BREEAM Assessor case studies
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The BREEAM Assessor credential relates to the BREEAM family of sustainability standards, which BREEAM describes as "the world's leading science-based frameworks for assessing, validating and certifying sustainability in the built environment." BREEAM states that its third-party certified standards have helped improve asset performance at every stage since 1990, "from design through construction, through use and refurbishment," and that the framework "is used to assess whole life performance, from new build projects to refurbishment and fit-out." Assessor training is delivered through BRE Academy, and BREEAM's own navigation links to separate training courses for each standard area: New Construction, In-Use, Refurbishment and Fit Out, Infrastructure, and Communities. This independent practice exam mirrors that five-part structure, with equal weighting across those five domains, so candidates preparing for assessor training can test breadth across the whole standard family rather than a single scheme. The BREEAM Assessor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,041 words.
1Shell and Core Certification Boundary on a Speculative Office
A developer is registering a 14,200 m² speculative office under BREEAM New Construction 2018 for a shell-and-core certification. The building has a variable refrigerant flow heating and cooling system, but the tenant fit-out (lighting, small power, internal partitions, finishes) is not yet designed and will be delivered by future occupiers under a separate agreement.
457 words, about 2 min2In-Use Recertification After a Partial Refit
A 1990s distribution warehouse (18,500 m²) holds a BREEAM In-Use certificate at Very Good for both Asset Performance and Building Management. Eighteen months into the three-year cycle, the owner replaces the roof-mounted gas heaters with air-source heat pumps, installs a 250 kWp rooftop PV array, and re-commissions the BMS.
418 words, about 2 min3Fit-Out Certification When Base Build Is Already Certified
A landlord has a BREEAM New Construction 2018 'Excellent' certificate for a 9,000 m² office base build. A single tenant now takes the whole building and commissions a category-B fit-out under BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out (RFO).
388 words, about 2 min4Infrastructure Scheme Split Across Phases
A 6.5 km light-rail extension is being assessed under BREEAM Infrastructure. The scheme is procured in two construction contracts: Phase 1 (3.8 km, four stations) is at detailed design and due to start on site in three months; Phase 2 (2.7 km, three stations) is at outline design only, with funding not confirmed.
395 words, about 2 min5Community-Scale Assessment With Mixed Land Uses
A 22-hectare brownfield site is being masterplanned under BREEAM Communities. The outline masterplan proposes 480 homes, a primary school, a local centre with retail, and a 3-hectare green corridor.
383 words, about 2 min