BRE announces launch of the BREEAM Awards 2024
BRE announces the details of the BREEAM Awards 2024, which will celebrate sustainable design from around the world.
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BRE announces the details of the BREEAM Awards 2024, which will celebrate sustainable design from around the world.
Gillian Charlesworth CEO at BRE responds to Spring budget 2024: “While there was some good news today for individuals, with cuts to National Insurance and reforms to child benefit, this was not the net zero Budget the country needed. The UK urgently requires a clear, long-term plan to decarbonise our homes and buildings, and there … Continue reading “BRE responds to Spring budget 2024”
The UK-based Building Research Establishment (BRE), Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have announced an industry-first, international alliance to unlock the sustainable finance needed for the built environment to play its role in meeting global climate goals.
This press release is over six months old and the details may have been superseded. Please contact the Press Office for the latest information. Housing decision-makers across the UK will be able to explore the affordable, energy-efficient, quick to build volumetric housing solutions brought to market by Üserhuus AG and Tigh Grian Ltd at the … Continue reading “New housing concept delivers on cost, quality and sustainability and cuts construction time in half”
Reforming Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to be net zero-ready will speed up the decarbonisation of the UK’s built environment, according to a new report published today by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).
This press release is over six months old and the details may have been superseded. Please contact the Press Office for the latest information. The briefing paper ‘Homes and Ageing in England’, prepared by BRE on behalf of Public Health England, builds on the earlier BRE publication ‘The cost of poor housing to the NHS’ … Continue reading “BRE briefing paper shows simple changes to the homes of older people could save the NHS over £600million a year”
BRE’s flagship scheme has assessed more than 20,000 buildings[i] in the UK over the last decade, significantly supporting the net reduction of the nation’s CO2 emissions. Office buildings assessed to the BREEAM New Construction standard, present greater CO2 emissions savings: approximately 23%, higher than the regulatory baseline. Predicted CO2 emissions savings in BREEAM Excellent rated … Continue reading “10 Years on from the Climate Change Act (2008), BRE Celebrates more than 20,000 BREEAM Assessed Buildings in the UK”
Simon Cross, Director of SiteSmart at BRE and a Member of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), says increasing productivity – now more than ever as we lead up to Brexit – should be the sector’s number one priority in 2018 The economic indicators point to a challenging 2018 for Britain in the lead up to … Continue reading “BRE leads the construction sector’s call for a renewed focus on increasing productivity in 2018”
A new report produced by the BRE Trust and the Energy Services and Technology Association aims to help facilities managers and building operators bridge the energy performance gap in their building portfolio, so consumption and costs can be reduced for business benefit. Director of ESTA, Robin Hale says ‘Buildings rarely perform as well as their … Continue reading “New guidance released on bridging the energy performance gap in buildings”
Main contractor John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd has validated its commitment to BIM through its recent BRE Global BIM Level 2 Business Systems certification. Operating in the UK, Ireland and across Europe, the 150 years old family owned business is one of the most recent construction companies to demonstrate its BIM capability. John Sisk … Continue reading “John Sisk & Son achieves BRE BIM Level 2 certification”