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The merger of BREEAM (BRE Environmetal Assessment Method) and CEEQUAL is expected to lead to the creation of a single sustainability standard and certification tool for civil engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and around the world.
CEEQUAL’s business operations are transferring to BRE Global and in future will be delivered by the BREEAM certification team.
BRE said that the move was prompted by “the industry’s desire for a single sustainability rating scheme that addresses the challenges that infrastructure clients, professions and contractors currently face in delivering more sustainable and resilient infrastructure”.
It said that the move was supported by the Institution of Civil Engineers, which led the development of CEEQUAL and its launch in 2003.
BRE chief executive Peter Bonfield said: “Our long term aspiration with a single scheme is to bring together the significant experience and expertise behind the two rating systems to deliver enhanced environmental and social benefits for civil engineering works and better economic outcomes that benefit society, and broaden up-take in the UK and international markets.”
CEEQUAL chief executive Roger Venables said: “CEEQUAL is an internationally respected rating and awards scheme and has been applied to – and positively influenced – some of the UK’s most successful infrastructure projects like Crossrail and the London 2012 Olympics. It is increasingly used outside the UK, especially in Sweden and, most recently, in Qatar. I and my colleagues look forward to working with BRE to develop the next generation rating scheme that will address the significant challenges faced by those working in the sector.”
BREEAM will now launch an open pilot of its new BREEAM infrastructure methodology. This, together with the development work behind the planned upgrade of CEEQUAL (version 6) will inform the next generation scheme which BRE plans to launch in 2017.
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