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Durham - BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation - 0191 633 0103
The office that covers this area is: Newcastle
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Barnard Castle, Billingham, Bishop Auckland, Brandon, Chester le Street, Consett, Crook, Darlington, Durham, Eaglescliffe, Easington, Ferry Hill, Hartlepool, Lanchester, Middleton in Teeside, Murton, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Seaham, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor, Stanley, Stockton on Tees, West Auckland, Willington, Wingate,
Phone Number: 0191 633 0103 Email: durham@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Rating.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Durham, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Durham are as follows: Pass (standard good practice) for the top 75%, Good (intermediate good practice) for the top 50%. Very Good (advanced good practice) for top 25%. Excellent (best practice) for top 10% and Outstanding innovator) for the top 1%.
It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved with 100% being the maximum score in Durham from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Durham about the impact their building has on the local area. To do this, BREEAM gives a rating of Outstanding, Excellent, Very Good, Good or a Pass based on transport, waste, energy, health, water, pollution, materials, management and ecology.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
To achieve an Excellent score in Durham you'll need to score 70% or above where an Outstanding rating is for 85% and up. To just pass the assessment the building will need to score 30% or above with anything lower marked as Unclassified.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
It's not unheard of that making a building more environmentally friendly will increase the cost of construction - but BREEAM aims to show that by building this way you will save on operational costs in the future that in turn limit investor costs and makes the property more attractive when reselling.
It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers improve their carbon footprint across Durham and make better use of their resources. A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building is in terms of the environmental impact through a globally recognised standard.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Durham, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0191 633 0103 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
Our other services include:
BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation can also be known as:
BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances, BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort, BREEAM Credit Report, BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM, BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM Assessment,


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