What does BREEAM outstanding mean?
Outstanding: Less than top 1% of buildings (innovator) Excellent: Top 10% of buildings (best practice) Very Good: Top 25% of buildings (advanced good practice) Good: Top 50% of buildings (intermediate good practice)
How is BREEAM rating calculated?
The percentage of ‘credits’ achieved is then calculated for each section. The percentage of ‘credits’ achieved in each section is then multiplied by the corresponding section weighting. This gives the overall environmental section score. The section scores are then added together to give the overall BREEAM score.
How many BREEAM outstanding buildings are there?
Since 1998 BREEAM schemes have certified over 16,000 projects, equating to over 250,000 buildings and in excess of 45 million m2 of floor area.
How do you get a BREEAM Outstanding rating?
To achieve an ‘outstanding’ BREEAM rating, the overall section score needs to be greater than 85%.
What is the difference between BREEAM and LEED?
LEED’s thresholds are based on percentages, while BREEAM uses quantitative standards. LEED is considered to be simpler in its approach, while BREEAM is more academic and rigorous.
How many buildings in the UK are BREEAM certified?
How popular is BREEAM? Today there are almost 550,000 BREEAM certified developments and almost 2,250,700 buildings have been registered for assessment.
How do you get an outstanding BREEAM rating?
What do you need to know about the BREEAM rating?
The BREEAM Outstanding rating was introduced in 2008 to recognise a new standard of sustainability for exemplary developments. A score of 85% or above must be obtained to achieve Outstanding, compared to 70% for an Excellent rating.
How much credit can be added to BREEAM score?
An additional 1% can be added to the final BREEAM score for each ‘innovation credit’ achieved (up to a maximum of 10%). Table 5 minimum standards for a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating
What are the pros and cons of BREEAM?
The lifecycle benefits of adopting BREEAM have begun to be quantified; recent research papers by the World Green Building Council (WGBC) have noted that BREEAM certified office buildings in London from 2000 to 2009 achieved a 21% premium on transaction prices and an 18% premium on rents. The higher the rating, the higher the premium on rents.
What does it mean to pass BREEAM In UK?
Pass: Top 75% of UK new non-domestic buildings (standard good practice) An unclassified BREEAM rating represents performance that is non-compliant with BREEAM, in terms of failing to meet either the BREEAM minimum standards of performance for key environmental issues or the overall threshold score required for formal BREEAM certification.