BREEAM · BREEAM AP
University of Warsaw – Faculty of Journalism, Bednarska Street
2025
Design · Certification · Sustainability data in BIM
We design
and certify
buildings.
Certified buildings, and sustainability data that survives handover.
Who we are
Engineering that proves its sustainability.
B+Discern is a consulting and engineering company that builds sustainability into the BIM model and certifies the result. We write sustainability-data requirements into the EIR and BEP, check models at every stage gate, and hand over open-format data that keeps working through operation and refurbishment.
Around that we deliver green building certification (BREEAM, LEED, WELL, GRESB), Passivhaus and EnerPHit design, decarbonisation of existing buildings, whole life carbon, and ESG reporting under EU Taxonomy, CRREM, UKNZCBS, SECR and ESOS. Our consultants and experts will help you create a low or zero energy building, and verify that it performs.
—Realised projects
—Projects in progress
—Years of experience
—Team members
The gap
Created for certification. Lost at handover.
Sustainability data is gathered for BREEAM, planning and ESG reporting. At handover it rarely sits in the model in a usable form, so each new user rebuilds it.
Reporting now asks for measured data: the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard needs twelve months of measured energy data, and investors and lenders ask for overlapping evidence through EU Taxonomy, GRESB and CRREM.
One source, many frameworks
Energy use intensityFloor areaMetered energy by carrierUpfront and whole-life carbonRefrigerants
UKNZCBS, EU Taxonomy, GRESB, CRREM, SECR, ESOS, BREEAM and Passivhaus all draw on these same data structures.
What we do
Certify it. Design it. Prove it.
Sustainability inside BIM
Sustainability requirements, carried by the model.
Written once in the client's brief, planned by the project team, held in the BIM model and checked at every stage gate, so the data is still there, and still usable, after handover.
Client brief (EIR): what is requiredDelivery plan (BEP): how the team delivers itBIM model: where the data lives
EIR = Employer's Information Requirements · BEP = BIM Execution Plan · IDS = Information Delivery Specification, a machine-checkable version of the requirements.
Follow one requirement
1The client brief (EIR) asks for it
2The delivery plan (BEP) says who provides it and when
3The model carries it
4An automated check verifies it
5The handover file keeps it
Example: refrigerant type recorded on every cooling unit.
The open standards already exist
IFC 4.3
Carbon properties built in.
ISO 22057
EPD data into BIM.
IDS
Requirements checked by machine.
COBie, Brick, Haystack, DTDL
Open handover formats.
B+Discern assembles, pins and checks them as one stack, so the record you receive carries carbon, energy, materials, circularity, performance and cost, created during delivery and maintained through the lifecycle.
How it works
Define it. Check it. Hand it over.
Define
Sustainability-data requirements written into the client's brief (EIR) and the team's delivery plan (BEP), so everyone knows what must be recorded and when.
Check
Every model validated automatically at each stage gate, with a pass/fail report and a fix list.
Hand over
Open formats (IFC, COBie, IDS, Haystack, Brick, DTDL) that work with your systems and create no vendor lock-in.
Services & pricing
Clear scopes. Indicative prices.
All work follows the LETI hierarchy: reduce energy use first, then fabric-first retrofit and system modernisation, then final optimisation of residual emissions and renewables. The bill is never a catalogue of disconnected items.
Best place to start
5-day BIM Sustainability Data Health Check
We check one existing project model and return a gap report within five working days. £1,000 launch price (standard £1,750–2,000), credited toward a pilot.
BIM-embedded sustainability data: written into requirements, checked at every gate, handed over in open formats.
Health Check (5 days)Gap report on one project model. Credited against a pilot.
£1,000 launch
then £1,750–2,000
then £1,750–2,000
EIR / BEP authoringSustainability-data requirements written into the client's documents.
£4,000–8,000
per project
per project
IDS stage-gate checkingAutomated model validation at each gate, with a pass/fail report and fix list.
£8,000–15,000
per project
per project
Open-format handover packIFC / COBie / IDS plus Haystack / Brick / DTDL operational export.
£3,000–6,000
per project
per project
Passivhaus design + PHPP modellingCertified Passive House design support, with PHPP mapped to the BIM model, not run parallel to it.
£1,500–3,000
per project
per project
EnerPHit retrofitPassive House retrofit standard for refurbishment and decarbonisation projects.
£1,000–2,500
per asset
per asset
Decarbonisation of existing commercial buildings, from a data baseline to a funded Net Zero roadmap.
1. Data baseline: Scope 1–3 (GHG Protocol)12–36 months of energy analysis; EUI, CO₂ and costs; Scope 1–2 identification; initial Scope 3.
£2,000–12,000
2. Operational optimisationBMS tuning, AHU/VAV, energy quick wins, no- or low-CAPEX actions.
£8,000–50,000
3. Energy modelling: IES + calibrationDynamic modelling, calibration to real data, performance-gap analysis. Larger assets above 10,000 m².
£15,000–80,000
4. Net Zero roadmap & retrofit scenariosFabric + HVAC scenarios, heat pumps, PV, CAPEX/OPEX, CO₂, payback and phasing. Larger assets above 10,000 m².
£30,000–150,000
5. Whole Life Carbon: EN 15978 / WLCAOperational (Scope 1–2) and embodied (Scope 3) carbon, modules A–C + D, scenario comparison.
£5,000–40,000
6. ESG implementation & reportingTender support, RIBA 3–5 review, commissioning, monitoring, CSRD / TCFD / taxonomy evidence.
£50,000–300,000+
or fixed retainer
or fixed retainer
Certification in Poland, where tenants, funds and green-financing banks increasingly require BREEAM.
BREEAM ExpressFast, high-quality BREEAM certification.
70,000 PLN
EPC renewals (świadectwa charakterystyki energetycznej)Portfolio pricing for certificates reaching the end of their 10-year validity.
On request
Evidence packs for investors and lenders, fed by the same data structures as your certification work.
EU Taxonomy alignment reportingArticles 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.7 evidence and DNSH criteria.
£3,000–10,000
per month, per portfolio
per month, per portfolio
CRREM pathway analysis1.5 °C pathway positioning.
£2,000–5,000
per asset
per asset
GRESB assessment supportAsset-level energy, GHG, water and waste evidence packs.
On request
Prices are indicative. A final fixed quote, with assumptions listed, follows a 2-hour remote discovery call covering floor area, data availability and scope.
Selected work
Our newest projects.
BREEAM
IADT Dún Laoghaire – New Digital Media Building
BREEAM
Planetary Road – industrial unit
2022
BREEAM
Leonardo Helicopters Hub – industrial unit with an office
2024
BIM Coordination · Commissioning Manager
University of Warsaw – Faculty of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Campus Ochota
2021
Passive Architecture
Academy of Music
2021
BREEAM
Wrocław BaseCamp Sienkiewicza – student dormitories
2018
BREEAM
Wrocław Vienna House – hotel
2018
BREEAM
Praskie Centrum Koneser
2017
BREEAM
Mennica Legacy Tower
2016
What others say
Trusted to keep projects moving.
I have been working with LWM collaboratively since 2021 and I highly recommend this company and Lucyna due to her integrity, efficiency, and knowledge of sustainability. LWM has a lot of experience and this know-how along with Lucyna’s empathic approach to our clients have kept our projects moving smoothly forward to the completion.
Vicki Wilson · Consultant BSc(Hons) DipSBP CEnv MIEMAI am happy to say we had a highly professional experience with LWM. Our projects had some unique attributes and Lucyna, and her team, thoughtfully tackled the client expectations with the BREEAM requirements. She was always articulate on complicated matters and her knowledge and passion for sustainability was a real asset to the team.
Krzysztof Kałuża · Director, Sustainable Construction ServicesFirst step
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