BDSP Partnership Ltd provides consulting services in building services (mechanical and electrical) engineering, environmental engineering, lighting design and computational simulation. It works in sustainable building design, master planning and the integration of renewable energy technologies. The company was founded in 1995 and today there are main offices in London (UK) and Belgrade (Serbia) with a total staff of ~75 people from over 20 different countries. BDSP has also recently opened offices in Lisbon (Portugal), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Abu Dhabi (UAE). Principal clients are major architects such as Foster Partners and leading international developers. Past projects include National Assembly of Wales, HM Treasury, and 30 St Mary's Axe. Current projects include Central Markets (Abu Dhabi), Olympic Velodrome (London), Toulouse School of Economics (France), Byala Resort (Bulgaria) and DancingGreen (Russia).

BDSP has participated in previous IEE projects, such as the ongoing dissemination project RES COMPASS (IEE-07-57) promoting professions related to sustainabilities in secondary schools and the proposed project BEN PLUS, a dissemination action promoting building developments with a positive energy balance. Furthermore BDSP have co-ordinated two EC RD projects: Project WEB (JOR3-CT98-0270) Wind Energy for the Built Environment completed in 2000 and including testing of a 2-storey prototype building with integrated wind turbine; Project SUNtool (NNE5-2001-00753) developed an advanced simulation tool to support the planning of Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods involving 6 partners over 3 years and finished in 2006. BDSP are currently co-ordinating a national UK funded RTD project to develop prototype software for the concept design of low impact/low carbon buildings with a view to commercialisation.

Areas of expertise: Educating students, changing citizens' behaviour, promoting professions related to sustainabilty, dissemination of information, advice on specific energy issues, promotion of technology such as wind energy, CHP, solar energy, energy efficiency in buildings, insulation, masterplans and developments with a positive energy balance.

Target audience: Citizens, Students, Architects, Architectural Students, Developers, Planners, Authorities, Universities and Academics.