The application of BREEAM in corporate real estate: A case study in the design of a city centre office development

Holmes, John; Hudson, Gordon

doi:10.1108/14630010310812019

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“…Likewise, in case study C when the target was upgraded to 'excellent' from 'very good', the design team tried to acquire more credits, which then had an impact on design, such as the reduction of the number of car parking spaces. This is supported in the study by Holmes and Hudson (2002) who examined the role of Breeam in the design of a city centre development. They found that the achievement of the top Breeam rating in their study was a major driver of the design, although their study was based on a case study aiming for the highest Breeam rating, which at the time was Breeam 'excellent'.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…However, little is known about the effect of Breeam on building design in practice. In one of the few studies on the topic, Holmes and Hudson (2002) examined the effect of Breeam on the design process of an office building in a city centre. Their study stated that the objective of achieving a Breeam 'excellent' rating influenced the original design of the building and the changes made to the design, including building design, water services, landscape design, ventilation services and materials.…”

Section: Background On Assessment Tools and Breeammentioning

confidence: 99%

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The impact of Breeam on the design of buildings

Haroglu

2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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Over the past few years, the Building Research Establishment environmental assessment method (Breeam) has increasingly been used for building projects in the UK. This presents design teams with numerous challenges, not the least of which is the need to manage and accommodate the Breeam requirements in their design. This paper examines the impact of the Breeam assessment process on the design of building projects in the UK using eight case studies. The main effects were found to be in the areas of building features, materials and water services. This impact varied from project to project depending on the building type, location, targeted/required Breeam rating, date of assessment and the assessor's role, as well as the team's knowledge of the assessment process. There were significant design changes in the cases aiming to achieve the highest Breeam rating. The results suggest in some cases that Breeam may limit design teams in their design by drawing their attention to achieving Breeam credits rather than the building in its entirety. For instance, Breeam tends to dictate design solutions rather than focusing on the intention -as an example, a designer may focus more on major leak detection than saving water. The paper also discusses potential incorporation of Breeam requirements into building regulations.

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confidence: 94%

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The impact of Breeam on the design of buildings

Haroglu

2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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“…Boschmann and Gabriel () note that only 15 points out of 241 in the six case study buildings they analysed were earned as a result of local design adaptations (what they call ‘deep green’ strategies). Meanwhile, Holmes and Hudson () observe that in the case of BREEAM, materials rated by BRE (the parent company owning BREEAM) are usually used because of the need for particular types of data about their performance, this limiting opportunities for the incorporation of locally unique and sourced methods of cladding, insulation etc. Similarly, Sev () argues that a disproportionately high amount of imported materials are used in buildings assessed by mobile models because of a lack of data on the energy performance of local (traditional) materials.…”

Section: Mobile Sustainable Building Assessment Models: Examining Infmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobilising sustainable building assessment models: agents, strategies and local effects

Faulconbridge

2015

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This paper considers how work on knowledge and policy mobilities can be used to analyse the processes behind and the local impacts of mobile sustainable building assessment models such as BREEAM and LEED. After reviewing existing concerns and critiques relating to the impacts of these models on the local sensitivity of sustainable building designs, consideration is given to the effects on local sensitivity of 'who mobilises' the models, the 'intercity issues' associated with generating commensurability between places and the way 'events along the way' are used to sell models. These questions reveal that work on knowledge and policy mobilities provides a useful framework through which to develop social science perspectives on the local impacts of mobile building assessment models. In particular, this approach highlights how processes of mobility are used to frame approaches to sustainable building design and potentially undermine attempts to render models sensitive to local challenges and solutions. It is, therefore, suggested that the knowledge and policy mobilities informed approach adopted here is beneficial as it places less emphasis on the intrinsic technical features of models and more emphasis on the powerful effects of processes of mobilisation on understandings and practices of sustainable design.

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“…According to Wasiluk (2007), sustainable commercial buildings have a competitive advantage over traditional commercial buildings because of their ability to attract higher profile tenants to command above-market rentals and thus, capital values. Furthermore, green buildings command a premium by virtue of the ''badge of honor,'' which is awarded by the rating systems, and the concomitant brand name, which investors use in marketing (e.g., Shiers, 2000;Holmes and Hudson, 2001;Jones Lang LaSalle, 2006;Reed and Wilkinson, 2006). These findings have been replicated by Miller, Spivey, and Florance (2008), who conclude that ENERGY STAR-rated and LEED-certified office buildings in the U.S. have a competitive advantage over their non-rated counterparts.…”

Section: Economic Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%