CERTIFICATION AND TESTING

Independent, third-party certification and testing distinguishes products and services from their competitors, and gives customers confidence about their performance.

• Fire and security certification

  • Fire and security certification overview
  • Fire detection and alarm products, systems and cables
  • Fire resisting systems and fire protection construction products
  • Fire research testing
  • Fire suppression products and systems
  • LPCB approved products and services
  • Security protection products

• Environmental certification schemes

  • Environmental certification schemes overview
  • BREEAM
  • Certification and listing of water saving products
  • Environmental profiles
  • Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
  • Responsible sourcing of construction products
  • The Green Guide to Specification

• Management systems and quality

  • Management systems and quality overview
  • Environmental management system certification - ISO 14001
  • Occupational health and safety management certification - BS OHAS 18001
  • Quality management system certification - ISO 9001

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  Approved products

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  Case study: First Design-Stage BREEAM Outstanding

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  BREEAM

CONSULTANCY

Expert advice on every aspect of the built environment at every stage of its life.

• Planning consultancy

  • Planning consultancy overview
  • Collaborative masterplanning with a charrette
  • Designing out crime
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Housing stock
  • Sustainable master planning - greenprint

• Design consultancy

  • Design consultancy overview
  • Design Quality Indicator (DQI) facilitation
  • Fire modelling
  • Fire risk assessment
  • Indoor Environments
  • Innovative methods of construction
  • Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP)
  • Smart buildings and homes
  • Water
  • Whole life costing and performance

• Specification consultancy

  • Specification consultancy overview
  • Approved products
  • Environmental profiles
  • Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)
  • Responsible sourcing of construction products
  • The Green Guide to Specification

• Construction

  • Construction overview
  • Ground engineering
  • Construction productivity (CLIP/CALIBRE)
  • Waste minimisation & SWMP

• Buildings in use

  • Buildings in use overview
  • BREEAM
  • Building Energy Modelling
  • Building investigations
  • Expert witness
  • Fire investigations
  • Housing condition surveys
  • Housing stock modelling
  • Indoor Environments
  • Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
  • Radon
  • Social research

• Refurbishment

  • Refurbishment overview
  • Building demolition
  • Fire safety
  • Heritage buildings, stone and masonry
  • Social research
  • Towards zero (T-zero) emission refurbishment options in UK housing

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  Fire consultancy

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  Case study: Merton renewable energy targets

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  Case study: Digital Pen - English Housing Survey

INNOVATION

The specialist knowledge and R&D capabilities to bring your ideas to life.

• Innovation Parks

  • Innovation Parks overview

RESEARCH

Generating and applying state-of-the art knowledge

• Fire research

  • Fire research overview

• BRE Trust research programme

  • BRE Trust research programme overview

• Materials research

  • Materials research overview

SUSTAINABILITY

Greater sustainability and its many benefits can be achieved for all buildings, homes, organisations and communities.  

• Sustainable communities

  • Sustainable communities overview
  • Collaborative masterplanning with a charrette
  • Crime risk management
  • Energy strategies for new developments
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Housing condition surveys and modelling
  • Master planning - GreenPrint
  • Social research

• Sustainable construction of buildings

  • Sustainable construction of buildings overview
  • Design Quality Indicator (DQI) facilitation
  • Lighting
  • Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
  • Sustainable Design Advice & Guidance
  • Measuring sustainability EPC's and DEC
  • Victorian houses reborn
  • Towards zero (T-zero) emission refurbishment options in UK housing

• Sustainable organisations

  • Sustainable organisations overview
  • Carbon management

• Sustainable products and materials

  • Sustainable products and materials overview
  • Approvals - Green Book Live
  • Certification and listing of water saving products
  • Environmental profiles
  • Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) service
  • Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
  • Product Supplier Footprinting
  • Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products
  • The Green Guide to Specification

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  Case study: GreenPrint for Sherford development

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  Case study: The Hertfordshire Charrette

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  Case study: First Design-Stage BREEAM Outstanding