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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.
Driving sustainable refurbishment and fit-out worldwide
New house launch marks 10th anniversary of BRE Innovation Park
First contractor achieves BIM Level 2 certification
BRE Academy and IEMA announce educational collaboration
Wereldhave achieves BREEAM Outstanding for Le Cap
Legal & General achieves a BREEAM first
First company gets listed under new BRE Global thermal details and products certification scheme
BRE Trust seeks students for 5 PhDs at Loughborough University
BRE Global Director is announced as new chair of the European Fire & Security Group
First BREEAM In-Use rated office building in Central Asia
New BRE Trust research programme tackles built environment resilience
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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