Mainer have successfully driven a landmark reform in how BREEAM Design Stage Assessments are undertaken. Their expertise and advocacy have culminated in the acknowledgement of the importance of the strategy tabled by Mainer, with the release of BREEAM Guidance Note 55: Contractual Clauses, fundamentally reshaping the way evidence is produced and verified during the design and procurement phases.

A new version of the UK’s leading sustainability standard is launching soon, and it’s set to shape the future of how we design, deliver, and operate buildings. BREEAM v7 brings a stronger focus on real-world energy use, whole-life carbon, and clearer evidence requirements, raising the bar for achieving top ratings like Excellent or Outstanding.

Sustainability is a key focus in UK planning, with policies requiring energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and circular economy strategies in new developments.

Mainer Associates are proud to assist our clients in achieving post construction certifications for BREEAM Outstanding – the highest rating a building can achieve within a BREEAM assessment. This year we’ve helped 3 projects achieve this distinction…find out how we did it.

It is well documented that industrial facilities can have a negative impact on the environment, both in the UK and globally. It is therefore vital that industrial buildings are constructed or refurbished in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. This article looks at how Mainers BREEAM expertise can help you.

Located in Leeds’ urban quarter, 11 & 12 Wellington Place is one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings. Mainer Associates were able to reduce the embodied carbon target by 333kg CO2e/m2, but how did we do it?

Mainer Associates are proud to assist our clients in achieving Design Stage certifications for BREEAM Outstanding – the highest rating a building can achieve within a BREEAM Assessment. We help our clients to consistently realise their targets; in this article, therefore, we present three projects whereby our involvement has helped our clients’ aspirations to become a reality.

Over the past year, the UK has seen two key updates to BREEAM as well as Government review on Net Zero. For individuals working in sustainability for the built environment, these updates are important to consider when completing a BREEAM Assessment.

Three future BREEAM Assessors take their first steps…

Here at Mainer we like to throw our Graduates in at the deep end, so they had barely got their feet under the table before Dan, Alice and Chris embarked on the BREEAM Associate training course!

How can the fight against environmental pollution be solved with ‘Net Zero’ targets, and more specifically, where does the responsibility lie for BREEAM and the construction industry to contribute?

BREEAM ratings and other sustainable certifications can influence the rental value of real estate, and if they so do, how could this effect the needs and demands for future BREEAM assessments?

4 Angel Square, NOMA, and 11 & 12 Wellington Place are the first of Mainer Associates’ projects to achieve BREEAM outstanding, the highest BREEAM rating possible.