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Tyne and Wear - BREEAM Assessment - 0191 633 0103
The office that covers this area is: Newcastle
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Birtley, Blaydon, Boldon, Camperdown, Dudley, Gateshead, Gosforth, Hebburn, Houghton le Spring, Jarrow, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Ponteland, Ryton, South Shields, Sunderland, Tyne, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Washington, Whickham, Whitley Bay,
Phone Number: 0191 633 0103 Email: tyne-and-wear@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessors.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Tyne and Wear, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
Call one of your BREEAM assessors in Tyne and Wear on 0191 633 0103 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.
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 Tyne and Wear 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.
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