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Houghton le Spring - BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation - 0191 633 0103
The office that covers this area is: Newcastle
Phone Number: 0191 633 0103 Email: houghton-le-spring@e2consultants.co.uk
BREEAM is sometimes referred to as BREEAM Assessment Ratings, BREEAM Assessments, BREEAM Assessors, BREEAM Rating, BREEAM Reports.
What Is A BREEAM Rating?
The BREEAM ratings for new, non-domestic buildings in Houghton le Spring 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%.
The maximum score a building can achieve in Houghton le Spring 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.
How Is BREEAM Assessed?
BREEAM's aim is to educate building designers, owners and occupiers throughout Houghton le Spring 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.
Book Your BREEAM Assessment
For further information or to book your BREEAM assessment in Houghton le Spring, call one of your BREEAM assessors on 0191 633 0103 or email breeam@e2consultants.co.uk.
What Does BREEAM Stand For?
First published by the Building Reseearch Establishment (BRE) in 1990 covering buildings across Houghton le Spring, BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment's Enviromental Assement Method.
What Are The Benefits of BREEAM?
A BREEAM certification is a way of validating how good a building in Houghton le Spring 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
To achieve an Excellent score in Houghton le Spring you'll need to score 70% or above where an Outstanding rating is for 85% and up. To just pass the assessment the building will need to score 30% or above with anything lower marked as Unclassified.
Our other services include:
BREEAM HEA01 Daylight Calculation can also be known as:
BREEAM, BREEAM HEA01 Visual Comfort, BREEAM HEA03 Thermal Comfort, BREEAM HEA05 Acoustic Performances, BREEAM Assessment, BREEAM Credit Report, BREEAM HEA04 Thermal Comfort,


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