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Issue 79, July 2012 &COL1; Welcome to your July 2012 E-newsletter of events, training, news, publications and recruitment opportunities in the built environment sector. News'Exemplary' masterplan for Beijing Green Building ParkThe world’s largest developer, Vanke, has received an exemplary award for its masterplan of the 519,000m2 Beijing Green Building Park in China. The plan was assessed against BRE’s GreenPrint framework, a tool that helps planners achieve the most sustainable solution for a given development. More ... Dr Who goes greenRanging from schools and research facilities to the television studios where Dr Who and other well known BBC programmes will be made, eight of the most sustainable new buildings in Wales received BREEAM Awards on 29 June at the 2012 Constructing Excellence in Wales Awards at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff. More... Accolade for BRE apprentice schemeBRE was awarded the Oaklands College Employer of the Year Award at a ceremony on 21 June, for the approach to and delivery of its lab technician apprentice scheme. More... First BREEAM 2011Proving that it is not always glamorous city-centre developments that achieve milestone BREEAM results, a pallet warehouse built by Winvic Construction at Severnside near Bristol has become the first building awarded certification to BREEAM New Construction 2011. More... BRE Innovation Park in BrasiliaAt the Rio+20 environmental summit in Brazil on 19 June, a memorandum of understanding was signed by the Brazilian and UK governments to strengthen science and research ties between the two countries. One likely outcome of this is the creation of a BRE Innovation Park in Brasilia. More... Register for BREEAM Domestic RefurbishmentFollowing the recent launch of BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment for use on projects ranging from home improvements to multiple residential refurbishments, anyone wishing to register an interest in a BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment assessment can do so now – click here. Site Sustainability Manager training and accreditation schemeA new BRE training and accreditation scheme will provide a mechanism for managing construction sites in an environmentally efficient manner, and give site management teams the confidence to achieve BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes standards. Those wanting to become Site Sustainability Managers and join the new scheme, will need to undertake two days of training at BRE – the first of these courses are on 24-25 September. For more information tel 01923 664 829 or email train@bre.co.uk Conference to address pressures on healthcare sectorThe Healthcare Estates IHEEM Annual Conference in Manchester on 9-10 October will focus on delivering cost effective estates that can deal with the growing pressures on the healthcare sector. The event will include a joint presentation on BREEAM from Martin Townsend of BRE Global and Stephen Naylor, Head of Estates at NHS South of Tyne and Wear. As a BRE contact you will receive 20% off the delegate price. Quote J209-BRE-20 when booking. Shopfitting sustainability researchBRE and the National Association of Shopfitters are conducting research into the embodied environmental impact of metal display shelving, with the aim of generating benchmarks and best practice guidance for retail clients and shopfittings suppliers. Retailers and suppliers wanting to be kept up to date with the project findings, and perhaps become involved, can email: mussettj@bre.co.uk BRE's Nick Tune appointed Director of BuildingSMART UKNick Tune, Director of BRE Wales and South West has been appointed as Director and Business Manager of BuildingSMART UK, a company that brings together organisations who share the vision of improving construction industry processes through the use of Building Information Modelling, BIM. More ... Events and trainingBREEAM International assessor training courseThe first two days of this course, on 14-16 August, provide a foundation for the International BREEAM scheme. The third day focuses on the technical aspects of international buildings. More ... BREEAM 2011 UK New Construction assessor training courseThis course on 21-23 August incorporates all building types covered under the BREEAM New Construction 2011 scheme and is for new assessors only. The fourth day of training takes place four weeks after the initial three days, on 20 September. More ... Energy managementA training course on 17-18 September will explain how to understand where and how an organisation uses energy and what opportunities there are for cost-effective reductions in energy use. More... An Introduction to BS ISO 50001 – Energy Management SystemsThis course on 19 September will practically illustrate to those responsible for the operational activities of a business, how to implement a structured approach to energy management in order to reduce costs and environmental impact. More BREEAM Communities 2012 assessor training coursesThe technical manual for a newly updated version of BREEAM Communities will be published this Autumn. A one day top-up course for existing BREEAM Communities Assessors is being held on 24 September, with a three-day training course for new assessors on 2-4 October. More... Heat networks in planningA two-day course on 24-26 September at City Hall in London, is designed to equip planners and other professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to overcome the non-technical barriers currently impeding the uptake of district heating networks using recycled and renewable heat. More ... Green Deal advisor (domestic) trainingTraining course on 26-27 September, plus online learning modules, for qualified domestic energy assessors. More .... Sustainable Construction iNet eventsA series of events for East Midland SMEs throughout 2012-13, on various key construction and sustainability 'hot topics'. More ... SMARTWaste Plan and SWMP TrainingA series of events for the industry on complying with Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) regulations and training on how to use the free web based tool SMARTWaste Plan. More ... Looking ahead
PublicationsNon-traditional houses: Identifying non-traditional houses in the UK 1918-75Non-traditional houses was first published as a book in 2004 and is now available in a fully searchable pdf format on CD ROM (Ref AP 294). This gives building surveyors, engineers and architects easy access to a vast reference library detailing 450 non-traditional house types classified by form of construction: metal framed, precast concrete, in-situ concrete and timber framed. More ... Saving money, resources and carbon through SMARTWasteSMARTWaste Plan is an online tool that was developed by BRE to help users to prepare, implement and review their site waste management plans. A new report (Ref FB 48) provides an overview of SMARTWaste Plan and how the data it collects can be used. More … BRE BookshopFor full details of a vast range of construction and built environment publications visit www.BREBookshop.com JobsBRE has a range of career opportunities in science, engineering and administrative disciplines. For more information click here.
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Vanke receives 'exemplary' award for its masterplan of the 519,000m2 Beijing Green Building Park in China. More...
BBC Roath Lock, Porth Teigr, one of eight winners of the BREEAM Awards Wales 2012. More...
A warehouse at Severnside near Bristol is the first building awarded certification to BREEAM New Construction 2011. More...
Training for Site Sustainability Managers: first of our new 2-day courses is on 24-25 September. Contact us...
Nick Tune, Director of BRE Wales and South West, appointed as Director and Business Manager of BuildingSMART UK. More
BRE is technology partner for Housing Expo, taking place at London's Olympia in February 2013. More...
Retro Expo: exhibition and conference focusing on delivering energy efficient refurbishment and retrofit of domestic and commercial buildings in the UK. More...
Non-traditional houses was first published as a book in 2004 and is now available in a fully searchable pdf format on CD ROM. More...
New BRE Trust report (Ref FB 48) provides an overview of SMARTWaste Plan and how the data it collects can be used. More |
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