Indoor Environment Testing Packages www.bre.co.uk It is estimated that we spend up to 80% of our time indoors, so the quality of the indoor environments in which we live and work is crucial to our health and wellbeing. BRE’s Building Technology Group offers a range of testing and monitoring services covering many aspects of indoor environments, be they residential or commercial. This is backed up by our consultancy services on all aspects of buildings, materials and engineering. Refurbishments Before and after testing to demonstrate the effectiveness of the refurbishment. New Build Pre-construction or post-occupancy testing. Reactive Testing As required, due to problems experienced, or as a follow up to environmental or other assessments (for example BREEAM, BREEAM in Use). Types of testing Depending on client requirements, testing may be undertaken on a one-off basis, over a period of time, or before and after occupation or refurbishment. – Assessment and testing of heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) systems. – Acoustic testing – demonstrates levels of sound transmission within or between buildings. – Air tightness testing – demonstrates reductions in heat losses from air infiltration. – Thermal imaging, co-heating tests – demonstrate fabric heat losses. – Indoor air quality monitoring – demonstrates that air quality is not compromised due to poor ventilation or other factors. – Inspection for damp and analysis of toxic moulds. Cross-trained BRE testing teams and co-ordinated testing programmes provide good value for money. Testing packages may be tailored to suit any need and budget. Our services include: – General property inspection (including moulds) – Physical testing (temperature, humidity, etc) – Air tightness & thermal imaging – Assessment of thermal comfort – Ventilation rates & system performance – Air quality testing for inorganic gases (e.g. carbon dioxide), VOCs, formaldehyde, particles – Building acoustics testing & noise monitoring – Energy use monitoring – Lighting (daylight, sunlight, electric light) – Structural & materials testing – REACH – Other testing and consultancy services by request