BREEAM

23rd February 2016

House of Lords is right to emphasise housebuilding quality over focus on speed and volume

Published last week, the House of Lords Select Committee report Building Better Places makes significant and welcome recommendations to improve the quality and health of homes being constructed in the future rather than merely focusing on delivery. But will they be taken seriously by Government which has committed itself to building 400,000 homes by 2020? … Continue reading “House of Lords is right to emphasise housebuilding quality over focus on speed and volume”

9th February 2016

BIM leap of faith brings rewards to ADEPT

BRE’s BIM expert Paul Oakley interviews Erol Erturan, Managing Director and Balasz Trojak, BIM Manager from Leeds based engineering consultancy ADEPT about its recently awarded BRE Global BIM Business Systems Certification which demonstrates a company’s compliance with the requirements of BIM Level 2 and the benefits that BIM brings to ADEPT, its clients and the supply … Continue reading “BIM leap of faith brings rewards to ADEPT”

2nd February 2016

We are BRE

How much do you know about BRE? Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, government or real estate, you have most likely come across either our research, products, services, standards or qualifications in the UK and internationally.  As like any complex organisation, we are much more than meets the eye.Watch the video below to get to … Continue reading “We are BRE”

28th January 2016

BIM business systems certification brings business benefits to BSD

BIM Manager of consulting engineers BSD Ellie Hayes talks to the BRE team about the UK-wide company’s recently awarded BRE BIM Business Systems Certification which demonstrates a company’s compliance with the requirements of BIM Level 2. She explains how BSD and its clients stand to benefit. 1. How long have you been using BIM in your … Continue reading “BIM business systems certification brings business benefits to BSD”

28th January 2016

Driving sustainable real estate across Europe and beyond

A survey of property investors posed the question, ‘How will green buildings perform against non-green buildings?’ An overwhelming 86% of respondents said that green buildings will become more valuable. Since then the pressures on real estate owners and managers to make their properties more sustainable have continued to grow. However, there is more to sustainability … Continue reading “Driving sustainable real estate across Europe and beyond”

20th January 2016

What makes a good home?

Following an extensive consultation with leading players in the house building industry, BRE’s national quality mark for new housing, the Home Quality Mark (HQM), is now open for registrations.  HQM is designed to transform the way consumers choose the homes they buy and rent and allow housebuilders to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. A copy of the HQM … Continue reading “What makes a good home?”

12th January 2016

BREEAM Assessors Group (Scotland)

We have set up a BREEAM Assessors Group for assessors to meet up and share their experiences of BREEAM.  The group covers Glasgow and Edinburgh and our next meeting will be on 27th January 2016.  We will be holding this in Glasgow at All Bar One on St Vincent Street from 5.30pm onwards. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d4478.101208287014!2d-4.2549149116394!3d55.86178842028464!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xe5763e90c7a25926!2sAll+Bar+One+Glasgow!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1452613116371&w=600&h=450] … Continue reading “BREEAM Assessors Group (Scotland)”

15th December 2015

A workplace designed for well-being and creativity – Coca-Cola France’s BREEAM Outstanding headquarters at Noda, Paris

With innovation at the heart of its DNA, Coca-Cola France considered sustainability, well-being and creativity as the priorities for the fit-out of its new headquarters office space in Paris. In January 2015, Coca Cola Entreprise and Coca-Cola France moved into Noda, a 22,100 square metre office development by Wereldhave in the Issy-les-Moulineaux district, on the … Continue reading “A workplace designed for well-being and creativity – Coca-Cola France’s BREEAM Outstanding headquarters at Noda, Paris”

12th October 2015

Do green buildings pay?

In recent years there have been different views expressed about the value of investing in sustainable buildings. On the one hand is the view that green buildings can be more valuable – being cheaper to run, attractive to tenants and more secure against the impacts of increasing sustainability legislation. On the other there has been … Continue reading “Do green buildings pay?”