Today we celebrate Clean Air Day! A whole day dedicated to raising awareness about the harmful impacts of air pollution, and learning what we can do to make the air cleaner and healthier for everyone. Air pollution is a serious issue that causes a broad range of detrimental impacts to people’s health. For example, air … Continue reading “Clean Air Day and the environment”
Within America and up until the last few years – there have been few options for Class B and C buildings to cost-effectively benchmark and certify buildings using available green building rating systems. Since then, quite a few new programs have entered the American green building market. BREEAM is one of those programs. However, BREEAM is … Continue reading “Why choose BREEAM USA over other rating standards?”
Benchmarking existing buildings can be complex, especially in today’s marketplace with more and more options becoming available. It is hard to decide between a free energy standard or something with depth and a higher price point. Some programs may involve a long-term contract and results that take months to report. Long-term contracts do have … Continue reading “How BREEAM USA produces comprehensive benchmarking in record time”
All five buildings that make up the Montague Pointe development have been certified using the BREEAM USA standard for existing buildings, becoming the first buildings in Silicon Valley to achieve this certification.
BRE announces BREEAM USA In-Use Update for Autumn 2019 BRE offers U.S. market an update of the leading green building standard that expands to include residential and multifamily for the assessment and certification of sustainability performance in existing buildings San Francisco – BRE, the world’s leading building science center, today announced the planned update of … Continue reading “BRE announces BREEAM USA In-Use Update”
BRE Global Launches BREEAM New Construction for the USA BRE Global offers U.S. market the leading green building standard that gives architects and designers greater control and flexibility for sustainability with new construction projects. San Francisco — Following a consultation process and collaboration with global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm HOK, BRE Global, the … Continue reading “BRE Global Launches BREEAM New Construction for the USA”
Invesco Real Estate achieves BREEAM In-Use certification on its c.€5BN discretionary-managed European portfolio Invesco Real Estate recognised for environmental impact of its portfolio of 37 discretionary-managed European assets Supported by specialist energy and sustainably consultancy, Longevity Partners BREEAM standard specifically designed to effectively evaluate buildings already in use Invesco Real Estate (Invesco), the global real estate investment manager, … Continue reading “Invesco achieves BREEAM In-Use across its portfolio”
UC Davis receives BREEAM certification for their second building on campus This week, the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received certification for their second building on their central Californian campus. The Energy Conservation Office (ECO) is home to the Energy & Engineering team at the University of California – Davis (UC Davis). In a … Continue reading “UC Davis receives certification for their second building”
AEW Capital Management and Cushman & Wakefield celebrate the BREEAM recertification of Three Ballston with BRE In August 2018, Three Ballston Plaza became the first office building certified under the BREEAM USA standard for existing buildings in America. A reception was held to celebrate this milestone and congratulate AEW Capital Management and Cushman & Wakefield … Continue reading “AEW Capital Management and Cushman & Wakefield celebrate recertification of Three Ballston”
The Landmark @ One Market becomes the first building in San Francisco certified under BREEAM USA American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), a full service, vertically integrated and self-administered real estate investment trust, or REIT, Able Services, the USA’s largest family-owned and privately held provider of facility solutions, and BRE Global, a world leading, multi-disciplinary building … Continue reading “First building in San Francisco certified under BREEAM USA”
