Tag: BREEAM
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Explainer: BREEAM V7 and how it raises the sustainability bar
Changes to the world’s leading system for assessing sustainability in the built environment aim to raise the bar even further. Mott MacDonald’s Selin Demirci takes a look at the changes brought in by BREEAM V7. Houghton Primary Care Centre in Sunderland was the first NHS healthcare building to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding rating at both…
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Achieving net zero requires widespread BREEAM adoption
Construction professionals committed to sustainability must adopt performance benchmarks and set science-based targets, argues Barrett Harris. The UK construction sector has a pivotal role to play in achieving the nation’s net-zero target by 2050. However, a comparison of national and construction-specific greenhouse gas emissions reveals a stark contrast. Between 1990 and 2023, the UK reduced…
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Achieving net zero requires widespread BREEAM adoption
Construction professionals committed to sustainability must adopt performance benchmarks and set science-based targets, argues Barrett Harris. The UK construction sector has a pivotal role to play in achieving the nation’s net-zero target by 2050. However, a comparison of national and construction-specific greenhouse gas emissions reveals a stark contrast. Between 1990 and 2023, the UK reduced…
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BREEAM USA – Interview with Barry Giles
In this episode 52 of the AEC Business podcast I interview Barry Giles, CEO of BREEAM USA. We talk about BREEAM In-Use, a sustainability rating system for existing buildings. It has entered the American marketplace as a localized version, BREAAM USA In-Use. Here’s how BREEAM USA describes BREEAM In-Use: “In 2009, BRE Global developed BREEAM In-Use (BiU),…
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Energy Seminar 2014 – Martin Townsend, Director of BREEAM
This podcast episode is a recording of a presentation titled The Future of Sustainable Building. It was given by Martin Townsend, Director of BREEAM, BRE Global at Granlund Energy Seminar 2014 on June 5, 2014. Download the slides. Watch the video recording. Listen to the audio recording (also on iTunes) The post Energy Seminar 2014 – Martin…