The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has launched an open consultation seeking views on a “major update” to its BREEAM sustainability assessment method.
BRE said the Version 7 of BREEAM will “address the need to account for embodied carbon in performance assessments, helping building owners and developers to make more informed decisions about the materials and products they use in order to meet environmental targets”.
It added Version 7 would see the first modular update across multiple BREEAM schemes introducing “improved energy and carbon science” across new construction, in-use, and refurbishment and fit-out.
Gillian Charlesworth, chief executive of BRE, said: “By looking at energy and carbon science across the board, BRE continues to provide the leading assessment and certification method for the built environment, helping owners and occupiers around the world to address the most pressing sustainability challenges in a holistic way.
“We want to ensure that BREEAM reflects the latest developments in net zero science and regulation to ensure users can drive sustainability projects beyond best practice, confident that their sustainability goals are being met. Public consultations like these have proven an invaluable exercise in helping to develop BREEAM to users’ ambitions to reduce carbon in and from buildings. I urge all relevant stakeholders to take part.”
The consultation will close on 30 June 2023.
