As a product of BRE, it comes as no surprise that independent research and sound scientific evidence are fundamental ingredients of the BREEAM standard.
The health and wellbeing of building occupants is a hot topic. It has been acknowledged that buildings have a direct impact on human wellbeing and happiness, something that is compounded by the large amount of time we spend indoors. With this growing interest has come a move to understand biophilia and its potential to improve … Continue reading “The healthy relationship of Biophilic Design and Post-occupancy evaluation”
Once again the BRE site will open its doors as part of Heritage Open Days on Saturday 10 September 2016. This is a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of one of the world’s leading science centres. Come and learn about the history of BRE and the Bucknall’s estate. There will be talks and … Continue reading “BRE public open day Saturday 10 September 2016”
We opened the gates of BRE on Saturday 12 September 2015 as part of Heritage Open Days. As previously, we allowed access to the once top-secret model of the Möhne Dam used by Barnes Wallis in developing the Dambusters’ bouncing bomb. But this year we also opened the fire test ‘burn hall’, anechoic chamber, structural … Continue reading “BRE Heritage Open Day 2015”
16 June 2015: Official opening of the Wienerberger e4 brickhouse by Lord Prescott Photos: Peter White, BRE See the full set on BRE’s Flickr channel: https://flic.kr/s/aHskaQ2NSo //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157652351513194″ items=”19″ type=”gallery”]
The arrival of the Modern Slavery Act will send ripples throughout the industry, not knowing it is simply not an answer. So how can BRE make a positive change in this space? Organisations with a turnover of more than £36m will have to start making publicly available statements about their approach to identifying and mitigating … Continue reading “Sustainable supply chains: Are you doing enough?”
The BRE Academy is working with experts in industry and leadership and management to develop training programmes designed to support both individuals and organisations. The 10th of November will see professionals from the construction, architecture, engineering and environmental industries come together at BRE in Watford to learn about how leadership and management applied effectively can … Continue reading “5 benefits of attending our FREE leadership & management event”
In 2013, Greg Barker, the then Minister State for Energy and Climate Change officially opened the BRE National Solar Centre, the UK solar industry was flourishing with approximately 8,800 new PV systems being installed every month adding over 1.1GW of capacity within the year. A lot has changed for solar over the last 5 years. … Continue reading “5 years on and the futures bright for BRE National Solar Centre”
When BRE rolled out BREEAM In-Use in America, it was to fill the gap of the 5.6 million existing buildings that were not being addressed with available green building rating systems. BREEAM In-Use doesn’t involve prerequisites so nearly any commercial building no matter what size, age or condition could benefit from using the program to … Continue reading “BRE is more than green buildings, it’s changing the impact of the built environment.”
At the Madrid Real Estate Exhibition, BREEAM ES and SIMA presented for the first time a reproduction of a sustainable home, in an activity called SIMAlab. SIMAlab is an interactive and informative space, where the house was shown using specific examples on how sustainable construction is improving new homes. Humans spend 90% of their time … Continue reading “SIMA and BREEAM ES present SIMAlab”
