Environmental management – Timing of obtaining ISO 14001/EMAS certification

The contractor must be in possession of the ISO 14001/EMAS certification prior to starting works on the development under assessment.

This is to ensure that the aim of the issue, to ‘encourage construction sites managed in an environmentally sound manner’, can be achieved. To uphold the robustness of BREEAM, the date of certification to ISO 14001/EMAS must be prior to initial works starting on the site.