Bere established his practice, bere:architects, in 1994. Since its inception bere:architects has focused on low-energy buildings, and was amongst the first UK adopters of the Passive House (Passivhaus) design standard. Bere:architects has developed a distinctive practice model combining design-led architectural practice with environmental and
building performance research. This has included working with
University College London (‘UCL’) and
Innovate UK (formerly the Technology Strategy Board, ‘TSB’) to produce and publish a number of detailed building performance and
post-occupancy evaluation reports. Bere is considered an authority on low-energy design and was named as one of the top 50 most influential people in UK sustainability, by
Building Design magazine in 2012. Bere also regularly speaks and advocates on sustainability in the built environment. He has been a guest speaker at the
Passivhaus Institute’s International Passivhaus Conference in 2011 on the topic of ‘Cost effective solutions to social housing’ and in 2012 on the topic of ‘Operational performance of a Community Centre in London refurbished to the Passivhaus standard.’ He has been on the judging panel for the
CIBSE awards in 2016 and 2017. He is the author of
An Introduction to Passive House. ==Notable projects==