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...
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 | Jun 19, 2026
The value of a Pre-Demolition Audit has never been about the document itself. It comes from the decisions that the audit allows project teams to make. When teams undertake the audit early, they can identify reuse opportunities, inform demolition strategy, support...
by Marina Young | Jun 12, 2026
Anthony Waterman is the Director of ADW Developments. With over 25 years in construction economics and sustainability, he leads one of the UK’s most respected specialist consultancies, advising on projects worth over £1 billion in construction value every year,...
