When the ratings of industrial buildings are examined, the Swedish building achieved a pass and the French building was awarded a ‘good’ rating. Such results indicative the challenges of achieving high ratings in this sector. In 2009 the total number of certified building under the BREEAM Europe tools increases significantly from 29 to 55 (table 6). As with 2008, most (some 52) are in the office sector. It is considered that the buildings which achieved certification in 2009 would have been committed largely prior to the GFC, however given the shorter overall construction times the absence of any buildings rated within the industrial land use indicates the GFC had taken effect possibly in this sector. In addition three retail buildings were certified in 2009, compared to eight in 2008.
Table 6. Total BREEAM Europe certified buildings by type and country 2009 (Source BRE 2011).