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Built Environment Carbon Database calls for industry collaboration

COP 28 to begin in Dubai, highlighting need for immediate climate action

BRE China Awards 2023 highlight pioneering sustainability initiatives
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.

BRE research identifies low carbon heating technology innovation opportunities for Scottish Enterprise

Why we welcome the Carbon Emissions Buildings bill

Our response to the Levelling Up White Paper

BRE advises on UK Taxonomy

I-Construct and BRE to offer free help to 20 SMEs launching new construction products or services

In 2022 we must set our sights beyond compliance

English Housing Survey reflects impact of pandemic

Romanian retailer PENNY to make 300 stores greener by 2029 with BREEAM

Fuel poverty and its impact on domestic energy consumption in England

Costs of MMC set to drop by a third

BRE helps build new embodied carbon database

BRE report finds poor housing is costing NHS £1.4bn a year
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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