ABSTRACT
The RICS SKA Rating is an assessment method that focuses on promoting environmental and sustainable good practice in the fit-out and refurbishment of existing buildings. SKA has been a great success story to date and has helped to promote sustainable good practice in fit-out and refurbishment projects. It provides tangible and reputation benefits to occupiers and other property stakeholders and the ultimate aim of SKA is to get it widely adapted to the point that it is embedded in all projects as part of the established process. The key to SKA's growth is that it has been designed to be much cheaper and simpler to implement than other environmental assessment methods. Product selection is a key part of SKA. This includes everything from procuring energy efficient technologies through to using furniture that have low environmental impacts during manufacture and high levels of recycled material.
