BREEAM supports solutions to reduce carbon emissions to net zero, improve whole life performance, manage health and social impacts, boost circularity, resilience and biodiversity, and support disclosures and reporting.
Start your sustainability journeyDriven by data. Backed by science. For a greener tomorrow.
Since 1990, BREEAM’s third-party certified standards have helped improve asset performance at every stage, from design through construction, through use and refurbishment.
Millions of buildings around the world are registered to BREEAM’s holistic approach to achieve environmental and social governance (ESG), health, and net zero goals.
About BREEAM
BREEAM is the world-leading sustainability assessment method for the built environment and infrastructure. Project owners around the world rely on BREEAM to achieve their sustainability goals and improve the performance of their assets. The BREEAM framework is used to assess whole life performance, from new build projects to refurbishment and fit-out.
- Net zero carbon
- Whole life performance
- Health and social impact
- Circularity and resilience
- Biodiversity
- Disclosures and reporting
Why choose BREEAM?
Drive commercial success
BREEAM can support your project to deliver better performing assets, increase asset value and help mitigate asset and reputation risk.
Build trust
BREEAM is an internationally recognised certification, offering third-party assurance, efficient data management and reliable data validation as well as asset, portfolio and market level benchmarking
Deliver positive impact
Make a difference with your project, backed by assessment and solutions for various sustainability goals, a credible scientific framework to inform decisions and disclosures and reporting on international commitments and regulations.
BREEAM solutions
BREEAM insights
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BREEAM technical standards
BREEAM technical standards are the frameworks for assessing different types of assets or projects. The technical standards cover BREEAM Communities, BREEAM In-use, BREEAM New construction and BREEAM Refurbishment and fit-out.
View the BREEAM technical standardsBREEAM Infrastructure technical manuals
Access the technical manuals for BREEAM Infrastructure Projects and Term contracts. These technical standards are the frameworks for assessing different types of assets or projects.
View the technical manuals
Support for BREEAM clients and assessors
Explore the online tools available to BREEAM clients and professionals, and find out more about the upcoming launch of BREEAM Platform.
Support for BREEAM Infrastructure assessors
Find out more about using BREEAM Infrastructure around the world, including for multi-package assessments.
Case studies
Browse our case studies to see examples of how BREEAM has helped to enhance the quality of assets at every stage, from designs to problem solving.
Colwyn Bay coastal defence achieves BREEAM Infrastructure Outstanding
Old St Roundabout awarded BREEAM Infrastructure Excellent
Amazon's Czech fulfilment centre achieves BREEAM Outstanding
News
Find out the latest news and updates from BREEAM, from product launches to our client success stories.
BREEAM New Construction V7 country weightings available for feedback
BREEAM New Constrution V7 country weightings available for feedback
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