SKArating helps landlords and tenants assess fit-out projects against a set of sustainability good practice criteria.
It is estimated that 11% of UK construction spending is on fit-outs and that
buildings may have 30-40 fit-outs during their lifecycle.
Resources
The below resources are signposts to tools and releated features of the scheme.
Project teams interested in fitting out spaces in an environmentally sustainable way can use the SKA rating method to:
Carry out an informal self- assessment of the environmental performance of their fit-out.
Commission a quality-assured assessment and certificate from an accredited SKA assessor.
Obtain clear guidance on good practice in fit-out and how to implement it.
Benchmark the performance of fit-outs against each other and the rest of the industry.
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Quality Assurance
The main objective of the SKArating system is to provide environmental good practice benchmarks to the market, and quality assurance on environmental sustainability performance statements.
News & Events
Please find below posts with news and events around the scheme and it’s various aspects.
Project certification fee
Following annual review of our charge rates we announce that the project certification fee is increasing in line with inflation to £900 plus VAT. This increase will take place from Monday, December 8th 2025. All...
It’s here – Offices Environmental 2.0 is live!
We’re pleased to share with you that the Offices Environmental 2.0 scheme officially went live yesterday – Monday, 15th September 2025! The scheme is on the online tool here, and you can download the Good Practice...
Offices Environmental v2.0 going live soon!
We have the go-live date for the Offices Environmental v2.0 scheme! It is with great pleasure and a sense of serious community accomplishment that we announce the go-live date for the Offices Environmental v2.0 scheme...
Designing for Sustainability: How SAS International Enabled Reuse at 75 London Wall
Circularity is one of SKArating's key strategic environmental aims and is linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 'Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production’. All our scheme updates, starting with...
SKArating Offices scheme update – Strengthening Resource Management and driving Circular fit-outs
This is a technical note relating to the Offices v2.0 scheme update and forms part of a series of related technical articles. To read the previous post on Energy & CO2 please follow this link, and to read the post...
The Offices v2.0 online public consultation has opened
Great progress is underway as we move closer to launching the Offices v2.0 scheme — a major update we can’t wait to share with you. To help guide the rollout and shape the future of this update, the Public Consultation...
Scheme Good Practice Measures
Good Practice Measures are documents containing the criteria, scope guidance and evidence required to meet and demonstrate compliance with SKA rating requirements. The documents can be downloaded below by clicking on the scheme you wish to refer to.
Governance
SKA Rating Ltd has been established as a not-for-profit business. All revenue generated through accreditation of projects and assessors, training of assessors and licencing of SKA compliant materials will be invested in the development of the scheme. The board directors are all providing their time voluntarily and will not take salaries or benefits from Ska Rating Ltd. We are very clear that we want SKA Rating to be a tool owned by the fit-out industry for the benefit of the sustainable fit-out sector.
Meet the board
Our leadership team is passionate about promoting sustainable fit-out, and has been involved in managing SKA Rating since its launch. Our directors have managed the technical development and training aspects of the tool since its release, and are committed to its continued development and adoption across the fit-out industry. We are giving our time voluntarily to develop and grow the tool and promote its adoption across the sector.
Elina Grigoriou
I’ve chaired the SKA Technical Committee since 2008 and the tool’s ongoing development over the years. SKA rating has a key role to play in the industry to support systemic changes and true sustainability and I’m delighted to be part of it.
Joe Croft
Having worked contractor and consultant side on many SKA Offices projects, I became heavily involved in SKA rating during the development and launch of the HE scheme. I’m thrilled to be a part of the next chapter of SKA rating’s growth.
Charlie Law
As an experienced sustainability professional with strong sector links, and being a long-term member of the SKA rating technical committee, I am excited to be involved in the next chapter of the SKA journey.
Iain McIlwee
The FIS has been a key member of SKA rating’s technical committee for over 10 years. We’re here to demonstrate FIS’s committed to sustainability and support the growth of SKA rating.
