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The building is aimed at helping educate housebuilders, [...]BRE launches online self-assessment tool for ethical labour sourcing13/04/2018Dr Shamir Ghumra, Director of Sustainable Products at BRE, says in today’s globalised market place, where there are 45.8million people across 167 countries in modern [...]New good practice guidance for multifunctional solar car parks is launched08/03/2018A new guide by BRE National Solar Centre and carport design and manufacturing company FlexiSolar looks at the best way to deliver multifunctional solar car [...]360°ethos brings One Creative a BRE BIM Business certification15/02/2018Award-winning building designer practice One Creative Environments Ltd. (One) has been awarded BRE Global BIM Level 2 Business Systems Certification. One is an integrated multidisciplinary [...]HS2 awarded first BREEAM Infrastructure certificate15/02/2018HS2 has become the UK’s first infrastructure project to be awarded a BREEAM Infrastructure (pilot) Scheme Certificate for its ambitious sustainability strategy on Phase 1 [...]BRE supports sector shift to offsite manufacturing by developing product standard14/02/2018David Gall, Associate Director and Construction Products Sector Lead at BRE, says the quality of pre-manufactured buildings and their performance is paramount to provide consumers [...]New Special Interest Group to enhance security in the built environment22/11/2017To help drive better security in the built environment, a new Special Interest Group has been launched by building science centre, BRE, in partnership with [...]International Well Building Institute and BRE collaborate to advance human health through better buildings20/11/2017In an environment where partnership is the new leadership, the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) and BRE used the recent Greenbuild in Boston Nov. 8-10 to [...]J. Murphy & Sons Limited takes the high road to BIM quality02/11/2017Infrastructure specialist Murphy validates its commitment to BIM through recent BRE Global BIM Level 2 Business Systems Certificate. Operating in the UK, Ireland and Canada, [...]BRE announces game changing BIM data product library - DataBook26/10/2017Using Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 on centrally-procured public sector projects was mandated from April 2016. The introduction of BIM Level 2, which is a [...]BRE rallies sector to act collaboratively now to deliver the Construction 2025 strategy05/10/2017Construction 2025 is the joint strategy from government and industry for the future of the UK construction sector. Construction 2025 sets out challenging industry targets [...]Eight pathways launched to combat modern slavery and unethical practices in supply chains07/09/2017The APRES (Action Programme on Responsible and Ethical Sourcing) Eight Pathways Model, launched on 6 September via a White Paper, produced by world-leading building science centre, [...]World first biophilic design research project connects buildings with nature05/07/2017A live office refurbishment will provide environmental and human data as evidence for positive health and wellbeing impacts on office occupants BRE have launched The Biophilic Office [...]BRE Academy partner with CITB to launch new BIM site managers course aimed at improving onsite efficiency15/06/2017A new online training course, BIM for Site Managers, has been launched by BRE Academy and the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) to equip site [...]Evergrande awarded BREEAM 'Very Good' Certificate for their Mansion of Canal residential development in Wuxi23/05/2017One of China’s largest property development company Evergrande has received a ‘Very Good’ BREEAM design certificate for Wuxi Mansion of Canal, an exemplar residential project [...]BRE and Loughborough University to create dementia-friendly demonstration home18/05/2017Construction of a new ‘dementia-friendly’ home aimed at learning how better to support those living with the condition will begin on the BRE Innovation Park [...]New report calls for immediate action on indoor air pollution10/05/2017Poor indoor air quality in UK homes is at a scale and magnitude that needs immediate national-level attention and action, says new report with contributions [...]BRE Academy appoints Darren Ardeman as Head of eLearning10/05/2017As part of its ongoing expansion of online courses, BRE Academy, the training and lifelong learning division of BRE has appointed Darren Ardeman as Head of [...]New working party to tackle indoor air pollution in homes13/04/2017A new working party addressing the challenges of indoor air pollution and its negative impact on people’s health in homes has launched at the “Better [...]Cardiff University researchers to develop tool to project Wales’s greenhouse gas emissions up to 205006/03/2017Scientists from Cardiff University are developing a tool to forecast Wales’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years. Together with world-leading multi-disciplinary building science [...]Offsite construction: A viable solution to fixing the ‘broken housing market’?14/02/2017Investors, developers and architects will analyse and discuss the role of offsite construction in the delivery of build-to-rent homes and the issues around quality new [...]New flood resilient demonstration home is launched03/02/2017A flood-resilient prototype home has been launched to show the most effective ways to protect homes against flood damage and limit disruption. World renowned building [...]Hotel development is first to adopt new LPCB security certification scheme15/12/2016The St. Regis Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan) has become the first hotel development in the world to be assessed and receive certification by LPCB when [...]BRE testing takes prototype for improving solid wall heat loss measurement to the next stage17/11/2016BRE has carried out first stage tests on a prototype device for rapid and accurate measurement of heat losses (U-values) from solid wall homes. Created [...]BRE SiteSmart is the data and resource hub for the smart construction industry27/10/2016Launched at Digital Construction Week is BRE's new SiteSmart (www.bresitesmart.com) , a web brand encompassing BRE’s successful digital tools, SmartWaste, YellowJacket and the recently launched [...]Exclusive blog: Leaps not steps needed if we are to avoid a ticking time bomb25/10/2016By Martin Townsend, Director of Sustainability at BRE Global Last week The Construction Leadership Council published Mark Farmer’s independent review of the sector’s labour model. [...]Physical and mental health of urban dwellers could be significantly improved by rethinking transport design21/10/2016Taking a new approach to designing city streets and other transport infrastructure could make a significant impact on improving public physical and mental health, a [...]BRE to showcase new flood resilient home04/10/2016New project demonstrates how clever design coupled with building, material and product innovation can help homeowners limit damage and recover quickly from flooding. A housing [...]On air BRE takes a cool look at air conditioning in non-domestic buildings19/09/2016A newly published BRE report sheds important light on electricity usage by air conditioning in UK offices and retail environments. Comprising the findings of a [...]I’ve started so I’ll finish - university challenge with BREEAM in-use pilot15/09/2016Further and Higher Education bodies are the focus of a new pilot that will enable them to build on learning from the commercial property sector. [...]Constructing Excellence merges with BRE22/08/2016Following extensive discussions with its members and stakeholders, the board of Constructing Excellence (CE) has announced its decision to merge with BRE. The move is [...]Construction sector needs to address modern slavery in its supply chain01/06/2016The findings of the Global Slavery Index released yesterday are shocking and put the onus on all of us to take positive action against the [...]Prater achieves BRE BIM Business Certification10/05/2016Specialist building envelope contractor Prater, is the latest company to achieve BRE BIM Level 2 business certification just after the Government’s compliance mandate for public [...]Modular construction specialists McAvoy awarded BRE BIM certification first11/04/2016The McAvoy Group who specialise in modular buildings for the health, education and hospitality sectors have become the first UK offsite construction company to achieve [...]Built environment science centre BRE launches new venture in China04/04/2016Special Envoy for Sustainable Urbanisation to China Sir Michael Bear has officially launched BRE China at a ceremony in the city of Shenzhen attended by [...]Skills Gap Survey highlights where industry needs to work harder to promote a professional & positive image31/03/2016By Pauline Traetto, Director, BRE Academy The first Boardroom to Building Site survey was launched by BRE earlier this month at Ecobuild, providing some stark [...]Call for Tech entrepreneurs to help the capital's major infrastructure providers map their underground assets22/03/2016BRE, in partnership with the Mayor of London, is encouraging small businesses and entrepreneurs to develop new forms of technology that could help the capital’s [...]BRE welcomes CARES as a BES 6001 licensee07/03/2016BRE operates a licensing scheme for its BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Framework Standard for Construction Products. Last week BRE welcomed CARES (UK Certification Authority for [...]House of Lords is right to emphasise housebuilding quality over focus on speed and volume 29/02/2016By Martin Townsend, Director of Sustainability, BRE Global Published last week, the House of Lords Select Committee report Building Better Places makes significant and welcome [...]Solar storage guidance launched at key time in PV market21/01/2016Two new best practice guides launched in London today by the BRE National Solar Centre will help solar PV installers and consumers select, install and [...]BRE conducts study on green mortgage lending01/12/2015BRE and a partnership including mortgage lenders, building industry experts, green energy groups and sustainability bodies have joined forces to launch research into how to [...]New housing concept delivers on cost, quality and sustainability and cuts construction time in half17/09/2015Switzerland, EDINBURGH, UK, September 11th 2015: Housing decision-makers across the UK will be able to explore the affordable, energy-efficient, quick to build volumetric housing solutions [...]Another BIM first for BDP08/09/2015BDP has continued the company’s trail blazing approach to BIM certification, by being the first in Scotland to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s [...]Health & wellbeing impacts of lighting revealed in new BRE Trust report12/08/2015Asking questions such as, ‘Can LEDs keep you awake at night and damage your brain?’ and ‘Can special lighting help people with dementia?’, an international [...]Help to shape the Home Quality Mark22/07/2015The views of industry and the public on the new Home Quality Mark (HQM), a national quality rating scheme due to begin operating in October [...]Industry falling short of mandatory BIM target, says UK Construction Week30/06/2015Three quarters of construction professionals do not believe the industry is ready to meet mandatory BIM Level 2 requirements by 2016, according to research conducted [...]New house launch marks 10th anniversary of BRE Innovation Park19/06/2015Lord Prescott of Kingston-upon-Hull, and leading figures from across the international construction sector, were among more than 300 people attending an event to celebrate the [...]BRE Academy and IEMA announce educational collaboration13/05/2015BRE’s training body, the BRE Academy, and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) have signed an agreement that will see the partners collaborate [...]Legal & General achieves a BREEAM first27/04/2015Legal & General Property’s building at 740 Waterside Drive in Bristol is the first ever building to be certificated under the BREEAM UK Refurbishment and [...]BRE joins UK Construction Week as content partner21/04/2015Welcoming one of the industry’s most well respected names, UK Construction Week is pleased to announce that BRE has joined as official content partner for [...]First BREEAM In-Use rated office building in Central Asia14/04/2015Park View Office Tower in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan has become the first office building in Central Asia to gain a certificated rating to [...]New BRE Trust research programme tackles built environment resilience07/04/2015The largest UK charity dedicated specifically to built environment research, the BRE Trust, has announced a major three year funding programme to improve the resilience [...]Eric Pickles announces conclusion to Housing Standards Review30/03/2015BRE reviews the statement from the Secretary of State in light of its implications on the Code for Sustainable Homes and its recently launched voluntary [...]BRE seeks solutions for improving the measurement of heat losses from solid wall homes25/03/2015BRE is launching a competition to identify tools and technologies that can rapidly and accurately measure the heat losses from solid wall homes in the [...]BRE Academy collaborates with Alpin to deliver BIM training in the Middle East23/03/2015The BRE Academy, the leading provider of training for the built environment is pleased to announce a new collaboration with global sustainable built-asset consultancy Alpin. [...]BRE and GRESB Partner to Promote Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate11/03/2015BRE, the organisation responsible for the BREEAM green building certification scheme has announced its partnership with GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate [...]Key future city challenges are tackled by BRE Trust research programme10/03/2015The BRE Trust has issued a report on the results of its three year Future Cites research programme, created in recognition of the complex challenges [...]World class sustainable buildings celebrated at the BREEAM Awards 201504/03/2015Some of the best performing buildings assessed under sustainable buildings standard BREEAM, were recognised at the annual BREEAM awards celebration hosted by TV architect Charlie [...]New Home Quality Mark puts consumers at the heart of house building03/03/2015Leading building science centre BRE introduces a national quality mark for new housing that will transform the way consumers choose the homes they buy and [...]New guidance released on bridging the energy performance gap in buildings02/03/2015A new report produced by the BRE Trust and the Energy Services and Technology Association aims to help facilities managers and building operators bridge the [...]New BRE Global certification scheme for the thermal performance of details and products is launched19/02/2015BRE Global is launching a new certification scheme which aims to reduce the level of thermal bridging that can arise in buildings and homes causing [...]BRE collaborates with US energy efficiency retrofit specialist Green Generation Solutions10/02/2015BRE and Green Generation Solutions (GreenGen), a US based organisation experienced in retrofitting energy efficiency in different building types, are now collaborating to bring their [...]BRE Wales & partners win DECC funding to develop heat network innovation27/01/2015BRE Wales & South West and a consortium of partners have won funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) under a competition [...]BRE Academy extends its reach into Europe13/01/2015Blue Planet, a Brussels based consultancy and training company, has signed a two year agreement to become the first approved international centre of the BRE [...]Wates Chairman takes on top role at BRE Trust17/12/2014Chairman of Wates Group, James Wates CBE has been appointed as Chairman of the BRE Trust the UK’s largest charity dedicated to advancing knowledge and [...]New white paper from built environment science centre BRE calls for more strategic action on flooding11/12/2014BRE welcomes the Treasury’s £2.3 billion investment in flood defences but with one in six homes now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and [...]BRE Centre for Resilience says Government's flood defence approach needs to go further03/12/2014BRE welcomes the Treasury’s £2.3 billion investment in flood defences but with one in six homes now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and [...]Researching the realities of responsible sourcing from overseas suppliers01/12/2014A BRE Trust and industry funded research project is investigating the practical realities of responsibly sourcing construction materials from international supply chains. Katie Livesey of [...]Resilience14: MPA The Concrete Centre announced as sponsor25/11/2014BRE is delighted to announce that MPA The Concrete Centre is sponsoring Resilience14, the one-day, content driven conference, showcasing the technologies and solutions that can [...]BDP achieve a BIM Level 2 certification first13/11/2014International architecture and engineering practice BDP are the first company to be assessed and certificated under BRE Global’s BIM level 2 Business Systems Certification Scheme. [...]Resilience14: Innovate UK launches business case for resilience report13/11/2014The UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK (previously the Technology Strategy Board) will be launching a report at Resilience14, exploring what makes a sound business case [...]Resilience14: Prince's Foundation presents SuDS case study10/11/2014As part of Resilience14's Britain under Water conference programme, the Prince's Foundation for Building Community will be highlighting how SuDS can be a practical and [...]New opportunities for manufacturers to CE mark their products02/10/2014BRE Global is one of the first organisations in Europe to be able to provide manufacturers of construction products with complete CE marking services for [...]BRE University Centre of Excellence opens major new construction materials test facility29/09/2014The BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath has today launched a new facility funded by the EPSRC to test low [...]Closing the lighting skills gap25/09/2014BRE Academy and the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) are joining forces to provide built environment professionals with training that will help them to deliver [...]BRE launches flood resilience white paper at Resilience1415/09/2014Dr Stephen Garvin, who leads BRE's Centre for Resilience, will be unveiling a white paper on scalable technologies and the role of incentives in flood [...]BRE scientist to represent the EU at G20 youth summit13/03/2014Jelena Kiselova, building scientist at BRE Wales and Southwest, has been selected to represent the EU at the 2014 youth G20 (Y20) economic summit in [...] 18 foundView Point – Dr Andy Lewry of BRE Global30/09/2017Dr Andy Lewry of BRE Global outlines his strategy for betterintegrated design and build processes that use modelling to address the ‘Performance Gap’. As we [...]A call for housing quality to be included in manifesto pledges11/05/2017Gwyn Roberts, Home Quality Mark (HQM) Project Leader & BRE Homes and Communities Team Leader When Prime Minister Theresa May called for a snap General [...]Ecobuild unveils plans for 2018 show16/03/2017Following its acquisition by Futurebuild Events, Ecobuild – the UK’s leading exhibition and conference for construction, design and energy in the sustainable built environment – [...]BES 6001: 3.1 Certification Awarded30/11/2016The impact of our purchasing decisions has never been more critical. Our global economy is now bringing to bear the Butterfly effect: when a butterfly [...]BREEAM and WELL collaborate to add efficiency to wellness accreditation28/11/2016BREEAM has announced it is working with the US well-being standard for users WELL to help the construction industry achieve building wellness accreditation while avoiding [...]Future Watch – James Parker speaks with Alan Yates of BRE Global07/09/2016When it comes to specifying responsibly sourced construction materials and products, how much do you really know about the scope, rigour and consistency that lies [...]FSF urges government to reconsider school fire safety design proposals25/08/2016The Fire Sector Federation (FSF) is calling on the Department for Education to re-introduce the concept of property protection into its proposed revisions to Building [...]Site lines – Martin Townsend, BRE Global04/08/2016Martin Townsend, director of sustainability at BRE Global, looks at the importance of building standards which reflect local needs across the globe, in order to [...]Brexit: Construction industry reactions to EU referendum results24/06/2016The results of the EU referendum are counted and it is revealed Britain has voted 52% against 48% in favour of a Brexit. Here we share the [...]BRE announced as research and innovation partner for Ecobuild 201609/02/2016For the third consecutive year BRE has been selected as the official research and innovation partner of Ecobuild - the largest UK exhibition and conference [...]Energy, health and productivity: the impact of design and engineering on human behaviour in the built environment21/07/2015A well-designed and -managed built environment can increase economic, social and environmental value, particularly if human behaviour is taken into consideration early in the design [...]The building blocks of tomorrow: Solent students' final-year work03/07/2015Industry experts and employers were blown away by the quality of the work on display at Southampton Solent University’s built environment final-year show. The event [...]University of Wales Trinity St David - preferred bidder for new construction training initiative19/05/2015A consortium led by The University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) is the preferred bidder to develop a new approach to training for the [...]Eco Technology Show announces full programme of expert speakers10/04/2015Brighton’s Eco Technology Show has added a raft of new expert speakers to its already powerful line-up, ahead of what is shaping up to be [...]The Construction Industry Council announces the names of its new BIM2050 Group members26/03/2015The new members of the BIM2050 Group met each other and some of the out-going group members for the first time yesterday, at an event [...]New sustainability standard will help incentivise responsible sourcing06/03/2015The launch of an independent sustainability standard for new homes will help incentivise housebuilders to use responsibly sourced materials, according to Marley Eternit. The roofing [...]BRE recognises wood window alliance’s green credentials with top ratings in the latest green guide15/12/2014For the first time, BRE has recognised Wood Window Alliance (WWA) specifications in the BRE Green Guide. The WWA has achieved category leadership, not just [...]See and hear some of the best examples of innovation at Healthcare Estates 201415/09/2014Healthcare Estates offers a myriad of ideas, new innovations and cutting edge products, and brings together many of the leading personalities in the healthcare industry [...] ×Contact details Ethos Kings Road Swansea Waterfront SA18AS Enquiries southwest@bre.co.uk
