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37-469: GBI acquired the U.S. rights to the Green Globes building assessment and certification program in 2004 and adapted it for the U.S. market as an alternative to the commercial building rating system. The Green Globes certification program was launched in the U.S. in 2005 as an online building design management tool for architects and builders of sustainable commercial buildings. Green Globes originated from

74-563: A long term focus, and to let these parties make further decisions along the same line. A major focus of the method is on sustainability: It aims to reduce the negative effects of construction and development on the environment. Work on creating BREEAM began at the Building Research Establishment (based in Watford , England ) in 1988. The first version for assessing new office buildings was launched in 1990. This

111-528: A number of digital tools for use in the construction sector. The Building Research Establishment is owned by the BRE Trust , a registered charity that works to support research and education in the built environment. All of the profits accrued by BRE are passed to the Trust and are used to fund new research and education programmes designed to meet the Trust's goal of promoting safety and sustainability . Over

148-399: A range of environmental issues. Its categories evaluate energy and water use , health and wellbeing, pollution , transport, materials, waste, ecology and management processes. Buildings are rated and certified on a scale of 'Pass', 'Good', 'Very Good', 'Excellent' and 'Outstanding'. It was created to educate home owners and designers of benefits involved in taking its approach, which has

185-557: A report that provides a list of achievements along with recommendations for sustainable building strategies. The assessor then performs an onsite assessment of the project to assert that the self-reported claims made in the online questionnaire and to suggest recommendations for improvement. Green Globes for New Construction (NC) is a system to evaluate, quantify, and improve the sustainability of new building projects. There are 1,000 available points across six environmental assessment areas. The Green Globes for Existing Buildings (EB) program

222-412: A robust way. A scheme for non-housing refurbishment and fit out was launched as "RFO 2014". BREEAM Communities focuses on the masterplanning of whole communities. It is aimed at helping construction industry professionals to design places that people want to live and work in, are good for the environment and are economically successful. BREEAM includes several general sustainability categories for

259-675: A science-based building rating system for building owners and operators to select sustainability features. It uses a third-party certification for building owners to demonstrate sustainable features, operational efficiencies and measures to protect occupant health. Projects that have achieved over 35 percent of the 1,000 available points through third-party assessment can earn a rating of One to Four Green Globes. The Green Globes for New Construction certification includes two stages for assessment and certification. The preliminary assessment occurs after concept design when construction documents are available. The final assessment occurs when construction

296-681: A set of established criteria that are required to achieve federal sustainability goals. The two major elements of the GPC are a compliance survey and a third-party onsite assessment. The GPC survey is broken down into six topic areas: Agencies may choose to pursue either or both Green Globes certification and Guiding Principles Compliance. In October 2013, the GSA claimed two tools, LEED and Green Globes, allow federal agencies to measure reduction targets for water, energy and greenhouse gas emissions against industry standards. It recommended that agencies use one of

333-490: A set of overarching requirements laid down in the Code for a Sustainable Built Environment. They can be produced from scratch by adapting current BREEAM schemes to the local context, or by developing existing local schemes. A growing body of research evidence is challenging the perception that sustainable buildings are significantly more costly to design and build than those that simply adhere to regulatory requirements. Research by

370-581: A study of the effect of BREEAM certification on office buildings in London from 2000–2009. It found, for example, that these buildings achieved a 21% premium on transaction prices and an 18% premium on rents. Building Research Establishment The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is a centre of building science in the United Kingdom, owned by charitable organisation the BRE Trust. It

407-602: A system started in 1990 in the United Kingdom called BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method). In an effort to make the tool more user-friendly, the standard was turned into a questionnaire-based rating tool. It was later converted to a web-based format, renamed Green Globes and marketed throughout the U.S. by GBI. Green Globes eventually came to include modules for New Construction (NC), Existing Buildings (EB), Existing Healthcare Buildings and Sustainable Interiors (SI). GBI offers these programs to builders, designers and building managers. In 2005, GBI

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444-730: Is a former UK government national laboratory that was privatised in 1997. BRE provides research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards for both public and private sector organisations in the UK and abroad. It has its headquarters in Garston, Hertfordshire , England, with regional sites in Glasgow , Swansea , the US, India, the Middle East and China. BRE is funded with income from commissioned research, commercial programmes and by

481-495: Is a good thing, 96% would use the scheme again and 88% would recommend BREEAM to others. The greater efficiency and quality associated with sustainability are also helping to make such building more commercially successful. There is growing evidence, for example, that BREEAM-rated buildings provide increased rates of return for investors, and increased rental rates and sales premiums for developers and owners. A Maastricht University document, published by RICS Research, reported on

518-718: Is approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for 8 LU/HSW continuing education credits, and is web-based and self-paced. In 2011, GBI developed the Guiding Principles Compliance Assessment (GPC) program for use by federal agencies in assessing compliance with the Federal Interagency Sustainability Working Group's Guiding Principles for sustainable existing buildings as required by Executive Order 13514. The principles are

555-432: Is complete. Users can evaluate their systems based on the number of applicable points in seven categories. The evaluation walks through a sequence of criteria questions in an online portal. Once the questionnaire is completed, the user is introduced to their third-party Green Globes Assessor (GGA), who is an expert in green building design, engineering, construction, and facility operations. The Green Globes Assessor prepares

592-512: Is the BREEAM standard against which the sustainability of new, non-residential buildings in the UK is assessed. Developers and their project teams use the scheme at key stages in the design and procurement process to measure, evaluate, improve and reflect the performance of their buildings. BREEAM International New Construction is the BREEAM standard for assessing the sustainability of new residential and non-residential buildings in countries around

629-666: Is used by building owners and property managers to evaluate the building's current operating performance, create a baseline for performance, plan for improvements and monitor ongoing performance. There are 1,000 available points across seven environmental assessment areas. The Green Globes Professional (GGP) program is a network of individuals that guide clients through the Green Globes certification process. All applicants must demonstrate 5+ years of industry experience directly pertaining to commercial buildings. The curriculum covers green building concepts, Green Globes assessment protocols, Green Globes rating and certification, and case studies. It

666-539: Is widely used by members of the International Sustainability Alliance (ISA), which provides a platform for certification against the scheme. The newest version v6, available from 2020 includes also Residential programs. BREEAM Refurbishment provides a design and assessment method for sustainable housing refurbishment projects, helping to cost-effectively improve the sustainability and environmental performance of existing dwellings in

703-502: The Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990, is touted as the world's longest established method of identifying the sustainability of buildings. Around 550,000 buildings have been 'BREEAM-certified'. Additionally, two million homes have registered for certification globally. BREEAM also has a tool which focuses on neighbourhood development. BREEAM is an assessment undertaken by independent licensed assessors using scientifically-based sustainability metrics and indices which cover

740-829: The Department of the Environment on 19 March 1997. From 1 January 2013, BRE took over the management of the UK and Ireland chapter of BuildingSMART . In 2017, this responsibility was passed to the UK BIM Alliance (now known as Nima). In August 2016, Constructing Excellence merged with BRE, with BRE undertaking to maintain the CE's brands and functions. Since the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, BRE has been criticised for holding poor fire safety standards, all

777-711: The Guiding Principles Compliance (GPC) program to measure compliance with the Federal Guiding Principles for Sustainable Buildings as required by Executive Order 13514 signed in 2009. In January 2018, GBI acquired the global rights to Green Globes from JLL , which allowed GBI to support existing Green Globes users in Canada in addition to the United States, and to expand the rating system globally. Green Globes is

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814-501: The Sweett Group into projects using BREEAM, for example, demonstrates that sustainable options often add little or no capital cost to a development project. Where such measures do incur additional costs, these can frequently be paid back through lower running expenses, ultimately leading to saving over the life of the building. Research studies have also highlighted the enhanced value and quality of sustainable buildings. Achieving

851-583: The BREEAM process. In 2012, a scheme for domestic refurbishment was introduced in the UK, followed by a non-domestic version in 2014 that was expanded to an international scope the following year. In 2015, the Building Research Establishment announced the acquisition of CEEQUAL following a recommendation from their board, with the aim of creating a single sustainability rating scheme for civil engineering and infrastructure projects. The 2018 update of BREEAM UK New Construction

888-786: The Centre in Garston, Watford, today. BRE was a founding member in 1976 of BSRIA , the Building Services Research and Information Association and the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) in 2007. Having subsumed a number of other government organisations over the years, including the former Fire Research Station, and the Princes Risborough Laboratory, it was given executive agency status in 1990, before being privatised by

925-667: The assessment: Home Quality Mark was launched in 2015 as part of the BREEAM family of schemes. It rates new homes on their overall quality and sustainability, then provides further indicators on the homes impact upon the occupants 'Running costs', 'Health and wellbeing' and 'Environmental footprint'. BREEAM is used in more than 70 countries, with several in Europe having gone a stage further to develop country-specific BREEAM schemes operated by National Scheme Operators (NSOs). There are currently NSOs affiliated to BREEAM in: Schemes developed by NSOs can take any format as long as they comply with

962-523: The construction stage to encompass the whole life cycle of buildings from planning to in-use and refurbishment. Its regular revisions and updates are driven by the ongoing need to improve sustainability, respond to feedback from industry and support the UK's sustainability strategies and commitments. Highly flexible, the BREEAM standard can be applied to virtually any building and location, with versions for new buildings, existing buildings, refurbishment projects and large developments: BREEAM New Construction

999-412: The introduction of mandatory post-construction reviews, minimum standards and innovation credits. International versions of BREEAM were also launched that year. Another major update in 2011 resulted in the launch of BREEAM New Construction, which is now used to assess and certify all new UK buildings. This revision included the reclassification and consolidation of issues and criteria to further streamline

1036-748: The last 20 years the BRE Trust has funded 117 PhDs on a total research programme of £15m, with other funding levered into the sector as a whole from research councils and European Union research sources. The BRE Trust also financially supports five university Centres of Excellence. One of the first Centres established was at the University of Edinburgh in 2004, a research and education programme on fire safety engineering. The other centres are in Strathclyde (energy utilisation), Bath (construction materials), Cardiff ( sustainable engineering ), and Brasilia (integrated and sustainable communities). BRE

1073-463: The standards required by BREEAM requires careful planning, design, specification and detailing, and a good working relationship between the client and project team—the very qualities that can produce better buildings and better conditions for building users. A survey commissioned by Schneider Electric and undertaken by BSRIA examined the experiences of a wide range of companies that had used BREEAM. The findings included, for example, that 88% think it

1110-565: The two certification systems. By October 2016, the GSA's Office of Leasing added the option for Green Globes as green building rating certification systems to the Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) and lease language, citing the program as a nationally recognized green rating assessment, guidance and certification program for new construction projects, existing buildings and interior spaces. BREEAM BREEAM ( Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method ), first published by

1147-532: The while via reviewing cases like that of Grenfell. The final (phase 2) report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry , published in September 2024, was critical of BRE suggesting its once recognised international status as a leader in fire safety had been compromised, talking of a "desire to put BRE's status in the industry and commercial position ahead of considerations of public safety." Members of

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1184-594: The world, except for the UK and other countries with a national BREEAM scheme (see below). This scheme makes use of assessment criteria that take account of the circumstances, priorities, codes and standards of the country or region in which the development is located. BREEAM In-Use is a scheme to help building managers reduce the running costs and improve the environmental performance of existing buildings. It has two parts: building asset and building management. Both parts are relevant to all non-domestic, commercial, industrial, retail and institutional buildings. BREEAM In-Use

1221-739: Was accredited as a standards developer through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It developed the ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings to guide the development of Green Globes products. The organization began updating the ANSI Standard in 2016, which was completed in 2018 and titled Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. The nonprofit also provides training and certification for professionals who use their programs. In 2011, GBI developed

1258-548: Was followed by versions for other buildings including superstores, industrial units and existing offices. In 1998, there was a major revamp of the BREEAM Offices standard , and the scheme's layout, with features such as weighting for different sustainability issues, was established. The development of BREEAM then accelerated with annual updates and variations for other building types such as retail premises being introduced. A version of BREEAM for new homes called EcoHomes

1295-766: Was founded in 1921 as the Building Research Board at East Acton as part of the British Civil Service , as an effort to improve the quality of housing in the United Kingdom . During the Second World War , it was involved in the confidential research and development of the bouncing bomb for use against the Möhne Dam in the Dambusters Raid of 1943 A small scale model of the dam used for testing can still be found at

1332-758: Was launched in 2000. This scheme was later used as the basis of the Code for Sustainable Homes , which was developed by BRE for the UK Government in 2006/7 and replaced Eco Homes in England and Wales . In 2014, the Government in England signalled the winding down the Code for Sustainable Homes. Since then BRE has developed the Home Quality Mark, which is part of the BREEAM family of schemes. An extensive update of all BREEAM schemes in 2008 resulted in

1369-532: Was launched in March 2018 at Ecobuild . The BREEAM UK New Construction V6 was released on 24 August 2022 following the updates to building regulations in England that came into force on 15 June 2022 and V6.1 (to incorporate changes to the building regulations for energy performance in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) on 14 June 2023. BREEAM has expanded from its original focus on individual new buildings at

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