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BRE Rating
Methodology
BREEAM rating
methodology is straightforward and flexible,
and encompasses a large range of
environmental issues within one assessment.
Assessment’s results are presented in a very
simple way allowing easy benchmarking: a
certificate with a rating on a scale of
Pass, Good, Very Good,
Excellent, or Outstanding
(available in BREEAM 2008) is awarded, and are used to
promote the building.
BREEAM covers a range of building types, new
or existing (see box). Non-standard building
types, such as leisure centers or
laboratories, are assessed with a BREEAM Bespoke version.
BREEAM 2008
BREEAM 2008 has a number of important
changes from previous BREEAM versions.
• “Outstanding”, a new level above
“Excellent” has been added and is meant to
recognize exemplar buildings
• A Post-Construction Review (PCR) is
mandatory for all Design assessments: a
certificate will only be issued upon
submission of the PCR Report.
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Mandatory
requirements for “Very Good”, “Excellent”,
and “Outstanding” ratings
Certification Modules
(BREEAM Offices 2003, 2005, 2006)
BREEAM for Offices integrates four different
modules:
• Design and Procurement (D&P) --for new
offices
• Management and Operations (M&O) --for
occupied offices
• Post-Construction Review
D&P and M&O assessments always involve a
core performance evaluation.
How EcoConsulting can Help
In order to achieve the highest possible
rating at the lowest capital cost, BRE
recommends high involvement of an assessor
from the earliest design stage, particularly
for the first few BREEAM projects of a
developer.
EcoConsulting offers the following BREEAM
services:
• Pre-Assessment advice with our in-house
BREEAM Strategic Report
• Holistic approach on integrating best
practice and cost-effective solutions into
design
• BREEAM certifications
For more information about conducting a
BREEAM assessment, or on detailed advice on
how to achieve the best rating or develop a
corporate energy policy, please
contact us.
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BREEAM & EcoHomes In
Brief
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BREEAM
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BREEAM Bespoke UK
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BREEAM International
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BREEAM Offices &
BREEAM Industrial
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BREEAM Schools, BREEAM
Education, & BREEAM Further Education
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BREEAM Europe
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BREEAM
Gulf
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BREEAM Retail
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Energy and Carbon Calculations for:
- BREEAM credit “Reduction of CO2
Emissions”: Energy (E1)
- Part
L2A Criterion 1 “Acceptable Building
Emission Rate”
- Part
L2A Criterion 2 “Limits on Design
Flexibility”
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Summer-Overheating Calculations for:
- BREEAM credit “Thermal Comfort”: Health &
Wellbeing (HW14)
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Part
L2A Criterion 3 “Summer-overheating”
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3D
Daylighting Simulations for BREEAM Health &
Wellbeing (HW1)
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Low Carbon Consultants and Low Carbon Energy
Assessors (Level 3, 4, and 5)
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Energy Performance Certificates (Level 3, 4,
and 5)
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EcoHomes
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Code for
Sustainable Homes
NHER SAP assessments for EcoHomes
& the Code
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BRE
Certification Benefits
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