BREEAM

BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de facto measure used to describe a building's environmental performance.

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 BREEAM addresses wide-ranging environmental and sustainability issues and enables developers and designers to prove the environmental credentials of their buildings to planners and clients.

It:

• Uses a straightforward scoring system that is transparent, easy to understand and supported by evidence-based research
• Has a positive influence on the design, construction and management of buildings
• Sets and maintains a robust technical standard with rigorous quality assurance and certification