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Cornwall - BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort - 01752 687 017
The office that covers this area is: Plymouth
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Bodmin, Bolventor, Boscastle, Bude, Callington, Camborne, Camelford, Cawsand, Coverack, Dobwalls, Falmouth, Fowey, Hayle, Helston, Kilhampton, Lands End, Lanreath, Launceston, Liskeard, Lizard, Looe, Lostwithiel, Mevagissey, Morwenstow, Mousehole, Mullion, Newlyn, Newquay, Padstow, Par, Penryn, Penzance, Perranporth, Port Isaac, Porthcurno, Porthleven, Porthreath, Probus, Redruth, Saltash, St. Agnes, St. Austell, St. Cleer, St. Columb Major, St. Ives, St. Just, St. Keverne, St. Mawes, Tintagel, Torpoint, Truro, Wadebridge, Widemouth Bay,
Phone Number: 01752 687 017 Email: cornwall@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessors.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Cornwall is in terms of the environmental impact through a globally recognised standard. It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers to improve their carbon footprint and make better use of their resources.
BREEAM aims to show that by building with the local area in mind, though capital costs may increase, you should save on operational costs in the long-term. This limits investor costs and makes the building more attractive when it comes to selling.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Cornwall is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The maximum score a building can achieve in Cornwall is 100% from a BREEAM assessment. It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved, however in 2008 a new 'Outstanding' category was added. The percentage required for each level remained the same despite this.
The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Cornwall are:
- Pass: standard good practice (top 75%)
- Good: intermediate good practice (top 50%)
- Very Good: advanced good practice (top 25%)
- Excellent: best practice (top 10%)
- Outstanding: innovator (top 1%)
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Cornwall about the impact their building has on the local area. To do this, BREEAM gives a rating of Outstanding, Excellent, Very Good, Good or a Pass based on transport, waste, energy, health, water, pollution, materials, management and ecology.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method and was first published in 1990 by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) that covers Cornwall.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Cornwall, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 01752 687 017 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
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