BREEAM is a powerful tool in its own right, but it also comes with a huge number of co-benefits. It not only supports climate action but also shields against escalating energy prices, carbon pricing, and taxation. Additionally, it promotes the creation of low-energy, efficient, and highly valuable buildings.
BRE has been raising the standards of the built environment since 1921. Our heritage of scientific rigour is nowhere clearer than in BREEAM, which has been a global driver of sustainability in the built environment for the past 30 years.
BRE announces the details of the BREEAM Awards 2024, which will celebrate sustainable design from around the world.
The UK-based Building Research Establishment (BRE), Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have announced an industry-first, international alliance to unlock the sustainable finance needed for the built environment to play its role in meeting global climate goals.
Landsec’s new health-focused headquarters at 80-100 Victoria Street has set the benchmark for sustainable office space.
To preserve biodiversity of land that assets occupy, the UK government is making Biodiversity Net Gain mandatory for all England-based developers during 2024. Discover how BREEAM Version 7 will help developers to comply with this incoming legislation.
This week we took a major step forward in the drive to create sustainable buildings that promote health and well-being for occupants.
Agnese Riccetti of the BREEAM International team reports from SAIE Expo in Bologna, held at the end of October 2016.
The notion of Garden Towns/ Villages has received more momentum in the recent years in response to the UK’s housing shortage. As the first Garden Villages begin to take shape with the Government’s support, many are concerned that in creating these new places quantity may be prioritised ahead of quality. In response to such concerns … Continue reading “A summary of the Town and Country Planning Association’s (TCPA) Practical Guide on Health in Garden Cities – Guide 8”
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