news from the BRE Group
published: 11/12/2014
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BRE partners with national sustainability benchmarking group
BRE has become a corporate partner of the Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT), the UK housing sector's independent sustainability benchmarking and best practice learning network.
SHIFT was developed by Sustainable Homes in partnership with DECC, Environment Agency, HCA, Mayor of London, UK Green Building Council and WWF to drive continuous improvement in housing. Over two and a half million people are housed in organisations within its membership.
Dr Gavin Dunn, Director of BREEAM said: “BRE is pleased to be a corporate partner of the SHIFT network. The need for sharing best practise on sustainable, affordable, fuel efficient housing is more important than ever at a time when almost a million older people in the UK are in fuel poverty and homes remain the single biggest contributor to CO2. We look forward to working and learning with the network.”
SHIFT will play a key role in the development and roll out of BRE’s consumer standard for new homes which will be launched in March 2015.
Andrew Eagles, Managing Director of Sustainable Homes said ‘There is a huge challenge to improve our existing buildings and create a more sustainable future. The SHIFT group continues to grow and meet this need and we are delighted to welcome BRE.Their skills and tools will be invaluable to our members and we look forward to an enduring and fruitful partnership.’
For further information please contact Linda McKeown, BRE, tel 01923 664569, email mckeownl@bre.co.uk
Notes to editor
- Sustainable Homes is a not-for-profit consultancy and research body, providing advice and assistance to the housing sector. It co-ordinates SHIFT, a sustainability benchmark and network of 65 social housing providers managing more than one million homes nationwide. For further information on Sustainable Homes, please call John Stapleton 020 8973 0385 / 07738 837208 john@sustainablehomes.co.uk
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