Pilot study involved more than 200 properties

A new Breeam standard for the refurbishment for domestic buildings has launched.

Breeam Domestic Refurbishment is available for use on projects of any size and has been developed to align with the government’s Green Deal, scheduled to launch this autumn.

Carol Atkinson, chief executive of BRE Global, said: “It pinpoints those elements of the refurbishment that will bring the greatest returns and provides a methodology, software tool and certification for those responsible for the delivery of sustainable domestic refurbishment projects.

“As well as addressing overall sustainability issues, the scheme can help specific initiatives to tackle fuel poverty, reduce flooding and security risks, and enhance the health and wellbeing of tenants and householders.” 

The scheme will be live for project registration on July 2, 2012. See the technical manual here.