Book Description

• Shows how to achieve higher BREEAM Schools ratings at minimum cost
• Gives cost of BREEAM Schools ratings per credit which can be applied to projects
• Helps education specialists and the construction industry to meet Government sustainability targets
• Extends the information in BRE Trust report ’Putting a price on sustainability’

This report will provide an understanding of the cost benefit implications of building to BREEAM ratings and low/zero-carbon standards. One of the principal barriers to the wider adoption of more sustainable design and construction solutions is the perception that they may cost much more.

Evidence collected by BRE and Faithful+Gould disproves this assumption.

This BRE Trust-funded report identifies the additional capital costs associated with a range of sustainable and low- or zero-carbon solutions for a primary and secondary school, demonstrating that significant improvements in the sustainability performance of a building can be achieved at little additional cost. This information is crucial as the government drives forward the construction of sustainable schools.

30 pages.

Contents:

Summary
Introduction
- Sustainability - at what cost?
- Key drivers
- Aims of this report
Our approach
- Case study details
- BREEAM Schools
- Cost information
- Example
- Whole life costs
- Location-related costs

Our approach
Case study 1: Primary school
Case study 2: Secondary school
Case study 3: Zero/low-carbon school
Discussion
Where to go from here
Assessment timeline
References
Appendix

Other publications that may also be of interest
Putting a price on sustainability
The Green Guide to Specification, 4th Edition