BREEAM

BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT ENVIRONMENTAL METHODOLOGHY

INTRODUCTION
• BREEAM- WORLD’S FIRST BUILDING ASSESMENT SYSTEM

• It was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1990 by the British Research

Establishment (BRE) as the world’s first comprehensive green building rating
system for office and residential buildings, and is now used in more than 60
countries with over 532,000 buildings certified worldwide (78 million square
metres of floor space assessed) and an additional 2.21 million buildings now
pursuing BREEAM® certification*.

• Inspires developers and creators to excel, innovate and make effective use of
resources

• Focus on sustainable value and efficiency

• BREEAM certified developments attract property investments and generates

sustainable environments that enhance the well-being of the people who live and
work in them
• The Building Research Environmental
Assessment Method (BREEAM) is the
world’s leading system for assessing
the range of environmental impacts
associated with buildings.

• BREEAM is used by owners, users and

designers to demonstrate their
environmental commitment and to
reduce the impact that their buildings
have on the environment. BLOOMBERG IN LONDON
OFFICE BUILDING

• Buildings are assessed against

performance criteria set by the Building
Research Establishment (BRE) and
awarded ‘credits’ based on their levels of
performance.
AIMS OF BREEAM
• To reduce the environmental impacts of developments.
• To enable developments to be recognized according to their
environmental benefits.
• To provide a credible, environmental label for buildings.
• To stimulate demand for environmentally sustainable buildings.
OBJECTIVES

• To distinguish buildings of reduced environmental impact in the marketplace.

• To ensure best environmental practice is incorporated in building design, operation,

management and maintenance.

• To set criteria and standards surpassing those required by regulations.

• To raise the awareness of owners, occupants, designers and operators of the benefits of
buildings with a reduced impact on the environment and the benefits of building to best
environmental practice standards.

• To allow organizations to demonstrate progress towards corporate environmental objectives

• The Building Research Establishment has standard models for several types of
development:
• – Offices
• – Schools and Education
• – Light industrial, warehousing (non-retail)
• – Residential (“Eco Homes” and Code for Sustainable Homes and Multi residential)
• – Retail
• – Prisons
• – Courts
• – Health
BREEAM CATEGORIES
• BREEAM assessment uses recognized measures of performance to evaluate the
building’s specifications, design, construction and use. These measures are set
against ten core categories and benchmark criteria, including
• Energy
• Health and well being
• Innovation
• Land use
• Materials
• Management
• Pollution
• Transport
• Waste
• Water
BREEAM CREDITS
• These categories are sub-divided into a range of assessment issues, each with its own aim, target and
benchmarks. According to the targeted rating level, there are minimum thresholds that must be
achieved.

• When a target or benchmark is reached, as determined by the BREEAM assessor, the building earns
points, also known as credits. The category score is then calculated according to the number of credits
achieved and its category weighting.

• Once the building has been fully assessed, the final performance rating is determined by the sum of
the weighted category scores. The resulting overall score is translated into a rating on a scale of
BREEAM certification levels: Unclassified (<30%), Pass (>30%), Good (>45%), Very Good (>55%),
Excellent (>70%) and Outstanding (>85%).

• An unclassified BREEAM rating represents performance that is non-compliant with BREEAM. This may
be through a failure to meet either the BREEAM mandatory standards of performance for key
sustainability issues or the overall threshold score required for formal BREEAM certification. No
certificate will be issued for unclassified assessments.
BREEAM CERTIFICATION PROCESS
• BREEAM certification process involves the following steps:

• The first step would be to decide which BREEAM standard applies to your development.
• Then you need to appoint a licensed BREEAM Assessor to assess your project or building to the correct
BREEAM standard.
• The next step would be to register your project for assessment through your appointed licensed BREEAM
Assessor.
• Next you need to carry out a pre-assessment with the assistance of your licensed Assessor utilizing their
experience and expertise.
• As your project and assessment progresses, collate the necessary project information and pass this on to your
Assessor.
• Your licensed Assessor will then review the information and determine compliance with the standard.
• Next, your licensed Assessor will submit their assessment to the certification body for a certification decision.
• Lastly, receive your listed BREEAM certificate and showcase your achievement with a case study, BREEAM
banner or plaque from the BREEAM web store.
PWC’S LONDON OFFICE
The first BREEAM “outstanding” rated building with a BREEAM score of 96.31%
FEATURES
• hard and soft landscaping work
• break-out areas to be created on each of
the terraces
• emphasis on the use of recycled
materials
• provides foraging and breeding for birds,
• and attracts bees, butterflies, hover flies
and other invertebrates.
• 1300 square metres of roof space
dedicated to support threatened and
protected species of birds and
invertebrates
FEATURES
• biofuel powered tri-generation unit that
provides heat, cooling and power -
powered by biodiesel made from waste
vegetable oil
• waste oil from central London's
restaurants
• huge amount of savings with particulates,
carbon, Sulphur dioxide
• active chill beam system, which is a very
efficient way of, of passing chilled water
throughout the building and enabling us
to cool the occupants in a very
sustainable way.
• Today building emits 40% less carbon
than one typical of its size; and 20% of heat
and 60% of its energy needs are produced
on-site.