Real Estate Environmental Benchmark
The Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) is a publicly available operational benchmark of environmental performance for commercial property in the UK.
Based on the annual consumption data of our members property portfolios we provide energy, carbon, water and waste performance benchmarks for offices, shopping centres, retail / leisure parks and offices which others can use to compare the performance of their own buildings.
The REEB benchmarks provide one of the most up to date reflections of industry performance. Anyone seeking to understand the performance of their assets relative to the REEB benchmark can use the publicly available methodologies to calculate their performance and compare it to the benchmarks.
The REEB dataset is one of the most comprehensive concerning performance in-use and, with the permission of our members, the data is made available on an anonymous basis to support a wide range of research projects in this important field.
For more information about the Real Estate Environmental Benchmark, please contact Rob MacWhannell at r.macwhannell@betterbuildingspartnership.co.uk
Publications
REEB INSIGHTS
Office EPCs don't predict actual energy use
What do you get when you compare the EPC scores for 427 of our members' office buildings with their actual energy use intensity?
Answer: The BBP’s latest Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) Insight
As part of our ongoing mission to improve professional understanding, generate discussion, and support the industry to improve the environmental performance of buildings, we’ll be releasing a new series of bite-sized snippets highlighting key data and trends.
Our latest edition takes a closer look at the weak correlation between EPC scores and actual energy use intensity and what this means for the industry.
Design ratings fall short: why 'Performance in Use' matters for commercial real estate
Policies focused on design ratings alone are unlikely to deliver the energy & carbon improvements required for commercial buildings, which is why the BBP has long advocated for verifying ‘performance in use’.
See our latest EPC chart in our recent REEB Insight and discover why for policymakers, and those building real estate organisational strategies, focusing solely on EPC improvements to drive performance has significant limitations