BRE is now starting a consultation process to update the BES 6001 standard. Currently at version 3, BRE is planning to issue a version 3.1 before the end of the year. Existing certificate holders and any other interested parties have been invited to the kick off meeting on 12th May in Central London; anyone else … Continue reading “Time to review Responsible Sourcing”
This week, the BEGlobal: Insights from our world leading women evening reception took place at The IET, Savoy Place in London, where we heard inspiring stories and insights from a diverse range of speakers: Amanda Clack, past president of the RICS, post-Grenfell expert advisory committee member and CBRE’s head of strategic consulting and UK board … Continue reading “The Inspiring ‘BEGlobal: Insights from our world leading women’!”
The second in our series of Autumn breakfast briefings for the property sector took place in Birmingham, and brought together representatives of a range of organisations from across the region. Birmingham has a population of 1.1 million and is famous as the city with more canal miles than Venice. It is the business and employment … Continue reading “A circular economy for the property sector. It’s not business as usual!”
North Somerset – Customer Story To address issues in the private rented sector, North Somerset Council recently adopted a ‘Rent with Confidence’ scheme. A review of housing conditions was carried out in 2017 to identify problematic areas and potential solutions. This combined the findings from BRE housing stock modelling work (for example on the proportion … Continue reading “News Update from BRE’s Housing and Health Team – January 2019”
This is the second in a series of case studies that use a new methodology to assess the deconstruction potential of new build properties. The case studies and methodology have been funded by the BRE Trust to raise awareness amongst architects, designers and contractors of the potential of Design for Deconstruction (DfD) to create more … Continue reading “Design for Deconstruction Case Study 2: PassivHaus”
For those of us who spent time at UK Construction Week recently the answer is a resounding ‘very’. Several seminar sessions explored the issues including ‘The Skills Debate – Moving words into action’, ‘Retaining and attracting talent in the UK Construction sector’, ‘How can the home build industry improve traditional skills training to overcome site skills shortages’ and ‘Best … Continue reading “Closing the skills gap – how important is it for future construction?”
What is a Healthy Home? Today, UKGBC with support from BRE and Hoare Lea launch a briefing note.
Attracting thousands of housing professionals, there has probably never been a more important time to attend Housing 2018, billed as ‘Europe’s largest and most diverse housing festival’. Issues such as housing quality, affordability and supply are vital for the future prosperity of our economy and for the health and wellbeing of people and communities. BRE … Continue reading “BRE at Housing 2018”
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)”
The International Women’s day theme of this year is #PressforProgress. This is a strong call not only for the 8th of March but to encourage us to reflect every day on the continuous improvement that we can make as individuals and as part of an organisation, to progress in gender parity. Some actions that you … Continue reading “Press for Progress and celebrate International Women’s Day”
