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1. BREEAM awards 2022. March 2022
2. BRE congratulates Home of 2030 winners. January 2021.
3. Conventions for U-value calculations (BR443 2e 2019). January 2021.
4. Fire fatalities in Scotland. December 2020.
5. Stickability. December 2020.
6. Fire protection system. December 2020.
7. Predicting service life of timber structures. December 2020.
8. BREEAM: The Next Generation. December 2020.
9. Building Back Better: Net zero carbon and BREEAM. December 2020.
10. Supporting construction. December 2020.
11. Smoke barrier. December 2020.
12. Smoke control door. November 2020
13. Sprinkler system. November 2020
14. CALISIA ONE case study. November 2020.
15. Sprinkler contract. November 2020
16. Fully hydraulically calculated. November 2020
17. Water motor alarm. November 2020
18. Priming water. November 2020
19. Mechanical type dry pipe valve. November 2020
20. Intermediate chamber. November 2020
21. Montgomery County recognises BREEAM for building tax credits. November 2020
22. Diversity in the built environment sector. October 2020.
23. Building Back Better: Resilience. October 2020.
24. Exhauster. October 2020.
25. BRE Global and The Center for Active Design expand partnership. October 2020.
26. 100 years of council housing. October 2020.
27. Building Back Better: Social impact. October 2020.
28. Dry pipe valve. October 2020
29. Anti-reseat latch. October 2020
30. Building back better with BREEAM. October 2020
31. Differential type dry pipe valve. October 2020
32. Differential ratio of a wet alarm valve. October 2020
33. k factor. September 2020
34. Retard chamber. September 2020
35. Clapper. September 2020
36. Wet alarm valve. September 2020
37. Automatic fire sprinkler. September 2020
38. Vulnerability. September 2020
39. Shanghai Landsea's Hongqiao Green Country. September 2020
40. Interactive CEEQUAL and Sustainable Development Goals mapping. August 2020
41. Liverpool Cargo Building case study. August 2020.
42. Customised virtual reality health and safety training. August 2020
43. An interpretation of the SDG's for use at an infrastructure project level. August 2020
44. Hilton Tallinn Park case study. August 2020.
45. English Housing Survey 2018-19 reports released. August 2020.
46. Threat. August 2020
47. Security risk. August 2020
48. BRE China celebrates two major milestones. July 2020.
49. Security manager. July 2020
50. Project security manager. July 2020
51. BREEAM USA In-Use: Residential Plus. July 2020
52. BRE welcomes the introduction of the Value Toolkit. July 2020
53. Personnel security. July 2020
54. Security intervention. July 2020
55. Insider. July 2020
56. Facility security manager. July 2020
57. Manufacture of lightweight aggregate granules containing phase change materials. July 2020‎
58. Facility security risk management plan. June 2020
59. Design basis threat. June 2020
60. Defence in depth. June 2020
61. Convergent threat. June 2020
62. BRE Red Book. June 2020
63. A traceability framework for the construction supply chain. June 2020
64. Better prediction of overheating in new homes. June 2020
65. Loss Prevention Standard. June 2020
66. Command and control. June 2020
67. Adversary. June 2020
68. Decent Homes for Ageing Well. May 2020
69. BREEAM USA In-Use Version 6. May 2020
70. BREEAM In-Use Version 6 environmental standard launched by BRE. May 2020
71. Site layout planning for daylight. May 2020
72. Assessing the effects of thermal bridging at junctions and around openings. May 2020
73. Accessible meter. Apr 2020
74. Suitably qualified energy modeller. Apr 2020
75. Primary energy. Apr 2020
76. Notional building. Apr 2020
77. Green fit-out agreement. Apr 2020
78. Energy Performance Ratio for New Constructions. Apr 2020
79. Blockchain definitions. Mar 2020
80. BRE Group response to the Future Homes Standard consultation. Mar 2020
81. BREEAM Awards 2020. Mar 2020
82. Center for Sustainable Landscapes. Feb 2020
83. Health effects of indoor air quality on children and young people. Feb 2020
84. The Housing Stock of The United Kingdom. Feb 2020
85. Aesthetics and performance. Jan 2020
86. Adapting homes for dementia. Dec 2019
87. BIM for Energy Efficiency (EP107). Dec 2019
88. Domestic Retrofit training course. Dec 2019
89. Energy efficiency retrofit training videos. Dec 2019
90. QUANTUM project practical benefits. Dec 2019
91. BREEAM Data Centres Annex Pilot. Nov 2019
92. Home of 2030. Nov 2019
93. QUANTUM project. Nov 2019
94. BRE response to the green housing revolution. Oct 2019
95. CEEQUAL International. Oct 2019
96. Lighting for circadian rhythms. Oct 2019
97. Accredited energy assessor. Aug 2019
98. Over £1 billion lost every year due to false alarms. Aug 2019
99. CEEQUAL version 6. Jul 2019
100. Dedicated and safe cycle lane. Jul 2019
101. Dedicated and safe footpaths. Jul 2019
102. Dedicated pedestrian crossing. Jul 2019
103. Developing test methods to assess video flame and video smoke detectors. Jul 2019
104. Dynamic Simulation Model. Jul 2019
105. Security rating scheme. Jul 2019
106. Suitably qualified security specialist. Jul 2019
107. ACM cladding testing by BRE. Jul 2019
108. A Home to Remember. Jun 2019
109. All about wellness. Jun 2019
110. Ensuring good indoor air quality in buildings. May 2019
111. 2019 Wellness and biophilia symposium. May 2019
112. Biophilic design - health and wellbeing in buildings. May 2019
113. The full cost of poor housing in Wales. May 2019
114. BREEAM launches local planning authority guidance. May 2019
115. Re-establish human relationships with the natural world . Apr 2019
116. Healthy planning policy and monitoring in Southwark and Lambeth. Mar 2019
117. BREEAM Awards 2019. Mar 2019
118. Tidal estuary. Mar 2019
119. Human-centric lighting. Feb 2019
120. Quality indoor lighting for comfort, health, wellbeing and productivity. Feb 2019
121. Acoustic design for health and wellbeing. Feb 2019
122. QSAND. Feb 2019
123. ARUP and Better Shelter at the Working Together for Disaster Relief Conference. Jan 2019
124. CEEQUAL. Jan 2019
125. Next adopt YellowJacket. Dec 2018
126. Environmental profiles methodology. Nov 2018
127. Green Guide to Specification. Nov 2018
128. Transforming Construction Alliance. Nov 2018
129. Biomaterial. Oct 2018
130. Accredited access consultant. Aug 2018
131. Active system. Aug 2018
132. Approved building energy calculation software. Aug 2018
133. BREEAM recognised responsible sourcing certification schemes. Aug 2018
134. Broken chain. Aug 2018
135. Car club. Aug 2018
136. Carbon negative. Aug 2018
137. Carbon neutral. Aug 2018
138. Close proximity. Aug 2018
139. Compliant public transport node. Aug 2018
140. Composting. Aug 2018
141. Comprehensive route. Aug 2018
142. Constituent construction product. Aug 2018
143. Construction record. Aug 2018
144. Cycle route. Aug 2018
145. Cycle storage. Aug 2018
146. Design flood event. Aug 2018
147. Development footprint. Aug 2018
148. Economic sustainability. Aug 2018
149. Ecosystem. Aug 2018
150. Flood risk assessment. Aug 2018
151. Foundation route. Aug 2018
152. Gross development area. Aug 2018
153. Growing space. Aug 2018
154. High pollution location. Aug 2018
155. Home energy performance ratio. Aug 2018
156. Home Quality Mark high temperature reporting tool. Aug 2018
157. HQM cost output. Aug 2018
158. HQM performance targets. Aug 2018
159. Independent third party. Aug 2018
160. Integrated Material Profile and Costing Tool. Aug 2018
161. Internal occupied space. Aug 2018
162. Land-sea interface. Aug 2018
163. Legally harvested and traded timber. Aug 2018
164. Low maintenance plants. Aug 2018
165. Low or zero carbon technologies. Aug 2018
166. Potential owner. Aug 2018
167. Primary air barrier. Aug 2018
168. Private wire arrangement. Aug 2018
169. Project delivery stakeholders. Aug 2018
170. Recreational space. Aug 2018
171. Responsible sourcing of construction products. Aug 2018
172. Reused construction products. Aug 2018
173. Safe pedestrian route. Aug 2018
174. Secure space. Aug 2018
175. Secured by design. Aug 2018
176. Security Needs Assessment. Aug 2018
177. Service life. Aug 2018
178. Suitably Qualified Acoustician. Aug 2018
179. Surface water run-off. Aug 2018
180. Thermal dynamic analysis. Aug 2018
181. Zero net regulated carbon emissions. Aug 2018
182. Australian ethical labour sourcing standard. Jul 2018
183. Smartsite. May 2018
184. Beyond BIM: Knowledge management for a smarter built environment. Apr 2018
185. BRE and GRESB introduce new efficiencies for reporting Green Building Certifications. Apr 2018
186. BREEAM and Measurabl. Apr 2018
187. Urban water systems management: A data analytics approach EP 105. Apr 2018
188. BRE Global transfer to Ireland. Mar 2018
189. BREEAM Awards 2018. Mar 2018
190. Modern Slavery Influencers' Index. Mar 2018
191. Blockchain - feasibility and opportunity assessment. Feb 2018
192. HS2 and BREEAM. Feb 2018
193. Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings. Jan 2018
194. Increasing productivity in 2018. Jan 2018
195. Solar shading of buildings BR 364. Jan 2018
196. Adequate view out. 2018
197. BREEAM concept design. 2018
198. BREEAM developed design. 2018
199. BREEAM independent party. 2018
200. BREEAM key meetings. 2018
201. BREEAM performance targets. 2018
202. BREEAM project delivery stakeholders. 2018
203. BREEAM Recognised responsible construction management schemes. 2018
204. Complex system. 2018
205. Component level life cycle cost options appraisal. 2018
206. Counter Terrorism Security Advisor. 2018
207. Elemental life cycle cost plan. 2018
208. Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme. 2018
209. Fleet operator. 2018
210. Interested party. 2018
211. Legal and sustainable timber. 2018
212. Multiple occupancy office. 2018
213. No-sky line. 2018
214. Openable window area. 2018
215. Point of supply. 2018
216. Post occupancy evaluation process. 2018
217. Predicted percentage dissatisfied. 2018
218. Separate occupant control. 2018
219. Separate zoning control. 2018
220. Sources of external pollution. 2018
221. Specialist commissioning manager. 2018
222. Strategic performance targets. 2018
223. Substantially occupied. 2018
224. Uniformity of illuminance. 2018
225. BRE Watford Innovation Park. Sept 2017
226. European Construction Institute joins BRE. Sept 2017
227. Battery energy storage systems with grid-connected solar photovoltaics BR 514. Sept 2017
228. Managing fire risk in commercial buildings: A guide for facilities managers. Sept 2017
229. BRE National Security Survey. Dec 2017
230. Constructing Excellence annual conference 2017. Dec 2017
231. BRE award Atlas Industries. Nov 2017
232. Greenbuild 2017. Nov 2017
233. Inverted roof defect - case study. Nov 2017
234. Control of solar shading IP 4 17. Nov 2017
235. Retrofitting solar shading. Nov 2017
236. BIM DataBook. Oct 2017
237. Humanitarian shelter exhibition. Oct 2017
238. BRE and Graitec partnership. Aug 2017
239. BRE Building Elements series (AP 243). Aug 2017
240. Crime Prevention Design Advisor. Aug 2017
241. SABRE. Aug 2017
242. Safe ductwork - Loss Prevention Standard (LPS 2084). Jul 2017
243. Installing fire doors and doorsets (GG 86). Jun 2017
244. Dementia-friendly home. May 2017
245. Flexible electrical networks for a low carbon future. Apr 2017
246. Hydraulically treated soils in residential construction (BR 513). Apr 2017
247. Understanding the factors affecting flashover of a fire in modern buildings. Apr 2017
248. BREEAM Awards 2017. Mar 2017
249. Cardiff University emissions tool. Mar 2017
250. External fire spread: building separation and boundary distances (BR 187). Feb 2017
251. Material resource efficiency in construction: Supporting a circular economy. Jan 2017
252. Flood resilient house. Sept 2016
253. Illuminance. Sept 2016
254. Lamp efficacy. Sept 2016
255. Luminaire efficacy. Sept 2016
256. Power factor. Sept 2016
257. Colour appearance. Sept 2016
258. WELL and BREEAM align. Nov 2016
259. Transport design and health. Oct 2016
260. Security glazing. Oct 2016
261. SiteSmart. Oct 2016
262. Constructing Excellence merges with BRE. Aug 2016
263. National Refurbishment Centre. Aug 2016
264. BRE photovoltaic certification scheme. Jul 2016
265. Conventions for U-value calculations (2006 edition) BR 443. Jul 2016
266. LINA - Life Cycle Assessment tool. Jul 2016
267. Air conditioning in non-domestic buildings. Jun 2016
268. Alkali-activated binders for precast and ready-mixed concrete products: A route map to standardisation, certification and guidance. Jun 2016
269. Conventions for calculating linear thermal transmittance and temperature factors. Jun 2016
270. Measuring fuel poverty. Jun 2016
271. Asset management for environmental conditions - retrofitting strategies for simple buildings. May 2016
272. External fire spread, Supplementary guidance to BR 187 incorporating probabilistic and time-based approaches. May 2016
273. The full cost of poor housing. May 2016
274. BRE and Willmott Dixon project to retrofit of a 1920s semi-detached house. Apr 2016
275. Energy management and building controls. Apr 2016
276. The cost-benefit to the NHS arising from preventative housing interventions (FB82). Apr 2016
277. Applying Fabric First principles: Complying with UK energy efficiency requirements FB 80. Mar 2016
278. BREEAM associate online training. Mar 2016
279. Cracking in buildings. Mar 2016
280. Zero Bills Home. Mar 2016
281. BRE Digest 365 Soakaway design. Feb 2016
282. Performance of exemplar buildings in use: Bridging the performance gap FB 78. Feb 2016
283. Improving fire safety design with coupled hybrid modelling. Jan 2016
284. Alkali-activated binders for precast and ready-mixed concrete products: New supply chains, business models and environmental benefits. Jan 2016
285. BES 6001 Responsible sourcing of construction products. Sept 2015
286. BRE Üserhuus. Sept 2015
287. Changing patterns in domestic energy use FB 76. Sept 2015
288. Designing out unintended consequences when applying solid wall insulation FB 79. Sept 2015
289. Designing to reduce the chemical, biological and radiological vulnerability of new buildings (IP 7/15). Sept 2015
290. BRE Expert Collection 6 Daylight and shading. Aptil 2015
291. Alarm receiving centre. Dec 2015
292. Embedded security: Procuring an effective facility protective security system. Dec 2015
293. Fire Risk Assessor. Dec 2015
294. Live investigations of false fire alarms. Dec 2015
295. Manual call point. Dec 2015
296. BREEAM and CEEQUAL. Nov 2015
297. Homes and ageing in England. Nov 2015
298. Personal protection watermist systems in the homes of vulnerable people. Nov 2015
299. Radon: Guidance on protective measures for new buildings BR 211. Nov 2015
300. BRE National Solar Centre. Oct 2015
301. BRE SMARTWaste online reporting platform. Oct 2015
302. BREEAM extends coverage of VOC schemes to a number of European-based schemes. Oct 2015
303. Building on fill. Oct 2015
304. RetrofitLab App. Oct 2015
305. Sound insulation in dwellings: Part 3: Material change of use (conversions) (GG 83-3). Oct 2015
306. BRE wellbeing research paper competition. Aug 2015
307. Health and wellbeing impacts of natural and artificial lighting. Aug 2015
308. Lighting and health FB 74. Aug 2015
309. Lighting and health infographic. Aug 2015
310. Sound insulation in dwellings Part 2: New-build (GG 83-2). Aug 2015
311. Yellowjacket health and safety management tool. Aug 2015
312. BRE Trust Review 2014. Jul 2015
313. Certified thermal details and products scheme. Jul 2015
314. BIM – it's about the Planet. May 2015
315. Building information modelling life cycle assessment IP 5 15. May 2015
316. Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire. Apr 2015
317. Building damp-free cavity walls. Mar 2015
318. Changing energy behaviour in the workplace (FB 73). Mar 2015
319. Cities as systems - BRE Solutions for urban environments. Mar 2015
320. Competition seeking new technologies to help solve the challenge of solid walls. Mar 2015
321. Diagnosing the causes of dampness (GR 5 revised). Mar 2015
322. Domestic floors: Part 1: Construction, insulation and damp proofing. Mar 2015
323. Home quality mark. Mar 2015
324. The cost of poor housing to the NHS. Mar 2015
325. Reducing the embodied impacts of shopfitting equipment. Feb 2015
326. Bottom-up approach to address the challenges of low-carbon eco-cites. Jan 2015
327. Delivering sustainable low energy housing with softwood timber frame. Jan 2015
328. Power over USB. Jan 2015
329. Radon protection for new domestic extensions and conservatories with solid concrete ground floors (GG 73 revised). Jan 2015
330. Radon protection for new dwellings GG 74. Jan 2015
331. Radon protection for new large buildings GG 75. Jan 2015
332. WiMax. Jan 2015
333. ZigBee. Jan 2015
334. Applying flood resilience technologies GG 84. Sept 2014
335. Computational fluid dynamics in building design: An introduction FB 69. Sept 2014
336. Managing risks in existing buildings: An overview of UK risk-based legislation for commercial and industrial premises (FB 86). Sept 2014
337. Watermist systems for fire protection in domestic and residential buildings DG 534. Sept 2014
338. A technical guide to district heating (FB 72). Dec 2014
339. Bluetooth. Dec 2014
340. Glossary of electrical terms. Dec 2014
341. Power over ethernet. Dec 2014
342. PV inverter. Dec 2014
343. Renewable energy sources: how they work and what they deliver: Part 3: Electrically driven heat pumps DG 532 3. Dec 2014
344. Renewable energy sources: how they work and what they deliver: Part 4: Solar thermal hot water systems DG 532 4. Dec 2014
345. Smart meter. Dec 2014
346. The Future of Electricity in Domestic Buildings. Dec 2014
347. WiFi. Dec 2014
348. Micro-grids December 2014. Dec 2014
349. Biodiversity in the urban environment. Nov 2014
350. Characterising smoke from modern materials and evaluating smoke detectors. Nov 2014
351. Delivering waste efficiency in commercial buildings: A guide for facilities managers. Nov 2014
352. Domestic micro-generation. Nov 2014
353. Electricity supply. Nov 2014
354. Natural fibre reinforced polymers (NFRPs) in the construction industry IP 14 14. Nov 2014
355. DC isolators for photovoltaic systems (FB 68). Oct 2014
356. Delivering sustainable buildings: Savings and payback FB 63. Aug 2014
357. Fire risk in high-rise and super high-rise buildings DG 533. Aug 2014
358. Why do buildings crack? (DG 361). Aug 2014
359. Installation of photovoltaic panels on existing flat roofs - some lessons learned IP 8 14. Jul 2014
360. Delivering water efficiency in commercial buildings: A guide for facilities managers. Jun 2014
361. Locating ventilation inlets to reduce ingress of external pollutants into buildings: A new methodology IP 9 14. Jun 2014
362. Making the most of renewable energy systems DG 531. Jun 2014
363. Environmental impact of biomaterials and biomass (FB 67). May 2014
364. People-friendly lighting controls. May 2014
365. Wind loads on roof-mounted photovoltaic and solar thermal systems DG 489. May 2014
366. Quantifying the health benefits of the Decent Homes programme FB 64. Apr 2014
367. Radon solutions in older homes GR 38. Apr 2014
368. A case study of adopting BIT-Kit: A method uncovering the impact buildings have on people. Mar 2014
369. A measure of net well-being that incorporates the effect of housing environmental impacts. Mar 2014
370. Adapting 1965-1980 semi-detached dwellings in the UK to reduce summer overheating and the effect of the 2010 Building Regulations. Mar 2014
371. Airtightness of energy efficient buildings. Mar 2014
372. Anatomy of low carbon retrofits: evidence from owner-occupied superhomes. Mar 2014
373. Creating strong communities – measuring social sustainability in new housing development. Mar 2014
374. Daylight benefits in healthcare buildings. Mar 2014
375. Integrated modelling, simulation and visualisation (MSV) for sustainable built healing environments (BHEs). Mar 2014
376. The daylight factor. Mar 2014
377. The design of extra care housing for older people and its impact on wellbeing: The East Sussex perspective. Mar 2014
378. The impact of the design of the Psychiatric inpatient facility on perceptions of Carer wellbeing. Mar 2014
379. The real cost of poor housing. Mar 2014
380. Transitioning to eco-cities: Reducing carbon emissions while improving urban welfare. Mar 2014
381. Ubiquitous sensors to assess energy consumption and wellbeing in domestic environments. Mar 2014
382. Well-being and regeneration: Reflections from Carpenters Estate. Mar 2014
383. Sound insulation in dwellings: Part 1: An introduction (GG 83-1). Feb 2014
384. BRE Trust. Jan 2014
385. Building Research Establishment BRE. Jan 2014
386. Code of Practice for Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems. 2014
387. Design of durable concrete structures. 2014
388. The causes of false fire alarms in buildings. 2014
389. New requirements for fire detection and alarm network systems IP 12 13. Sept 2013
390. The essential guide to retail lighting. Sept 2013
391. Reducing thermal bridging at junctions when designing and installing solid wall insulation FB 61. Dec 2013
392. Applications, performance characteristics and environmental benefits of alkali-activated binder concretes. Jun 2013
393. Evacuating vulnerable and dependent people from buildings in an emergency FB 52. Feb 2013
394. External fire performance of roofs: A guide to test methods and classification. Feb 2013
395. Fire performance of external thermal insulation for walls of multistorey buildings, third edition (BR 135). 2013
396. Identifying non-traditional houses in the UK 1918-75. Dec 2012
397. Measuring the wellbeing benefits of interior materials. Aug 2012
398. A guide to the use of urban timber FB 50. Jul 2012
399. Birds-eye figure. Jul 2012
400. Bole. Jul 2012
401. Burr. Jul 2012
402. Cat's paw figure. Jul 2012
403. Check or checking. Jul 2012
404. Crotch figure. Jul 2012
405. Dunnage. Jul 2012
406. End racking. Jul 2012
407. Green timber. Jul 2012
408. Rip sawing. Jul 2012
409. Ripple figure. Jul 2012
410. Spalting. Jul 2012
411. Tiger-stripe figure. Jul 2012
412. Timber banding. Jul 2012
413. Timber shakes. Jul 2012
414. Timber stickers. Jul 2012
415. Waney edged. Jul 2012
416. Wood figure. Jul 2012
417. Smoke detection in high ceiling spaces. Jun 2012
418. Domestic smoke alarms DG525. May 2012
419. Designing resilient cities: a guide to good practice (EP 103). Apr 2012
420. Assessing the fire performance of existing reinforced concrete flooring systems. Mar 2012
421. Visual alarm devices for fire: An introduction and guide to BS EN 54-23. Feb 2012
422. Earthships in Europe. Feb 2012
423. Fire Doors (DG 524). Feb 2012
424. Energy management in the built environment: A review of best practice. Jan 2012
425. Passive and reactive fire protection to structural steel (IP 6 12). Jan 2012
426. U-value conventions in practice: Worked examples using BR 443. Jan 2012
427. Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight. Sept 2011
428. Lifetime Homes Design Guide (EP 100). Oct 2011
429. Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials. Oct 2011
430. Automatic fire detection and alarm systems, an introductory guide to components and systems BR 510. Oct 2010
431. Automatic fire sprinkler systems: A good practice guide. Oct 2010
432. Sprinkler systems explained: A guide to sprinkler installation standards and rules. Jun 2009
433. Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites. Sept 2008
434. Rising damp in walls - diagnosis and treatment (DG 245). Oct 2007
435. Concrete in aggressive ground (SD 1). Jun 2005
436. BR135: Annex B. Performance criteria and classification method for BS 8414-2:2005. Apr 2005
437. Working platforms for tracked plant: good practice guide to the design, installation, maintenance and repair of ground-supported working platforms. Jun 2004
438. Cover systems for land regeneration - thickness of cover systems for contaminated land (BR465). Mar 2004
439. The role of codes, standards and approvals in delivering fire safety. Jan 1988
440. The structural condition of Easiform cavity-walled dwellings (BR 130). Jan 1988
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