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Green Building News: First BREEAM USA In-Use Awarded, T-Mobile Arena Achieves LEED Gold

March 9, 2017April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Oaks Shopping Center in California is the first BREEAM USA In-Use certified building. T-Mobile Arena is the first sports and entertainment venue in Las Vegas to achieve LEED certification.

WELL, BREEAM Align Standards, Streamline Green Building Certifications

December 9, 2016August 24, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Healthy is the new green — in the building industry, at least. In a move that aims to make it easier for green building projects to achieve both the WELL Building Standard and BREEAM, the International WELL Building Institute and BRE have teamed up to identify alignments between the two ... Read more »

BREEAM Green Building Rating System Arrives in US

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BREEAM, the leading UK green-building rating system, has crossed the pond and is looking to take on its US counterpart LEED.

Does Sustainability Add Value To Real Estate?

April 22, 2015April 21, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Simon Guy, head of marketing and communications – sustainability at BRE Group, tells PropertyEU at the 2015 ICSC Europe Conference in London that BRE research has shown that sustainability can add to the value of real estate assets if the strategy is correctly implemented.

Green Generation Partners with UK’s BRE for Energy Efficiency

February 11, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Green Generation Solutions, a Washington DC-based company that implements energy efficiency plans in commercial properties, has opened an office in the UK and formed an alliance with London-based consultancy BRE. Initially, BRE will carry out independent energy audits on buildings, identifying improvements that can be implemented. GreenGen will then provide ... Read more »

UL, BRE Announce Mutual Recognition EPD

February 4, 2015February 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

UL Environment has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Building Research Establishment to jointly recognize each other’s environmental product declarations. Mutual recognition offers manufacturers a simpler entry to the global marketplace, says Lisa Meier, vice president and general manager of UL Environment. UL says it is partnering with global ... Read more »

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