Ten categories for a sustainable building
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BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) is an environmental certification
scheme for buildings created in the UK in 1990. In terms of the number of buildings certified, BREEAM is the
biggest certification scheme in the world, with 200,000 buildings certified and over one million registered.
BREEAM’s certification schemes vary according to the country, type of building (office building, retail…) and type of
construction (new, refurbishment…). This brochure is based on “BREEAM Europe Commercial 2009”, the scheme for
a new office building.
Credits are awarded in ten categories based on the performance of the building assessed. These credits are then
aggregated to produce a single overall score on a scale of Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent and Outstanding.