Breana Wheeler

Director of Operations - US at Breeam US

Speaker

Breana Wheeler became BRE's Director of Operations in the US in June 2016. BRE is a 100+-year-old building science research organization that delivers innovative and rigorous products, services, standards and qualifications which are used around the globe to make buildings better for people and for the environment.

BRE developed BREEAM, the world’s first and leading science-based family of standards defining and validating sustainability performance in the built environment. Since 1990, BREEAM’s standards have helped improve asset performance at every stage, from design through construction, to use and renovation. Millions of buildings across the world are registered to work towards BREEAM’s holistic approach to manage risk and drive value through sustainability and 750,000+ certificates have been issued for assets in over countries.

Breana oversees the deployment of the BREEAM family of standards in the US, including BREEAM USA In-Use for existing buildings. In addition to market development, she supports technical work on Resilience and Social Impact and developing these themes within all BREEAM standards globally. Prior to joining BRE, Breana worked for ten years as an internal advisor on environmental and sustainability risk management for large, multinational corporations.

Breana is a Member of the The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP formerly IEMA) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with the Society for the Environment.

Expertise: BREEAM, environmental risk assessment and management, carbon reporting and management, sustainable travel planning and strategy, development of sustainability strategies, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001, Quality/Safety/Environmental Management Systems, sustainable procurement, effective internal communications, training, auditing and assessment.