Independent research and reports from BRE

construction benchmarks web.webp UK construction benchmarks 2026 Drawing on a decade of SmartWaste project data, this report sets out 41 benchmarks for waste, energy and water performance across UK...

poor housing The cost of poor housing  Since 2010, we have published a series of reports quantifying the cost of poor housing to the NHS. More recently, we have undertaken research quantifying the...

fire detector.webp Fire detector The performance of multi-sensors in fire and false alarm tests This research will support the development of product standards and codes of practice for smoke and...

warm homes report uk (1).jpg Warm Homes Plan briefing This briefing explores how the energy performance of homes has improved but calls for government to go further and faster to get UK homes on...

ceo building Building Transition: financing market transformation This report focuses on unlocking funding to decarbonise the 75% of lower-performing buildings that have not yet adopted green...

Lighting in the net zero journey Lighting for net zero A new paper published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), has explored the world of lighting in our journey to hit net zero targets....

concrete building Financing Transformation: a guide to green building for green bonds and green loans This guide shows how sustainable building certifications such as BREEAM can help unlock finance...

epc.jpg Energy Performance Certificates: enabling the home energy transition This report explores how the EPC system needs to evolve to effectively support the transition of our homes to net zero....