press archive from BRE

May 2008

Sustainable Schools Do Not Cost The Earth
A BREEAM Schools rating can be achieved at little or no additional capital cost, that is the conclusion of a report published today by the BRE Trust and Faithful & Gould. read more...

'The House that Kevin Built' comes to BRE Innovation Park
'The House That Kevin Built', which is being constructed by Kevin McCloud and team at the Grand Designs Live London exhibition this week will be re-constructed on the BRE Innovation Park after the exhibition closes.
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April 2008

ICSC Adopts BREEAM As Their European Sustainability Standard

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has adopted BREEAM as their pan-European sustainability standard of choice, ahead of other international environmental assessment methodologies.

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BRE Ireland to advise on sustainable regeneration of Limerick City
BRE Ireland - a partnership between the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the University of Limerick and Limerick Institute of Technology - has won the tender for ‘Client Advisor in Sustainability' for the regeneration of the North and South sides of Limerick. read more...

BRE Global gains UKAS Accreditation for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme
BRE Global has gained United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation as scheme operator for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
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BRE provides FREE support to help industry comply with new site waste management plan legislation
From 6 April 2008 all construction projects in England, over £300,000 in cost must, by law, have a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP.) In order to help the construction and demolition industries prepare, implement and review SWMP’s, BRE - the leading player on sustainability enterprise, innovation and market transformation in the built environment – has developed SMARTWaste Plan, the FREE site waste management tool. read more...

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