Flood resilience

Flood Resilience Page Description

BRE works to enable our buildings, communities and infrastructure to better withstand extreme weather conditions including storms and flooding.

Climate change

Climate change has significant implications for the built environment, with increasing risk and impacts for buildings, energy, transport, ICT and infrastructures. Analysis from the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment indicates that the built environment will be increasingly affected by extreme weather events. The incidence and severity of flooding will increase, in addition to higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns.

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Flood Resilient Repair House

Our flood-resistant demonstration home at the BRE Science Park is resilient to the effects of being flooded. It is designed to keep water out, but if it does get it in, the house can manage water removal, dry out quickly and be ready to move back into very quickly after a flood incident. Explore the flood-resistant home

Explore the flood-resistant home

Property Flood Resilience Action Plan

We led and supported a roundtable of private and public sector members on property level flood resilience, following the devastating flooding in 2014/15, to deliver the Property Resilience Action Plan which highlights a series of recommendations and actions to make the UK more resilient.

Find out more about the Property Flood Resilience Action Plan