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Energy Saving Expert now offer BREEAM In Use Audits and Advice 

BREEAM In-Use is a new scheme to help building managers reduce the running costs and improve the environmental performance of existing buildings. It consists of a standard, an easy-to-use assessment methodology and a 3rd party certification process that provides a clear and credible route map to improving sustainability.

The BREEAM In-Use scheme has three parts covering :

Asset performance - the inherent performance characteristics of the building based on its built form, construction and services

Building management performance - the management policies, procedures and practices related to the operation of the building; the consumption of key resources such as energy, water and other consumables; and environmental impacts such as carbon and waste generation

Organisational effectiveness - the understanding and implementation of management policies, procedures and practices; staff engagement; and delivery of key outputs

A further important feature of the scheme is an easy-to-use online tool to enable users to self-assess their buildings or portfolio of buildings and the operations within them. The biggest opportunity to address the UK's environmental impact lies in better management and improvement of the existing building stock.

BREEAM In-Use has been developed to recognise and encourage better building management and targeted investment in existing building stock.

BREEAM In-Use is designed to:

• Reduce operational costs
• Enhance the value and marketability of property assets
• Give a transparent platform for negotiating building improvements with landlords and owners
• Provide a route to compliance with environmental legislation and standards, such as energy labelling and ISO 14001
• Give greater engagement with staff in implementing sustainable business practices
• Provide opportunities to improve staff satisfaction with the working environment with the potential for significant improvements in productivity
• Demonstrate your commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Improve organisational effectiveness
• Provide a genuine badge of proven sustainability

The environmental performance of an organisation's built assets is a key factor in its sustainability credentials and carbon footprint. Operating a building also represents a major cost,cutting energy, water, waste and other such costs can be a relatively easy way of improving profitability. All those involved in occupying, procuring or managing existing buildings can now evaluate - and improve - the performance of their property assets and the quality of their management regimes.