Launched in 1990, BREEAM is the world’s first and foremost sustainability standard and rating system for the built environment. On a global level, there are over 540,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessment ratings and more than two million registered for assessment.
The 2015 RICS report ‘Going for Green’ found that BREEAM has an 80% market share across Europe for sustainable building certification.
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Moreover, the 2014 report by international law firm DLA Piper ‘Towards a greener future’, also highlights the leading position of BREEAM within the sector. Of the five principal standards investigated BREEAM was the preferred certification, with 60% of respondents ranking it 1st. In the same survey, 83% of sustainability professionals placed.
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