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BRE calls for next government to raise the bar on UK building standards, with ‘micro’ investment zones and AI adoption
BRE announces launch of the BREEAM Awards 2024
BRE responds to Spring budget 2024
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.
New BRE Global certification scheme for the thermal performance of details and products is launched
BRE announced as research and innovation partner for Ecobuild 2016
Solar storage guidance launched at key time in PV market
Contenders for BREEAM 2016 Awards are revealed
BRE appoints new Head of Responsible Sourcing
Steel beam fire protection systems feel the heat from new BRE test rig
HLM awarded BIM certification ahead of government’s 2016 deadline
BIM badge of compliance awarded to Adept consulting engineers
BRE ensures ongoing legacy for Institute for Sustainability
BRE reveals potential solution for improving the measurement of heat losses from solid wall homes
BRE briefing paper shows simple changes to the homes of older people could save the NHS over £600million a year
BREEAM’s significant contribution to carbon reduction detailed in new study
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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