Tweet BREEAM Visit website Submitted ArticlesRelated ArticlesProjects 31 foundA celebration of sustainability excellence15/02/2019Previewing the annual BREEAM Awards, an international celebration of excellence in sustainable buildings, which will take place on 4 March in London The project teams, clients [...]BREEAM Awards 2018 – winners announced08/03/2018The winners of the BREEAM Awards 2018, for building projects and professionals with extraordinary achievements in sustainability, were revealed at an event last night at [...]BREEAM awards partners with Ecobuild 201829/11/2017It has today been announced that the 2018 BREEAM Awards, the leading awards for sustainability within the global built environment, has joined forces with ecobuild. [...]A healthy, environmentally-friendly and award-winning workplace22/11/2017In an ever-changing retail landscape where e-commerce is seen as key to growth and the retail workforce is increasingly shifting away from the high street, [...]A template for sustainable design16/10/2017A new headquarters in the Netherlands has shown that a non-traditional approach to project delivery and a hands-on approach to sourcing material can pay dividends. [...]Understanding the relationship between sustainability and wellbeing05/07/2017The importance of sustainability in the construction industry has come of age. What was initially considered by many to be a tick-box exercise has fast [...]Sustainable masterpiece at Wimbledon art college19/06/2017A new studio building for Wimbledon College of Arts, designed as a simple, flexible space with excellent natural light and ventilation, has become a beacon for [...]EXCLUSIVE BLOG: A renaissance in the idea of garden villages and towns25/05/2017An exclusive blog by Atiyeh Rose Pourmatin, BREEAM Communities Scheme Manager at BRE The Government recently announced plans to support the creation of 14 new Garden Villages. [...]Kings Place takes BREEAM in-use to award-winning levels17/05/2017An iconic mixed-use building on London’s Regent’s Canal, Kings Place has won the in-use category at the 2017 BREEAM Awards, testament to the 95% outstanding [...]Bloomsbury residence demonstrates value of sustainability26/04/2017Faced with four neglected Victorian buildings on a constricted central London site, developers were confronted with the challenge of how to bring them up to [...]Winners of the BREEAM Awards 2017 announced10/03/2017BRE has announced the winners of its BREEAM Awards 2017, the world’s leading sustainability rating scheme, at a gala event held last night at the [...]BREEAM and GRESB partner to recognise responsible real estate investment at the BREEAM awards 201720/02/2017BREEAM the internationally recognised measure of sustainability for master planning, infrastructure, buildings and communities, and GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate portfolios, have [...]BRE and IWBI release guidance to streamline joint certification of BREEAM and WELL03/02/2017BRE and the International WELL Building Institute™ pbc (IWBI™) have today published a briefing paper which outlines how Certified BREEAM credits may be used to [...]BREEAM Awards 2017 Global shortlist announced19/01/2017The shortlist for the annual BREEAM Awards has been officially announced. Representing the best of the best of the world’s most sustainable buildings, the shortlist [...]High level BREEEAM at Paris HQ07/10/2016NODA, the 23,600 m² new French corporate headquarters of The Coca Cola Company in the Parisiansuburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux has achieved a 90.2% BREEAM Outstanding rating [...]Sebrae sets the standard for buildings in-use in Brazil04/10/2016The Sebrae Sustainability Center in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, is setting the standard for sustainable buildings in Brazil. The building has achieved an Excellent rating under [...]Portsmouth HQ achieves BREEAM Excellent rating28/07/2016A Portsmouth building has been awarded a BREEAM Excellent certificate, achieving the second highest rating for sustainability. Named after the Land Rover Ben Ainslie America’s [...]Singing the praises of BREEAM at University of Bristol Berkeley Square refurbishment25/07/2016A Grade II Listed Georgian townhouse at the heart of Bristol’s historic conservation district has demonstrated that it is possible to sustainably enhance the performance [...]Giving architects the tools to keep sustainability on track13/07/2016Alan Yates, technical director, sustainability at BRE Global looks at how the BREEAM assessment method can assist architects in optimising building design, while keeping their clients [...]Sustainability in practice – how do we improve our buildings?21/06/2016By James Fisher, Existing Buildings Lead & Principal Consultant, BREEAM Investors and owners of large commercial property portfolios throughout Europe are constantly on the hunt [...]BREEAM continues global growth with new collaboration for US market09/06/2016BRE, the world’s leading authority on all aspects of the built environment, has today announced the further expansion of BREEAM in partnership with BuildingWise, the [...]Pioneering Camden public offices shows King’s Cross Central how to embed sustainability at the outset12/05/2016Five Pancras Square has set a benchmark to the rest of the multibillion pound King’s Cross Central development by becoming the first building to gain [...]Contenders for BREEAM 2016 Awards are revealed21/01/2016Some of the finest examples of sustainable buildings from across the world have been shortlisted for 2016 BREEAM awards. Drawn from highest scoring buildings last [...]BREEAM for Eden China announced at 25th birthday bash26/11/2015Over 100 people gathered for an event in London last night to celebrate sustainable buildings and communities standard BREEAM and the 530,000-strong legacy of high [...]First BREEAM Outstanding for high-rise office building in China15/01/2015No. 1 Shanghai, a 180m tall, 34 storey commercial tower created by state developer the Shanghai International Shipping Service Centre (SISSC) has achieved an Outstanding [...]Shortlists for BREEAM Awards 2015 announced07/01/2015The Shortlists have been announced for the BREEAM Awards 2015, the winners of which will be announced at a gala dinner at the London Marriot [...]Exemplary Shanghai housing development awarded BREEAM International ‘very good’ design certificate19/11/2014Chinese state developer Franshion Properties has been awarded a BREEAM ‘very good’ design rating for its exemplar Jin Mao Palace housing development in heart of [...]A bright green future for the World Cup 2018 in Russia14/07/2014Six of the new stadiums that will be constructed for the tournament are being assessed under BREEAM, to help drive the sustainable design and construction [...]BREEAM preferred by European real estate investors19/03/2014A survey of more than 100 real estate investors across Europe has shown that a huge majority are in favour of certification schemes that recognise [...]Stockholm unveils ambitious BREEAM In-Use commitment11/03/2014The city of Stockholm is unveiling ambitious plans to increase its use of BREEAM In-Use to help manage and improve the sustainability performance of its [...]The UK and France sweep the board at this year's BREEAM Awards05/03/2014The best performing buildings of 2013 assessed under BREEAM (the BRE Environmental Assessment Method) were recognised at the annual BREEAM awards presentation at Ecobuild last [...] 50 foundBREEAM ‘Outstanding’ for new Bristol office scheme05/04/2017A speculative office building designed by Bush Consultancy has achieved a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ design stage certificate – the highest rating for sustainability. Aurora, located in [...]BREEAM and WELL collaborate to add efficiency to wellness accreditation28/11/2016BREEAM has announced it is working with the US well-being standard for users WELL to help the construction industry achieve building wellness accreditation while avoiding [...]GRESB, BREEAM & CEEQUAL collaborate on the benefits of ESG measurement for sustainable infrastructure investment at Ecobuild14/03/2016A panel discussion jointly hosted by BREEAM and international assessment body GRESB at Ecobuild in London this week looked at the increasing importance of ESG [...]The need for best practice in evidence gathering for post-construction BREEAM assessments21/12/2015Harry Hazell, Sustainability Consultant, Darren Evans Assessments comments on the need for best practice in evidence gathering for post-construction BREEAM assessments. As BREEAM assessors we [...]Breeam Is Looking Good At 25 But Needs To Share The love27/11/2015This week BREEAM turns 25, and it has been a great quarter century of setting the standard for sustainability globally, with well over half a [...]Mixed use town centre redeveloped in Bexleyheath07/08/2015Skillcrown Ltd and The Hyde Group (Hyde), advised by Pellings LLP, the multi-disciplinary architectural, property and construction practice, have redeveloped a two-storey public car park [...]24 Savile Row – where art and architecture combine23/07/2015The opening of 24 Savile Row celebrates a unique collaboration between art and architecture. Occupying a corner site between Mayfair’s Savile Row and Conduit Street, [...]Glazing system lights up Jaguar Land Rover car plant20/07/2015When the largest automotive employer in the UK made the decision to invest in a new £500 million advanced engine manufacturing facility in the West [...]Levolux helps Suffolk go green15/07/2015A bold new ‘Energy from Waste’ facility in Great Blakenham, Suffolk is having a surprisingly positive impact on the Suffolk landscape, thanks to an Aerofoil Fin [...]Eurobond launches Roofspan - a new composite roof panel14/07/2015Eurobond launches Roofspan, a new non-combustible stone wool core, trapezoidal composite roof panel. Combining functionality and superior fire and acoustic performance, Roofspan delivers a low risk total building [...]20 Fenchurch Street recognised for its sustainability credentials07/07/2015One of the newest additions to London’s City skyline, 20 Fenchurch Street, EC3, has been confirmed as one of the most sustainable buildings in the [...]Work completes on the UK's greenest commercial building01/07/2015The Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia is open for business following the completion of work on the highly innovative building, which sets the [...]Mott MacDonald appointed to National Procurement Service public sector framework, Wales 28/04/2015Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the new public sector framework agreement for construction consultancy services by the National Procurement Service for Wales. The consultancy [...]Innovative winning design for new Bristol Arena praised by design competition panel18/03/2015Plans for the Bristol Arena have taken a dramatic step forward as the winning team is announced for the 12,000 capacity venue following an international [...]SE Controls helps create a stimulating learning environment at Passmores Academy16/03/2015Passmores Academy in Harlow is using a natural ventilation system from leading smoke and natural ventilation specialist, SE Controls, to provide a comfortable and stimulating [...]Financial Close achieved for new district general hospital for Dumfries and Galloway designed by Ryder and NBBJ 13/03/2015Following the announcement on 26 September 2014 that the High Wood Health consortium (Laing O’Rourke, Serco and Aberdeen Asset Management) was selected as preferred bidder [...]New research challenges the perception that sustainability costs12/08/2014New research challenges the perception that sustainable buildings are necessarily more costly to construct, by presenting the actual costs and savings associated with a wide [...]Nave de Vero sails to sustainability30/05/2014A total volume of 500,000 cubic meters, 55,000 square meters of retail space, including a 4,000 square meter hypermarket and galleries of over 15,000 square [...]London hospitals wear their hearts on their green sleeves21/05/2014Forward-thinking hospitals in London have recently piloted BRE’s new BREEAM In-Use (BIU) scheme for the healthcare sector with excellent results, demonstrating their commitment to healthier [...]NCC’s Torsplan first out with BREEAM Outstanding rating07/04/2014NCC plans a second phase of the Torsplan property in Hagastaden that will be the first Swedish building to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. The Stockholm-based office [...]BREEAM Outstanding dragon centre to breathe life into Beijing Green Building Park31/03/2014The iconic dragon shaped visitor centre designed for the Beijing Green Building Park in China (part of the BRE Innovation Park Network) was awarded a [...]CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium explores sustainable cities18/03/2014This year the annual CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium will host over sixty presentations and papers covering themes such as occupant comfort, the building performance gap [...]Highest accolade for trailblazing low carbon research labs18/03/2014An exemplar low carbon building dedicated to the research and development of sustainable energy technologies has been named as BREEAM’s Education Building of the Year [...]Knight Property Group begins demolition works on The Capitol12/03/2014Knight Property Group has begun demolition works on the rear of The Capitol as part of its £30million plan to redevelop the iconic building on [...]New scheme puts off-site construction back on the map for UK house building12/09/2013Work is underway on a new housing development in Tameside which marks the return of off-site house building in the UK. Factory Homes, the off-site [...]ISG & Stride Treglown’s form model school is first in Wales12/09/2013ISG and Stride Treglown’s highly flexible FORM model school has secured major backing from the Vale of Glamorgan County Council, which has selected the design [...]SAS International‘s acoustic partitioning installed at first BREEAM outstanding project11/09/2013SAS International is pleased to announce it has manufactured over 400 linear metres of fully glazed partitioning for the new Brent Civic Centre - the [...]Kawneer systems set to help university business school to the next level11/09/2013Glazing systems from Kawneer are to be used on Cardiff Business School. Curtain walling, windows and doors by leading architectural aluminium supplier Kawneer are to [...]Supacord adds something special to new school10/09/2013A new centre for pupils on the autism spectrum at a school in Bedfordshire has been hailed as exemplary and praised by experts in Special [...]Forbo’s Sarlon Vinyl is a sound choice for Alsop High School10/09/2013As part of a major development project at Alsop High School in Liverpool, the new ground floor corridors and canteen area have been fitted with [...]RHWL arts team completes CAST performance venue03/09/2013CAST – a new performance venue for Doncaster designed by RHWL Arts Team for Doncaster Council and Muse Developments – has been completed and is [...]Morgan Sindall to construct the UK's first carbon neutral laboratory03/09/2013Morgan Sindall has been appointed to construct the UK’s first carbon neutral laboratory - winning the £15.8million construction contract for the GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory [...]Health chief describes newly opened NHS centre by Maber Architects as an exemplar project20/08/2013Health chief Sir Bruce Keogh has described a newly opened NHS centre by maber architects as an exemplar project. Sir Bruce, medical director of the [...]Morgan Sindall appointed to £19million Matalan HQ development 19/08/2013Morgan Sindall has won a £19million contract with Maro Developments to construct the new Matalan office building at the former Petrolite site at Knowsley Industrial [...]Gavin Dunn appointed as Director of BREEAM09/08/2013Former Group Operations Director at Elmhurst Energy Dr Gavin Dunn has been appointed as Director of BRE’s flagship brand BREEAM. He replaces Richard Hardy who [...]Remeha Commercial launches gas absorbtion heat pump range26/07/2013Leading commercial heating manufacturer and supplier Remeha Commercial has launched a range of Gas Absorption Heat Pumps (GAHP) as a high efficiency, low-carbon, low-NOx alternative [...]Dedicated Centre takes the present into the past26/07/2013Manchester is celebrating the history and contribution of Irish communities with the opening of a new Irish World Heritage Centre in Queens Road, Cheetham Hill. [...]Senior's on the case24/07/2013Senior Architectural Systems: To aid and inspire specifiers during the design process, Senior’s have launched a portfolio of sixteen diverse case studies of projects recently [...]Porous car parking - Bristol23/07/2013PROJECT RATIONALE Quantum Property Partnership required a high environmental standard of build for new development, Spark One-a hub for science and technology businesses in the [...]Miller Construction secures leading universities 'Learning and Living' projects valued in excess of £57million23/07/2013Miller Construction has secured a number of projects to deliver outstanding learning facilities and living environments for five of the UK’s leading universities, with a [...]Choose wood, choose FSC15/07/2013Tallulah Chapman, communications manager, FSC UK discusses the reasons for choosing FSC certified wood for builds. The London 2012 Athlete’s Village was completed last year [...]Planet partitioning wins gold award at AIS' annual contractors awards11/07/2013In recognition of its work carried out at The Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Planet Partitioning has been presented with the Gold award for Partitioning at [...]Carea launches new cladding colours, textures and sizes 10/07/2013Leading developer of facade solutions, Carea, has launched a striking new range of double fitting cladding panels that bring texture and colour to building facades. [...]Excellence in construction on show at awards09/07/2013Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEW), the Welsh Government sponsored organisation which encourages the industry to rethink and improve the construction process, has announced the winners [...]Colourful carpet adds aesthetic appeal and design flair to Warrington school09/07/2013Pupils at a new primary school in Warrington are benefiting from a unique and eye-catching way of helping them to identify their classrooms, thanks to [...]UK’s first zero-cost energy park wins two awards08/07/2013Britain’s first zero-cost energy park at Armstrong Point in Wigan has received further industry recognition with two awards at the North West Regional Construction Awards [...]Help shape the future of sustainable refurbishment26/06/2013BRE launched a new founding member’s initiative for users of the BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment scheme at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference in Manchester [...]Trespa develops environmental credentials with BREEAM rating21/06/2013Trespa has a long track record as a leading innovator in the field of architectural materials and has a strong commitment to sustainability. The company [...]Two wins at RIBA Awards for John McAslan + Partners21/06/2013The RIBA Awards has recognised two projects by John McAslan + Partners. Darwen Vale High School was praised for its commitment to a new educational [...]Kemper helps to create the green on 19th holeat Richmond Golf Club04/06/2013Kemper System's Kemperol V210 waterproofing membrane has played an important role in the development of a new sustainable club house at Richmond Park Golf Club. [...] 1 foundLand Rover BAR base, PortsmouthThe new headquarters of the British team competing for next year’s America’s Cup under Sir Ben Ainslie is a highly flexible office building as well [...] ×Contact details BREEAM Centre BRE Garston Watford WD25 9XX Enquiries breeam@bre.co.uk