing and certification
• Training and events
• Troubleshooting
• Water in buildings

Building operation

Below is a list of BSRIA services of particular help to people working in building operation.

Business and strategy
Consultancy to improve business processes, customer service and business decision-making

• Whole life costing
  Whole life costing analysis to help decision making in specific construction projects or bid proposals, from methodologies to running cost models

Building compliance
Including SBEM, BREEAM, EPCs, DECs, airtightness and thermal imaging

• Part L
  Services to help building designers, builders and operators comply with the Building Regulation Part L

Design support
Services for design validation, sustainability, energy efficiency and Part L compliance

• Building information modelling
  BSRIA promotes the use of integrated Building Information Modelling (or BIM) through the BSRIA/BuildingSMART network
• Indoor air quality
  Comprehensive investigation of indoor environment including health and safety, thermal comfort and IAQ, and system performance on site
• Soft Landings
  Designers and constructors staying involved with buildings beyond practical completion, to help fine-tune systems and ensure best use of buildings
• Professional aftercare
  Services to support a Soft Landings project for professional aftercare including post-occupancy evaluation (POE), building performance measurement
• Pre-handover
  BSRIA Soft Landings support services at pre-handover stage including training for occupiers, building manuals airtightness testing and thermography

Low carbon engineering
Low carbon services for the design, build and operation of buildings

• Certification and compliance
  Certification and compliance services for low carbon buildings including BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes, EPCs, DECs and SBEM
• DECs
  Display Energy Certificates (DEC) and Advisory Reports plus independent consultancy for year on year energy efficiency improvement
• Renewables
  Independent, practical advice on renewables in buildings; feasibility studies, training, monitoring, testing, certification and market intelligence

Facilities management
FM Engineering support, maintenance efficiency, less energy and water use, prevent failures and improve comfort

• Benchmarking
  Benchmarking to identify areas where building operators can save energy, reduce maintenance costs and improve efficiency and service.
• Network members
  Members of the BSRIA operation and maintenance (O&M) benchmarking network
• Condition monitoring
  Power quality, thermal imaging, electromagnetic field (EMF) surveys, vibration and acoustic testing to identify faults before failure.
• Condition surveys
  Building services condition surveys to inspect plant and installations to assess their physical, operational and maintenance condition.
• Controls strategy
  Advice on the application of Building Management Systems (BMS) as well as spot checks, trend logging and system investigation.
• Energy in buildings
  Energy efficient design, energy conservation and feasibility studies of renewables. Energy audits and meeting renewables targets for new developments
• Energy surveys
  Eenergy monitoring surveys, from very quick assessments based on readings from energy bills and meter readings, to deep forensic surveys
• Failure investigations
  Investigations and reports into mechanical, electrical and corrosion failures. Expert witness and dispute resolution in all building services.
• Maintenance strategy
  Business-focused maintenance strategies to help building operators minimise maintenance costs and increase their resilience to engineering risk.
• Plant investigations
  Plant investigation, HVAC troubleshooting and Building MOTs to quickly identify and resolve indoor environmental problems.

Information services
BSRIA published guidance, large library, information officers and expert engineers

• Library
  The largest building services library in Europe, stocking European and British standards, books, documents, journals and conference papers.

Market intelligence
BSRIA WMI market intelligence, private client and management consultancy on global HVAC markets

• Energy Management
  energy

Membership
Access a unique information resource of technical and market knowledge.

• Energy and sustainability network
  This is a member network focused on the area of energy and sustainability.

Research
Delivering practical results, breaking new ground and applying technologies and processes

• Cold cabinets
  Carbon Trust funded project to improve the performance of cold cabinets used in UK food retail units.
• iCAT
  The Interoperable Carbon Assessment Toolkit
• Isolation rooms
  Independent validation of the Department of Health's design guidance for isolation rooms.
• Modern Built Environment KTN
  UK Government initiative to speed up technology development process and deliver practical innovations in the built environment
• Domestic hot water
  Energy Saving Trust (EST) funded monitoring of domestic hot water usage
• Wind turbines
  Energy Saving Trust (EST) funded performance monitoring of small wind turbines in-situ

Troubleshooting
Checking the most likely HVAC problems first to find and resolve problems quickly

• Expert witness
  Independent expert witness statements and detailed reports in disputes for HVAC installations. Quickly identify the underlying cause of a problem.

Water in buildings
Water efficiency, conservation, recycling, quality, corrosion problems and product testing

• Legionellosis
  Consultancy and best practice guidance to control legionella bacteria and ensure water quality treatment