Who owns the Building Research Establishment??
The Building Research Establishment is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity that works to support research and education in the built environment. All of the profits accrued by BRE are passed to the Trust and are used to fund new research and education programmes designed to meet the Trust's goal of promoting safety and sustainability .
How many PhDs has the BRE Trust funded??
Over the last 20 years the BRE Trust has funded 117 PhDs on a total research programme of £15m, with other funding levered into the sector as a whole from research councils and European Union research sources. The BRE Trust also financially supports five university Centres of Excellence.
Where can I find Bre publications??
Our popular series of BRE Digests, BRE Information Papers, BRE Good Building Guides and BRE Good Repair Guides, along with longer text books such as the recently-published Non Traditional Housing Handbook are all available from our online bookstore: BRE Publications are produced by IHS BRE Press:
Why choose our building research and development??
Our track record of building research is second to none. From providing homes for soldiers returning from World War 1, to the resilience of today’s buildings to climate change, we have been at the forefront of research and development for a century.