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The Left Behind — Frameworks to build a better Britain
Frameworks to build a better Britain: BRE's third roundtable discussion, held in Manchester, on the question “How can Britain’s built environment tackle social exclusion?”

How can Britain build a successful, lasting Built Environment Strategy for Scotland? — Frameworks to build a better Britain
Frameworks to build a better Britain: BRE's second roundtable discussion, held in Edinburgh, on the question “How can Britain build a successful, lasting Built Environment Strategy for Scotland?”

Beyond Brick Walls — Frameworks to build a better Britain
Frameworks to build a better Britain: BRE's first roundtable discussion, held in London, on the question “What Kind of Britain are we building?”

Human-Centric Lighting: The Future of the Workplace
Since our society moved into large-scale office buildings and turned on static high-intensity ceiling lighting, it seems that we never looked back. For decades the notion of office spaces included,

The Power of Plants
Curtis Gubb is a PhD student at the University of Reading, UK, investigating houseplants and indoor air quality. His focus is on the impact of plants on the removal of

The Biophilic Office – Putting People First
What impact does our workplace have on us as occupants? Health and wellbeing of staff is a hot topic for employers, with a growing understanding of the impact that our

How a BRE Office Became the Centre Piece for Major Biophilic Design Research
A chance encounter in a traffic jam has led to a major scientific investigation on the wellbeing effects of biophilic design History tells us that people have always been influenced