BREEAM Assessor (New Construction) case studies
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The BREEAM Assessor (New Construction) credential is a professional qualification for people who assess newly built development assets against the BREEAM New Construction standard. BREEAM describes New Construction as supporting "sustainable delivery of high-performing newly built development assets," and its standards as "the world's leading science-based frameworks for assessing, validating and certifying sustainability in the built environment." Assessors typically work for consultancies, contractors, developers, or design teams, translating a project's design and construction evidence into a BREEAM assessment and supporting the client through third-party certification. The BREEAM Assessor (New Construction) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,155 words.
1Late Evidence on a BREEAM New Construction Office Project
A BREEAM New Construction assessor is finalising a mid-rise office project. The design-stage certificate was issued eight months ago.
735 words, about 4 min2Client Pressure to Certify Before Commissioning Is Complete
An assessor is engaged on a new-build residential scheme of 120 dwellings. The developer wants the post-construction certificate issued before the final phase is occupied, because a funding drawdown depends on it.
644 words, about 3 min3Assessor's Own Conflict of Interest on a Retrofit-Adjacent Project
A BREEAM assessor is asked to assess a new-build extension to an existing building. The assessor's spouse is a director of the contractor delivering the extension, and the assessor's firm has also been paid by the same contractor for separate consultancy on the parent building's energy strategy.
593 words, about 3 min4Assessor Cannot Verify a BREEAM Credit Because the Evidence Is Ambiguous
An assessor is reviewing evidence for a materials credit on a new-build school. The contractor has submitted a responsible sourcing certificate for a timber supplier.
564 words, about 3 min5Assessor Relies on a Colleague's Site Inspection Record
A BREEAM assessor is completing a post-construction assessment for a warehouse. A colleague carried out the site inspection three months ago and recorded observations in the online assessment tool.
619 words, about 3 min