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Devon - BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculations - 01392 919 013
The office that covers this area is: Plymouth
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Abbotskerswell, Ashburton, Ashton, Axminster, Barnstaple, Beaworthy, Bideford, Bovey Tracey, Bradninch, Braunton, Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Challacombe, Chudleight, Chulmleigh, Colyton, Combe Martin, Crediton, Cullompton, Dartmouth, Dawlish, Exeter, Exmouth, Heathfield, Hemyock, Holsworthy, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Kingsteignton, Lifton, Lympstone, Lynmouth, Lynton, Marlborough, Marldon, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Ottery St. Mary, Paignton, Plymouth, Salcombe, Seaton, Shaldon, Sidmouth, South Brent, South Molton, Tavistock, Teignmouth, Tiverton, Torquay, Torrington, Totnes, Umberleigh, Westward Ho!, Winkleigh, Woolacombe, Yelverton,
Phone Number: 01392 919 013 Email: devon@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Rating.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
Call one of your BREEAM assessors in Devon on 01392 919 013 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk for further information or to book your BREEAM assessment.
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 Devon.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Devon 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.
How To Achieve BREEAM Excellence
The scoring for a BREEAM assessment in Devon is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for a new, non-domestic building in Devon 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%)
It used to be that 'Good' was the maximum level that could be achieved with 100% being the maximum score in Devon from a BREEAM assessment. However, in 2008, a new 'Outstanding' category was added - although the percentages required for each level remained the same.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Devon 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.
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