Advance copies of the new CIBSE and BSRIA commissioning water systems guides are now available to order at reduced prices. These guides are intended to ensure that water distribution systems are effectively commissioned whilst complying with the latest Building Regulations.
CIBSE Commissioning Code W: Water Distribution Systems sets out the general requirements for balancing and commissioning water distribution systems to meet the requirements of the designer.

The code is intended to be used in conjunction with BSRIA Guide BG2/2010: Commissioning Water Systems. This guide presents a detailed description of the practical aspects of commissioning procedures in a step-by-step format.

The Code W tells readers what they need to do to commission water systems while the accompanying BSRIA guide tells them how to go about it.

Both have been written by the same author, Chris Parsloe, of Parsloe Consulting, under the guidance of an industry steering group.

CIBSE Code W will provide readers with good practice advice for the commissioning of water distribution systems, a resource to assist the definition of commissioning procedures to be performed and a basis for the preparation of commissioning specifications.

The new BSRIA guide covers commissioning procedures for circuits with new valve types, and methods of measuring and balancing circuits with ultra low flow rates.

The guides will be officially launched on September 22 at London HEVAR 2010 at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria.

Chris Parsloe will talk about the new advice on dealing with tolerances in ultra low flow rates systems and other changes, as part of the event seminar programme. Glenn Hawkins will talk about managing the commissioning process, and BSRIA's Model Commissioning Plan which is cited in the 2010 Building Regulations.

The two guides can be purchased now at a special introductory price of £40 for CIBSE and BSRIA members and £80 for non-members. The offer runs until 31st October 2010. To order your copies call 020 8772 3618 quoting CCW/BG2 OFFER or visit www.cibse.org/bookshop or www.bsria.co.uk/bookshop (01344 465529).

Commissioning is an explicit requirement of the updated (2010) Building Regulations and is directly referred to in Part L and Part F. The Commissioning Code W: Water Distribution Systems forms part of the CIBSE Commissioning Code series.