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Merthyr Tydfil - BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort - 029 2193 0147
The office that covers this area is: Cardiff
Phone Number: 029 2193 0147 Email: merthyr-tydfil@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Assessment Ratings.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.
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 Merthyr Tydfil.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
Call one of your BREEAM assessors in Merthyr Tydfil on 029 2193 0147 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Merthyr Tydfil 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.
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.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
Our other services include:
BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort can also be known as:
BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation, BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM, BREEAM Credit Report, BREEAM Assessment, BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances,


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