Building Engineering Services Association documents within the Construction Information Service

• A beginner's guide to indoor air quality...and why it is a national health crisis
• An offsite guide for the building and engineering services sector
• Asbestos factsheet
• Asbestos: testing and reporting requirements
• BESA fact sheet disposal of waste and COVID-19
• BESA toolbox talk COVID-19
• BESA toolbox talk dermatitis
• BESA toolbox talk fit testing basics
• Building regulations – notification of works for England
• Buildings as safe havens. A practical guide
• Clarification and remit of CDM 2015
• Conditions of a sub-sub-contract. BESA standard contract
• Conditions of trading - contract for the supply of goods and services. BESA standard contract
• Coronavirus - contractual issues
• Coronavirus and working on site
• COVID-19 and engineering services: guidance (GN 4) - carrying out work in a domestic environment
• COVID-19 and engineering services: guidance (GN 7) - face covering and face mask types and protection offered
• COVID-19 and engineering services: guidance (GN 8) - what to do if you have a suspected case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) or a site member has been contact by NHS Track and trace at work
• COVID-19 and engineering services: guidance (GN9) - controlling COVID-19 transmission on site
• Design specification for the application of DX air conditioning and heat pump equipment. 3rd edition
• District heating and cooling - early design building connections guidance. For use by building developers and contractors where a DH/DC connection will or maybe required. 1st edition
• Ductwork cleaning fire safety considerations
• Eccentric vs concentric reducers in horizontal
• Energy related product directive
• External corrosion protection and insulation of building services pipework. Version 1
• F-Gas service ban and product prohibitions
• First steps in BIM competence - a guide for specialist contractors
• Flue and chimney design, installation and maintenance
• Guide to good practice - welding of carbon steel pipework
• Guide to good practice ductwork leakage testing. 6th edition
• Guide to good practice for local exhaust ventilation
• Guide to good practice for site safety. HS1
• Guide to good practice for supports and fixings
• Guide to good practice for: indoor air quality for health and well-being
• Guide to good practice safety facts
• Guide to good practice welding safety. 4th edition
• Guide to good practice: guide to the use of plastic pipework
• Guide to good practice: heat metering
• Guide to good practice: heat pumps
• Guide to good practice: Installation of biofuel heating
• Guide to good practice: installation of combined heat and power
• Guide to good practice: installation of rainwater harvesting in non residential buildings
• Guide to good practice: low energy ventilation for residential buildings
• Guide to good practice: water management plan
• Health and safety checklist for staff working from home
• Heat pumps – what are they?
• Homeworking guidance
• JCT standard building contract 2016 changes
• Jointing methods for RACHP pipework
• Leak checking - direct or indirect methods
• Maintenance agreement
• National agreement 2022 - heating ventilating air conditioning piping and domestic engineering industry. National agreement - working rules and conditions for operatives
• Pressure testing in changing ambient conditions. Version 2
• Protection of pipework penetrating fire separating elements
• R290 in air conditioning and heat pump equipment
• Risk assessment of air conditioning or ventilation system fan coil units
• Site pressure testing of pipework. Building Engineering Services Association. Guide to good practice. 3rd edition
• Specification for internal cleanliness and hygiene management of ventilation systems. Version 1
• Specification for kitchen ventilation systems. 2nd edition (incorporates addendum April 2020) (Withdrawn) (Awaiting copyright clearance for latest edition)
• Specification for plastics ductwork
• Specification for sheet metal ductwork. 3rd edition. 2016. V2 (including addendum dated April 2024)
• Summary of practical measures for building services operation
• Trickle cooling domestic cold water systems
• Using building data to improve efficiency