Edinburgh office development achieves Scotland’s highest BREEAM score
CBRE Investment Management’s (CBRE IM) ambitious sustainability approach has been fulfilled, with the final BREEAM certification for 30 Semple Street being awarded at the top ‘Outstanding’ level.
With a final score of 93.2%, this marks a number of significant achievements for the project as it becomes Scotland’s first BREEAM Outstanding-certified office building, Scotland’s highest-rated BREEAM building across all asset classes and the second highest-scoring completed building refurbishment in the world, according to published BRE records.
In addition to such other accreditations as NABERS 5*, ‘Platinum’ scores for Air-Rated and Active Score, and an EPC ‘A’, the building is designed to achieve Net Zero carbon operation status in accordance with the UK Green Building Council’s framework definition.
Zoe Gray, Director at CBRE IM, commented: “Achieving the highest possible BREEAM rating for 30 Semple Street highlights our commitment to sustainability, future-proofing our assets and delivering value to our occupiers and investors. We believe this office building embodies the future of work, providing a space designed to foster innovation and a high quality, sustainable environment for our occupiers.”
Nick Ball, Managing Director of Corran Properties, added: “We are delighted to have realised CBRE IM’s and our ambitions to create a genuinely class-leading office development. To have achieved such a high level of BREEAM accreditation is testament to the dedication of the entire design team who ensured every possible detail was considered in order for the building to operate as sustainably as possible.”
