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BRE calls for next government to raise the bar on UK building standards, with ‘micro’ investment zones and AI adoption

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has today published its Manifesto for 2024, calling on the next Government to commit to world-leading standards for British buildings ...
BREEAM Awards 2024

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 responds to Spring budget 2024

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 ...

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.

Download the report

The cost of poor housing report from BRE
New BRE Global certification scheme for the thermal performance of details and products is launched

New BRE Global certification scheme for the thermal performance of details and products is launched

BRE Global is launching a new certification scheme which aims to reduce the level of thermal bridging that can arise in buildings and homes causing heat loss. Typically occurring where
BRE announced as research and innovation partner for Ecobuild 2016

BRE announced as research and innovation partner for Ecobuild 2016

For the third consecutive year BRE has been selected as the official research and innovation partner of Ecobuild  - the largest UK exhibition and conference for the construction and energy
Solar storage guidance launched at key time in PV market

Solar storage guidance launched at key time in PV market

Two new best practice guides launched in London today by the BRE National Solar Centre will help solar PV installers and consumers select, install and operate battery storage systems so
Contenders for BREEAM 2016 Awards are revealed

Contenders for BREEAM 2016 Awards are revealed

Some of the finest examples of sustainable buildings from across the world have been shortlisted for 2016 BREEAM awards. The winners will be announced at a celebration dinner at the
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BRE appoints new Head of Responsible Sourcing

Dr Shamir Ghumra has been appointed as Associate Director; Head of Responsible Sourcing in the Centre for Sustainable Products at BRE. He will lead a team of experts who are
Steel beam fire protection systems feel the heat from new BRE test rig

Steel beam fire protection systems feel the heat from new BRE test rig

This press release is over six months old and the details may have been superseded. Please contact the Press Office for the latest information. BRE has installed a new rig that tests
HLM awarded BIM certification ahead of government's 2016 deadline

HLM awarded BIM certification ahead of government’s 2016 deadline

RIBA award winning architects HLM join a growing number of progressive companies who have been awarded BRE Global’s BIM Level 2 Business Systems Certification scheme ahead of the government’s April
BIM badge of compliance awarded to Adept consulting engineers

BIM badge of compliance awarded to Adept consulting engineers

This press release is over six months old and the details may have been superseded. Please contact the Press Office for the latest information. Adept is the UK's first civil
BRE ensures ongoing legacy for Institute for Sustainability

BRE ensures ongoing legacy for Institute for Sustainability

Building science centre BRE has acquired key assets of the Institute for Sustainability (IfS), the sustainable development organisation focussed on innovation and knowledge transfer to improve cities and communities in
BRE reveals potential solution for improving the measurement of heat losses from solid wall homes

BRE reveals potential solution for improving the measurement of heat losses from solid wall homes

Partners Salford University and Finnish university Arcada have created the winning concept in a BRE competition to find a tool for rapid and accurate measurement of the thermal performance of
BRE briefing paper shows simple changes to the homes of older people could save the NHS over £600million a year

BRE briefing paper shows simple changes to the homes of older people could save the NHS over £600million a year

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
BREEAM's significant contribution to carbon reduction detailed in new study

BREEAM’s significant contribution to carbon reduction detailed in new study

This press release is over six months old and the details may have been superseded. Please contact the Press Office for the latest information. Study shows typical BREEAM Excellent building

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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