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Sherburn-in-Elmet - BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort - 01924 578 029
The office that covers this area is: Wakefield
Phone Number: 01924 578 029 Email: sherburn-in-elmet@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessment Ratings.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Sherburn-in-Elmet is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
Call one of your BREEAM assessors in Sherburn-in-Elmet on 01924 578 029 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Sherburn-in-Elmet 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 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 Sherburn-in-Elmet.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Sherburn-in-Elmet 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 Sherburn-in-Elmet 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.
It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers improve their carbon footprint across Sherburn-in-Elmet 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.
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