A home can be sublime and sustainable. The key is that everything is integrated from the very conception of the project, so that behind the luxury design and facilities there are also details of sustainable vocation, impossible to perceive at first glance.
How do you know that a luxury home is also sustainable? There are highly advanced application and certification methods at a technical level, such as BREEAM®, the most advanced sustainability assessment method at the moment, a world leader since its creation in 1990.
Through its seal in Spain, BREEAM®ES, sustainable construction is promoted, generating advantages in terms of savings, wellbeing and care for the environment for all those involved in the useful life of a building. In this sense, the BREEAM® assessment scheme can become a key tool to address the social, economic and environmental elements related to sustainability, from the early stages of a project’s life cycle.
Of course, all Sierra Blanca Estates homes are covered by this certificate. Its achievement unequivocally reflects our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, positively impacting both the community and the marketplace.
Cutting-edge technology, privacy, commitment to sustainability. Harmony between architecture and nature. Our homes aspire to all these attributes and evaluate their efficiency through measurement systems such as BREEAM®.
Certification process
BREEAM® currently has six certification schemes of its own. A distinction is made between urban development projects and private residential construction, as well as between buildings in use and new developments. This allows each project to be authenticated as specifically as possible.
The process of certifying a building with the BREEAM® methodology involves a whole series of steps, a pathway to ensure absolute efficiency. The choice of the assessor, an independent technician who reviews the project through to full implementation and subsequent maintenance, is the first step.
The assessor will be responsible for registering the project, carrying out a pre-assessment and determining the action plan to be followed. Once the assessment of the building has been completed and with the evidence gathered in their report, it is possible to acquire a Provisional Certificate, corresponding to a design phase. However, the Final Certificate, at a post-construction stage, is issued by BREEAM®, based on the evidence and due justification of the stipulations.
Greater well-being for the owners
The existence of a BREEAM® certificate implies that homes built under its methodology are designed to address the health and well-being of its users. Through the measurement of lighting, noise levels and air quality, unique buildings are the result, optimised to the maximum for comfort and enjoyment. Every detail, from design to maintenance, is designed to achieve excellence. These are homes to be enjoyed in all their aspects.
Reduction of energy consumption and environmental impact
A building with this certification means a reduction in energy consumption of up to 70%, as well as a reduction in water usage and maintenance costs, increasing the value of the property and increasing its occupancy rate. A BREEAM® certified home will reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 7%. Thanks to these issues, the value of the property increases by 7.5 points.
In addition, this seal guarantees that we are dealing with a sustainable construction, committed to the planet. Among the categories assessed are the promotion of alternative vehicles to private transport, thermal comfort, air quality and acoustic insulation, but also the existence of storage prior to waste collection or heating installations with a very low rate of nitrogen oxide emissions.
As Félix Rodríguez Fernández, head of BREEAM® Institutional Relations in Spain, explains, not all homes are the same, and visitors were able to see how certified buildings differ in aspects such as acoustic, thermal and lighting comfort, the water consumed by taps and the technologies used.
In its sustainable condition, there is also a commitment to proximity: in Spain, the agreement between BRE Global Ltd. (BRE) and the ITG technology centre make up BREEAM® ES, so that all buildings located in Spain are certified only from the country itself.
The result is a taste for detail, exquisite materials and intelligent design. A process of artisan craftsmanship that demands meticulous attention to detail in every residence. That is why Sierra Blanca Estates homes are BREEAM® ES certified: it is a guarantee of their distinction and quality. As lovers of the unique, its values resonate perfectly with what we want to find in our homes.
