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BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 continues to drive energy performance improvements

Significant changes have been made to the way in which energy performance is assessed under the BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 scheme within Ene01 – Reduction of energy use and carbon emission. In order to address the energy performance gap, new criteria rewarding more detailed energy modelling, encompassing regulated and unregulated energy uses has been … Continue reading “BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 continues to drive energy performance improvements”

8th May 2018 Latest News, New Construction

BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 and BRE Sustainable Products

BREEAM launched its latest technical standard: BREEAM UK New Construction (NC) 2018 on the 7th of March 2018. Following a significant update, the ‘Materials’ category encourages whole building life cycle assessment and recognises and rewards construction products with independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD). This blog explains how BRE’s sustainable products fit in with the … Continue reading “BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 and BRE Sustainable Products”

11th May 2018 Latest News, New Construction

The science behind BREEAM USA

Though BREEAM may be new to you, it has been around longer than any other green building standard in the world. BREEAM was developed in 1990 at BRE headquarters in England as a new way to measure the environmental impact of buildings. Today, most available green building standards use BREEAM as a foundation. Why … Continue reading “The science behind BREEAM USA”

13th May 2018 Latest News

Join BREEAM at the Sustainable Estates Forum

The Sustainable Estates Forum (21st-22nd June, Heythrop Park Resort, Oxfordshire) is a cross-sector event designed specifically to meet the needs of those delivering and operating sustainable buildings and facilities. It’s a complimentary event if you’re actively working on sustainable projects giving you access to speaker sessions, the opportunity to network with fellow professionals, and meet … Continue reading “Join BREEAM at the Sustainable Estates Forum”

14th May 2018 Latest News

BREEAM – Why whole building life cycle assesssment (LCA)?

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to total up the environmental impact of a product’s supply chain. Providing sufficient data is available on the product’s composition and supply chain, LCA can be used to work out the environmental impact of almost anything from a can of baked beans to a car. The results of the … Continue reading “BREEAM – Why whole building life cycle assesssment (LCA)?”

16th May 2018 BREEAM, BREEAM UK New Construction, EPD, Latest News, LCA, Thought Leadership

BRE & BREEAM response to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the government’s policy for local planning practitioners and stakeholders. This includes the way in which local (and neighbourhood) plans are developed and applications assessed, and also direction in respect to local policy ambition and requirements for issues such as health, security, climate change, housing etc. Like … Continue reading “BRE & BREEAM response to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation”

21st May 2018 Latest News

The sustainable value of BREEAM in USA

When BREEAM was first created in 1990 it was developed as a way to build sustainable new construction. It worked so well, all other green building rating systems were modelled on the original BREEAM system. Yet new construction is just a tiny percentage of the entire built environment, and every newly constructed building quickly becomes, … Continue reading “The sustainable value of BREEAM in USA”

4th June 2018 Latest News

SIMA & BREEAM ES present SIMAlab

At the Madrid Real Estate Exhibition, BREEAM ES and SIMA presented for the first time a reproduction of a sustainable home, in an activity called SIMAlab. SIMAlab is an interactive and informative space, where the house was shown using specific examples on how sustainable construction is improving new homes. Humans spend 90% of their time … Continue reading “SIMA & BREEAM ES present SIMAlab”

11th June 2018 Latest News

Why achieving BREEAM USA certification is a worthy goal

The BREEAM standard for green building certification is still relatively new to America and naturally there have been a lot of questions about the program. We frequently hear a number of concerns: How solid is this new rating system? Why should my company risk using BREEAM? How does a BREEAM certification bring value to my … Continue reading “Why achieving BREEAM USA certification is a worthy goal”

11th June 2018 Latest News

BRE & BREEAM is more than green buildings; we’re changing the impact of the built environment

When BRE rolled out BREEAM In-Use in America, it was to fill the gap of the 5.6 million existing buildings that were not being addressed with available green building rating systems. BREEAM In-Use doesn’t involve prerequisites so nearly any commercial building no matter what size, age or condition could benefit from using the program to … Continue reading “BRE & BREEAM is more than green buildings; we’re changing the impact of the built environment”

20th June 2018 Latest News, NSO