Building Sciences

BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes

BREEAM

BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) is the leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de facto measure used to describe a building’s environmental performance.

Several BREEAM assessment methods are available to cover different building types:

Building Sciences is licensed in all the above methods assisting clients’ developments from conceptual design through to the completed building, with the following services:

BREEAM Clients include: Skanska, Bovis Lend Lease, Forestry Commission, Bouygues, Allenbuild, EC Harris, Makin Architecture, DPP, Couch Perry & Wilkes.

Code for Sustainable Homes

The Code is an environmental assessment method for new homes based upon BRE Global’s Ecohomes. It is the leading and most widely used holistic environmental assessment method for domestic buildings. The Code aims to protect the environment by providing guidance on the construction of high performance homes built with sustainability in mind and contains mandatory performance levels in 7 key areas.

Again, Building Sciences is licensed in all the above methods assisting clients’ developments from conceptual design through to the completed building.

Code Clients include: Taylor Wimpey, David Miller Homes, Crest Nicholson, Bellway, Cruden Construction, ROK, GML Architects, Farrell Design Studio

Technical Support Services

An extended range of BREEAM and Code compliant technical support services are available, in-house, in addition to those already described, and these include: