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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
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.

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

Advancing ESG: Driving asset sustainability with BREEAM and GRESB

Building an effective net zero strategy with BREEAM

Poor housing will cost over £135.5bn over the next 30 years without urgent action

Driving change: BREEAM and net zero carbon update

Changing the way we heat our homes to meet net zero: putting households at the centre.

BRE consults on net zero BREEAM update

27,500 Dutch homes provide BREEAM’s largest single certification yet
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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