A familiar tale?
I’ve been reading Aber Environment and Ethics for a while now. He/She (sorry - no idea of the identity behind the author) has what sounds like a sorry tale regarding BREEAM and university buildings here. It’s heartening to find that there are some students who are taking this issue and exposing the story - something those who actually involved (i.e. on the design team or within the university staff) could not do.
What I would say is that BREEAM ratings of ‘Very Good’ or ‘Excellent’ should be built into any cost plan as early as possible - it’s clear this was not a proiority in this instance.
Blogging - citizen journalism in action!
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Interesting article. Perhaps funding should be withdrawn from bodies that persistently don't comply, or they should be made to repay it where the required ratings are not achieved - maybe that would focus a few minds?