by Marina Young | Jul 31, 2026
Most life cycle costing in construction exists to satisfy a requirement. A BREEAM credit calls for it. A planning authority requests it. A funder makes it a condition. In each case, the requirement sets the scope, and the analysis follows. A bespoke life cycle costing...
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 | May 29, 2026
Ask three people what Life Cycle Costing (LCC) means and you will often get three different answers. One may describe a high-level cost comparison completed at RIBA Stage 2 to inform structural or façade options. Another may refer to a detailed component-by-component...
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...
