Campus Update Autumn 2015 | Page 3

BREEAM | A tool to assess and measure projects against a broad range of categories and criteria which cover aspects such as energy to ecology. BREEAM measures how sustainability is being built into the overall design, construction and operation of buildings. OUTSTANDING AWARD OUTSTANDING | This project has recently been awarded a BREEAM Outstanding rating at design stage. This accreditation is the greatest level awarded and is highly regarded across the industry. To put this into context there are over 425,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessments and there are only 3 projects across the Scottish Education Sector which have secured this accolade. Our 85%+ score came from: Category Scores Management Health and Wellbeing Energy Transport Water Materials Waste Land Use and Ecology Pollution Innovation 0 100 75 80 73 100 80 83 80 67 40 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100