BREEAM (Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) is the leading and most widely used assessment method worldwide to determine building sustainability performance.
A BREEAM assessment is based on recognized performance criteria that are compared to established benchmarks to evaluate a building's specifications, design, construction and application. The measurements used represent a broad spectrum of categories and criteria ranging from energy to ecology. They include aspects related to energy and water consumption, the internal environment (health and well-being), pollution, transportation, materials, waste, ecology and management processes.