BSRIA has appointed John Taylor as its new Publications Manager. This strategic move aims to expand the publication of guidance documents, reports, brochures, and instructional guides while advancing the digital transformation of BSRIA's content offerings.
A significant focus of Taylor's role will involve enhancing the digital accessibility and enablement of BSRIA's publications.
Digital Transition Focus
John Taylor is tasked with evolving the delivery of content from traditional long-form PDFs to formats that are more concise and user-friendly.
This aligns with the industry's growing demand for rapid, accessible, and engaging information.
20 years of industry experience
Taylor brings to BSRIA extensive expertise in areas, such as building services design, energy and carbon management
With more than 20 years in the built environment sector, Taylor brings to BSRIA extensive expertise in areas, such as building services design, energy and carbon management, retrofit, and building optimisation.
His insights encompass mechanical services design, building controls, smart buildings, energy optimisation, retrofit, and net zero strategy. Taylor will collaborate with experts to enhance BSRIA guides, covering all stages from design to ongoing maintenance.
Focus on excellence
Lisa Ashworth, CEO of BSRIA, stated, "John's appointment is a key part of our strategy to build on our reputation for excellence in publications. His experience in both building services and digital transformation will be vital as we enhance how we deliver our industry-renowned guidance."
Taylor expressed his dedication to maintaining BSRIA's values of independence, practicality, and technical rigour in publications, aiming to increase their digital accessibility and digestibility to bolster reader confidence in BSRIA's expertise.
Recent organisational developments
This announcement is part of a wider strategy that includes recent appointments, such as Paul Greatbatch as Chief Technology Officer and Lisa Wiltshire as Business Manager – Market Intelligence.
These additions aim to support BSRIA's digital evolution and improve customer offerings.
BSRIA, a pioneering provider of testing, research, and consultancy services, has appointed John Taylor as Publications Manager.
This strategic appointment will increase the volume of high-quality guidance, reports, brochures, how-to-guides, and more, while accelerating the digital transformation of BSRIA’s content. A key part of Taylor's remit will be to help transition BSRIA's publications to be more digitally enabled and accessible.
Taylor will evolve content delivery from traditional, long-form PDF documents to more digestible and user-friendly formats. This will meet industry professionals' needs for fast, accessible, and engaging content.
20 years of experience
Taylor brings over 20 years of experience in the built environment, encompassing building services design, energy management, carbon management, retrofit, and building optimisation.
Taylor’s particular areas of expertise include mechanical services design, building controls, smart buildings, energy surveys and optimisation of existing buildings, retrofit, building operation and maintenance, and net zero strategy.
He will work with specialist authors across the range of BSRIA guides, from design through to construction, commissioning, handover, and ongoing maintenance.
Reputation for excellence
Lisa Ashworth, BSRIA CEO, commented: "John's appointment is a key part of our strategy to build on our reputation for excellence in publications. His experience in both building services and digital transformation will be vital as we enhance how we deliver our industry-leading guidance.”
Commenting on his new role, Taylor said: "My focus is on continuing the great work already being done, ensuring our publications maintain their hallmark values of being independent, practical, and having high technical rigour.”
“We want to make this vital content more accessible and digestible in a digital world, building confidence for the reader in BSRIA's skills and capabilities."
This announcement follows other recent hires, namely Paul Greatbatch as Chief Technology Officer and Lisa Wiltshire as Business Manager – Market Intelligence, to drive BSRIA’s digital transformation and enhance its customer offerings.
