Contracting

Airtightness
Nationwide airtightness testing and support services on all buildings for Building Regulations Part L

Failure investigations
Investigations and reports into mechanical, electrical and corrosion failures. Expert witness and dispute resolution in all building services.

Business performance forum
Forum for M&E contractors to benchmark against their peers to improve quality and service

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

Testing dwellings
Nationwide airtightness testing and support services for new dwellings Building Regulations Part L1A. Competitive prices and fast response.

Testing non-dwellings
Nationwide airtightness testing and support services for non dwellings Building Regulations Part L2. Accredited and recognised by building control

Consultancy and design reviews
Nationwide airtightness testing and support services for new dwellings Building Regulations Part L1A. Competitive prices and fast response.

Thermal imaging
Thermal imaging of building fabric to identify air leakage paths and insulation defects, supports airtightness testing for Building Regulations Part L

Roof inspections
Independent inspection of the roof area, its construction elements and the standard of its fitting.

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

Acoustic testing
Acoustic testing for all types of buildings with detailed reports detailing any areas for concern.

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

Procurement strategy
Consultancy to look at the different ways of working, the benefits and costs, to choose the most appropriate procurement strategy in construction.

Customer satisfaction surveys
Independent customer satisfaction surveys for building services and construction consultants and contractors.

KPIs for M&E contractors
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the M&E industry covering 14 headlines and recent trends.

Personnel
Personnel consultancy covering partnering, best value and supply chain management, change management, training, mentoring and facilitation.

Construction support
Services for stress-free building compliance and improvements to business processes

COMIT
Centre of excellence for the implementation of construction mobile IT in the UK construction industry

Renewables
Independent, practical advice on renewables in buildings; feasibility studies, training, monitoring, testing, certification and market intelligence

Bookshop/information
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.

Instrument solutions
Hire, calibration, sales and site services for a wide range of specialist building services instruments

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

I3CON
Integrated EU funded research project to develop technological and procedural innovations to enable the delivery of high-performance buildings.

Knowledge transfer network
UK Government initiative to speed up technology development process and deliver practical innovations in the built environment

Isolation rooms
Independent validation of the Department of Health's design guidance for isolation rooms.

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

Physical modelling and mock-up testing
Independent mock-up testing of any type of built environment and HVAC systems provide advice on design and installation issues.

Computer modelling
Computer simulation services for assessment of whole buildings to single pieces of heating, ventilation and cooling systems at the design stage

Indoor air quality
Comprehensive investigation of indoor environment including health and safety, thermal comfort and IAQ, and system performance on site

BREEAM
BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes and bespoke environmental assessments to achieve planning targets and client specification.

Soft Landings
Designers and constructors staying involved with buildings beyond practical completion, to help fine-tune systems and ensure best use of buildings

Building information modelling
BSRIA promotes the use of integrated Building Information Modelling (or BIM) through the BSRIA/BuildingSMART network

Code for Sustainable Homes
Licensed Code for Sustainable Homes assessor for new dwellings