BREEAM
What is it?
An environmental assessment method for buildings.
Who does it affect?
BREEAM provides clients, developers, designers and others with
- • market recognition for low environmental impact buildings
- • assurance that best environmental practice is incorporated into a building
- • inspiration to find innovative solutions that minimise the environmental impact
- • a benchmark that is higher than regulation
- • a tool to help reduce running costs, improve working and living environments
- • a standard that demonstrates progress towards corporate and organisational environmental objectives
Details?
BREEAM assesses buildings against a set criteria and provides an overall score which will fall within a band providing either a; PASS, GOOD, VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT or OUTSTANDING rating.