BREEAM provides new and growing opportunities for work for building surveyors

Abstract

Recent years have seen a growth in the importance afforded to environmental issues, including the environmental aspects of property. One manifestation of this growth is the emergence of the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) developed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Using a limited research vehicle, this paper examines the basic requirements for a BREEAM assessment and the skills required to undertake such an assessment. It compares these skills with those held by building surveyors and considers whether building surveyors are sufficiently well placed to offer BREEAM assessments as part of their portfolio of services. The conclusion is that BREEAM assessments do represent a potential market opportunity which merits consideration.

Citation

Ross Jayne, M. and Mackay, J. (1999), "BREEAM provides new and growing opportunities for work for building surveyors", Structural Survey, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809910258728