What is BRE Digest 251?
The BRE is the Building Research Establishment. The BRE is a scientific organisation that focuses on all aspects of the built environment. The research that is undertaken is published in a variety of documents of which, the Digests form a principal source of information for surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors. Digest 251 Assessment of damage in low-rise buildings is essentially the yard stick by which the seriousness of cracking and distortion in houses is measured.
