Breana Wheeler

Biography: Breana Wheeler became BRE's Director of Operations in the US in June 2016, launching BREEAM USA in the US market. BREEAM is the world’s first green building rating system and today is the most widely used program worldwide with over 2.3 million registered buildings and 600,000+ certifications in 93 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 leads two global Technical Teams, one on Resilience and one on Social Impact, that focus on research 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 and was based in London, England. Breana is a Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with the Society for the Environment.