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Posted By Stephen Wilkinson
I work for a building documentation company, however I have been recently asked to include the BREEAM information into the manuals.
Can anyone point me in the right direction on what MUST be included & optional items. Also if there are any good reference points.
Many thanks
Stephen.
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
Stephen
The designers will have produced this assessment documentation as part of their design function, where it is required by either the client or planning authority. The general need however is supplemented in much more detail by part L of the Building Regulations and you cannot exclude this design information.
Bob
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Posted By CFT Hi Stephen Firstly BREEAM, what is it? It's a tool to evaluate the environmental impact of buildings, it stands for 'Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method and was first introduced in or around 1990;there are many areas of a building both new and existing that the method works for, such as management, energy, health, water, materials, ecology etc etc. There is a fairly complex points/credit system that one achieves (thinking of new build) and points are awarded for compliance in the areas I detail above and others, harvesting of rain water for example; the building is then rated on a scale of PASS, GOOD, VERY GOOD or EXCELLENT, and a certificate awarded that can be used for promotional purposes. It’s not strictly about changing the environment it is more a case of adapting to it and with a lot of Government based bodies they simply will not entertain a building unless it meets at least a certain BREEAM standard; from memory it starts at around a maximum of 200 points and a client/tenant/organisation will stipulate the criteria, they may be 60 points or 70 or whatever; for example around one and a half pints can be had for covered car parks, this reduces the need for vehicle AC requirements in the summer as the vehicles have been protected from the sun! BREEAM is not a case that ‘you have to, or you must’ but without it you may be excluding potential clients from the occupation of a structure you may be currently building; is it a good thing? Yes, it is, but I do reiterate it’s not about change it is about adaptation; It is to late to change all the mistakes that have been made, but we can adapt and improve. It’s an involved issue so I have included a couple of links for further information for you. http://www.breeam.org/fi...t_File_V5_-_Oct_2007.pdfhttp://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=13I am currently involved in a large project for a LA, the BREEAM requirements are high but the building will certainly be a stunner when complete! All the best CFT
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