BREEAM-NL has credits about the materials in a building. What a credit asks depends on the scheme version your project is registered under, so this page links the official credit pages and says which version each one belongs to.
BREEAM-NL is the Dutch version of the BREEAM sustainability assessment, with guidelines published by the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC). Its materials credits cover the environmental impact of building materials (Mat 01) and the responsible sourcing of materials (Mat 03).
Projects that are registered for a BREEAM-NL assessment. Credits change between scheme versions, so check which version your project is registered under before you read a credit page.
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Requirements, limit values and scheme versions change. Treat this page as a reading guide, not as the rule itself, and confirm every figure in the source linked in the table before you rely on it.
We fetched and read every source on 3 October 2026. Figures are shown as the source states them. We average nothing and convert nothing.
| Claim | As the source states it | Source | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim of Mat 01 (Milieubelasting van bouwmaterialen), page published 6 June 2024; scheme version not stated in what we captured | To identify, encourage and document the use of materials with a low impact over the building life cycle, with attention to the CO2 footprint | richtlijn.breeam.nl/credit/milieubelasting-bouwmaterialen-1538 | |
| Parts of Mat 01 on that same page | A minimum requirement that timber and bamboo are legally harvested; an environmental performance part based on shadow price per m2 gross floor area per year, via the MPG method; and a part on product-specific data (CAT1) | richtlijn.breeam.nl/credit/milieubelasting-bouwmaterialen-1538 | |
| Mat 01 in BREEAM-NL Nieuwbouw 2020 version 1.0 (19 March 2021) | Four components: environmental performance, material passport, building-material specification and installation-material specification | richtlijn.breeam.nl/credit/milieubelasting-van-bouwmaterialen-1111 | |
| Mat 1 in the oldest scheme, Nieuwbouw en Renovatie 2014 version 2.0 | Show a low life-cycle impact through the shadow price in euro per m2 usable floor area and compare options | richtlijn.breeam.nl/credit/bouwmaterialen-53 | |
| Mat 03 (Verantwoorde herkomst van bouwmaterialen); scheme version not stated in what we captured | Encourages buying responsibly sourced materials for the main building parts, with a legal-timber minimum, a sustainable procurement plan and a share of responsibly sourced materials. The page refers to certification schemes FSC, PEFC, Keurhout and STIP. | richtlijn.breeam.nl/credit/verantwoorde-herkomst-van-bouwmaterialen-1112 | |
| DGBC consultation on the first modular update of BREEAM-NL, open until 12 August 2025 | Revises Mat 01 for Nieuwbouw en Renovatie Utiliteitsbouw. The outcome is not stated in what we read. | www.dgbc.nl/nieuws/eerste-modulaire-update-breeam-nl-in-consultatie/ |
On the BREEAM-NL guideline page we read, it aims to identify, encourage and document materials with a low impact over the building life cycle, with attention to the CO2 footprint.
No. The official guideline shows different Mat 01 pages for different scheme versions, for example Nieuwbouw 2020 version 1.0 with four components and the older Nieuwbouw en Renovatie 2014 version 2.0, where it is called Mat 1. Link to the version your project is registered under.
The responsible sourcing of building materials. The credit page describes a legal-timber minimum, a sustainable procurement plan and a share of responsibly sourced materials.
DGBC held a consultation until 12 August 2025 on a revision of Mat 01 for Nieuwbouw en Renovatie Utiliteitsbouw. We did not find what came out of it.
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