by Marina Young | Jul 14, 2026
A building designed in 2026 will exist for years to come. It will spend most of its life in a climate that does not exist yet. BREEAM Wst 05, Adaptation to Climate Change, asks project teams to take that seriously. It is worth one credit, with an exemplary credit...
by Marina Young | Jul 10, 2026
BREEAM Version 7 renumbered the material efficiency credit. What project teams knew as Mat 06 is now BREEAM Mat 05, and BRE streamlined the assessment process along the way. None of that is the interesting part. BREEAM Mat 05 behaves differently from almost every...
by Marina Young | Feb 11, 2026
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate curiosity, innovation, and the power of future talent to shape a better world. For the built environment, this is more than a moment of recognition; it is a reminder that the path to a net zero,...
by Marina Young | Dec 2, 2025
Every year, World Soil Day, which is on the 5th of December, raises awareness of one of the most valuable and most undervalued natural resources on the planet. Soil underpins food security, biodiversity, carbon storage, and climate resilience. Yet in the built...
