Market value and attractiveness
A BREEAM-certified property communicates superior performance in terms of sustainability, efficiency, and occupant well-being. Buildings with recognised certification attract investors and occupants, enhance brand reputation, and facilitate quicker transactions on more favourable terms.

Concessional financing
Some lenders offer lower interest rates or instruments such as green mortgages for projects aiming for certifications like BREEAM.

Reducing operating costs
The BREEAM assessment process encourages design and management choices that promote energy and water efficiency, and the sustainable use of resources. These aspects contribute to a reduction in operating costs.

The BREEAM certification involves multiple parties, both in the design and construction phases. Ollum offers:

• BREEAM support for the client: BREEAM strategy definition, selection of the certification level (Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent, Outstanding), integration of requirements into specifications and contracts
• BREEAM support for architectural and engineering firms: Technical support during the design phase, translating BREEAM categories, prerequisites, and credits into concrete and measurable design solutions
• BREEAM support for construction companies and General Contractors: management of requirements related to materials, traceability, site waste, environmental plans and collection of documentary evidence for the assessment, with operational coordination leading to final certification

We operate according to the most up-to-date BREEAM schemes, adapted to the type and location of the project, including BREEAM New Construction and BREEAM In-Use:

• BREEAM New Construction: For new constructions and major renovations, with an assessment of environmental performance right from the design stage.
• BREEAM In-Use: For existing buildings in operation that wish to improve their environmental performance, management and monitoring over time.