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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sustainable schools do not cost the earth says BRE</title>
      <description>BREEAM Schools rating can be achieved at little or no additional capital cost, that is the conclusion of a report published today by the BRE Trust and Faithful and Gould.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>ICSC adopts BREEAM standard</title>
      <description>The International Council of Shopping Centers adopt BREEAM as their pan-European sustainability standard of choice.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second BRE Talking Water conference</title>
      <description>Focus this year will including water supply pressure, water requirements for the Code for Sustainable Homes and product supply and training.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>First national qualifications in lean construction</title>
      <description>The first BTEC's in Construction Lean Improvement Techniques have been awarded to four employees from Cowlin Construction, the Cardiff-based building contractor.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tenth year for BRE Trust is 'one of the best'</title>
      <description>At the end of its first decade, the BRE Trust's assets and resources make it the largest education and research charity for the built environment in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sustainable design and construction showhouses</title>
      <description>Five demonstration buildings on the BRE Innovation Park that are world leading in sustainable design and construction have been launched by Yvette Cooper, Minister for Housing and Planning.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Home Information Packs still mean business</title>
      <description>BRE Certification's list of accredited inspectors is now over 100 strong and this total should exceed 300 by 1st June with further growth expected during June and July.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hanson House 2 - new twist on 21st-century living</title>
      <description>Hanson, is turning conventional living on its head at OFFSITE2007, with its revolutionary Hanson House 2</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
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      <title>First houses designed to conform to the 'Code' </title>
      <description>Leading companies from the UK and abroad are building the first houses designed to demonstrate compliance to the new Code for Sustainable Homes, ready for unveiling at OFFSITE2007</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
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      <title>Housing project gets results</title>
      <description>Modern methods of housebuilding are leading the way to delivering efficient sustainable communities, according to results released this week by the team behind a landmark housing project.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pupils get involved in 'school of future' design</title>
      <description>Pupils from Watford school Parmiter's take part in design evaluation of the 'school of the future' being built by Willmott Dixon.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
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      <title>New Chief Executive marks step change for BRE</title>
      <description>Appointment comes as part of a restructuring of the BRE group of companies.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
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      <title>Chinese Jingniu Group set up UK office at BRE </title>
      <description>Jingniu specializes in the production of glass ceramics, online float glass and jade glass for use in a variety of construction applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/brk/brk177.html</link>
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      <title>New guidance on flood protection in the pipeline</title>
      <description>New study funded under DEFRA's Making Space for Water programme will provide the construction industry with much needed guidance on developing sites to cope with flooding and climate change.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
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      <title>New grants for renewables</title>
      <description>Applications for grants are now being accepted for Phase 2 of the DTI's Low Carbon Building Programme.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BRE</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/brk/brk175.html</link>
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      <title>Professor Haig Gulvanessian of BRE awarded CBE</title>
      <description>Professor Haig Gulvanessian, recently retired from BRE and visiting Professor at Imperial College London has been awarded the CBE for his services to the construction industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/brk/brk174.html</link>
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