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Tips for Buyers | 18 September 2024

BREEAM certification: More sustainable buildings

**BREEAM certification:** More sustainable buildings

The BREEAM certificate is a system for assessing the sustainability of buildings and has now become one of the most widely used sustainability certification systems in the world. It assesses a series of categories, such as energy efficiency, water consumption, material quality, air quality, management system, health and quality of life, and ecological land use.

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

Developed by the UK organisation BRE Global in 1990, BREEAM was the first sustainability assessment system in construction to offer an environmental label for buildings, flexible enough to be applicable to any type of construction, in both the tertiary and residential sectors.

BREEAM is an internationally recognised environmental assessment and certification framework for buildings.

This system was developed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), a UK-based research organisation, in 1990 and has since been used to assess and certify the sustainability of buildings in various countries around the world.

This certification is important for assessing the environmental performance of buildings in various categories, including the use of energy, water, materials, waste and pollution, among other aspects.

This system provides a framework for measuring and improving the sustainability of buildings, encouraging the adoption of more sustainable design and construction practices.

Certification is important for proving the sustainability of properties and differentiating them in a competitive property market.

Our greatest commitment is to sustainability, which allows us to ensure quality for today and for the future.

We have a holistic vision of sustainability, which ranges from design to materials and construction systems, interior elements and the surrounding green spaces, to which we add our concern for biodiversity, which leads us to constantly strive to do the best that current science allows.

The experience and translation of this commitment into work is attested to by BREEAM certification, the world's leading certification system in all dimensions of sustainability, with certain Criterion Portugal projects achieving a ‘very good’ rating

The BREEAM system covers both the pursuit of zero carbon in buildings and the creation of healthy environments for people, taking care of thermal and sound comfort, adequate ventilation and air quality, thus promoting the well-being of the inhabitants of our developments.

Optimising the use of resources, with a view to circularity and reuse, is another parameter that defines our actions both in terms of the homes and the surrounding areas, taking care to ensure the environmental balance of everything that is built, preserving biodiversity and the typical nature of each location.