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What is BREEAM In-Use? BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) In-Use (BIU) is an online assessment methodology designed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for specifically assessing environmental performance and management practices of existing and operational assets. Unlike BREEAM for New Construction, BIU focuses on the performance of existing assets throughout their lifecycles. This…

Our Carbon Footprint Report for the financial year 2025-26 is now finalised and marks our fourth full audit of company emissions. Led by Anjali Khanna, the report shows genuine progress since our previous year analysis and sets out the concrete steps we’re taking to reach net zero by 2030. The headline results: Key progress over…

Real estate owners are facing increasing pressure from regulators, lenders, and occupiers to align their portfolios with a net-zero transition, and CRREM analysis has quickly become the benchmark for demonstrating that alignment. At Envision, we help investors and asset managers understand where their portfolios sit against the 1.5°C trajectory, and what it will take to…

Following the launch of BREEAM New Construction v7, the long awaited update to the BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out technical standards have been released today (July 15th). Whilst opening date for registration for these standards is still to be confirmed (expected later this summer), Charlotte Brewin of Envision, one of our lead BREEAM RFO Assessors,…

This is the first in a series of posts from Envision exploring what shapes thermal comfort in buildings. This opening post focuses on personal factors — metabolic rate, clothing and activity level — and how sensitive PMV and PPD predictions are to the assumptions made about them. Later posts in the series will turn to…

Following the launch of Version 1 of the UK Net-Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS), Envision has published a new capabilities document setting out how we support projects throughout every stage of the net-zero journey. Director Sam Wallis has spent two years on the Technical Steering Group that developed the Standard, leading the Verification and Communication…