Our expertise: resilience

BRE helps companies respond to these challenges:

• We conduct independent collaborative research in resilience for government and insurance companies
• We test materials and innovations that help  products and projects to be more resilient to extreme weather events
• We create standards like BREEAM, BREEAM Infrastructure and Home Quality Mark for the next generation of resilient, robust and long-lasting buildings.

 

Climate resilience

Climate change impacts buildings, energy, transport, IT and infrastructure. From high wind speeds and extreme cold weather to overheating and drought, buildings must rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions. 

Understanding these trends and their impact on how we live is the first step in designing new ways to improve buildings and move towards a more sustainable future.

We have produced research on the resilience of developments to high temperatures and flooding for the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the Committee on Climate Change.

Through its testing and verification service, BRE supports companies in demonstrating how effectively their innovations protect buildings and the people that use them, from the impact of climate change.

Our certification scheme, BREEAMunderpins our work in climate resilience and the built environment. 

Flood resilience

Changing rainfall patterns around the world are causing more floods and the built environment must adapt quickly to this environmental challenge.

At the  Flood Resilient Repair House in the BRE Science Park, this adapted Victorian terraced house showcases a range of techniques that prevent floodwater entering the building, and minimising the consequences of flood water damage.

We also make publications by leading academics available at the BRE Bookshop, such as: Climate resilience: A collection of BRE expert guidance on managing climate risks in the built environment and Applying flood resilience technologies.