BREEAM is an environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings that we encourage all our clients to obtain. BREEAM standards are recognised all over the world as a measurement of a buildings environmental performance and set the standard for best practice in sustainable design and construction.



It provides assessment at various stages of a buildings life cycle using a straightforward scoring system that awards points for the following environmental impacts:

• Energy - operational energy and CO2 emissions

• Management - policy, commissioning, site management and procurement
• Health and Wellbeing - noise, light and air quality etc.
• Transport - transport-related CO2 and location
• Water Consumption and Efficiency 
• Materials - embodied impacts of building materials
• Waste - resource efficiency and waste management and minimisation
• Pollution - external air and water pollution
• Land Use - site and building footprint
• Ecology - ecological value and conservation



How BREEAM will benefit you as a client:

• Reduced energy and running costs
• Improved working and living environment
• Enhances the value and marketability of property assets
• Provides a benchmark that is higher than regulation

• Tried and tested environmental practice is incorporated in the building



Not only does BREEAM ensure your building is of the highest environmental standard it also sets a technical standard with rigorous quality assurance certification.



BREEAM also provides a BREEAM communities certification scheme especially for developments with a strong focus on communities, in particular those that provide integrated working, living and recreational facilities.



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