Engineering Consulting Sustainability

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BREEAM PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE FOR MAXIMUM
BENEFIT

• Matt Grace
• Iain MacFadyen
• FERGUSON BROWN SUSTAINABILITY

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TODAYS PRESENTATION

• BREEAM
• Is it worth it?
• How can you get best value from BREEAM?
• How can it help make projects more sustainable?

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TODAYS PRESENTATION

• Introduction to Ferguson Brown
• The basics of BREEAM
• Potted history of BREEAM
• BREEAM and the Education Sector
• Getting the most out of BREEAM
• The specification
• Timing is everything
• Analysis tools
• Seeing the bigger picture
• Making buildings more sustainable
• Summary

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Introduction to Ferguson Brown

• Ferguson Brown Sustainability recognise the need
  to adopt an holistic approach to meeting these
  requirements, incorporating the principles of
  sustainability at every stage.

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Introduction toFerguson Brown Sustainability

• Sustainable development in the built environment
• Integrating sustainability into building
  practices
• International projects
• Delivering sustainability at all scales and
  stages of construction

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Measuring sustainable construction

• Social, Economic, Environmental high level,
  broad
• Social, Economic, Environmental - specific and
  broad
• Environmental only building type specific

• Sustainability Appraisals
• Key Performance Indicators
• Environmental Performance Assessment

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The Basics

• Owned by Building Research Establishment Ltd
• Assessments by trained and licensed assessors
• Independent review by BRE
• Environmental issues
• Some social issues
• No economic issues
• Different versions for each building type

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STAGES

• DESIGN
• Environmental performance of design
• CONSTRUCTION
• As built performance compared to design
• OPERATION
• Environmental performance of how the building is
  managed

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BREEAM Structure

• Management
• Health Comfort
• Energy
• Transport
• Water
• Materials
• Land Use
• Ecology
• Pollution

BREEAM Rating
Environmental Weightings
Single Score
Assessment Credits
Issue Category Scores
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BREEAM Benchmarks
High Quality Sector
Exemplars
BREEAM
Numbers of developments
Regulatory minimum
Environmental Standards
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History of BREEAM

• Late 1980s growing environmental awareness,
  claims of green buildings
• 1990 BREEAM for New Offices simple checklist
  of 21 credits
• 1993 BREEAM for new and existing offices and
  industrial units. 40 plus credits. Rating
  introduced.
• 1998 Complete revamp current scoring system
  with weightings introduced

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BREEAM in Education

• 1996 SEAM Self assessment system sponsored by
  DfEE
• 2000 - First bespoke BREEAM JSSC Watchfield
  by BRE
• 2002/3 - First bespoke University building?
• 2004/5 - BREEAM for Schools
• 2006 Unified approach for Universities?

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Getting the most out of BREEAM

• Specify it right in the first place!
• Right version?
• Clearly worded target?
• Certification?
• Conflicts with other requirements?
• Consequences of not complying and/or rewards for
  achieving EXCELLENT.

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• It is a good environmental tool IF and ONLY IF
  the client (i.e. the University) has full
  commitment. They must consider the reasons for
  using BREEAM and realise the cost implications.
  It is not just a label that you can buy to
  greenwash your buildings.
• Scott Tacchi, Associate Director, MACE

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Timing is everything

• Identify and clarify requirement from the outset
• Start analysis early but do not get dragged down
  by detail
• Identify clear responsibilities from the outset
• A stitch in time saves nine

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The BREEAM Process
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Action Plans

• Assign responsibilities to design team members
  and client
• Simplify BREEAM compliance requirements
• Design team agree to actions at meeting
• Relevant throughout BREEAM Assessment process

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A-D credit system

• A - credits that will be achieved under current
  design
• B - credits that can be achieved through minimal
  effort or cost
• C - credits that can be achieved through high
  effort or cost
• D credits that can not be achieved under the
  current design

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Pre-Assessment / Workshop
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Provisional Report
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Final Report
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Seeing the bigger picture
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Seeing the bigger picture
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Seeing the bigger picture
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The Costs of BREEAM

• Assessor
• Design changes
• Design team meeting
• Information collection
• Failing to comply with funding requirements!
• Failing to meet planning requirements!!

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Costing BREEAM
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Example cost of achieving an Excellent
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Number of BREEAM Assessor days effort
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BREEAM in Context

• RENEWABLE ENERGY
• WRAP 10 RECYCLED CONTENT
• NEAT, CEEQUAL, LEED, GREENSTAR, BEES, HK-BEAM ETC
  
• PLANNING - Local Development Framework (LDF)
• CODE for SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
• CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
• PRODUCTIVITY
• WIDER ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABILITY

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BREEAM

• POSITIVES
• Robust
• Detailed
• Well known
• Easy to specify
• Independent
• Tailored to each building type

• NEGATIVES
• Complicated
• Inflexible
• Poorly understood
• Often poorly specified
• Extra cost
• Comparing apples and pears?

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1. Is BREEAM WORTH IT?

• YES, I dont think we can afford not to. BREEAM
  shows which projects are just greenwashing. It
  makes the whole construction and design team
  think hard about their values
• Robin Marsden, Architect, Shepherd Construction

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2. How can you get best value from BREEAM?

• SPECIFY IT RIGHT!
• TIMING look at it early
• CLIENT AND PROJECT TEAM BUY IN
• TIE IT INTO OTHER INITIATIVES
• Whole Life Costing
• Sustainability
• Education

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3. How can BREEAM contribute to sustainability?

• ROBUST MEASURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
• COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENT
• EASY TO SPECIFY
• EASY TO REPORT PERFORMANCE
• OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES

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THANK YOU!
FERGUSON BROWN
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MADE EASY
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Introduction to Sustainability

• 1972 UN Conference Human Environment
• 1983 Start of Brundtland Commission
• 1987 Brundtland Commission report and widely
  accepted definition of sustainable development

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Brundtland

• Sustainable development is development which
  satisfies the current needs of society without
  compromising the needs of future generations

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Economic Success
Severe Environmental Impacts
Severe Social Damage
Sustainable Development
Minimal Environmental Impacts
Social Success
Economic Loss
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Carbon Strategy
Useful improvements can be made at all levels of
the triangle, but maximum benefits will be
achieved if we focus first on minimising total
energy requirements, then look at making better
use of the energy we currently use, before
thinking about how best to generate it.
Generate Sustainably(renewable energy)
Use Effectively(good controls, operations,
energy efficiencyprocess improvement)
Minimise Demand(good design, process planning,
fabric)
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The challenges

• Climate change
• Finite natural resources
• Regional flooding
• Carbon emission targets
• Loss of habitats and biodiversity
• Over population

• Rising fuel prices
• Sick building syndrome
• Staff productivity
• Building energy labelling
• Tightening of building regulations
• Land fill tax

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UK Government

• The UK Government has recognised the need for
  urgent action, defining sustainability further
  as
• Social progress which recognises the needs of
  everyone
• Effective protection of the environment
• Prudent use of natural resources
• Maintenance of high and stable levels of economic
  growth and employment