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Built Environment Carbon Database calls for industry collaboration

COP 28 to begin in Dubai, highlighting need for immediate climate action

BRE China Awards 2023 highlight pioneering sustainability initiatives
Poor housing costs the NHS £1.4bn a year
Our findings reveal that 2.6 million homes in England, 11% of the country’s housing stock, are categorised as ‘poor quality’.
According to BRE’s analysis, more than half (£857 million) of this annual NHS treatment bill can be attributed to defects in homes which expose residents to excess cold, while the second biggest cost to the NHS comes from hazards which cause people to fall and injure themselves, often on staircases.

BREEAM Version 7 consultation: Shaping the future of BREEAM

BRE partners with Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia and Grønn Byggallianse to drive sustainability in Spain and Norway

The power of specification: building a sustainable future with BREEAM

Launching the Built Environment Carbon Database

BRE responds to reports of UK government’s u-turn on biodiversity net gains

BRE responds to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s update to UK green policies

BRE Global signs MoU with Dubai-based fire testing laboratory Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants

Environmental Product Declarations for construction products with BRE

LPCB Certification and Kingspan

NABERS UK to seek new administrator as BRE moves to focus on BREEAM

Navigating urbanisation: a focus on better standards for indoor air quality

Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard public consultation
Frameworks to build a better Britain
Frameworks to build a better Britain is a BRE series of roundtables and interviews with planners, architects, policy-makers, and construction experts about the future of the built environment.
Read our latest roundtable discussion, hosted in Manchester on the question: How can Britain’s Built Environment Tackle Social Exclusion?
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