3/6/2010
BRE Global and Greenworks sign MOU for BREEAM in Bulgaria
BRE Global and Greenworks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of BREEAM in Bulgaria.
Andreya Momerin of Greenworks, who is also vice-chair of the Bulgarian Sustainable Building Council, said "BREEAM is the most established and respected evaluation system for green buildings. We have a strong drive to transform the built environment in Bulgaria and are pleased to be working with BRE Global to bring BREEAM to our country and ultimately to promote its development throughout the Balkan region."
One of the first actions by Greenworks under the MOU is to set up an Advisory Council for BREEAM in Bulgaria, which will be composed of leading developers, architectural firms and clients. Greenworks will develop BREEAM schemes as the National Scheme Operator (NSO) under the name BREEAM BG.
Carol Atkinson, Chief Executive BRE Global said "We are pleased to sign this MOU with Greenworks as NSO for Bulgaria. This further supports the strong development of BREEAM throughout Europe."
Further information on BREEAM can be found at http://www.breeam.org/
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Notes for Editors
1 BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) is the leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings around the world, with 200,000 buildings certified and over a million buildings in total registered under the scheme. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de-facto measure used to describe a building's environmental performance. Credits are awarded in nine categories according to performance. These credits are then added together to produce a single overall score on a scale of Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent and Outstanding which is also reflected in a star rating from 1 to 5 stars http://www.breeam.org/.
2 BRE Global Limited (incorporating LPCB & BREEAM) is an independent third party approvals body offering certification of fire, security and sustainability products and services to an international market. BRE Global mission is to ‘Protect People, Property and the Planet' and is a trading subsidiary of the BRE Trust, the registered research and education charity which owns the BRE Group. For further information please contact: BRE Global, Garston, Watford, UK, WD25 9XX, Tel: +44 (0)1923 664100, Fax: +44 (0)1923 664910, Email: enquiries@breglobal.com or visit http://www.breglobal.com/
3 Greenworks is a small but innovative architectural organisation striving to
bring sustainable buildings to Bulgaria. It is led by Andreya Momerin, an architect, who is also vice-chair of the Bulgarian Sustainable Building Council - http://www.bgsbc.org/