Northumberland - BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort - 0191 633 0103

The office that covers this area is: Newcastle

The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Alnmouth, Alnwick, Amble, Ashington, Banburgh, Bedlington, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick upon Tweed, Blanchland, Brinkburn, Chillingham, Corbridge, Cramlington, Craster, Haltwhistle, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Holy Island, Housesteads, Kielder, Morpeth, Once Brewed, Prudhoe, Rothbury, Seahouses, Warkworth, Wooler,

Phone Number: 0191 633 0103 Email: northumberland@e2consultants.co.uk

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

What Is A BREEAM Rating?

The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Northumberland are as follows: Pass (standard good practice) for the top 75%, Good (intermediate good practice) for the top 50%. Very Good (advanced good practice) for top 25%. Excellent (best practice) for top 10% and Outstanding innovator) for the top 1%.

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

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 Northumberland 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.

Book Your BREEAM Assessment

Call one of your BREEAM assessors in Northumberland on 0191 633 0103 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.

How Is BREEAM Assessed?

Covering a range of environmental issues in Northumberland, BREEAM looks at a building's impact on transport, waste, energy, health, water, pollution, materials, management and ecology to assess whether a building is Outstanding, Excellent, Very Good, Good or a Pass. Covering more than 50 countries and 250,000 buildings, BREEAM's aim is to educate building owners, designers and occupants about their impact on the local area.

How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence

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

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

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 Northumberland.