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BREEAM Credit Summary
■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
■ WASTE
HEA 01 Visual Comfort
WST 01 Construction Waste
Management
■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
HEA 02 Indoor Air Quality
■ WASTE
■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
WST 04 Speculative Floor
and Ceiling Finishes
HEA 05 Acoustic Performance
■ MANAGEMENT
MAN 04 Stakeholder Participation
BREEAM is an environmental assessment method and
rating system for buildings. It sets a standard for best
practice in sustainable building design, construction
and operation and has become one of the most
comprehensive and widely recognised measures of a
building’s environmental performance.
A BREEAM assessment uses recognised measures
of performance, which are set against established
benchmarks, to evaluate a building’s specification, design,
construction and use. The measures used represent a
broad range of categories and criteria from energy to
ecology. They include aspects related to energy and
water use, the internal environment (health and wellbeing), pollution, transport, materials, waste, ecology and
management processes.
BREEAM uses a straightforward scoring system (credits)
which are supported by evidence-based science and
research.
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The following BREEAM credit summary has been
developed by Armstrong Ceiling Systems to support
the design, specification and installation of Armstrong
suspended ceiling systems in a wide range of buildings.
The relevant credits are identified on each page of this
document and contain an extract from the BREEAM New
Construction Non-Domestic Buildings Technical Manual
SD5073 1.0: 2011 setting out the aim of the credit, the
assessment criteria, the compliance requirements and
how Armstrong can help at both the design and post
construction stage.
Supporting evidence is contained in Appendix 1,
Armstrong Products – Environmental Performance Table
and Appendix 2, Armstrong Products – Absorption
Attenuation Comparison Table. These appendices cover
the full range of Armstrong suspended ceiling systems.
■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
HEA 01 Visual Comfort
Credit Aim
To ensure daylighting, artificial lighting and occupant
controls are considered at the design stage to ensure
best practice visual performance and comfort for building
occupants.
Assessment Criteria
• Pre-requisite
• Daylighting (1-2 credits) - building type dependent
• Glare control and view out (1-2 credits) – building type
dependent
• Internal and external lighting (1 credit)
• Visual Arts (1 credit) – Healthcare building types only
HEA 01 Visual Comfort
• Daylighting Compliance Requirements:
Relevant building areas meet good practice daylighting
criteria.
NB: The daylight criteria differ for each building type. They cover daylight
factor, uniformity ratio, and also state a proportion of the area of the building
required to comply.
• Internal Lighting Compliance Requirements
Illuminance (lux) levels in all internal relevant building areas
of the building are specified in accordance with the CIBSE
Code for Lighting 2009 and any other relevant industry
standard. For areas where computer screens are regularly
used, the lighting design complies with CIBSE Lighting
Guide 7, 2005 sections 3.3, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9. This
gives recommendations highlighting:
1. Limits
to the luminance of the luminaires, to avoid
screen reflections. (Manufacturers’ data for the
luminaires should be sought to confirm this).
2. F
or up-lighting, the recommendations refer to the
luminance of the lit ceiling rather than the luminaire;
a design team calculation is usually required to
demonstrate this.
3. R
ecommendations for direct lighting, ceiling illuminance,
and average wall illuminance.
HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
Design Stage
Appendix 1 includes the reflectance of the ceiling
tiles which is required to calculate the daylight factor
and the uniformity ratio. The Armstrong range of
mineral fibre and metal ceiling tiles achieve high
levels of light reflectance. High light reflectance
ceilings enhance indirect lighting by improving
overall lighting uniformity returning up to 90% of
the light back into the space, compared with 75%
with standard ceilings*. A light reflectance of 90%
and more allows 20% cost savings with indirect
lighting, and can yield total building energy savings
of up to 11%. Canopies installed in the work place
can improve the light reflection over a working
space and provide better comfort for the end user.
*Energy and Environmental Effects of High Light Reflectance
Ceilings: Brinjac Engineering 2006.
Post Construction Review
Appendix 1 includes light reflectance values and
can therefore be used for calculations. Detailed
technical information will also be provided for the
maintenance manual and will be made available to
the BREEAM assessor to confirm compliance.
Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual SD5073 1.0:2011.
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■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
HEA 02 Indoor Air Quality
Credit Aim
HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
To recognise and encourage a healthy internal
environment through the specification and installation of
appropriate ventilation, equipment and finishes.
Assessment Criteria
• Minimising sources of air pollution (3 credits)
• Potential for natural ventilation (1 credit)
• Laboratory fume cupboard and containment areas (2
credits)
HEA 02 Indoor Air Quality
•M
inimising Sources of Air Pollution Compliance
Design Stage
All Armstrong ceiling tiles have low or zero VOC
emission levels and therefore can comply with an
Indoor Air Quality Plan which commits to using
low or zero VOC finishes. All Armstrong tiles have
either been tested by a third party and comply
with the requirements of EN 13964:2004 unless
they are exempt from testing (e.g metal or wooden
ceiling tiles). Appendix 1, Armstrong Products
Environmental Performance Table provides the
results of the tests for each tile.
Requirements
Post Construction Stage
2 of the 3 available credits can be achieved by
demonstrating compliance with the following:
Appendix 1 states the emission levels met by
each tile. The BREEAM assessor can provide this
document to demonstrate compliance.
1. An indoor air quality plan has been produced.
2. All decorative paints and varnishes have met the
requirements listed in Table 5-3.
3. At least five of the eight remaining product categories
listed in Table 5-3, have met the testing
requirements and emission levels for Volatile Organic
Compound (VOC) emissions against the relevant
standards.
Product
European
Standard
Emission levels
for VOC’s required
Suspended
ceiling tiles
EN 13964:2004
Formaldehyde E1
(Testing req 1)
No asbestos.
(Extract from table 5-3)
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Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual.
■ HEALTH & WELLBEING
HEA 05 Acoustic Performance
Credit Aim
To ensure the buildings’ acoustic performance including
sound insulation meet the appropriate standards for its
purpose.
Assessment Criteria
A suitably qualified acoustician (see relevant definitions)
is appointed by the client at pre-bid/briefing stage of the
project to provide early design advice on:
- External sources of noise impacting the chosen site
- Site layout and zoning of the building for good acoustics
HEA 05 Acoustic Performance
•A
coustic requirements for users with special hearing and
communication needs,
•A
coustic treatment of different zones and facades.
• The
building meets the acoustic performance standards
and testing requirements for the relevant building type
and function areas as detailed in Table 5-4.
•M
inimising Sources of Air Pollution Compliance
Requirements
The compliance requirements for this credit are
dependent on the building type. Table 5-4, in the BREEAM
assessment manual, sets out the detailed requirements
for each building type.
HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
Design Stage
Detailed information on the acoustic performance
of Armstrong ceiling tiles is available from Appendix
2, Armstrong Products Absorption, Attenuation
Comparison Table. This information can be used
by a suitably qualified acoustician to demonstrate
how the ceiling tiles contribute to the acoustic
perfomance of each space. Different ceiling tiles are
available to contribute to all aspects of a building’s
acoustic performance, from passive acoustic
management of sound absorption and sound
attenuation through to control of reverberation times
and ambient noise levels.
Post Construction Review
The assessor can verify that the correct figures
have been used in the acoustician’s report by cross
referencing the acoustician’s report with Appendix
2.
Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual SD5073 1.0:2011.
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■ WASTE
WST 01 Construction Waste Management
Credit Aim
•D
iversion from landfill includes:
To promote resource efficiency via the effective
management and reduction of construction waste.
1. R
eusing the material on site
(in-situ or for new applications)
Assessment Criteria
2. Reusing the material on other sites
3. S
alvaging or reclaiming the material for reuse
• Construction resource efficiency (3 credits)
• Diversion of resources from landfill (1 credit).
WST 01 Construction Waste Management
•C
onstruction Resource Efficiency Compliance
Requirements
Non-hazardous construction waste (excluding demolition
and excavation waste) generated by the building’s design
and construction meets or exceeds the following resource
efficiency benchmarks.
Amount of waste generated per
100m2 (gross internal floor area)
m3
tonnes
BREEAM
credits
One credit
Two credits
Three credits
Exemplary Level
≤13.3
≤7.5
≤3.4
≤1.6
≤11.1
≤6.5
≤3.2
≤1.9
•D
iversion of Resources from Landfill Compliance
Requirements
The following percentages of non-hazardous construction
and demolition waste (where applicable) generated by the
project have been diverted from landfill:
Product
One credit
Exemplary
Level
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Type of waste
Volume
Tonnage
Non demolition
Demolition
Non demolition
Demolition
70%
80%
85%
85%
80%
90%
90%
95%
4. R
eturning material to the supplier via a ‘take-back’
scheme
5. R
ecovery of the material from site by an approved
waste management contractor and recycled or sent for
energy recovery.
HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
Design Stage
Armstrong provide a comprehensive post-consumer
mineral fibre ceiling tile take-back scheme
recovering tiles at the end of their life and off-cuts
generated during the instalation process. Accredited
professionals and Assessors can use Appendix 1
to identify which tiles are included in the scheme.
Full details of the take back scheme are available at
www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk\environment.
Post Construction Stage
Armstrong can provide BREEAM Accredited
Professionals and design teams with verification of
weight for inclusion in Site Waste Management Plans.
Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual SD5073 1.0:2011.
■ WASTE
WST 04 Speculative Floor and Ceiling Finishes
Credit Aim
HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
To encourage the specification and fitting of floor and ceiling
finishes selected by the building occupant and therefore
avoid unnecessary waste of materials.
Assessment Criteria
1. For tenanted areas (where the future occupant is not
known), prior to full fit-out works, carpets, other floor
finishes and ceiling finishes have been installed in a
show area only.
2. In a building developed for a specific occupant, that
occupant has selected (or agreed to) the specified floor
and ceiling finishes.
WST 04 Speculative Floor and Ceiling
Finishes
• Compliance Requirements
Compliance notes
Show area
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A show area could be either a floor plate or
an individual office.
However, to award this credit it must be
less than 25% of the net lettable floor area.
Design Stage
Armstrong’s ceiling tiles are not just a finish. They
are an integral part of the environmental design
of a space, contributing to the acoustic, visual
environments and the internal air quality. By providing
the end client with information on the environmental
credentials of our tiles we ensure that they will be
selected.
Post Construction Stage
If the ceiling tiles used to fit out the show area in
a speculative office are included in the take back
scheme they would be removed by Armstrong post
occupancy subject to meeting the schemes terms
and conditions.
Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual SD5073 1.0:2011.
■ MANAGEMENT
MAN 04 Stakeholder Participation
To design, plan and deliver accessible functional and
inclusive buildings in consultation with current and future
building users and other stakeholders.
Assessment Criteria
• Consultation (1 credit)
• Inclusive and accessible design (1 credit)
• Building user information (1 credit)
• Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) and information
dissemination (1 credit).
MAN 04 Stakeholder Participation
•B
uilding User Information Compliance
Requirements
1. Building User Guides are provided and are appropriate
to all users of the building (general users including staff
and if applicable residents, as well as the non technical
facilities management team/building manager).
2. The Guides cover all functions and uses of the building,
ensuring building users are able to use the building
effectively. Where relevant, the documents must
describe the facilities to be shared and how access to
them will be arranged for potential users.
3. Building and site related information is made readily
available to all future building users, enabling them to
access and use the building, site and local transport
infrastructure/amenities effectively.
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HOW ARMSTRONG CAN HELP
Design Stage
Armstrong provides information relating to the
environmental credentials (Appendix 1) of all their
ceiling tiles. This gives Accredited Professionals
the information they need to demonstrate how
the specified ceiling tiles contribute to the overall
environmental strategy for the building. This
information can be fed into the design team meetings.
When specifying Armstrong ceiling tiles the client/
developer can be assured that all information required
to complete the building user guide will be available
for inclusion in the building specification document.
This will give the necessary confidence to write the
letter of commitment that will be required to gain this
credit for a design stage BREEAM assessment.
Post Construction Stage
Information is available for the assessor to explain
how the specified or recommended ceiling tiles
contribute to the environmental strategy (including
the visual environment, acoustic environment, internal
air quality, energy performance) and on how the take
back scheme operates.
Source: Extracts have been taken from the BREEAM
Assessment Manual: BREEAM New Construction NonDomestic Buildings Technical Manual SD5073 1.0:2011.
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Credit Aim
61%
61%
CIRRUS
CIRRUS Design
84%
87%
77%
20%
47%
64%
42%
33%
42%
42%
45%
61%
42%
47%
OPTIMA
PARAFON Hygien
PERLA
PERLA dB
PERLA OP 0.95
PERLA OP 1.00
PLAIN
SAHARA MAX
SAHARA
SAHARA dB
SIERRA OP
ULTIMA+
n/a
30%
Wood
Metal
Up to 85%
35-75%
n/a
80%
80%
71%
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Environmental Profile
EPD
0.1 - 0.11
0.1 - 0.11
0.13
0.1 - 0.11
0.1 - 0.11
0.1 - 0.11
Ecopoint - Cradle to
Grave 60 year lifecycle
Armstrong continue to develop EPD’s for all their products. For an updated list and to request EPD certificates please contact your local Armstrong office.
51%
51%
TATRA
25%
70%
VISUAL
CORTEGA
33%
Grid
87%
33%
ULTIMA Vector
87%
87%
64%
ULTIMA+ dB
ULTIMA+ OP
84%
85%
84%
87%
85%
85%
86%
86%
82%
87%
82%
84%
1%
20%
78%
NEEVA
39%
CLEANROOM FL
92%
9%
85%
48%
83%
83%
79%
90%
87%
Light Reflectance
NEWTONE
51%
52%
FINE FISSURED Black
GRAPHIS
44%
37%
CERAMAGUARD
51%
45%
BIOGUARD PLAIN
COLORTONE DUNE
45%
BIOGUARD ACOUSTIC
FINE FISSURED
Content
Armstrong Products Environmental Performance Table (January 2014)
Product
Appendix 1
n/a
n/a
E1
n/a
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✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
n/a
n/a
n/a
✔
n/a
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
n/a
✔
✔
Take Back Scheme
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
E1
Formaldehyde
Metal Plain
Newtone
Wood Plain
Bioguard Plain
Plain
Graphis
Clean room FL
Metal Ultra Microperforated /
Metal Extra Microperforated + fleece
Sahara Planks
Ceramaguard
Cirrus / Cirrus Image
Contrast Cirrus (Circles, Squares)
Colortone Dune
Wood Rg 3003 / Wood Rg 8002
Ultima+ / Perla / Sahara Max
Ultima+ dB / Perla dB / Sahara dB
Sahara / Bioguard Acoustic
Metal Standard Perforated + fleece or B15
Metal Microperforated + fleece or B15
Metal Extra Microperforated + OP19 / B15
Fine Fissured
Wood Rg 8013
Metal Standard Perforated with pad (8mm)
Metal Microperforated with pad (8mm)
1.00
Ultima+ OP (1.00 + 0.95) + Optima (all thicknesses)
Perla OP (1.00 + 0.95) + Neeva (all thicknesses)
Metal Standard Perforated + OP19
Metal Microperforated + OP19
Parafon Hygien / Hydroboard
Sierra OP
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.55
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
0.80
0.85
0.90
0.95
aw
Sound Absorption
Very Low
Class E
Low
Class D
Moderate
Class C
High
Class B
High
Class A
Very High
Comparative
Below 20 dB
20-25 dB
26-30 dB
31-45 dB
36-40 dB
41-47 dB
Dnfw / Dncw
Metal Standard Perforated + fleece
Metal Microperforated + fleece
Perla OP
Metal Standard Perforated + pad (8mm)
Metal Microperforated + pad (8mm)
Metal Extra Microperforated + fleece
Neeva Board (18mm) / Optima
Wood Rg 8013
Metal Standard Perforated + pad (16-40mm)
Metal Microperforated + pad (16-40mm)
Metal Extra Microperforated + fleece or pad (16-40mm)
Sierra OP / Ultima OP
Neeva Tegular / Neeva Board (20 mm)
Metal Microperforated + OP19
Metal Standard Perforated + OP19
Wood Rg 8002
Metal Extra Microperforated + OP19
Perla / Sahara / Sahara Max
Colortone Dune / Plain
Fine Fissured
Bioguard Plain
Wood Rg 3003
Metal Extra Microperforated + B15 / Sahara dB / Ultima dB / Ceramaguard /
Cirrus 75 / Ultima / Newtone / Bioguard Acoustic /
Clean Room FL / Graphis / Cirrus / Cirrus Image / Contrast Cirrus
Metal Plain + B15 + Metal Plain (no infill)
Ultima+ dB SL2 Planks
Metal Standard Perforated + B15
Perla dB / Metal Microperforated + B15
Wood Plain
Armstrong Products
Sound Attenuation
Armstrong Products Absorption and Attenuation Comparison Table - EU (January 2014)
Armstrong Products
Appendix 2
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