BREEAM Webinar Series: Driving Lower-Carbon Refurbishment Through Smarter Material Choices
When: Tuesday 23 June, 2026 11:00am BST
Reducing carbon in the built environment requires a whole-life approach. In refurbishment projects, decisions about which materials are retained, replaced, or newly specified can significantly influence a building’s overall environmental performance.
Join this webinar to explore how material strategies can support lower-carbon refurbishment outcomes. The session will examine how BREEAM strengthens the wider carbon agenda and supports better decision-making across the project lifecycle.
Through expert insight and practical discussion, we will explore how material selection, reuse, and responsible specification can enhance environmental performance, improve consistency across schemes, and contribute to meaningful long-term carbon reduction.
What will attendees gain?
- A clear understanding of how material strategies support lower-carbon refurbishment outcomes
- The opportunity to explore the relationship between material specification and whole-life carbon performance
- Clarity on how the Materials category strengthens environmental decision-making in refurbishment projects
- The chance to participate in live discussion and Q&A with industry specialists
Who should attend this webinar?
This session is ideal for sustainability professionals, architects, developers, asset managers, assessors, and organisations involved in refurbishment and fit-out projects seeking to reduce environmental impact and improve material performance.
Agenda
- Introduction: the role of materials in reducing whole-life carbon
- Materials in BREEAM V7: key updates and strategic focus
- Practical application: material selection, reuse, and specification in refurbishment projects
- Live discussion and Q&A
Panel
- Jennifer Dudley, Lead Product Manager, BRE
- Alejandro Romero, BREEAM Science Lead, BRE
- Flavie Lowres, Sustainability champion, Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS)
Speakers
-
Flavie LowresSustainability Champion, Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) -
Alejandro RomeroPrincipal Consultant; Resource Sustainability and Embodied Carbon, BRE
