Year: 2014
Reducing false fire alarms in buildings
Autumn condensation
Building-integrated solar technology – it’s coming!
Stress relief
The Financial Times’ House & Home’
The Prince’s Natural House at BRE The FT featured an exclusive interview with HRH The Prince of Wales in the edition from 28 June 2014. A related story in the paper’s House & Home section about the Prince’s urban and rural development projects across the UK covered The Prince’s Natural House at BRE. See the article … Continue reading “The Financial Times’ House & Home’”
Is bigger always better – triple better than double?
BBC1: The One Show – eCigarette explosions
A series of demonstrations filmed in BRE’s fire research Burn Hall was shown on BBC1’s evening programme The One Show. See the programme again via the BBC iPlayer until 14 May. When electronic devices are charged using a charger with a higher current output than that originally supplied, damage can be caused to the lithium … Continue reading “BBC1: The One Show – eCigarette explosions”
Channel 4: Britain’s Most Extreme Weather
The effect gale force winds can have around the home was filmed in BRE’s high speed wind tunnel for the first programme in this Channel 4 series presented by Alex Beresford. See the whole programme via the 4oD website, and learn more about ourwind environment testing services from this website.