BREEAM is the world's longest established method for assessing the sustainability of buildings. It was first published in 1990 by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in the UK. BREEAM provides independent third-party certification that evaluates a building's sustainability performance. It has certified over 250,000 buildings in more than 50 countries worldwide. BREEAM ratings range from Acceptable to Outstanding based on a building's performance across categories like energy, health, materials and waste. The scheme has expanded over time to assess new buildings, existing buildings, refurbishments and large developments throughout a building's entire lifecycle. BREEAM is used in over 70 countries, with some European nations operating their own country-specific versions.

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2. WHAT IS BREEAM?
• Building research establishment environmental assessment method.
• It is first published by building research establishment (BRE) in
1990, is the world's longest established method of assessing, rating, and
certifying the sustainability of buildings.
• BREEAM is an international scheme that provides independent third
party certification of the assessment of the sustainability
performance of individual buildings, communities and
infrastructure projects.
• More than 250,000 buildings have been BREEAM - certified and over a
million are registered for certification – in more than 50 countries
worldwide.
• BREEAM also has a tool which focuses on neighbourhood development.

3. BREEAM'S PERFORMANCE RATING AND STARS:
• The main output from a certified BREEAM
assessment is the rating.
• A certified rating reflects the performance achieved
by a project and its stakeholders, as measured
against the standard and its benchmarks.
• The rating enables comparability between projects
and provides reassurance to customers and users,
in turn underpinning the quality and value of the
asset.
• The BREEAM ratings range from Acceptable (In-Use
scheme only) to Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent
to Outstanding and it is reflected in a series of stars
on the BREEAM certificate.

4. BREEAM CATEGORY ISSUES AND AIM:
• BREEAM measures sustainable value in a series of categories, ranging from energy to ecology.
• Each of these categories addresses the most influential factors, including
1. Low impact design and carbon emissions reduction.
2. Design durability and resilience; adaption to climate change.
3. Ecological value and biodiversity protection.
energy Health and
well being
innovation Land use materials management
pollution transport waste water

5. SCOPE:
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• BREEAM has expanded from its original focus on individual new buildings at the construction stage to encompass the
whole life cycle of buildings from planning to in-use and refurbishment.
• Its regular revisions and updates are driven by the ongoing need to improve sustainability, respond to feedback from
industry and support the UK's sustainability strategies and commitments.
• Highly flexible, the BREEAM standard can be applied to virtually any building and location, with versions for new buildings,
existing buildings, refurbishment projects and large developments:
• BREEAM New Construction
• BREEAM International New Construction
• BREEAM In-Use
• BREEAM Refurbishment
• BREEAM Communities

6. NATIONAL OPERATORS:
• BREEAM is used in more than 70 countries, with several in Europe having gone a stage further to develop country-specific
BREEAM schemes operated by National Scheme Operators (NSOs).
• There are currently NSOs affiliated to BREEAM in:
• Netherlands
• Spain
• Norway
• Sweden
• Germany
• Schemes developed by NSOs can take any format as long as they comply with a set of overarching requirements laid down
in the Code for a Sustainable Built Environment.
• They can be produced from scratch by adapting current BREEAM schemes to the local context, or by developing existing
local schemes.