BREEAM
An Introduction
BREEAM was set up as a way to assess the environmental friendliness of non-residential buildings
The scheme looks at the following broad range of environmental impacts:
• Management
• Health and Wellbeing
• Energy
• Transport
• Water
• Material and waste
• Land use and Ecology
• Pollution
How Does BREEAM Work?
• BRE (British Research Establishment) trains, examines and licenses organisations and individuals to carry out the assessment process
• There are schemes to cover Offices, Retail, Industrial, Schools, Healthcare, Prisons, Courts and Bespoke services (for other less common building types, e.g. Leisure)
• Water efficiency can contribute 7% to an excellent rating
• Assessment can be carried out at the following stages
– Design and procurement stage
– Post construction
– Existing Buildings
• Credits are awarded based on improvements vs a standard building specification
A standard specification would include:
• There are 2 types of measurement
Either the installation of specific water efficient products or by coming within a set theoretical water consumption per user of the building
Link to Breeam WebsiteMeeting Breeam Requirements
Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks have a broad range of products that will satisfy BREEAM requirements. We can help you put together specifications to achieve your water saving targets. For technical information call 0800 590311