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A couple of months ago I posted a piece about the Climate KIC Transitions Summer School which I attended in Frankfurt. The prize for winning the competition at the end of that Summer School was to attend the Open Platform … Continue reading →

 BRE’s new research head to focus on level 3 BIM and climate change Article in Construction Manager the CIOB magazine: http://www.construction-manager.co.uk/news/bres-new-research-head-focus-level-3-bim-and-clima/    

Between Monday 1st and Wednesday 3rd September 2014, the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) 30th Annual Conference was held in Portsmouth, UK. The conference covered a wide range of themes from; Sustainability in the built environment, to Human … Continue reading →

Researchers and staff at the TSBE Centre are celebrating National Women in Engineering Day – with good reason as 14 out of the 38 Research Engineers are women. In  addition the Centre is managed by an entirely female team lead by … Continue reading →

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a tool that enables a holistic approach to the design, construction and management of the facilities used in the built environment. At present, the focus for implementation of BIM within a project is the construction phase, with … Continue reading →

New developments in making homes and businesses more energy efficient are having a significant impact on extending business opportunities for local organisations. Drawing on the practical experiences within local organisations, and the academic expertise within the Sustainability in the Built … Continue reading →

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AIU888/bre-case-studentship-in-urban-design-and-value/  

The Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) Technical Symposium took place in April in Dublin this year.  One of our Research Engineers, Laura Daniels, presented a paper at this prestigious event, bringing together academia and industry networks.

The following article appears on the UK Green Building Council website Last month, UK Green Building Council ran Embodied Carbon Week in partnership with British Land, Derwent London, Land Securities, Tishman Speyer and WRAP to explore the topic in greater … Continue reading →