![]() ![]() ![]() BREEAM’s record in the UK is the most impressive, with 2,365 projects certified or in process, compared with 134 LEED buildings, 99 of which are currently in process, suggesting the certification may be gaining ground. ‘BREEAM is the principal measure of sustainability in buildings in the UK and is embedded in regulations, but everywhere else in the world LEED wins outright,’ said Nigel Ostime, director of whiteroom architecture. ![]() In Europe LEED has 1,350 projects on its books, compared with BREEAM’s 646. LEED has nearly 700 projects or potential schemes on its books in Brazil. New research by the AJ has found only one project going through BREEAM certification in China, while LEED, the sustainable building certification system developed by the US Green Building Council, has already certified 534 schemes there and has another 533 in the system since 2008.īREEAM has so far failed altogether in India and Brazil, whereas LEED has certified 142 schemes and is looking at another 232 in India. LEED is now the dominant green building standard in emerging markets and Europe, with BREEAM leading only in the UK. New research by the AJ shows the LEED sustainable building certification system dominates everywhere except in the UK LEED outstrips BREEAM across the globe – including Europe
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