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Somerset - BREEAM Assessment - 01752 687 017
The office that covers this area is: Plymouth
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Axbridge, Bridgwater, Bruton, Burnham on Sea, Castle Cary, Chard, Cheddar, Crewkerne, Dulverton, Dunster, Exford, Farrington Gurney, Frome, Glastonbury, Highbridge, Hinton St George, Ilchester, Ilminster, Langport, Long Sutton, Martock, Meriott, Midsomer Norton, Minehead, Montacute, Porlock, Radstock, Shepton Mallet, Shoreditch, Somerton, South Petherton, Sparkford, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Street, Taunton, Watchet, Wellington, Wells, Williton, Wincanton, Winsford, Yatton, Yeovil,
Phone Number: 01752 687 017 Email: somerset@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Reports.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
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.
It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers improve their carbon footprint across Somerset 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.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
To achieve an Excellent score in Somerset 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.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
Covering a range of environmental issues in Somerset, 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.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Somerset 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%.
The maximum score a building can achieve in Somerset is 100% from a BREEAM assessment. It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved, however in 2008 a new 'Outstanding' category was added. The percentage required for each level remained the same despite this.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Somerset, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 01752 687 017 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Somerset, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.
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