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BRE is a world leading, multi-disciplinary, building science centre with a mission to improve buildings and infrastructure, through cutting-edge research and knowledge generation. BRE maintains a range of products, services, standards and qualifications that are used around the world to bring about positive change in the built environment.
BRE media office contact information
Please contact us with all media enquiries, image and footage requests, interview opportunities, location filming or to arrange a media visit to the BRE Science Park.
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About BRE
Founded in 1921, the Building Research Establishment (BRE) has been raising the standards of the built environment for over a century. BRE started as a UK government-funded, research-based organisation, and has become an ambitious profit-for-purpose global business. We re-invest any profit we make back into our business, so that we can deliver on our purpose to develop science-led solutions to built environment challenges.
Latest press releases from BRE
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Global Alliance Drives Change in Built Environment with New Partners
Alliance between major bodies set to drive transformational change in the global built environment.
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City of London pioneers use of BRE's Home Quality Mark, setting a precedent for social housing in the UK
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Crown Commercial Service achieves Constructing the Gold Standard
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BREEAM podcast to explore sustainability solutions and trends with industry leaders
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BRE welcomes new UK government and calls for decarbonisation of the built environment
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Global green building alliance launches industry-first guide to help drive $35 trillion investment needed to achieve net zero
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BRE responds to the Labour Manifesto
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BREEAM Champions DOE’s Net Zero Building Definition, Advancing Sustainable Practices for a Decarbonized Future
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Viking link project awarded BREEAM Infrastructure "Very Good" certification
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Global Alliance Drives Change in Built Environment with New Partners
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BRE responds to Spring budget 2024
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International partnership to unlock power of sustainable finance
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BRE launches open consultation on net zero update to BREEAM
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27,500 Dutch homes provide BREEAM’s largest single certification yet
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Tackling cold homes would save the NHS £540m per year
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BRE responds to the government's net zero review
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BRE calls on UK government to improve the energy efficiency of Britain’s homes
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BRE joins over 900 organisations by signing the Race at Work Charter
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BRE’s BIM certification among the first to achieve UKAS accreditation
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The Security Institute becomes the new scheme operator for SABRE
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BRE and BEIS update home energy ratings for 2025 Future Homes Standard
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BRE responds to Chancellor’s Spring statement 2022
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BRE report finds poor housing is costing NHS £1.4bn a year
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BRE and Design in Mental Health Network launch testing scheme
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BRE's CEO leads built environment experts on a housing issues debate
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BRE's CEO leads discussion about built environment needs in Wales
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BRE release children's book on helping elderly relatives with dementia
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BRE comments on the 2019 Global Governance FTSE 100 Index
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IKEA Greenwich achieves highest BREEAM UK sustainability rating
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Debating how to tackle social exclusion in Britain's built environment
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BRE partner, Hertfordshire IQ, to be UK green business hub
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BRE welcomes Chancellor’s Future Homes Standard announcement
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Project Etopia latest show home to be built at the BRE Innovation Park
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BRE leads debate on a new strategy for Scotland’s built environment
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BRE further strengthens its presence in China with new partnerships
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BRE debate the Built Environment Strategy with Scotland's stakeholders
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BRE customers closer to continuing their supply of CE-marked products
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BRE celebrates more than 20,000 BREEAM Assessed Buildings in the UK
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BRE and USGBC announce new partnership
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BRE awards Allen & Overy LLP a SABRE Certification of 'Excellent'
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Vietnamese Government and BRE sign new agreement
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Crest Nicholson development is first to be Home Quality Mark certified
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Statement from BRE’s CEO: The first anniversary of Grenfell
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BRE responds to the Hackitt Review
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First time buyers in Wales to benefit from energy-assessed mortgages
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Rail works High Speed 2 awarded BREEAM Infrastructure certificate
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Statement regarding Celotex BS8414 cladding tests
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First biophilic design research project connects buildings with nature
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BRE and Loughborough University design a 'dementia-friendly' show home
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New working party to tackle indoor air pollution in homes
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BRE launches new flood resilient demonstration home
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BRE office to become ‘living lab’ for occupant health and wellbeing
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BRE to showcase new flood resilient home
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BRE to provide sustainable development training to China
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Productivity fix for construction's most used health and safety tool
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The construction sector needs to address modern slavery
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Dementia friendly home unveiled at BRE Innovation Park
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Zero Bills Home is launched on BRE Innovation Park
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Steel beam fire protection systems tested by BRE
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New housing concept cuts construction time in half
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BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment.
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Sustainable development: Dandara Living and HQM
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Energy use in homes 2001
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Multi-sensor fire alarm tests to avoid false alarms
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Filming for film, TV, and advertising at the BRE Science Park.
The BRE Science Park is regularly hired as a location for TV and film productions. It’s Ideally located, inside the M25 and close to the M1, only three miles from Leavesden Studios and close to Elstree.
To enquire about film location hire at BRE, please contact our agents, The Location Collective.
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