Tyne and Wear - BREEAM - 0191 633 0103

The office that covers this area is: Newcastle

The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Birtley, Blaydon, Boldon, Camperdown, Dudley, Gateshead, Gosforth, Hebburn, Houghton le Spring, Jarrow, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Ponteland, Ryton, South Shields, Sunderland, Tyne, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Washington, Whickham, Whitley Bay,

Phone Number: 0191 633 0103 Email: tyne-and-wear@e2consultants.co.uk

BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Reports.

Book Your BREEAM Assessment

For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Tyne and Wear, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0191 633 0103 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.

How Is BREEAM Assessed?

BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Tyne and Wear 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.

What Does BREEAM Stand For?

BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method and was first published in 1990 by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) that covers Tyne and Wear.

How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence

The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Tyne and Wear is as follows:

• Outstanding: 85%+
• Excellent: 70%+
• Very Good: 55%+
• Good: 45%+
• Pass: 30%+
• Unclassified: <30%

What Is A BREEAM Rating?

The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Tyne and Wear are:

• Pass: standard good practice (top 75%)
• Good: intermediate good practice (top 50%)
• Very Good: advanced good practice (top 25%)
• Excellent: best practice (top 10%)
• Outstanding: innovator (top 1%)

It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved with 100% being the maximum score in Tyne and Wear from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.

What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?

BREEAM aims to show that by building with the local area in mind, though capital costs may increase, you should save on operational costs in the long-term. This limits investor costs and makes the building more attractive when it comes to selling.

A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Tyne and Wear is in terms of the environmental impact through a globally recognised standard. It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers to improve their carbon footprint and make better use of their resources.