On 22 April, Heads of State and Government will gather in New York to sign the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement that was secured last year in December. In preparation for the event, UNFCCC has launched a campaign, encouraging everyone across the world to become part of the change that is happening by posting a … Continue reading “Helen Pineo: What the Paris Agreement means for me”
This is a question that we get asked regularly at the NSC and a surprisingly high percentage of owners either do not check, or have any way of knowing, how their solar PV system is performing. The majority of system owners invest in solar PV for financial reasons and under-performing systems can effect the calculations … Continue reading “How do you know if your solar PV system is performing well?”
On 22 April, Heads of State and Government will gather in New York to sign the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement that was secured last year in December. In preparation for the event, UNFCCC has launched a campaign, encouraging everyone across the world to become part of the change that is happening by posting a … Continue reading “Pauline Traetto: What the Paris Agreement means for me”
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”
Not long ago I read and really liked Randall Monroe’s Book Thing Explainer, and for years I have read his page. It was interesting because it explained things only using the most used ten hundred words; so I have done the same by writing this piece about Building Information Modelling (BIM). This is because that … Continue reading “The BIM Explainer”
In July 2015 BRE were one of 10 organisations who opened our doors as part of the inaugural IET Engineering Open House. Over 30 young people and their parents took a trip behind the scenes of BRE to find out what it’s like to be an engineer and learn about jobs that engineers do. During the … Continue reading “Inspiring young engineers”
Right team, we are starting a really exciting project wouldn’t it be great to get some feedback from potential users of our product? I know, let’s do a survey! Oh look, Wikihow, how to create a survey in 14 steps…with pictures?! Jackpot! Bish, bash, bosh, survey created and sent. Recognise the above? We do! This … Continue reading “BRE Social Research Team – Getting the value from your questionnaire”
In case you haven’t seen it, the White House has announced a number of big initiatives backed by Government funding to accelerate Smart City technologies and collaborative working. The announcement says that the programme will include: ‘More than $35 million in new grants and over $10 million in proposed investments to build a research infrastructure … Continue reading “New USA Smart Cities initiatives to tackle city challenges”