Technology Hub, Edge Hill University
BREEAM 2014NC, Higher Education
Contractor Preliminaries
project number: 2962
date: 26.11.15
revision: 0
BREEAM New Construction 2014
scott hughes design, the flint glass works, 64 ,jersey street, manchester, m4 6jw
tel: 0161 605 0831 www.scotthughesdesign.com
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Introduction
Disclaimer
Scott Hughes Design and its staff shall not be held liable for any damage or loss sustained as a result of using or
the information provided in this report.
Rev.
Clauses included within this report are written in order to satisfy BREEAM criteria but may not address all
technical requirements relating to the proper obligations of the contractor regarding the disciplines and site
works to which the clauses relate. Attention should be given to the contents of all clauses, in regards to
technical adequacy before inclusion within any legal binding documentation.
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BREEAM 2014 Contractor Preliminaries
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Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1
2.0
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................... 1
3.0
MAN 03: Construction Site Impacts ...................................................................................................... 2
4.0
MAN 04: Commissioning & Handover- Testing & Inspection of Building Fabric ........................................ 2
5.0
MAN 04: Commissioning & Handover- Handover ................................................................................... 2
6.0
MAN 05: Aftercare Support ................................................................................................................. 3
7.0
HEA 02: Indoor Air Quality .................................................................................................................. 4
8.0
HEA 05: Acoustic Performance ............................................................................................................. 9
9.0
ENE 06: Energy Efficient Tranpsortation Systems ................................................................................ 10
10.0
MAT 02: Hard Landscaping and Boundary Protection .......................................................................... 10
11.0
MAT 03: Responsible Sourcing of Materials ......................................................................................... 10
12.0
WST 01: Construction Waste Management ......................................................................................... 11
13.0
LE 03 & 04: Mitigating Ecological Impact & Enhancing Site Ecology ..................................................... 12
14.0
LE 05: Long Term Impact on Biodiversity ........................................................................................... 12
15.0
Pol 05: Noise Attenuation .................................................................................................................. 14
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MAN 03: Construction Site Impacts
The Main contractor shall undertake of ALL of the criteria listed below and shall assign responsibility for
monitoring, recording and reporting of data collected below to an individual who has the authority to access such
data:
3.1 Source all site timber used on the project in accordance with the UK Government’s Timber Procurement
Policy.
3.2 Operate an Environmental Management System covering their main operations. The EMS must be either:
Third party certified, to ISO14001/EMAS or equivalent standard. OR is in compliance with BS8555 200312 and
has reached phase four of the implementation stage, ‘implementation and operation of the environmental
management system’, and completed phase audits one to four, as defined in BS8555.
3.3 Implement best practice pollution prevention policies and procedures on site, demonstrated through
compliance with the items in the Environmental Checklist section 2.2.5 Preventing Pollution in the England and
Wales Environment Agency’s ‘Building a Better Environment, a guide for developers’
3.4 Liaise and support the appointed BREEAM AP who will report progress against the BREEAM targets and
attend key project team meetings during the construction stages.
3.5 Register with the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme and achieve a score of at least 40 out of 50 with no less
than 7 scored in each individual area.
3.6 Monitor and record data on energy consumption (kWh) from the use of construction plant, equipment
(mobile and fixed) and site accommodation necessary for completion of all construction processes. Provide a
report detailing the energy consumption (total kWh and kWh/£100k of project value) and carbon dioxide
emissions (total kgCO2eq and kgCO2eq/£100k of project value) from the construction process to the Assessor for
input into the BREEAM scoring and reporting tool.
3.7 Monitor and record data on water consumption (m3) from the use of construction plant, equipment (mobile
and fixed) and site accommodation necessary for completion of all construction processes. Provide a report
detailing the total net water consumption (m3), i.e. consumption minus any recycled water use, from the
construction process to the Assessor for input into the BREEAM scoring and reporting tool.
3.8 Monitor and record data on Transport of construction materials & waste. Transport of materials from the
factory gate to the building site, including any transport, intermediate storage and distribution. Monitoring must
include materials used in major building elements as follows and cover the construction waste groups outlined in
the projects waste management plan:
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External Walls
Windows
Roof
Upper Floor Slab
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Internal Walls
Floor Finishes / Coverings
Ground works & landscaping materials
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MAN 04: Commissioning & Handover- Testing & Inspection of
Building Fabric
The main contractor is required to procure a thermographic survey and airtightness testing of the
building fabric. The surveys must be:
4.1 Undertaken in accordance with BS EN 13187 ‘Qualitative detection of thermal irregularities in
buildings envelopes. Infrared method’ and BS EN 13829:2001Thermal performance of buildingsDetermination of air permeability of buildings - Fan pressurization method.
4.2 Undertaken by a professional holding a valid Level 2 certificate in thermography (as defined by
the UKTA website http://www.ukta.org).
4.3 Cover the following:
i. Continuity of insulation in accordance with the construction drawings
ii. Avoidance of excessive thermal bridging
iii. Avoidance of air leakage paths through the fabric
4.4 Test 100% of treated spaces and ensure that all elements of the building fabric that enclose an
internal heated and/or conditioned (treated) zone of the building, including internal walls separating
treated and untreated zones are tested.
4.5 The main contractor will be required to rectify any defects picked up in the thermographic report
prior to handover of the building. The remediation work should be robust and durable ie must have
the same performance characteristics and life expectancy of the surrounding elements.
5.0
MAN 04: Commissioning & Handover- Handover
5.1 The Main Contractor shall provide a Building User Guide to the staff and facilities management
team.
5.2 The Guide must cover all functions and uses of the building so that users can access, understand
and operate the building efficiently and in a manner in keeping with the original design intent.
5.3 The Guide should be written in plain English and provide information relevant to staff, students,
the facilities management team and visitors.
5.4 The Guide should be specific to the building type and end users but should include:
i.
ii.
Overview of the building and its environmental strategy e.g. energy/water/waste efficiency
policy/strategy and how users should engage with/deliver the policy/strategy.
Building services overview and access to controls (where to find them, what they control,
how to operate effectively & efficiently)
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Pre-arrival information for visitors e.g. access and security procedures/provisions
Provision of and access to shared facilities
Safety and emergency information / instructions
Building related operational procedures specific to building type/operation e.g. labs.
Building related incident reporting/feedback arrangements
Building related training information / links
Provision of and access to transport facilities e.g. public transport, cyclist facilities, pedestrian
routes etc.
Provision of and access to local amenities
Re-fit, refurbishment and maintenance arrangements/ considerations
Links, references and relevant contact details
6.0
MAN 05: Aftercare Support
6.1 There is (or will be) operational infrastructure and resources in place to provide aftercare support
to the building occupier’s.
6.2 The Contractor shall organise a meeting programmed to occur between the aftercare
team/individual and the building occupier/management (prior to initial occupation, or as soon as
possible thereafter) to:
i.
Introduce the aftercare team or individual to the aftercare support available, including the
Building User Guide (where existing) and training schedule/content.
ii.
Present key information about the building including the design intent and how to use the
building to ensure it operates as efficiently and effectively as possible.
6.3 The Contractor shall provide On-site facilities management training, to include a walkabout of the
building and introduction to and familiarisation with the building systems, their controls and how to
operate them in accordance with the design intent and operational demands.
6.4 The Contractor shall provide initial aftercare support provision for at least the first month of
building occupation, e.g. on-site attendance on a weekly basis to support building users and
management (this could be more or less frequent depending on the complexity of the building and
building operations).
6.5 The Contractor shall provide longer term aftercare support provision for occupants for at least the
first 12 months from occupation, e.g. a helpline, nominated individual or other appropriate system to
support building users/management.
6.6 The Contractor shall put in place operational infrastructure and resources to coordinate the
collection and monitoring of energy and water consumption data for a minimum of 12 months, once
the building is occupied. This is done to facilitate analysis of discrepancies between actual and
predicted performance, with a view to adjusting systems and/or user behaviours accordingly.
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7.0
HEA 02: Indoor Air Quality
7.1 The Main Contractor shall provide the necessary evidence demonstrating compliant specification
of products which emit Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) with all paints and varnishes meeting
relevant standards & five of the seven remaining categories meeting the testing standards in line with
the following table as outlined in BREEAM 2014 Manual.
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7.2 The Main Contractor will undertake Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions testing. The
formaldehyde concentration level is measured post construction (but pre-occupancy) and is found to
be less than or equal to 100µg/ m3 averaged over 30 minutes (WHO guidelines for indoor air quality:
Selected pollutants, 2010).
7.3 The total volatile organic compound (TVOC) concentration levels is measured post construction
(but pre-occupancy) and found to be less than 300µg/m3 over 8 hours, in line with the building
regulation requirements.
7.4 Where VOC and formaldehyde levels are found to exceed the limits defined in criteria above
(points 2.5.2 & 2.3.3), the project team confirms the measures that have, or will be taken, in
accordance with the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Plan, to reduce the levels to within these limits.
7.5 The testing and measurement of the above pollutants are in accordance with the following
standards where relevant:
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BS
BS
BS
BS
ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO
16000-4:2011
16000-6:2011
16017-2:2003
16000-3:2011
Diffusive sampling of formaldehyde in air
VOCs in air by active sampling
VOCs – indoor, ambient and workplace air by passive sampling
formaldehyde and other carbonyls in air by active sampling.
HEA 05: Acoustic Performance
8.1 The Main Contractor shall undertake the necessary pre completion acoustic testing with a suitably
qualified acoustician and produce evidence / reports confirming achievement of the criteria below:
8.2 Achieve the performance standards set out in Section 2 of the Acoustic Performance Standard for
the Priority Schools Building Programme (APS), June 2013 relating to airborne and impact sound
insulation of walls and floors.
8.3 Achieve the indoor ambient noise level standards set out within Section 2 of APS for all room
types. For roofs with a mass per unit area less than 150kg/m2 (lightweight roofs) or any roofs with
glazing or roof lights, calculations using laboratory data with ‘heavy’ rain noise excitation as defined in
BS EN ISO 140-183 are required (in accordance with the guidance in APS) for teaching/learning
spaces to demonstrate that the reverberant sound pressure level in these rooms are not more than
20 dB above the appropriate limits presented within Section 2 of APS, table 1.
8.4 For heavy weight roofs, or parts of the roof that are heavyweight, with a mass per unit area
greater than 150kg/m2 (including those with sedum planting) that do not have any glazing or roof
lights, calculations are not required, as such the credit can be awarded on a default basis of
compliance.
8.5 Achieve the relevent acoustic environmental requirements (Control of reverberation, sound
absorption and speech transmission index (STI)):
i.
ii.
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Teaching and study spaces: achieve the requirements relating to reverberation time
for teaching and study spaces set out within table 6 in Section 1 of BB93
Open plan teaching spaces: achieve the performance requirements relating to speech
transmission index (STI) set out within Section 1.8 of BB93.
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Corridor and stairwells: for those that give direct access to teaching and study
spaces, achieve the performance requirements relating to sound absorption.
8.6 Use the following testing methods are employed by a compliant test body:
i.
For Sound insulation - BB93 requirements and the ANC Good ractice Guide, Acoustic testing
of Schools.
ii. For Internal Ambient Noise Levels - ANC Good Practice Guide, Acoustic testing of Schools.
iii. For Rain Noise – No testing required if BB93 compliant specification has been installed.
iv. Reverberation – As below depending upon use:
a. Teaching and study spaces, using ANC Good Practice Guide, Acoustic testing of
Schools.
b. Open plan teaching spaces: STI Measurements of the STI should be taken in at least
one in ten typical student listening positions in the open plan spaces in accordance
with the ANC Good Practice Guide, Acoustic testing of Schools.
c. Corridors and stairwells: Installation of a specification compliant with the BB93
criteria demonstrates compliance. Where this refers to the use of Building
Regulations, the country-specific Building Regulations or standards can be applied.
9.0
ENE 06: Energy Efficient Tranpsortation Systems
Credit not targeted
10.0 MAT 02: Hard Landscaping and Boundary Protection
The Main Contractor shall ensure that a recycled sub-base is used for all hard landscaping.
11.0 MAT 03: Responsible Sourcing of Materials
11.1 The Main Contractor shall produce a Sustainable Procurement Plan which sets out a clear
framework for the responsible sourcing of materials to guide procurement throughout the project.
The plan will cover the following as a minimum:
i.
Risks & Opportunities are identified against a broad range of social, environmental and
economic issues. BS 8902:2009 Responsible sourcing sector certification schemes for
construction products specification can be used as a guide to identify these issues.
ii. Aims, objectives and target to guide sustainable procurement activities.
iii. The strategic assessment of sustainably sourced materials available locally and nationally.
There should be a policy to procure materials locally where possible.
iv. Procedures are in place to check and verify that the sustainable procurement plan is being
implemented / adhered to on individual projects.
These could include setting out
measurement criteria, methodology and performance indicators to assess progress and
demonstrate success.
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11.2 The Main Contractor shall provide the necessary evidence demonstrating responsible sourcing of
materials in line with BRE Environmental & Sustainability Standard SD5073-2.0:2011, in order to
achieve at least 1 credit under Mat 03 (equivalent to at least 18% of the available points).
11.3 This will include ensuring all concrete used on the job is a minimum BES6001 ‘Good’ & all other
elements achieve a minimum of ISO14001 certification (ideally striving for BES6001 where possible).
11.4 The Main Contractor is to ensure that ALL timber used within the project is sourced in
accordance with the UK Government’s Timber Procurement Policy.
12.0 WST 01: Construction Waste Management
12.1 The Main Contractor shall monitor, measure and report on the management of waste.
12.2 Produce a Resource Management Plan (RMP) (formerly a Site Waste Management Plan) that
defines:
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A target benchmark for resource efficiency i.e. m3 of waste per 100m2 or tonnes of waste
per 100m2
Procedures and commitments for minimising non-hazardous waste in line with the benchmark
Procedures for minimising hazardous waste
Procedures for monitoring, measuring and reporting hazardous and non-hazardous site waste
Procedures for sorting, reusing and recycling construction waste into defined waste groups
(see additional guidance section), either on site or through a licensed external contractor
The name or job title of the individual responsible for implementing the above.
12.3 The Main Contractor will ensure that Non-hazardous construction waste (excluding demolition
and excavation waste) generated by the building’s design and construction (including off-site
manufacture or fabrication) is less than or equal to 13.3m3 or 11.1 tonnes per 100m2 of GIFA
constructed
12.4
The Main Contractor will ensure that 70% (By Volume) or 80%(By Weight) of non-hazardous
construction waste and 80% (By Volume) or 90%(By Weight) of demolition waste (where applicable)
generated by the project have been diverted from landfill by:
i.
Reusing the material on site or on other sites
ii.
Salvaging/ reclaiming the material for reuse
iii.
Returning material to the supplier via a ‘take-back’ scheme
iv.
Recovery from site by an approved waste management contractor and recycled or sent for
energy recovery.
12.5
The Main Contractor will ensure that waste materials will be sorted into separate key waste
groups (according to the waste streams generated by the scope of the works) either onsite or offsite
through a licensed contractor for recovery.
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12.6
The Main Contractor will reference the pre-demolition audit carried out by the enabling
demollition contractor and incorporate the demollition records into their RMP to demonstrate 2.10.4
above.
13.0 LE 03 & 04: Mitigating Ecological Impact & Enhancing Site Ecology
The Main contractor shall implement all recommendations to enhance the ecology as detailed in the
ecology report(s).
14.0 LE 05: Long Term Impact on Biodiversity
The Main Contractor shall:
14.1 Comply with all relevant UK and EU legislation relating to protection and enhancement of
ecology throughout the design and construction process.
14.2 Co-ordinate & hand over to the building occupants a 5 year landscape and habitat management
plan, appropriate to the site. The plan should include: Management of any protected features on site;
Management of any new, existing or enhanced habitats and have a reference to the current/future
site level or local Biodiversity Action Plan.
14.3 Undertake at least four of the following as per the recommendations detailed within the BREEAM
Ecology Report:
i.
Nominate a ‘Biodiversity Champion’ with the authority to influence site activities and ensure
that detrimental impacts on site biodiversity are minimised in line with the recommendations of the
Ecology Report;
ii.
Train the site workforce on how to protect site ecology during the project. Specific training
should be carried out for the entire site workforce and should be based on recommendations of the
Ecology Report.
iii.
Record actions taken to protect biodiversity and monitor their effectiveness throughout key
stages of construction. The records must be available when requested.
iv.
Create a new ecologically valuable habitat that supports nationally, regionally or locally
important biodiversity, and/or which is nationally, regionally or locally important itself; including that
listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan92, Local Biodiversity Action Plan), those protected within
statutory sites or those within non-statutory sites identified in local plans;
v.
Programme site works to minimise disturbance to wildlife. For example, site preparation,
ground works, and landscaping have been, or will be, scheduled at an appropriate time of year to
minimise disturbance to wildlife in accordance with recommendations of the Ecology Report.
vi.
Adhere to the recommendations of a partnership between by the design team & a local
wildlife group.
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15.0 Pol 05: Noise Attenuation
15.1 The Main contractor shall appoint a suitably qualified acoustic consultant holding a recognised
acoustic qualification and membership of an appropriate professional body to carry out a pre
handover test proving that the noise level from the proposed site/building, as measured in the locality
of the nearest or most exposed noise-sensitive development, is a difference no greater than +5dB
during the day (0700hrs to 2300hrs) and +3dB at night (2300hrs to 0700hrs) compared to the background noise level.
15.2 If on testing the noise levels exceed the levels stated above the contractor is to carry out
remedial works to attenuate the noise to a level compliant with the above.
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