BREEAM Assessments
Background
Sustainable construction is increasingly becoming important and a BREEAM assessment is recognised as the measure of best practise in environmental design and management.
The Government is keen to ensure that sustainability is at the top of the agenda for all those involved in construction and many public buildings including educational institutions, hospitals and offices are required to achieve a particular BREEAM standard as a condition of funding. Some local authorities are also seeking to make achieving a certain standard a planning condition.
What is BREEAM?
BREEAM is a tool that can be applied at different stages of a building’s development from initial conception through to completion and occupancy.
The scope of these assessments is far reaching in terms of the overall sustainability of the development.
The assessment normally covers the following individual sections:
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Points are allocated to each section against a set of criteria established by the Building Research Establishment (BRE). The total number of points achieved results in an official BREEAM performance standard being allocated (Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent and Outstanding).
Benefits
The benefits of BREEAM include:
- An internationally recognised environmental performance standard for buildings
- It supports sustainable development strategies and encourages the construction of buildings that use less of the world’s scarce resources
- It can reduce building whole life cost
- It enables sustainability to be measured and monitored
- It improves property marketability and return on investment
- It helps achieve planning and funding conditions
Our BREEAM Services
The service that AA Projects offers can be tailored to the needs of the client. Should there be a need for a full consultancy and assessment service our registered assessors can take sole responsibility for the registration and management of the BREEAM assessment.
For further information contact Richard Murray on 0845 303 2721
