The latest version of SmartWaste brings enhancements to the tool’s KPI reporting capability, helping users keep on top of performance and reduce environmental impacts.
The new materials and transport application programming interface (API) expands SmartWaste’s capabilities, enabling data on project materials, and their associated transportation, to be automatically uploaded from a customer’s material logistics suppliers.
The need for different programs for different problems across safety, health, environmental and quality performance is vast. The likelihood is that your information is scattered across numerous incompatible software making data a more complex challenge to harness its potential.
For the past 25 years, SmartWaste by BRE has been spearheading the construction industry’s journey towards environmental sustainability. Born out of extensive research in the late 1990’s, SmartWaste has evolved into a comprehensive software tool that helps construction firms to measure, target, report and reduce waste and other sustainability metrics.
In an era where sustainability is becoming more important across the construction industry, SmartWaste has firmly established itself as a key tool for ESG reporting and enabling meaningful change.
As climate change accelerates, the construction industry faces immense pressure to dramatically reduce its environmental impact. With buildings generating nearly 40% of global CO2 emissions according to a report by UNEP in 2021, there is an urgent need for more sustainable construction practices. SmartWaste from BRE is at the forefront of driving this sustainability revolution.
In response to the need to address the built environment’s impact on climate change, the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) has been developed and is now available. The initiative aims to drive down carbon emissions in the built environment through better data and understanding of embodied carbon.
The annual COP conferences are a key platform for world leaders, experts, and organisations to address the climate crisis. This year’s COP 28 takes place as
Specification plays a pivotal role in creating a more sustainable built environment. A strategic approach to specification can embed sustainability at the outset of a project. This involves considering the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the materials and processes we choose.
The 2023 BRE China Awards recently concluded in Shanghai, celebrating exceptional contributions to sustainability through BREEAM.