BREEAM, the leading UK green-building rating system, arrived in the United States less than two months ago. Now it has issued a technical manual for BREEAM USA In-Use, tailored specifically to the U.S. marketplace.
The new standard, reports the website Environmental Leader, takes into account the specific legal requirements and government regulations in place and addresses the many nuances affecting the American marketplace, its authors say.
BRE America, the partnership between the UK’s BRE Group and BuildingWise, the U.S.-based LEED certification consultancy, says the release of the technical manual brings BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) closer to full deployment in America.
The partners say BREEAM USA In-Use focuses on the 5.6 million existing commercial buildings in the country that are not currently benchmarking their sustainability efforts using a “scientifically-based green building certification,” such as LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED EB). Read More at ProudGreenBuilding >
