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Insights
COP 28 to begin in Dubai, highlighting need for immediate climate action
Insights
How SmartWaste enhances Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
Net zero carbon
SmartWaste V11: paving the way to net zero carbon and sustainability in construction
Indoor air quality
Navigating urbanisation: a focus on better standards for indoor air quality
Decarbonisation
How to meet net zero by changing the way homes are heated
Net zero carbon
BRE's response to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework
The cost of poor housing
BRE responds to the government's net zero review
Insights
What does the spring statement mean for the built environment?
Decarbonisation
How decarbonising the built environment is the key to meeting net zero
Housing
BRE’s response to the Levelling Up White Paper
Sustainability
BRE's CEO optimistic for 2022 following a challenging year
Energy efficiency
Fuel poverty and its impact on domestic energy consumption in England
Low carbon heat
Does the UK heat and buildings strategy go far enough?
Insights
Challenges for the built environment: an ageing population
Net zero carbon
Sustainable finance: why investors cannot afford to be left behind
Fire alarms
Researching when optical smoke detectors and alarms should be replaced
Fire
Fire fatalities in Scotland and recommendations to help reduce them
Timber
Predicting the service life of timber structures
Fire
First phase review of fire fatalities and injuries in Scotland
Fire alarms
BRE research into the effectiveness of visual alarm devices
Fire alarms
BRE finds new ways to test video flame and video smoke detectors
Fire alarms
An investigation into the effectiveness of visual alarm devices
Fire safety design
BRE analyses the impact of false fire alarms
Fire safety design
How to characterise smoke from materials and evaluate smoke detectors
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BREEAM return from talks regarding further work in the Maldives
Indoor air quality
How indoor plants have a positive impact on our health
Indoor air quality
Biophilic office design: putting people's health and wellbeing first
Innovation
Predictions for the future: tech and its impacts on society
Housing
Diagnosing the causes of dampness in buildings
Overheating
Guidance to help combat the challenges of overheating in dwellings
Fire alarms
New tests examine sprinkler systems on mobility scooter fires
Demolition
How pre-demolition & pre-refurbishment audits aid resource efficiency
Fire alarms
Smoke detector research to find if current tests are adequate
Metal
How to correctly identify different grades of stainless steel
Fire alarms
Causes of false alarms and identifying measures to reduce them
Concrete
Movement joints and stress relief in concrete screed to prevent cracks
Walls, windows & doors
BRE examine whether triple glazing is really better than double
Insights
BRE looks at the importance of holistic fire safety management
Fire safety design
Why you should comply with Regulation 38 of the building regulations
Fire safety design
Making multi-storey buildings exits safer in the event of a fire
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