NEW EVENT: People and their data
We are very pleased to have William Box joining us online to discuss the ethics of building performance evaluation. A very important consideration of any in-use building performance evaluation is …
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MEMBER BLOG: Hermione Crease, Purrmetrix, on BPE and the Heat Pump Ready programme
Heat pump ready – Improving tests for householders and heat pump installers. The UK has huge ambitions for heat pump roll out with targets of 300,000 per year by 2030. …
Funding competition: rapid assessment of building fabric performance
Innovate UK recently opened a funding competition in its Net Zero Heat stream for innovations in the rapid assessment of building fabric performance. At BPN, knowing the crucial part evaluation …
Why is the BPN necessary?
Many existing, new and retro-fitted buildings exhibit large gaps between design aspirations and in-use performance. To meet policy objectives and meet the needs of building owners and occupants, in-use performance needs to improve rapidly and radically.
While many people are now aware of performance gaps for energy use and CO2 emissions, fewer people are aware that issues are also evident in technical performance, occupant satisfaction, operating costs, environmental impact and importantly the health of the occupants.
Data is the key to understanding whether we are making the right choices throughout the lifecycle of the building. The UK suffers from a disjointed building performance evaluation sector, where data are inaccessible, study methods are not clear or shared, and decisions are often made on poor or limited data.
As a direct result of these issues, a new initiative has been established, the Building Performance Network (BPN).
