Sustainability Briefing16 November 2009

An Introduction to the BRE GroupCarol Atkinson

Building A Better WorldResearch, innovation, consultancy, testing, certification, training

Working in the built environment, also in transport, manufacturing, electronics, agriculture and more …

Our mission

To Build A Better World

• Building sustainable solutions

• Driving innovation

• Managing risk

• Protecting people, property and planet

…helping to deliver to your goals

Our staff

• Over 650 staff

• Over 400 professionally qualified

• Many national and international experts

• An integrated team of professionals

… people at the heart of our business

Our locations

… active worldwide

Corporate and management structure

BRE Trust (1)

• A research and education charity for the public good• Profits earned by BRE Group companies go to the Trust• The Trust ensures that the BRE Group remains

independent of any one interest group• Has funded over 145 research projects• Four University Centres of Excellence• Supported 30 PhD students

BRE Trust (2) - Trustees

Chief Executive, CITB Construction SkillsP Lobban OBE

HansonD Szymanski

Marks and SpencerRichard Gillies

CITB Construction SkillsMark Farrar

Consultant, latterly Chief Executive, Hammerson UK Properties plc

G Wright

Latterly Chairman, The Review of House Building J Calcutt CBE

Chairman, Arup FoundationR Haryott FREng

Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Birmingham

Professor L Clark OBE

Head of Group Property, HBOSJohn Pike

Professor Emeritus, soil mechanics, Imperial College

Professor J Burland CBE, FREng, FRS

Latterly Director and Chief Executive, Cornhill Insurance plc

W R Treen

Latterly Deputy Chairman, Galliford Try plc H W Try CBE

Chairman, International Power Sir Neville Simms (Chairman BRE Trust

BRE Trust (3)University Centres of Excellence

Cardiff University, Welsh Schoolof Architecture

(Sustainable Building Design)

Edinburgh University (Fire Safety Engineering)

Strathclyde University (Energy Utilisation Research)

University of Bath(Innovative Construction Materials)

BRE Trust

BRE GlobalListings of approved products & services

BRE Global Governance

Governing BodyAlan Taylor

(Bovis Lend Lease)

LPC (Fire & Security)

BoardTBC

BRE Global BoardCarol Atkinson

Sustainability Board

Bill Gething(Feilden Clegg

Bradley)

Fire & Security Group

Mick Gower

Sustainability Group

Paul Gibbon

BRE GlobalWhat is Certification ?

• Certification is confirmation by an expert independent third party that products and systems meet and continue to meet the appropriate standards

• Certification provides a higher degree of confidence in the performance of a product than a ‘test’ as it involves regular auditing to ensure compliance

• Certification benefits everyone in the supply chain, from the manufacturer to the end client, because it gives peace of mind that a product meets the standard

.. more on this later

SustainabilityMasterplans to corporate plans

Low impact buildings and technologiesCarbon reduction to resource utilisation

Social sustainabilityStakeholder engagement to assisted living

InnovationProduct development to market transformation

Showcasing innovation

Risk managementDesign review to mock up testing

Protecting people, property and the planetFire safety to security

Protecting people, property and the planetStructural safety to air quality

BRE TrainingPositively changing people’s lives

Knowledge and informationPublications to knowledge transfer

‘Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the co-operation of many minds’Alexander Graham Bell

An integrated suite of tools

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World class facilities

An Introduction to the BRE GroupCarol Atkinson