We can undertake sustainability assessments and certification of new or refurbished buildings of all types, using the BREEAM methodology.
Buildings in Greece can be certified using the BREEAM International scheme.
We have over 10 years of experience in the pre-assessment, assessment and certification of buildings using BREEAM.
Example building types which can be certified using BREEAM include:
- Offices
- Retail / commercial buildings
- Data centres
- Care homes
- Hotels
- Residential
- Healthcare buildings
- Supermarkets
- Industrial buildings
What is BREEAM
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) was created by the BRE (UK) and is one of the most widely recognised methods internationally, for the sustainability assessment and certification of buildings.
Over 2,200,000 buildings internationally have been registered and over 560,000 have been already certified, since 1990 when the scheme was first launched.
BREEAM evaluated the environmental performance of a building, based on its design, construction and operation, assessing using a holistic approach, a number of environmental factors:
Energy, Materials, Transport, Waste, Water, Land use and ecology,
Pollution, Health & well-being, Management
According to the achieved overall performance, the building is classified into one of the following ratings:
- ‘Outstanding’
- ‘Excellent’
- ‘Very Good’
- ‘Good’
- ‘Pass’
BREEAM certificates may be issued in two stages:
- Design Stage - ‘Interim’ Certificate (based on Design Stage information)
- Post Construction Stage - ‘Final’ Certificate (after practical completion)
Benefits
A BREEAM certified building offers Clients, developers, designers etc. a number of benefits:
- Competitive market advantage, offering a building which has been certified as satisfying a number of sustainability standards, with regards to its internal environment, the materials used, its energy performance etc. Such a building becomes more attractive to future purchasers / occupants, increasing the value and return on investment
- Reduction of running costs, due to reduced energy and water demand, as a result of good practice sustainable design
- A comfortable, good quality and healthy internal environment for the occupants
- In cases of buildings of exceptional environmental performance, a 10% increased allowance of building-plot ratio (ΝΟΚ Article 25 par.2)
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