BSRIA Briefing

The Heating and Ventilating Research Council was established in 1955 in the aftermath of the second world war to help the construction industry benefit from the latest research. It went on to become the Heating and Ventilating Research Association in 1959 and then in 1975, the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA).

The BSRIA Briefing is a yearly industry event with key figures in attendance, which has covered a range of topics. A list of past events can be found below. A description of the 2024 event can be found in the article:

• BSRIA Briefing 2024: Sustainable Futures. Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living

Previous event articles

• BSRIA Briefing 2023. Cleaner Air, Better Tomorrow
• BSRIA briefing review 2023.
• BSRIA Briefing 2022 - from the outside looking in
• BSRIA Briefing 2022
• BSRIA Briefing 2021
• BSRIA Briefing 2019: A climate of change
• BSRIA Briefing 2019
• BSRIA briefing 2018
• BSRIA Briefing 2017
• BSRIA briefing 2016

Now generally referred to simply as BSRIA, it is a non-profit distributing, member-based association, with profits invested back into its research programmes. Its trading company, BSRIA Limited, was established in 2000. This is a wholly-owned subsidiary that undertakes all trading activities, including research and membership services.

BSRIA employs 180 people at their head office in Bracknell (UK), at regionally based construction compliance offices throughout the UK, and at offices in China, USA, Germany, France and Spain.

It describes its mission as ‘to make buildings better...’ by enabling ‘…the building services and construction industries and their clients to enhance the value of the built environment, by improving the quality of their products and services, the efficiency of their provision and the effectiveness of their operation.’

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