CAPEX Sustainability Solutions: Optimising Buildings & Infrastructure

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Driving Positive Impact in the Built Environment

Bureau Veritas provides comprehensive CAPEX sustainability consultancy for the UK's construction and real estate sectors - helping investors, developers, asset managers and project teams achieve ambitious environmental goals while maintaining commercial viability.

These services are delivered by Verte and Sustainable Construction Services (SCS), two specialist Bureau Veritas companies with a combined track record across more than 500 sustainable projects. Together, our 40+ sustainability experts cover Greater London, the South East and South West, providing independent, trusted advice backed by the global assurance of Bureau Veritas.

With 40% of the world's carbon emissions attributable to the real estate sector, the pressure to transform how buildings are designed, built and operated has never been greater. From BREEAM assessments and green building certification to net zero carbon pathways and ESG portfolio services, we provide the full spectrum of sustainability expertise required to deliver meaningful change.

500+Sustainable projects advised

40+Sustainability experts across the UK

15+Sustainable Certification Schemes

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Bureau Veritas is committed to accelerating sustainable transformation in Buildings & Infrastructure across the UK. Through comprehensive sustainability consultancy services for the construction and real estate sectors, we enable clients to achieve ambitious environmental goals while maintaining commercial viability.

Our CAPEX Sustainability Services

Bureau Veritas delivers comprehensive sustainability solutions for Buildings & Infrastructure through our specialist expertise. We deliver end-to-end sustainability consultancy for buildings and infrastructure, from acquisition and design through to construction, operation and disposal. Our services span the full built environment lifecycle, serving a diverse client base across all asset classes.

GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION

✅ BREEAM UK & International
✅ LEED Certification
✅ WELL v2 Certification
✅ SKA Assessment (fit-out)
✅ Planning Sustainability Statements
✅ MoD DREAM Assessment
BUILDING PERFORMANCE

✅ EPCs & MEES
✅ NABERS UK Advisory & In Use Certification
✅ Overheating Studies
✅ Planning Energy Statements
NET ZERO CARBON

✅ RICS V2 Whole Life Carbon assessments
✅ Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
✅ WLC Planning Statements
✅ Pre-Demo/Refurb Audits
✅ UKNZCBS
We partner with developers, investors and asset managers to deliver independent verification that helps you achieve net zero targets, enhance ESG credentials, and future-proof your real estate portfolio more effectively.

Our purpose is to enable people to accelerate change in the built environment.

With 40% of the world's carbon emissions coming from the real estate sector, we have a responsibility to transform how our industry operates.

Asset Performance & ESG Portfolio Services

We support investors and asset managers in understanding, managing and improving the sustainability performance of their portfolios, from individual asset reviews to portfolio-wide ESG strategy and regulatory compliance.

Portfolio Screening & Asset Performance Review
We conduct comprehensive assessments to identify your current position, quantify climate risk and define the scale of action required:
- EPC Improvement Plans - Energy Performance Certificate enhancement strategies and MEES compliance roadmaps
- Net Zero Carbon Energy Use Intensity (EUI) Targets - establishing science-based performance benchmarks
- CRREM Assessment and Asset Stranding Analysis - carbon risk evaluation and transition pathway modelling
- Climate Resilience evaluations and physical risk adaptation strategies
- ESG credentials assessment across GRESB, SFDR, EU Taxonomy and ISSB frameworks
Asset Improvement Plans
Tailored to your investment objectives, time horizon and available capital:
- High-level improvement plans identifying 10%+ energy reduction opportunities without capital expenditure
- In-depth energy audits and asset repositioning frameworks
- Retrofit and refurbishment strategies, including PAS 2035 coordination, for enhanced long-term performance
Sustainability Due Diligence & Acquisition Support

Independent sustainability due diligence to inform accurate asset valuation, surface improvement opportunities and mitigate ESG risk during acquisition. Our reports are structured to support lender, investor and board-level decision-making, and are delivered by accredited specialists with sector-specific expertise.

Green Building Certification

We provide end-to-end consultancy and assessment support across the full range of UK and international green building, health and wellbeing, and infrastructure certification schemes, helping clients achieve the ratings and credentials that matter to their investors, occupiers and planning authorities.

Sustainability Certifications
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
- SKA environmental assessment for fit-out projects
- DREAM — Defence Related Environmental Assessment Methodology
- CEEQUAL for civil engineering and infrastructure
- Code for Sustainable Homes
- NABERS UK — Design for Performance and operational certification
Health & Wellbeing Certifications
- WELL Building Standard — WELL AP services and consultancy
- Fitwel certification for healthy buildings
- Home Quality Mark (HQM) for residential developments
- Post Occupancy Evaluations (POE) for performance verification
Digital Performance
- WiredScore for digital connectivity
- Living Buildings Challenge consultancy
Specialist Sector
- DREAM consultancy for government and defence projects
- Secure facilities, sustainability and energy assessments
- Government project compliance and specialist requirements

Featured Service: BREEAM Assessments

Our accredited BREEAM Assessors and Advisory Professionals (APs) guide projects from feasibility through to certification across every BREEAM scheme. Verte is currently advising on multiple BREEAM Outstanding-rated developments, demonstrating the capability to deliver at the highest standard.

Schemes we assess:

BREEAM New Construction - for new commercial, residential and mixed-use developments
BREEAM Refurbishment & Fit-Out - for existing assets undergoing improvement
BREEAM In-Use - for operational buildings and ESG-aligned portfolio management
BREEAM Infrastructure / CEEQUAL - for civil engineering and public infrastructure
BREEAM International - for global developments where international schemes apply
Home Quality Mark (HQM) - for residential developers alongside or in place of BREEAM

Our BREEAM AP services include:

BREEAM AP appointment and ongoing project coordination from RIBA Stage 1
Pre-assessment, gap analysis and credit strategy development
Design team workshops and sustainability briefings
Credit-specific consultancy across Health & Wellbeing, Energy, Materials and Waste categories
Evidence review, submission management and assessor liaison through to certification

Net Zero Carbon Advisory

The built environment must decarbonise at pace to meet UK climate commitments. Our specialists support clients across both operational and embodied carbon, from strategic net zero pathways and whole life carbon assessments to energy audits and MEES compliance.

Operational Carbon Services
- Net Zero Carbon Energy Use Intensity Targets and transition pathways, aligned to Science Based Targets and UKGBC frameworks
- CRREM Assessment and Asset Stranding Analysis
- Net Zero Carbon Action Plans & Pathways
- NABERS UK Assessments and Design for Performance
- EPC Improvement Plans and MEES Compliance Strategies
- Energy Audits and HVAC Optimisation
- Operational Energy Modelling (CIBSE TM54)
Embodied Carbon & Whole Life Carbon Assessments
- Whole Life Carbon Assessments (RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment 1st and 2nd Edition 2023)
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) using OneClick LCA software
- BREEAM Mat 01 Life Cycle Analysis and Man 02 Life Cycle Costing
- Circular Economy Statements and pre-demolition/pre-refurbishment audits
- Third-party verified assessments and independent verification
Corporate Net Zero Strategy
- Net Zero strategy development and implementation, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- Carbon Reduction Plans and GHG Protocol carbon footprinting
- Sustainability statements for planning applications
- Government and public sector standards: NHS Net Zero, Scotland's Net Zero Public Sector Buildings

Energy Efficiency & Building Performance Modelling

Using industry-leading software including IES-VE, NABERS, Passivhaus and SAP, our building physics and energy specialists model performance across thermal comfort, daylighting, air quality and regulatory compliance, providing the technical evidence base your project needs.

Building Physics & Performance

Building physics and internal environment modelling
Operational energy assessments (CIBSE TM54)
Thermal comfort and overheating analysis (TM52, BB 101, Part O, TM49, TM59)
Daylight performance studies (BS 8206, BREEAM Hea 01)
Building Regulations Part L, Part G, Part O compliance
Future weather modelling analysis
Energy Performance Certificates & Compliance
- EPCs (Energy Performance Certificates) for domestic and non-domestic buildings
- NABERS UK assessments and improvement surveys
- Passivhaus models and compliance studies
- SAP calculations and domestic thermal bridging analysis
- PAS 2035 retrofit coordination
Specialised Analysis
- Ventilation & Air Quality calculations for complex dynamic spaces
- CIBSE Heating and Cooling calculations
- Passive Design Analysis and low/zero carbon technology assessment
- Critical Surface Temperature condensation risk analysis

ESG Strategy & Sustainability Reporting

Credible ESG reporting and clearly defined sustainability strategy are now fundamental to capital allocation, planning consent and stakeholder confidence across the built environment. Our specialists help real estate businesses develop strategies that are commercially grounded and capable of meeting the most demanding disclosure requirements. With 40% of the world's carbon emissions coming from the real estate sector, we help develop corporate sustainability strategies aligned with ESG objectives:

Corporate Sustainability Strategy
- Net Zero strategy development and implementation
- Sustainability strategy tailored to real estate business objectives
- ESG alignment and materiality assessments
Reporting & Regulatory Disclosures
- GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark)
- SECR & ESOS (Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting, Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme)
- GHG reporting and carbon footprinting
- SFDR & EU Taxonomy alignment and reporting
- ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) compliance
Planning & Local Authority Compliance
- Sustainability statements for planning applications
- Local authority compliance (GLA, Welsh Government standards)
- Supplementary Planning Document compliance reporting
- Environmental site impact support and coordination

Bureau Veritas Expertise Delivered by Verte and SCS

All CAPEX sustainability consultancy services on this page are delivered by Bureau Veritas companies Verte and Sustainable Construction Services (SCS), two specialist practices with proven track records in the UK built environment.

About Sustainable Construction Services (SCS)

Sustainable Construction Services (SCS) is an award-winning environmental and sustainability consultancy with over 15 years of experience. Founded in 2008 and based in Bristol, SCS specialises in simplifying sustainability requirements within the built environment.

SCS was built to cut through green hype with a no-jargon, no-nonsense approach, translating complex compliance requirements into plain English and helping clients achieve targets without unnecessary cost or delay.

SCS specialises in BREEAM, Energy Modelling, Embodied Carbon, Retrofit, Planning Compliance, Government Sector. Visit SCS here.

About Verte

Verte, a Bureau Veritas company, is a sustainability consultancy specialising in real estate with a ten-year track record of delivering successful outcomes. Based in London, Verte has advised on over 500 sustainable real estate projects and is currently active on several BREEAM Outstanding-rated developments.

Being independent enables the Verte team to think differently, providing honest, progressive advice that aligns investment decisions with genuine sustainability objectives, whether clients are buying, selling or managing assets.

Verte specialises in BREEAM, LEED, Net Zero, Carbon, ESG Portfolio Services and Sustainability Due Diligence. Visit Verte here.

Combined Expertise and Coverage

Together, Bureau Veritas companies Verte and SCS bring more than 40 sustainability experts with complementary geographic coverage across Greater London, the Southeast, and the Southwest. This partnership creates a comprehensive UK Buildings & Infrastructure sustainability capability, serving a diversified client base including investors, developers, asset managers, project managers, architects, planning consultants, building services engineers, and main contractors.

Both companies are committed to transforming the way the industry operates, transitioning existing assets and creating spaces that minimise environmental impact while improving the health and wellbeing of the people within them. As Bureau Veritas companies, they provide independent, trusted advice that aligns sustainability objectives with commercial realities.