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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 guidance released on bridging the energy performance gap in buildings
BRE Global and US-based certification body to mutually recognise Environmental Product Declarations
BREEAM buildings take centre stage at CIBSE Building Performance Awards
BRE collaborates with US energy efficiency retrofit specialist Green Generation Solutions
BRE Wales & partners win DECC funding to develop heat network innovation
BT Redcare’s alarm signalling products get LPCB approval
BRE Chief Executive named Honorary Fellow by Institution of Structural Engineers
New Chair and Vice-Chair announced for open BIM body BuildingSMART UK
First BREEAM Outstanding for high-rise office building in China
Did you know ESOS will affect an estimated 10,000 organisations across the UK?
BRE Academy extends its reach into Europe
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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