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Dumfries and Galloway - BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances - 0141 894 0107
The office that covers this area is: Glasgow
The towns & cities that are covered within this county are:
Annan, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Mill Hill, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer, Wigtown,
Phone Number: 0141 894 0107 Email: dumfries-and-galloway@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Reports, BREEAM Assessments.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The maximum score a building can achieve in Dumfries and Galloway 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 new, non-domestic buildings in Dumfries and Galloway are as follows: Pass (standard good practice) for the top 75%, Good (intermediate good practice) for the top 50%. Very Good (advanced good practice) for top 25%. Excellent (best practice) for top 10% and Outstanding innovator) for the top 1%.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Dumfries and Galloway, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
It's the hope that the BREEAM assessment will help building owners and designers improve their carbon footprint across Dumfries and Galloway and make better use of their resources. A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building is in terms of the environmental impact through a globally recognised standard.
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 Dumfries and Galloway is as follows:
- Outstanding: 85%+
- Excellent: 70%+
- Very Good: 55%+
- Good: 45%+
- Pass: 30%+
- Unclassified: <30%
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Dumfries and Galloway, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0141 894 0107 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Dumfries and Galloway 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.
Our other services include:
BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances can also be known as:
BREEAM, BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort, BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM Assessment, BREEAM Credit Report, BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation,


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