As a newcomer to BRE, I’m really looking forward to getting to grips with what you – our customers and partners – want from us in this rapidly evolving field of health and wellbeing. Fundamentally I see a need to rebalance things so that we achieve complete synergy between the best interests of individuals and … Continue reading “Wellness – Blog by Gillian Charlesworth”
The British Standards Institution (BSI) are currently undertaking a public consultation exercise to gather feedback on the draft of the newly formed British Standard (BS) 851188 standard. This is expected to replace the existing Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 1188 standards for flood resistance products. This existing PAS standard is broken down into four separate parts: … Continue reading “Consultation now live for new flood products standard”
‘Momentum building for cattle traceability’ according to Beef Magazine. The New York Times is asking ‘Will blockchain fix the mineral traceability woes?’ The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has created a standard with a traceability mechanism to ensure that certified aluminium has been manufactured by certified producers at every stage. Meanwhile BIM Today reports that ‘verification processes … Continue reading “How much traceability is enough?”
In 2018 we started the process of implementing the BREEAM Strategic Ecology Framework (SEF) into our UK family of schemes (BREEAM, HQM and CEEQUAL).
Building more high-quality new homes that fit our current and future needs is a national priority. BRE has developed the Home Quality Mark (HQM) to provide developers with the tools and framework to differentiate, prove and communicate the benefits of their homes. This then gives consumer, clients, financiers and the wider sector the information and … Continue reading “Home Quality Mark ONE – helping change the culture in home building”
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”
The CIne building, located in Lugo, has obtained a BREEAM Outstanding rating. The building is energy self-sufficient and is also able to disconnect from the electricity and gas grids without affecting its performance. The CIne building (Norvento Enerxía Innovation Centre) is one of the most advanced in the world in terms of self-generation and energy independence … Continue reading “Norvento headquarters achieve the highest score in BREEAM ES”
Today we celebrate Clean Air Day! A whole day dedicated to raising awareness about the harmful impacts of air pollution, and learning what we can do to make the air cleaner and healthier for everyone. Air pollution is a serious issue that causes a broad range of detrimental impacts to people’s health. For example, air … Continue reading “Clean air day & the built environment”
This article first appeared on the Thompson Reuters Foundation News website. In the past few years in particular we have noticed an awakening in society and industry to the harsh realisation that modern day slavery is real and affects people from all nations and in many businesses and supply chains. It is estimated (see Walk … Continue reading “Modern Day Slavery: It is people that will rescue people”
O mês passado, nos British Expertise International Awards, o BRE venceu o prêmio Projeto Colaborativo Internacional pelo projeto “Avançando a Sustentabilidade da Habitação Social no Brasil”, trabalhando em colaboração com a Caixa Econômica Federal do Brasil, o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) e o Ministério das Cidades brasileiro como principais parceiros. O … Continue reading “Improving sustainability of social housing in Brazil (Portuguese version)”
