Cornwall - BREEAM - 01752 687 017

The office that covers this area is: Plymouth

The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Bodmin, Bolventor, Boscastle, Bude, Callington, Camborne, Camelford, Cawsand, Coverack, Dobwalls, Falmouth, Fowey, Hayle, Helston, Kilhampton, Lands End, Lanreath, Launceston, Liskeard, Lizard, Looe, Lostwithiel, Mevagissey, Morwenstow, Mousehole, Mullion, Newlyn, Newquay, Padstow, Par, Penryn, Penzance, Perranporth, Port Isaac, Porthcurno, Porthleven, Porthreath, Probus, Redruth, Saltash, St. Agnes, St. Austell, St. Cleer, St. Columb Major, St. Ives, St. Just, St. Keverne, St. Mawes, Tintagel, Torpoint, Truro, Wadebridge, Widemouth Bay,

Phone Number: 01752 687 017 Email: cornwall@e2consultants.co.uk

BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessments.

What Does BREEAM Stand For?

First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Cornwall, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.

What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?

It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers improve their carbon footprint across Cornwall and make better use of their resources. A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building is in terms of the environmental impact through a globally recognised standard.

BREEAM aims to show that by building with the local area in mind, though capital costs may increase, you should save on operational costs in the long-term. This limits investor costs and makes the building more attractive when it comes to selling.

What Is A BREEAM Rating?

It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved with 100% being the maximum score in Cornwall from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.

The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Cornwall are:

• Pass: standard good practice (top 75%)
• Good: intermediate good practice (top 50%)
• Very Good: advanced good practice (top 25%)
• Excellent: best practice (top 10%)
• Outstanding: innovator (top 1%)

How Is BREEAM Assessed?

BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Cornwall about the impact their building has on the local area. To do this, BREEAM gives a rating of Outstanding, Excellent, Very Good, Good or a Pass based on transport, waste, energy, health, water, pollution, materials, management and ecology.

How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence

The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Cornwall is as follows:

• Outstanding: 85%+
• Excellent: 70%+
• Very Good: 55%+
• Good: 45%+
• Pass: 30%+
• Unclassified: <30%

Book Your BREEAM Assessment

For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Cornwall, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 01752 687 017 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.