BREEAM Wiki key articles
This page is to support users accessing and contributing to articles related to specific schemes and stakeholder groups. This is a protected page, if you have an article you would like to be listed, either email [email protected] or add a comment at the foot of the page.
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Multiple Author Articles
Flagship' content relating to individual sustainability topics:
General multiple author articles, easy to add to:
- BREEAM Misconceptions
- BREEAM Easy wins
- BREEAM and RIBA stages
- BREEAM Evidence types by issue
- BREEAM Evidence gathering
- BREEAM Site visits
- Common pitfalls relating to BREEAM assessments
- Design team perception of the BREEAM standard
- Early BREEAM stakeholder engagement
- How to track progress on a BREEAM Project
- Tips for a new BREEAM assessor
General articles
- BREEAM Online information map
- BREEAM Wiki article title suggestions
- BREEAM Wiki value - tell us your ideas
Schemes
CEEQUAL
General: BREEAM and CEEQUAL,
Communities
General: BREEAM Communities, Social Sustainability at Master-planning Stage, A renaissance in the idea of garden villages and towns, The case for BREEAM Communities
Crowd-sourced: Lessons learnt
Domestic Refurbishment
General: Retrofit-led regeneration in Greater Manchester
Home Quality Mark
General: HQM, Access and space, Green finance, Making energy calculations more accurate with HQM, 5 things you need to know about HQM ONE, Improving home quality with HQM ONE
Crowd-sourced; Differences between HQM Beta and HQM ONE
In-Use
General: BREEAM In-Use International 2015
New Construction
UK
BREEAM Issue Support Documents
BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 changes summary
International
BREEAM Issue Support Documents
Refurbishment and Fit-Out
BREEAM Issue Support Documents
Stakeholders
While the initial content of this wiki has been created mainly by BREEAM assessors and APs a key reason for creating it is to include ALL stakeholders. We welcome whole articles from the stakeholders below or smaller contributions to any Multiple Author Article.
All stakeholders
For specific sustainability issues, add your stakeholder perspective in the 'Tips and best practice' section in the Issue Support Documents
Contractors
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Design Teams
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Developers
Local Planning Authorities
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Subject Experts
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Official external links
General links to official resources covering many schemes
Featured articles and news
Key points for construction at a glance with industry reactions.
Functionality, visibility and sustainability
The simpler approach to specification.
Architects, architecture, buildings, and inspiration in film
The close ties between makers and the movies, with our long list of suggested viewing.
SELECT three-point plan for action issued to MSPs
Call for Scottish regulation, green skills and recognition of electrotechnical industry as part of a manifesto for Scottish Parliamentary elections.
UCEM becomes the University of the Built Environment
Major milestone in its 106-year history, follows recent merger with London School of Architecture (LSE).
Professional practical experience for Architects in training
The long process to transform the nature of education and professional practical experience in the Architecture profession following recent reports.
A people-first approach to retrofit
Moving away from the destructive paradigm of fabric-first.
International Electrician Day, 10 June 2025
Celebrating the role of electrical engineers from André-Marie Amperè, today and for the future.
New guide for clients launched at Houses of Parliament
'There has never been a more important time for clients to step up and ...ask the right questions'
The impact of recycled slate tiles
Innovation across the decades.
EPC changes for existing buildings
Changes and their context as the new RdSAP methodology comes into use from 15 June.
Skills England publishes Sector skills needs assessments
Priority areas relating to the built environment highlighted and described in brief.
BSRIA HVAC Market Watch - May 2025 Edition
Heat Pump Market Outlook: Policy, Performance & Refrigerant Trends for 2025–2028.
Committing to EDI in construction with CIOB
Built Environment professional bodies deepen commitment to EDI with two new signatories: CIAT and CICES.
Government Grenfell progress report at a glance
Line by line recomendation overview, with links to more details.
An engaging and lively review of his professional life.
Sustainable heating for listed buildings
A problem that needs to be approached intelligently.
50th Golden anniversary ECA Edmundson apprentice award
Deadline for entries has been extended to Friday 27 June, so don't miss out!
CIAT at the London Festival of Architecture
Designing for Everyone: Breaking Barriers in Inclusive Architecture.
Mixed reactions to apprenticeship and skills reform 2025
A 'welcome shift' for some and a 'backwards step' for others.
Comments
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