New Science Block targets BREEAM 'Very Good' rating

Worcestershire County Council Property Services targets a 'Very Good' BREEAM rating on its largest buildings and work has already begun to gain the credits available at the beginning of a building project.

What is BREEAM? 



BREEAM is the world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, with 250,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessment ratings and over a million registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990. 



BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building design, construction and operation and has become one of the most comprehensive and widely recognised measures of a building's environmental performance. It encourages designers, clients and others to think about low carbon and low impact design, minimising the energy demands created by a building before considering energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.

 http://www.breeam.org/filelibrary/BREEAM_Brochure.pdf

 

Planning Application for New Science Block Submitted

   
The Planning Submission for the New Science Block was made in February 2014. The submission includes all the planning application drawings and the planning statement for the project, which can be viewed in detail online at :http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?keyval=N0W1QCRYJ0000&searchtype=PROPERTY&module=%27;

The existing Science Block built in 1972

The application is pending consideration as the consultation period has ended. 

The drawings show the design of the proposed building to be added to the site as well as the landscaping masterplan.