BREEAM Healthcare
BREEAM Healthcare was commissioned by the Department of Health and Welsh Health Estates and has now replaced NEAT (NHS Environmental Assessment Tool) as the preferred environmental assessment method for healthcare buildings in the UK.
As of 1st of July 2008, the Department of Health require, as part of the Outline of Business Case approval, that all new builds achieve an Excellent and all refurbishments achieve a Very Good rating under BREEAM Healthcare. Additionally, all projects are required to achieve credit Tra 5 Travel Plan.
BREEAM Healthcare can be used to assess the following types of healthcare developments at both the Design and Post Construction stages of their lifecycle:
• Teaching/specialist hospitals
• General acute hospitals
• Community and mental health hospitals
• GP surgeries
• Health centres and clinics
BRE Global have also recently launched BREEAM Healthcare XB as a means of assessing existing buildings in operation. For further information please visit our BREEAM Healthcare XB webpage.
Please visit one of the pages below if you are interested in:
- Downloading a copy of the 2008 BREEAM Healthcare Assessor manual or Pre Assessment Estimator
- Having a BREEAM Healthcare assessment carried out
- Becoming a licensed BREEAM Healthcare assessor
- Contacting a licensed BREEAM Healthcare assessment organisation
To find out more please contact the BREEAM Office.
