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19 April 2010 Breeam award-winning project 'a shining example'
BRE Environmental Assessment Method (Breeam) status has been awarded to a housing development, which won first place in the Breeam Ecohomes category at Ecobuild. Croydon's Sanderstead Road De ...
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16 April 2010 Primary school aims for BREEAM rating
A primary school is aiming for a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) accreditation as work begins on its transformation. Quarry Bank Primary School in the West Midlands is seeing a & ...
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09 March 2010 BREEAM rating awarded to college
A college building has been awarded a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of excellent for its eco friendliness. South Devon College's University Centre building has not yet b ...
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02 February 2010 BREEAM standard project 'underway in Leeds'
An office re-development that aims to meet the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) standards of very good has been embarked on in Leeds. Wilton Developments has taken on the £10 ...
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20 January 2010 BREEAM rated project awarded to Kier Western
A green construction which hopes to rate as excellent on BRE Environmental Assessment Method has been awarded to Kier Western. The firm gained the £6 million contract to build the Energy ...
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12 January 2010 Cambridge project 'aims for BREEAM excellence'
Sustainable procurement and other environmental concerns will be involved with the expansion of Cambridge University, which will be the UK's "greenest development". According to the ...
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29 December 2009 BRE: Public sector buildings not showing improvement
BRE has claimed that energy certificates do not show whether public sector buildings are energy efficient. The BRE Trust - which issues the BREEAM environmental assessment method - said certi ...
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16 December 2009 'One of the largest' LEED accredited construction opens
An $8.5 million (£5 million) complex built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards opened in Las Vegas on December 16th. National Public Radio (NPR) reported th ...
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07 December 2009 Network Rail hoping for 'Excellent' BREEAM rating for national centre
Network Rail has announced it is hoping to achieve a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of 'Excellent' for its planned new centre in Milton Keynes. Construction work is due t ...
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04 December 2009 BREEAM 'excellent' rating planned for new science block
Developers are hoping a new science block at the University of Central Lancashire will achieve an 'Excellent' rating under the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). Morgan Ashurst has ...
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18 November 2009 BREEAM 'Excellent' rating awarded to Cornwall office
A BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of 'Excellent' has been awarded to plans for a new environmentally-friendly office in Cornwall. Work has now begun on the new head office ...
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12 November 2009 BREEAM 'Excellent' rating achieved by Birmingham development
A high-profile development in Birmingham has gained a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of 'Excellent' in regard to its sustainability credentials. The Colmore Plaza had alr ...
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09 November 2009 Building aiming for BREEAM certification nearing completion
A new £60 million operational centre for Severn Trent, which is aiming for an Excellent rating under the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), is nearing completion after the top floor an ...
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30 October 2009 BREEAM rating of excellent planned for new research centre
Barr Construction is aiming to achieve a BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of excellent when it builds a new fish research centre in Aberdeen. The company will incorporate e ...
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27 October 2009 Highest ever BREEAM score awarded to Cardiff office
The best-ever UK BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) award has been handed out to architectural firm Stride Treglown. Its new Cardiff offices, which are not due to be completed until ...
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07 September 2009 Environment Agency office earns highest-ever BREEAM score
A new Environment Agency office building in Bristol has received the highest score ever awarded by the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). The government body's new building has ear ...
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18 August 2009 Atkins Bristol office 'a model of sustainability'
Engineering consultancy firm Atkins has opened a new office in Bristol which it describes as "a new benchmark" for sustainability due to its construction and management. The firm's ...