Building Research Establishment BRE
Cardiff, United Kingdom
http://www.bre.co.uk

Environmental Performance of Buildings

BREEAM and EcoHomes are environmental assessment methods that are increasingly being used in the construction industry to demonstrate the performance of new and refurbished buildings. Consequently, it is important that everyone involved in construction has an appreciation of the issues that are considered for the assessment process. This is a general introductory course to provide an overview......
 

To provide home inspectors and other professionals with a knowledge of the principles of services and utilities in domestic property. This will include electrical, heating, gas, water, and drainage installations. The course will be placed in the context of Home Inspectors’ inspection and reporting requirements. It will refer to relevant legislation and Building Regulations and will include......
 

To ensure that all Home Inspectors are aware of the different types of walls present in domestic buildings and can identify the causes of the cracks that can occur in them. Specifically to ensure that the Home Inspector: Knows the principal wall constructions used in different housing types in the UK Can identify the causes of any cracks present in them Is aware of the methods used to ass......
 

To provide Home Inspectors and other professionals with a detailed understanding of the principles of roofing, and highlight the responsibilities of the Inspector to work within the principles of good practice. Specifically that Home Inspectors: Understand and comply with best practice roofing principles Understand legislation relating to roofing Know the principal differences in constru......
 

To ensure that all Home Inspectors understand the use of timber in buildings and are able to identify defects and deleterious conditions. Specifically that home inspectors: Understand basic design and usage principals Recognise structural in adequacy and other performance Identification of timber deterioration Identification of the need for remedial work or further specialist investigati......
 

To ensure that Home Inspectors and other professionals understand and are aware of the different forms on non-conventional construction, both older ’non-traditional’ constructions and their more recent counterparts, ’modern methods of construction’. The course will be based on BRE’s extensive knowledge of non-conventional forms of construction after many years in inv......
 

To ensure that Home Inspectors and other professionals understand the principles of construction of heritage buildings, and highlight the responsibilities of the Inspector to work within the principles of good conservation practice. Specifically that Home Inspectors: Understand and comply with best practice conservation principles Understand legislation relating to the built heritage Know......
 

To provide Home Inspectors and other professionals with an overview of the most commonly occurring defects encountered in housing construction, and highlight those issues frequently encountered during inspections. Specifically that Home Inspectors: Are able to understand the cause of commonly occurring defects Are able to identify and assess the severity of those commonly occurring defects ......
 

With rising housing and energy prices, owners are looking to stay in their properties longer and to adapt/enlarge their environment to meet the changing needs of the household. This course will give an introduction to the elements of a refurbishment that can deliver significant reductions in CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions. ...
 

Increasingly, ’environmentally sustainable’ materials are being requested and this raises questions as to what constitutes a sustainable material and how they can be sourced and selected? This course also looks at the methods behind some of the measurements of environmental performance, including Environmental Profiling. To register for this event, please follow the online booking......
 

UK buildings are responsible for about 45% of the total UK carbon emissions While energy conservation and energy efficiency measures should help to reduce the building energy demand, low carbon and renewable energy technologies are seen to have the potential to provide the rest of the energy demand with low or zero carbon impact. In April 2006 the DTI launched the Low Carbon Building Programm......
 

The Code for Sustainable Homes aims to minimise the environmental damage caused by new development and will ensure that all new homes in have been designed with sustainability in mind. BRE and DCLG have worked closely together to ensure the Code meets the latest regulatory requirements and addresses issues that emerged from an earlier industry wide consultation. BRE will be running a seri......
 

Emissions of greenhouse gases are significant from the built environment, contributing to approximately 45% of energy use in the UK. The Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD) will soon require all buildings to carry an energy certificate that compares its performance to benchmarks. The course will cover basic energy efficiency measures and methods for monitoring energy consumption ......
 

Before you can manage something, you must first be able to measure it. This course will discuss various waste measurement techniques and introduce BRE’s SmartWaste tools for onsite waste monitoring. Such systems can help demonstrate environmental performance and identify areas for improvement. To register for this event, please follow the online booking prompts below. Once registered......
 

The course duration is two days. The first day provides a foundation day for all non domestic BREEAM schemes and covers a brief introduction to sustainable construction meeting environmental needs with BREEAM the technical aspects common to all non domestic BREEAM schemes the assessment process and support structures in place for the scheme and assessors The second day focuses on the ......
 

The course duration is two days. The first day provides a foundation day for all non domestic BREEAM schemes and covers a brief introduction to sustainable construction meeting environmental needs with BREEAM the technical aspects common to all non domestic BREEAM schemes the assessment process and support structures in place for the scheme and assessors The second day focuses on the tec......
 

The course duration is two days. The first day provides a foundation day for all non domestic BREEAM schemes and covers a brief introduction to sustainable construction meeting environmental needs with BREEAM the technical aspects common to all non domestic BREEAM schemes the assessment process and support structures in place for the scheme and assessors The second day focuses on the tec......
 

Find out about the principles of lean construction and how they can be applied to streamline your business. Make improvements in cost, quality and delivery time by adopting simple working practices, without necessarily costing a fortune. ...
 

Note that this course can only be attended by delegates who have completed a skills audit, submitted their CV and been recommended to attend this module. See ’How to become a fire inspector’ from the menu on the left for more about this process This four day course provides a structured approach covering: RRO fundamentals and fire legislation Fire science and fire in buildings......
 

Clients require the benefits of integrated services in their buildings to ensure building performance in support of their business or to provide automation within their homes. European Installation Bus (EIB) technology delivers building performance through building services integration, reducing energy costs, enabling remote management and introducing life style benefits. Attending this fiv......
 

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