BREEAM 2008 Update Ama Ndukwe BRE Global, Sustainability Group

BREEAM Brief intro on BREEAM BREEAM 2008 update BREEAM Education Costs

What is BRE Environmental Assessment Method Certification scheme Voluntary Independent & credible Holistic Customer focused Credits based

Aims Improve environmental performance of buildings Improve internal environment for occupants Encourage community use Sustainable development

Mass market Environmental Standards Number of buildings Regulatory minimum Minimal Aspirational

Scope of BREEAM Offices Industrial Retail Education –Schools and F.E Healthcare Prisons Courts Multi Residential Bespoke/International Under development –In Use –BREEAM Communities –Higher Education

BREEAM 2008 Update Change to environmental weightings Introduction of mandatory credits Innovation and exemplary level credits Two stage certification process: Design stage and Post construction BREEAM Outstanding Benchmarks set for CO 2 emissions to align with the new EPC (Environmental Performance Certificates) Green Guide to Specification on line The Nitty Gritty: changes to specific credits New Schemes: BREEAM Education and BREEAM Healthcare

BREEAM Categories Management Energy Water Land Use and Ecology Health and Wellbeing Transport Materials Waste Pollution

Scoring Management Health and Wellbeing Energy Transport Water Materials Waste Land Use and Ecology Pollution Management Health and Wellbeing Energy Transport Water Materials Waste Land Use and Ecology Pollution Assessment Issues BREEAM Score PASS30% GOOD45% VERY GOOD55% EXCELLENT70% OUTSTANDING85% Environmental Weightings Single Score Category Scores

New Environmental Weightings Management 15 Health and Wellbeing 15 Energy and 25 Transport Water 5 Materials and Waste 10 Land Use and Ecology 15 Pollution 15 Management 12 Health and Wellbeing 15 Energy 19 Transport 8 Water 6 Materials 12.5 Waste 7.5 Land Use and Ecology 10 Pollution 10

Mandatory Credits (Minimum Standards) Aims: –To avoid that a building achieves an Excellent rating, but does not achieve compliance with straightforward BREEAM issues e.g. storage of recyclable waste or installation of a water meter. –Comparability across different schemes and BREEAM buildings The higher the BREEAM rating the more mandatory requirements there are and progressively harder they become.

Innovation Credits Additional recognition for ‘innovation in the field of sustainable performance’, above and beyond what is currently recognised and rewarded in BREEAM Two ways of obtaining Innovation Credits: 1.By meeting exemplary level performance requirements for an existing BREEAM issue 2.Where an application is made to BRE Global to have a particular building feature or process recognised as ‘innovative’

BREEAM 2008 Update 2008 BREEAM Manuals now freely available on the BREEAM Website downloads in the first week

BREEAM 2008 Update: In detail New Schemes breeam:education

BREEAM Schools BREEAM Education BREEAM Further Education BREEAM Schools BREEAM Higher Education (?) BREEAM Further Education (DRAFT) Schools Assessors Bespoke Assessors Existing Schools Assessors / New Education Assessors (from Sept 08)

BREEAM Education Schools (primary and secondary) Further education colleges Sixth form colleges Vocational facilities This includes new and refurbished education buildings and extensions within or part of a larger education development. Minster Secondary School and Sixth Form Southwell, Nottinghamshire On course for a rating of Very Good BREEAM Education will be used to assess the following types of buildings:

BREEAM Education’s scope General teaching spaces Catering Retail Sports facilities Admin and Support Outdoor areas Special Educational Needs Nurseries Specialist areas (drama studios, labs, IT, etc.) FE colleges: Large-scale visual arts and multi-media recording studios, e.g. sculpture/photography Trade-based workshops, e.g. salons, bricklaying, carpentry etc. ‘Independent living’ workshops N.B. Standalone facilities must be assessed using Bespoke BREEAM

BREEAM Education’s scope The scheme does not cover: Higher education / university buildings However, BRE Global is developing a tool (out for consultation now) for HE buildings Due in Spring 2009

DCSF’s requirement All major new build and refurbishment projects valued at: –over £500k for primary schools, –over £2m for secondary schools, where more than 10% of the floor area of a school is affected The Department expects all these schemes to achieve at least a VERY GOOD rating using the BREEAM Schools Methodology.

LSC’s requirement To qualify for LSC (Learning Skills Council) capital funds all proposals need to address Sustainable Development by: –Meeting and preferably exceeding Part L of Building Regulations –Meeting the criteria to achieve Excellent BREEAM ratings –Maximising the use of natural lighting and ventilation and embedding the principles of sustainability in the design of buildings and building systems –The LSC will allow an additional 5% of building costs to be ring fenced and used for Sustainable Development

The price of sustainable schools BRE and Faithful+Gould – funded by BRE Trust and DCSF ‘Putting a price on sustainable schools’ BRE Trust (A Surgenor and I Butterss, 2008) Capital cost implications of achieving BREEAM Schools ratings and low/zero carbon for: –Primary school –Secondary school available from BRE bookshop £25

Summary of results PassGood Very Good Excellent Zero/low carbon Primary school 0 – – – – – 9.8 Secondary school 0 – – – – – 15.3 Percentage increase in capital cost to achieve a BREEAM rating:

Assessor Training Three day training course: –Two ‘foundation days’: core issues and processes common to all BREEAM non- domestic schemes –One ‘top up day’: specific to the chosen scheme, e.g. Education, Healthcare, Retail, Industrial, Offices, Bespoke/International Fees –£1125 plus VAT for the three day course –£350 plus VAT for the test assessment Exam –60 minutes –Multiple choice Test Assessment –3 months to complete after course

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