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Appendix A – National Scheme Operators (NSOs)

National Scheme Operators (NSOs) operate tailored, country-specific BREEAM schemes under licence from BRE Global Ltd. These organisations are selected to provide local knowledge, market presence and local stakeholder engagement through their governance structures.

BRE Global Ltd is the NSONational Scheme Operator for BREEAM UK and also for the pan country BREEAM International schemes. The BREEAM International schemes apply in any country in the world except the UK and countries where a NSO is operating a local scheme.

The schemes developed by National Scheme Operators must comply with the requirements of the BREEAM Core Technical Standard and the BREEAM Core Process Standard, both of which expand on the framework set out within the Code for a Sustainable Built Environment.

The NSOs and their local BREEAM schemes are listed on the BREEAM webpage: www.breeam.com, and there is a Technical Standards Finder tool available to help customers select the correct scheme. The local schemes must be used for assessments where appropriate; in these instances contact the local NSO for further information. Where a building falls outside of the scope of these local schemes, or there is no local NSO operating in a country, the pan country BREEAM International schemes are used.