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published: 8/5/2008
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Sustainable Schools Do Not Cost The Earth
A BREEAM Schools rating can be achieved at little or no additional capital cost, that is the conclusion of a report published today by the BRE Trust and Faithful & Gould.
The report ‘Putting A Price On Sustainable Schools' demonstrates that higher BREEAM Schools ratings can be achieved at a minimum cost. The publication outlines details of costs for individual BREEAM Schools credits which can then be applied to real projects.
The report includes case studies of Building Regulation compliant primary and secondary schools highlighting the increases in capital cost for the school to achieve Pass, Good, Very Good and Excellent under BREEAM Schools. Having considered cost implications the study then goes on to explore the increase in cost for a standard compliant school to achieve zero net carbon emissions through the use of low- or zero-carbon technologies.
One of the principal barriers to the wider adoption of more sustainable design and construction is the perception that they can incur major additional cost. This report dispels the myth that BREEAM has to cost significantly more to implement.
The report's author Anna Surgenor of BRE Global says "Our study illustrates that many sustainability measures can be implemented at little cost and some items are available at no extra cost. Of course one of the vital considerations is that sustainability needs to be embedded into the design of the school at an early stage. In some cases initial capital costs are higher but procuring a sustainable school can result in significant savings in energy, water bills and other operational costs."
On July 1st 2008, BRE Global is hosting a one day conference to accompany this publication. This will give you the opportunity to hear from BRE Global and Faithful+Gould's experts. Free copies of the publication will be provided to all attendees. For more details please visit www.bre.co.uk/events.
Copies of the report itself are priced at £25.00 and available from http://www.brebookshop.com/ Surgenor A & Butterss I. Putting A Price On Sustainable Schools. FB 15. Bracknell, IHS BRE Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84806-019-7.
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