by Marina Young | Jun 25, 2026
A Circular Economy Statement is not a document most developers think about at the start of a project. Teams often encounter the CES once the design has advanced and the planning submission is taking shape. As a result, they treat it as a document to produce quickly...
by Marina Young | May 14, 2026
Post-Occupancy Evaluation often starts long after the project team has moved on. A building achieves a strong BREEAM rating at post-construction stage. The certificate goes on the wall. Twelve months later, the facilities manager is dealing with complaints about...
by Marina Young | May 1, 2026
For many project teams, third-party verification of Mat 01 under BREEAM Version 7 is seen as a technical requirement. It is often passed to a sustainability consultant and treated as a task to complete. For developers, investors and cost consultants, it means more...
by Marina Young | Apr 22, 2026
What Comes Next? Each Earth Day offers the built environment sector a moment to take stock. To ask not just how far we have come, but whether the direction of travel is still right. Net zero has been the defining ambition of the last decade. It shaped policy, guided...
