In January, BREEAM released highlights from its 2024 calendar year. The past year saw robust expansion across BREEAM’s North American portfolio, including a 43 percent increase in the number of assets certified by BREEAM in the region, reinforcing its critical role as the only science-backed certification tool tailored for the commercial real estate sector. At the state level, the platform saw significant growth across the United States as Missouri welcomed its first BREEAM-certified project and Massachusetts, South Carolina and Nevada experienced 160 percent, 120 percent and 67 percent growth, respectively.
Breana Wheeler, BREEAM’s U.S. director of operations, discusses sustainable strategies that are driving the adoption of green building certifications across various industries, the challenges and opportunities d
