{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6687f464f5f883ab764e21cb/68e382732298c9c49d04b768?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The BREEAM Podcast: Episode 6","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6687f464f5f883ab764e21cb/1759740158901-47fe6db6-dcdb-4b89-888e-9b40eeec9840.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the BREEAM Podcast, Breana Wheeler, BRE’s U.S Director of Operations talks to Tom Wilson, Head of BREEAM Development about the launch of BREEAM New Construction Version 7 and what it means for designers, developers and the sustainability of the built environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Some of the topics covered are:</p><ul><li>The electrification of buildings and how this energy strategy can help decarbonise the built environment</li><li>Net zero carbon buildings and how BREEAM can support their development</li><li>How BRE used building science to develop BREEAM in the 1990s, when sustainability of the built environment was a relatively new concept</li><li>How the new BREEAM digital platform makes reporting less of a chore and enables building managers and owners to act on the data.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About this episode</strong></p><p>Discover more about BREEAM Version 7: <a href=\"https://breeam.com/breeam-newconstructionv7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BREEAM New Construction V7</a></p><p>To read more about some of the topics discussed:Electrification of buildings: <a href=\"https://www.gresb.com/nl-en/the-essential-guide-to-electrifying-your-existing-building/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The essential guide to electrifying your existing building - GRESB</a></p><p>Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard: <a href=\"https://www.nzcbuildings.co.uk/pilotversion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pilot Version | UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard</a></p>","author_name":"BRE"}