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Sustainable development
1st June 2017

BRE launches enhanced version of life cycle assessment tool LINA

BRE is proud to announce the release of LINA 2.0. LINA is a life cycle assessment tool that enables companies and trade associations to assess their products in line with EN 15804, the European Standard for Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for construction products. LINA 1.0 was launched in 2016. The core philosophy in the design … Continue reading “BRE launches enhanced version of life cycle assessment tool LINA”

16th May 2017

Spacecraft to basements: exploring the frontiers of fire safety at third BRE Fire Research Conference

BRE’s 2017 Fire Research Conference brings together its most diverse programme of papers yet on contemporary fire engineering challenges, ranging from space travel and airports, to photovoltaic energy and product regulation in the wake of BREXIT. Featuring guest speakers alongside BRE fire engineers and investigators, other themes include multi-sensor detectors and fire alarms, innovations in … Continue reading “Spacecraft to basements: exploring the frontiers of fire safety at third BRE Fire Research Conference”

31st May 2017

BRE Academy and CITB launch new ‘BIM for Site Managers’ online training

A new online training course, BIM for Site Managers, has been launched by BRE Academy and the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board ) to equip site managers with a solid grounding in BIM (Building Information Modelling). BIM is rapidly changing the way that people work and collaborate on construction projects. Well implemented, it delivers faster, more … Continue reading “BRE Academy and CITB launch new ‘BIM for Site Managers’ online training”

18th May 2017

Hotel Operators set energy saving challenge for Hertfordshire SMEs

Hertfordshire’s top hotels are challenging local SMEs to come up with innovative solutions to help them reduce their energy consumption. The Hotel Low Carbon Challenge, launched this week by the Hertfordshire Low Carbon Innovation Network, is being run by building science centre BRE in partnership with the Green Triangle and Synoptic Technologies and is part-funded … Continue reading “Hotel Operators set energy saving challenge for Hertfordshire SMEs”

21st May 2017

Evergrande awarded BREEAM Very Good Certificate for their Wuxi Canal Mansion residential development in Wuxi

One of China’s largest property development company Evergrande has received a ‘Very Good’ BREEAM design certificate for Wuxi Canal Mansion, an exemplar residential project in Wuxi in Jiangsu Province this Sunday (21 May). The development was independently assessed by BREEAM Assessor Nottingham Sustainable Design Institute (NSD) and scored highly on most of the BREEAM categories for … Continue reading “Evergrande awarded BREEAM Very Good Certificate for their Wuxi Canal Mansion residential development in Wuxi”

16th May 2017

BRE and Loughborough University to create dementia-friendly demonstration home

16 May 2017 Construction of a new ‘dementia-friendly’ home aimed at learning how better to support those living with the condition will begin on the BRE Innovation Park this Autumn. The 100sqm Victorian house will be adapted to cater for different types, and stages, of the debilitating illness, and is aimed at allowing sufferers to … Continue reading “BRE and Loughborough University to create dementia-friendly demonstration home”

26th April 2017

BRE Academy appoints Darren Ardeman as Head of eLearning

As part of its ongoing expansion of online courses, BRE Academy, the training and lifelong learning division of BRE  has appointed Darren Ardeman as Head of eLearning. ‘We have ambitious growth plans, a wealth of exciting topics and some amazing expertise that we want to bring to market,’ said Pauline Traetto, BRE Academy Director. ‘This … Continue reading “BRE Academy appoints Darren Ardeman as Head of eLearning”

22nd March 2017

Healthy Places for People

Leading speakers to take centre stage at BRE’s March conference. With the NHS and social care issues high on the public agenda, BRE’s upcoming Healthy Places for People conference will address the urgent challenges, priorities, opportunities and solutions for enabling elderly people to stay in their home, independently and live well for longer. Against a … Continue reading “Healthy Places for People”