Morgan Lovell Appointed as BREEAM Assessors

Morgan Lovell has reinforced its position as a pioneer of sustainable office design, after becoming a licensed BREEAM Offices Assessment Organisation.

The office transformation specialist is now licensed to measure the sustainability score of an office in order to identify ways companies can reduce high energy usage and waste, whilst increasing comfort and satisfaction for users of the building.

Administered by the BRE, the leading research and consultancy group for the construction industry, BREEAM Offices is one of the world’s most widely-used ways of reviewing and improving the environmental performance of office buildings.

A BREEAM Offices Assessment can be carried out at the design stage for both new build and major refurbishment projects, or after construction. Assessments can also be carried out for existing buildings currently in use.

Assessments centre on eight key areas: management, health and wellbeing, energy, transport, water, materials, land use and ecology, as well as pollution. Performance is measured through a four stage grading process.

Morgan Lovell’s dedicated team of BREEAM Assessors, James Bleakman, Adrian Norman and John Rycroft, will be able to offer the assessment service across the UK.

The company also has three accredited designers under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) programme, a ‘green’ building rating system developed in the USA.

David Henderson, managing director of Morgan Lovell, said: “In a serviced based economy such as the UK, a ‘green’ office is a great way for a company to reduce its carbon footprint and motivate staff at the same time.

“Through the expertise of James, Adrian and John, and that of the LEED designers at Morgan Lovell, we are able to deliver a cost effective sustainable office, which puts the company at the forefront of the industry.”

Located in London, Birmingham and the Thames Valley, Morgan Lovell is the UK’s leading office interior design, fit out and refurbishment specialist. With its own teams of designers, surveyors and project managers, the company can design, manage and deliver entire projects, with the benefit of just one point of contact. www.morganlovell.com

It is a member of Morgan Sindall plc, the construction group, which has four specialist divisions of fit out, construction, infrastructure services and affordable housing.