Dear stakeholders,

Thank you for taking time to review the updated SKArating for Offices environmental assessment scheme.

The proposed changes are the result of extensive research and engagement with numerous stakeholders over the last year, and represent a collective effort and understanding.

We received over 80 individual comments to the public consultation, all of which has been helpful and constructive. The comments and the team's response to each are available through the download link below.

Please sign up to the newsletter to catch the dates for live briefing sessions coming up this autumn. During these briefings you will hear about the drivers behind the updates, the thinking behind the new criteria and selections available to teams. You will also be able to ask technical questions around new features.

KEY ISSUES

Over the past year, we have been working closely with stakeholders across the industry and market to ensure the scheme continues to reflect good practice in sustainable interior fit-outs.

  • The main objectives for this scheme have been to:

  • Align projects with Net Zero and harmonise efforts and limits with the UK Net Zero Building Standard.

  • Drive towards 100% Circularity and systemic change to enable the industry to better adopt relevant practices and systems.

  • Aligning all practices with current good practice levels and provide teams with the option to align to Net Zero.

  • Remove the Wellbeing category in preparation for the development of the new Social & Wellbeing for Offices assessment scheme. Development commencing Q3 2025.

DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED GOOD PRACTICE MEASURES

The document includes both the individual proposed GPMs and the proposed ranking for the scheme in the contents pages. Please be aware that this was the GPMs which went out for public consultation and not the final version. The final GPM files will be issued on or a bit before September 16th 2025.

Good Practice Measures - GPMs

REVIEW THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION COMMENTS & FEEDBACK

we really appreciate and value the time people took to send feedback on the proposed updates to teh Offices scheme good practice measures. We received over 80 comments and we share these as a download. The team's feedback to each is also provided on which comments were integrated to the update and which noted for now.

Download the Feedback

CATCH-UP WITH OUR CONSULTATION EVENTS

As part of the SKArating for Offices scheme update and it's public consultation, we hosted a series of events to explore the proposed changes in more detail. There will be further events to disseminate and broadcast the new scheme and we recommend registering to our newsletter or social channels to hear about them and have a chance to register and attend.

SKArating ROADMAP TO 2030

Following the now published roadmap for the next few years, we aim to undertake more frequent updates to drive the market, reflect the speed of developments in industry, and client appetite for performance.

Read about the SKArating Roadmap to 2030

ARTICLES

Here you can find a series of blog posts focusing on the Impact Categories and the proposed updates that are happening within Good Practice Measures (GPMs) in each category.

SKArating Offices scheme update – Energy: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

 SKArating Offices scheme update - Transforming Materials in SKArating: What's Changing and Why it Matters




CONTACT

If you have any questions or require further clarification, please contact us at [email protected]