BREEAM & utility data
Earn BREEAM credits with automated utility data.
BREEAM assessors need metered evidence: actual consumption, sub-meter breakdowns, leak detection records, and occupant engagement data. Rhino collects and automates all of it, across energy, water, and management categories.
Supports certification
Why it matters
BREEAM is performance-based.
Data proves the performance.
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is the world's leading green building certification. Credits are awarded for real, measurable outcomes, not just design intent. That means the metered evidence your assessor requests is the same data Rhino collects automatically.
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BREEAM schemes supported: New Construction, Refurbishment & Fit-Out, In-Use
25%+
of total BREEAM score comes from Energy and Management categories alone
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Innovation credits available for exemplary performance beyond standard criteria
New Construction
Design-stage monitoring infrastructure
For new builds, BREEAM requires metering infrastructure from day one: sub-meters on major end-uses, BMS-connected water meters, automatic leak detection systems. Rhino provides the hardware and software layer that satisfies these design-stage credits at handover.
Refurbishment & Fit-Out
Retrofit without a full overhaul
Refurbishment projects need to demonstrate improved performance versus baseline. Rhino connects to existing building infrastructure: smart meters, pulse outputs, P1 ports. No CAPEX-heavy overhaul. Credits for sub-metering and monitoring are secured quickly.
In-Use
Ongoing performance, not a snapshot
BREEAM In-Use is re-certified periodically. Credits depend on actual consumption trends, management policies, and occupant engagement, all of which require continuous data collection. Rhino runs in the background and keeps your evidence package current.
Deep dive
Read the full
BREEAM credit series.
We wrote four detailed guides on how utility data maps to specific BREEAM credits. Energy, water, and management: each category covered in full, with credit codes, evidence requirements, and implementation guidance.
4-part series
Sustainability · Industry insights
BREEAM Credits & Utility Data: A Practical Guide
Start here. An overview of all three BREEAM schemes, how Rhino maps to the credit categories that depend on utility data, and why real-time monitoring is the most efficient path to certification, for any asset class.
Read Part 1
Part 2: Energy
Sub-metering, Consumption Tracking, and Carbon Reduction
Ene 01 through Ene 24. What each credit requires, what evidence assessors look for, and how metered data satisfies each one.
Read the post
Part 3: Water
Leak Detection, Metering, and Consumption Management
Wat 01 through Wat 14. How continuous flow monitoring satisfies the full water category, including leak detection without separate hardware.
Read the post
Part 4: Management
Engagement, Environmental Policies, and Green Lease
Man 01 through Man 05. Occupant feedback, environmental policies, and how data-sharing infrastructure powers the green lease mechanism.
Read the post
Credit coverage
Three categories.
Multiple credits. One platform.
Rhino addresses the three categories where utility data directly determines your score. Energy and Management together account for more than a quarter of the total points available. Water credits add further scope for differentiation.
Energy
From sub-metering infrastructure (Ene 02) that makes 90%+ of consumption measurable, to actual consumption tracking (Ene 19) and year-on-year carbon reduction (Ene 24). Rhino covers the full range: design-stage capability and operational performance.
Water
Water monitoring, leak detection, and consumption tracking are all explicit BREEAM requirements. Rhino's continuous flow monitoring identifies anomalies that indicate leaks before they become costly problems, and logs the metered evidence needed for Wat credits across all schemes.
Management
BREEAM Management credits reward active, data-driven building operations. Rhino provides the occupant engagement tools (Man 02), automated reporting for environmental policy evidence (Man 04), and data-sharing infrastructure for Green Lease arrangements (Man 05).
Platform capabilities
The utility data your assessor
is waiting for.
Rhino collects electricity, gas, water, and heat data, including submeter data, continuously and automatically. What used to require manual site visits, spreadsheets, and consultant sign-off now runs in the background.
Sub-metering
90%+ of consumption measurable from day one
Rhino connects to existing meters via hardware or smart meter integrations. No new infrastructure required. Every significant energy and water end-use gets its own data stream, meeting the sub-metering threshold that BREEAM requires for Very Good and above.
Credits: Ene 02, Wat 02
Leak detection
Continuous flow monitoring with instant alerts
Rhino monitors water flow around the clock. If a meter shows continuous flow outside normal operating hours, or flow above a threshold for longer than expected, the platform sends an alert. No separate leak detection hardware needed: the metering infrastructure does both jobs.
Credits: Wat 03, Wat 07, Wat 08
Automated reporting
Consumption reports without manual effort
Monthly and quarterly energy reports are generated automatically from live meter data. Facility managers can compare consumption against targets and share results with occupants or management. This is the evidence trail that Man 04 and Ene 23 ask for.
Credits: Ene 22, Ene 23, Man 04
Occupant engagement
Consumption data your tenants can see and act on
Rhino's API connects to tenant-facing platforms, giving occupants visibility into their own energy and water use. This supports green lease arrangements (Man 05) and the structured feedback loops that Man 02 requires. A portfolio of 449 apartments in Amsterdam reduced consumption by 39% this way.
Credits: Man 02, Man 05
Common questions
BREEAM and utility data, answered.
Rhino directly supports credits across Energy (Ene 01, Ene 02, Ene 19, Ene 22, Ene 23), Water (Wat 01, Wat 02, Wat 07, Wat 08, Wat 12), and Management (Man 01, Man 02, Man 04, Man 05). It provides sub-metering infrastructure, automated leak detection, consumption reporting, and occupant engagement: the core evidence requirements for each of these credits. Many of these credits require only that the capability is in place and data is being collected, which Rhino satisfies from the first week of operation.
Yes. All three schemes are supported. For New Construction and Refurbishment, Rhino provides the sub-metering and monitoring infrastructure that design-stage credits require at handover. For BREEAM In-Use, it delivers the actual consumption data, automated management reporting, and occupant engagement tools that performance-based credits depend on. Because Rhino connects to existing building infrastructure rather than replacing it, installation timelines are short regardless of the scheme type.
No. A licensed BREEAM Assessor is still required for formal certification. But Rhino significantly reduces reliance on specialist consultants for the monitoring and data collection work. For credits like Ene 02, Wat 02, Wat 07, Man 02, and Man 04, Rhino provides the infrastructure and evidence outputs that assessors need directly from the platform, without requiring a separate measurement exercise. The assessor's job becomes evidence review rather than evidence collection.
Yes. High ratings require strong performance in Energy and Management, where metering and monitoring credits are either mandatory thresholds or significant point contributors. Ene 02 sub-metering is a prerequisite for Very Good and above. Beyond meeting thresholds, Rhino's consumption management tools help push actual performance toward Excellent and Outstanding benchmarks. For Innovation credits, documented exemplary performance (like the 39% resident consumption reduction achieved using Rhino's tenant engagement) provides a clear basis for an innovation application to BRE.
Rhino produces metered consumption data for energy and water, sub-meter breakdowns by building area and end-use, automated periodic consumption reports, leak detection logs and alert histories, and occupant engagement data where applicable. All outputs are timestamped and can be exported directly from the platform. This eliminates the need for manual audit trails and gives assessors objective, continuous data rather than spot-check readings.
Ready to strengthen your
BREEAM position?
Rhino connects to your existing building infrastructure and starts collecting data within days. Your next assessment cycle will have the evidence it needs.
Further reading
From the Rhino blog.
