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Ashton in Makerfield - BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort - 0161 403 0129
The office that covers this area is: Manchester
Phone Number: 0161 403 0129 Email: ashton-in-makerfield@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessors.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Ashton in Makerfield, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0161 403 0129 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Ashton in Makerfield 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 Ashton in Makerfield 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 Ashton in Makerfield.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Ashton in Makerfield 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%)
The maximum score a building can achieve in Ashton in Makerfield 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.
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 Ashton in Makerfield 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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BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort can also be known as:
BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation, BREEAM, BREEAM Credit Report, BREEAM Assessment, BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances, BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort,


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