Bsria has announced the passing of the head of its energy and environment team, Reginald Brown, who has passed away after a short illness.
Reginald joined Bsria in 1989 and was Head of Energy & Environment from July 1993. He was a popular and highly regarded expert in his field which was acknowledged within Bsria, its members, the wider industry and the media.
His recent UK and European work included photovoltaic applications, heat pumps, combined heat and power, domestic and commercial hot water, wind turbines, water conservation, variable speed pumps, legionella, natural ventilation, industrial air filtration, domestic boiler efficiency, sustainable development, low carbon solutions and environmental guidance.
His many consultancy activities included diverse projects on chilled ceilings, energy from waste, domestic heating and ventilation, thermal performance of heat exchangers, the design of HVAC test facilities, safety and reliability testing and numerous failure investigations. His most recent project was the development of a methodology for detecting carbon monoxide in ceiling voids.
Brown provided expert input for both Water Regulations and Building Regulations advisory committees, assisted the HSE on Legionella and authored and contributed to several guidance publications for CIBSE and BESA in the areas of pipework installation, heat pumps and CHP. He was a member of the Microgeneration Working Group on heat pumps and various BSI committees for water in buildings issues.
Julia Evans, chief executive, Bsria, said: “We were very sad to learn of the passing of Reginald who had been with Bsria for 27 years and our thoughts go out to his family and friends.
He was not only an enthusiast and expert, but someone who devoted 27 years of his working life to Bsria. Reginald will be remembered with warmth and genuine affection by his many colleagues, not only at Bsria, but in the wider engineering community. He was not only known throughout the EU and internationally, but also gave much-valued advice to the young engineer network and students.”