BREEAM - Whole Building Assessment & Certification

Alan Yates – Technical Director, Sustainability

Outline

• The BREEAM Family

• New schemes and initiatives

• Future direction

BRE Group – an integrated family of tools

BREEAM Communities

BREEAM Buildings/Code for Sustainable Homes

Preparation

Design

Pre-construction

Construction

Demolition

Refurb.

Use

BREEAM in Use

Smart Waste

Green Print

Green Guide

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Sustainable Buildings?

Principles of Sustainable Design

• Fit for Purpose• Minimised environmental / social / economic

footprint:– Minimise Demands– Maximise Efficiencies– Minimise Impacts

• Robustness in Operation:– Recognises individual needs/tastes– Adaptable to future requirements/needs

Constructor

Materials Producer

Client

Property Agent

Building User

Developer

Designer

Planner

Refurbishment Contractor

Demolition Contractor

Extraction/Harvesting

Component Manufacturer

Funder

Waste contractor

Policy/ Regulator

Resource/ Environmental

Regulator

Premises/Facilities Manager

BREEAM Buildings/Code for Sustainable Homes

• Evaluation, assessment and certification of– New built– Extensions– Major refurbishment.

• Common Measurement Tool• Level playing field• Impacts not solutions• Evidence based scorecard

BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes

• Support policy• ‘Test bed’ for regulation• Implementation route

Government

• Integrated toolbox• Feedback mechanism

BRE Group / Trust

Funders

Planners

• Flexible specification and monitoring tool• Decision making tool• Draws together wide range of guidance and standards

Designers

HowBenefits

• Widely used:– over 110,000 buildings assessed– nearly three quarters of a million

registered• Respected and replicated

throughout the world• Developed with industry • Independent governance.• Regularly updated to ensure best

practice.• Increasingly used within Europe

and internationally.

BREEAM

• Based on BRE’s EcoHomes method

• BRE Global act as technical advisors

• Operated on behalf of CLG by Code Service Providers:– BRE Global– Stroma– Others?

Code for Sustainable Homes

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Code for Sustainable Homes –Statistics to end October 2009

Stroma - 375BRE - 925Licensed Assessors

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• Energy

• Potable Water Consumption

• Waste

• Materials

• Water Surface Run-off

• Pollution

• Health & Wellbeing

• Management

• Energy

• Potable Water Consumption

• Waste

• Materials

• Water Surface Run-off

• Pollution

• Health & Wellbeing

• Management

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• Materials

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• Lifetime Homes

BREEAM relationships

Independent Licensed Assessors

Builder, Developer,Owner, Occupier

Builder, Developer,Owner, Occupier

Pre AssessmentPre Assessment

Evidence BasedStandard

Evidence BasedStandard

Training& QualityControl

EN 45011(ISO9001)

UKAS

Training& QualityControl

EN 45011(ISO9001)

UKAS

Issue CertificateIssue Certificate

Formal AssessmentFormal Assessment

BREEAM / Sust. Board

Information gatheringInformation gathering

UKAS

Recent developments• BREEAM 2008

– Outstanding rating level– Mandatory performance levels for key impacts– Post construction Final Certification– Innovation Credits– Benchmarks for CO2 in line with EPC methodology– Responsible Sourcing of Construction Materials

(BES 6001)– Shell only assessments

• New schemes:– Healthcare– Education – schools, higher and further education

Opportunities and Costs

Skills and knowledge

• BREEAM Assessors– Independent Scheme Auditors – Technical understanding of the scheme and its

requirements.

• BREEAM Accredited Professionals– Design team advisor– Knowledge of scheme requirements and design

options

BREEAM In-Use

• Evaluation, assessment and certification of– Existing Buildings.– Property Portfolios– Management of

property and building based activities

Part 1

Asset Certificate

Part 2

B Man Certificate

Part 3

Org Certificate

Asset Questions

Building Management

Questions

Organisational Management

Questions

Owner / Landlord / Investor

Individual Building / Portfolio

Building Manager / Landlord

Individual Building / Site

Occupier

Individual Building / Site

Do you have an endorsed env. Policy?

What areas does the policy cover?

Which key issues does it cover?

What is your performance?

Overview Policy

What is the level of implementation?

Have objectives and targets been achieved?

How often do you review performance?

Behavioural detail

What level of reporting do you do?

Has the policy been fully implemented?Overall implementation

Data collection

Future developments

• Regular reviews• Updates to reflect:

– Regulatory changes– Best Practice– Policy changes– New issues and

changing priorities

Development objectives• Code 2010 – Consultation

• Refurbishment – Domestic and Non-domestic• Building Operation – Domestic and Non-domestic• Zero Carbon – additional rating indicating progress

towards zero carbon• Smaller projects – Simplified criteria and assessment

process for smaller simple buildings • Infrastructure – Quantification and benchmarking

performance alongside CEEQUAL

Development objectives• International – Schemes and collaboration

– BREEAM Europe/Gulf/International– WGBC/CEN TC350– Sustainable Buildings Alliance – harmonising

assessment methodologies– BREEAM/LEED/GreenStar collaboration common

metrics• Drivers and Benefits –

– Asset Value/ROI/Costs/ Productivity etc.• Skills and Knowledge –

– Accredited professionals – CPD/training

Policy/regulations links

• Adaptation to Climate Change

• Zero Carbon• Flooding• Sustainable Urban

Drainage• Affordable/Decent

Homes• Urban Renewal• Devolution

• EPDB 2• Carbon Reduction

Commitment• Planning• Building Regulations• Heating and Energy

Saving Strategy• EU Mandate M350

Adaptation to Climate Change in BREEAM

• Composting• Recycling

Waste

• Provision• Shading/surfaces

Outdoor spaces

•Subsidence•Storm/rain damage

Structure

• Renewables• Water reuse/RWH

Utility supply security

• Resilience• Surface water runoff rates/vol• Building/access levels SUDs

Flooding

•Rainwater harvesting (RWH)• Draught tolerant planting

• Water efficient fittings• Reuse

Water scarcity

•Ventilation• Solar gain

• Fabric performance• Thermal admittance (mass)• Airtightness

Higher temperatures

Issues in red - limited or no coverage at present

Summary

• BREEAM well understood and established• Integrated into the procurement process• Increasing take up internationally• Expansion in the existing buildings markets• Increasing drivers for change

– UK policy/regulation– EU policy/directives– International corporate demands– Climate change - Future proofing our buildings– Protecting value in the built environment