BRE Global, CSTB and CERTIVEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a Pan-European building environmental assessment method   BRE Global in the UK and CSTB in France have both long been instrumental in setting best environmental practice standards in the construction sector through their respective assessment methods, BREEAM and HQE.   With the recent launch of the SB Alliance, the relationship between BRE Global and CSTB has increased in scope and strength and it is felt that further increased cooperation between both signatories could lead to the establishment of a system for assessing the environmental performance of buildings that is both nationally-effective and recognized on the global scale; and that is increasingly adopted in Europe and worldwide...read more