BEAM is:

• The leading initiative to assess, improve, certify and label the environmental performance of buildings;
• A comprehensive standard and supporting process covering all building types, including mixed use complexes, both new and existing;
• A means by which to benchmark and improve performance;
• A voluntary scheme developed in partnership with, and adopted by the industry, at a level that makes it one of the leading schemes in the world;
• A driver for and means by which to assure healthier, higher quality, more durable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable working and living environments

BEAM seeks to:

• Stimulate demand for more sustainable buildings in Hong Kong and other regions, giving recognition for improved performance and minimising false claims;
• Provide a common set of performance standards that can be pursued by developers, designers, architects, engineers, contractors and operators;
• Reduce the environmental impacts of buildings throughout the planning, design, construction, management and demolition life cycle; and
• Increase awareness in the building community, and ensure that environmental considerations are integrated right from the start rather than retrospectively

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