Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM)

Overview

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) provides a holistic sustainability assessment framework, measuring sustainable value in a series of categories and validating this performance with third-party certification. Each of these categories addresses influential factors, including:

• low impact design and carbon emissions reduction;
• design durability and resilience;
• adaption to climate change; and
• ecological value and biodiversity protection.