by Marina Young | May 21, 2026
Most buildings still treat materials as a cost. BREEAM In Use asks a different question: what if those materials still hold long-term value? Within BREEAM In Use, Rsc 01 and Rsc 03 encourage asset owners to think differently about existing buildings. Not simply as...
by Anthony Waterman | Jul 9, 2025
The much-anticipated BREEAM UK New Construction Version 7 (V7) has now been released, and it represents far more than a technical update. It signals a significant shift in how the construction industry must approach value, performance, and long-term resilience. For...
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 | Jul 3, 2026
London Plan requirements go further than national policy in almost every direction. The plan sets demanding sustainability standards and enforces them through a referral system that gives the Mayor direct influence over major schemes. Developers face a longer list of...
