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.
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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
Navigating Sustainability: Insights from BREEAM and GRESB Leaders
BREEAM Version 7 set to embrace new Biodiversity Net Gain legislation
BRE China Awards 2023 highlight pioneering sustainability initiatives
How SmartWaste supports BREEAM New construction
BREEAM and net zero carbon update
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.
HAUT Amsterdam first residential building in Netherlands to achieve BREEAM Outstanding
BREEAM guides sustainable design and construction of Unilever HIVE’s food innovation hub
Heritage & Sustainability: Northcliffe's BREEAM Outstanding Journey
News
Find out the latest news and updates from BREEAM, from product launches to our client success stories.
Nova, Oxford achieves highest ever BREEAM score in the UK
Navigating sustainability: Insights from BREEAM and GRESB leaders Europe
BREEAM New Construction Version 7 technical manual now available for feedback
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