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Discover our latest thinking, informed by our independent research and analysis.
BRE's 100-Day Roadmap – where are we now?
100 day road map
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BRE's 100-Day Roadmap – where are we now?

Following the election of a new government and BRE’s 100 day roadmap being published in July, it is now time to review where the new government has got to.

Asset Publisher
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Driving construction towards net zero carbon with SmartWaste

biodiversity
SmartWaste

Biodiversity Net Gain and SmartWaste for sustainable construction

100 day road map
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BRE's 100-Day Roadmap – where are we now?

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BRE's response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's report

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BRE’s 100 day roadmap for the incoming UK Government

video flame detectors
LPCB

The journey from research to test standard for video flame detectors

How SmartWaste enhances Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
SmartWaste

How SmartWaste enhances Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

SmartWaste
SmartWaste

SmartWaste V11: paving the way to net zero carbon

Environmental
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Environmental Declarations for Construction with BRE

Urbanisation
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Navigating urbanisation: a focus on better standards for indoor air quality

Heat
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How to meet net zero by changing the way homes are heated

 Policy
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BRE's response to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework

net zero
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BRE responds to the government's net zero review

 spring statement
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What does the spring statement mean for the built environment?

Decarbonising
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How decarbonising the built environment is the key to meeting net zero

Levelling
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BRE’s response to the Levelling Up White Paper

CEO
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BRE's CEO optimistic for 2022 following a challenging year

Fuel
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Fuel poverty and its impact on domestic energy consumption in England

building
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Does the UK heat and buildings strategy go far enough?

net zero
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Why we must act now on net zero

population
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Challenges for the built environment: an ageing population

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Challenges for the built environment: an ageing population

Finance
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Sustainable finance: why investors cannot afford to be left behind

Alarm
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Researching when optical smoke detectors and alarms should be replaced

Fire
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Fire fatalities in Scotland and recommendations to help reduce them

timber
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Predicting the service life of timber structures

Fire
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First phase review of fire fatalities and injuries in Scotland

Alarm
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BRE research into the effectiveness of visual alarm devices

Fire
Fire safety testing

BRE finds new ways to test video flame and video smoke detectors

Alarm
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An investigation into the effectiveness of visual alarm devices

alarm
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BRE analyses the impact of false fire alarms

Smoke detector
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How to characterise smoke from materials and evaluate smoke detectors

Maldives
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BREEAM return from talks regarding further work in the Maldives

Plants
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How indoor plants have a positive impact on our health

Health
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Biophilic office design: putting people's health and wellbeing first

future
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Predictions for the future: tech and its impacts on society

dampness
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Diagnosing the causes of dampness in buildings

Overheat
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Guidance to help combat the challenges of overheating in dwellings

Fire safety testing

New tests examine sprinkler systems on mobility scooter fires

Pre-demolition
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How pre-demolition & pre-refurbishment audits aid resource efficiency

fire door
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A guide to fire door safety

Smoke
Fire safety testing

Smoke detector research to find if current tests are adequate

Steel
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How to correctly identify different grades of stainless steel

alarms
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Causes of false alarms and identifying measures to reduce them

Stress
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Movement joints and stress relief in concrete screed to prevent cracks

triple glazing
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BRE examine whether triple glazing is really better than double

Fire safety
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BRE looks at the importance of holistic fire safety management

Solar
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Solar panel systems and fire safety

Construction
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Why you should comply with Regulation 38 of the building regulations

exits
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Making multi-storey buildings exits safer in the event of a fire

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