Protecting People, Property and the Planet
BREEAM In-Use: the international sustainability
standard for existing buildings – quick, simple and
cost effective
Ecobuild 2013
Part of the BRE Trust
Presentation Overview
• What is BREEAM
• What is BREEAM In-Use
• What BREEAM In-Use can do for you
• BREEAM In-Use Scheme Developments
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What is BREEAM?
What is BREEAM
•
The world’s longest established and most widely used environmental assessment
method for buildings
- Created in 1988 and launched in 1990
•
Over 200,000 buildings certified, over a million registered for assessment since it was
first launched.
•
Network of over 4,000 independent licensed assessors across the world.
Life cycle stages of BREEAM
Communities
New
Construction
In-Use
Demolition
In-Use
Refurb.
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What is BREEAM In-Use?
What is BREEAM In-Use?
• An environmental assessment method for existing (in use) non-domestic buildings.
• A standard (BES5058), easy-to-use assessment methodology and independent
certification process
• Identifies parts of a property portfolio that are under performing and may require
refurbishment.
• Improves environmental performance and building management
• On-going assessment method to encourage continual improvements
Categories assessed within BREEAM In-Use
Materials
Water
Pollution
Management
Waste
Health and
wellbeing
Transport
Energy
Land use &
ecology
Weightings and Star Ratings
• Each environmental issue is weighted differently
• BREEAM In-Use provides Star Ratings which vary between 1-6.
<10% UNCLASSIFIED >10% ACCEPTABLE
>25% PASS
>40% GOOD
>55% VERY GOOD
>70% EXCELLENT
>85% OUTSTANDING
BREEAM In-Use Assessment Parts
Assessment Part
Description
Part 1
Asset performance – the inherent performance characteristics of the
building based on its built form, construction and services
Part 2
Building management performance – the management policies,
procedures and practices related to the operation of the asset; the actual
consumption of key resources such as energy, water and other consumable;
and environmental impacts such as carbon and waste generation
Part 3
Occupier management – the understanding and implementation of
management policies, procedures and practices; staff engagement and
delivery of key outputs
BREEAM In-Use KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Data input during assessment is used to calculate 10 KPIs
• Outputs comprising of data relating to energy, transport, water and waste
• KPIs represent a set of measures that focus on those aspects of
environmental performance that can be used to measure consumption and
emission targets
• KPIs can act as a facilitator for establishing baselines and for organisational
benchmarking against industry standards
Note: The KPIs do not directly relate to the BREEAM In-Use ratings.
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What can BREEAM In-Use do for
you?
What can BREEAM In-Use do for you?
• Provide a consistent assessment methodology
• Supply's an online management tool
• Use of a dynamic scoring platform offering instantaneous results
• Overview of asset/portfolio performance
• Benchmarking opportunities
• Provides a platform to communicate your green company image
• Use of the BREEAM mark/logo in publicity material
What are the benefits of BREEAM In-Use?
Optimal
Performance
Portfolio
Overview
Reduce
Environment
al Impact
Benchmarks
Improvements
Negotiate
Improvements
Rationalise
Metrics
Optimise
Management
Systems
Reduction of
Operational
Costs
BREEAM
In-Use
Staff
Engagement
Compliance
to Standards
Refurbishment
Identification
Independent
Certification
Enhanced
Marketability
Improved
Internal
Systems
Cost Effective
• Clients can register their asset to the BREEAM In-Use system for £190
• Certification costs £250 per part
• Discounts are available for batch certification requests
Note: Additional auditor fees apply if certification is
required
Online system outputs
Dynamic asset graph
Portfolio overview graph
Statistics
Average BREEAM In-Use Rating
Average BREEAM In-Use
Environmental Category Scores
GreenBookLive Listings
BREEAM world map
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BREEAM In-Use Scheme
Developments
BREEAM In-Use International
Advantages of having a flexible international system
• Asset comparisons can be made anywhere in the world
• A property owner, manager or occupier can store and manage their entire
portfolio within one online system
• BREEAM In-Use can be used to promote sustainability on a global platform
• Flexibility of the scheme allows parts of the international standard to be
localised
National scheme operators
• Questions localised and tailored specifically to national practices and
environmental conditions
• Questions translated into national languages
• Focus on local benchmarking
• Provide an international and local rating
Sector Developments
Retail and Healthcare Pilots
• Occupier management section of BREEAM In-Use is
sector specific
• Sector specific questions ensure that the question
set is applicable to the activities within the asset
Questions
Website:
www.breeam.org/inuse
Contact:
Inuse@bre.co.uk