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Resistance of the Passage of Sound
Lee-on-the-Solent - BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances - 0239 366 0106
The office that covers this area is: Portsmouth
Phone Number: 0239 366 0106 Email: lee-on-the-solent@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessments.
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 Lee-on-the-Solent.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Lee-on-the-Solent 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?
It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved with 100% being the maximum score in Lee-on-the-Solent from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.
The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Lee-on-the-Solent 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%)
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Lee-on-the-Solent, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0239 366 0106 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Lee-on-the-Solent is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
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.
A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Lee-on-the-Solent 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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