County Down - BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort - 0141 894 0107

The office that covers this area is: Glasgow

The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Bangor, Castlewellan, Comber, Dolla, Donaghadee, Downpatrick, Dromore, Holywood, Kilkeel, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Newtownards, Portaferry, Rostrevor, Saintfield, Warrenpoint,

Phone Number: 0141 894 0107 Email: county-down@e2consultants.co.uk

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

What Does BREEAM Stand For?

BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method and was first published in 1990 by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) that covers County Down.

Book Your BREEAM Assessment

Call one of your BREEAM assessors in County Down on 0141 894 0107 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.

How Is BREEAM Assessed?

BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout County Down 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.

What Is A BREEAM Rating?

The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in County Down 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%)

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

How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence

To achieve an Excellent score in County Down you'll need to score 70% or above where an Outstanding rating is for 85% and up. To just pass the assessment the building will need to score 30% or above with anything lower marked as Unclassified.

What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?

It's not unheard of that making a building more environmentally friendly will increase the cost of construction - but BREEAM aims to show that by building this way you will save on operational costs in the future that in turn limit investor costs and makes the property more attractive when reselling.

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