by Marina Young | Oct 29, 2026
A BREEAM In-Use condition survey is the evidence the Rsc 01 credit depends on. BREEAM In-Use assesses buildings that are already operating. It looks at how an asset performs and how its owner manages it. Design intent is not the measure. Rsc 01 sits in the Resources...
by Marina Young | Oct 22, 2026
Every life cycle cost model depends on a decision that teams rarely discuss in detail. Before calculating a single figure, someone has to establish how far into the future the analysis will reach. The usual options are twenty years, thirty, fifty or sixty. The...
by Marina Young | Oct 12, 2026
Overheating is usually discussed as a compliance question. Since 2021, Approved Document O has set requirements for limiting overheating risk in new residential buildings in England, and most teams treat it as a box to clear before planning. That framing overlooks the...
by Marina Young | Oct 5, 2026
On Monday 5 October, the International Union of Architects marks World Architecture Day. The theme this year is Housing is a Human Right. Build It. It calls on architects to engage beyond design practice, into questions of housing policy, affordability and equitable...
by Marina Young | Sep 30, 2026
Man 02 is one of the more straightforward credits in BREEAM to achieve. It is also one of the most frequently missed. The requirements are clear, the methodology is well established, and the evidence is not onerous. Project teams lose these credits regularly, and...
