Consultation Summary document
Draft BREEAM International New Construction 2016
Introduction
This paper provides an overview of the draft BREEAM International New Construction 2016 scheme, including the
timeline for launch and how to engage in the stakeholder consultation process for the scheme.
The paper also includes a summary of the technical content and the reference scheme that each issue is based upon.
BREEAM International New Construction 2016
The draft BREEAM New Construction 2016 scheme provides an updated version of BREEAM for the assessment of all
new buildings around the world.
Consultation process and timeline
The public consultation on the BREEAM International New Construction scheme will last for a month from 23rd
December to midnight on the 1st February 2016. During this period BRE Global welcomes all comments from across
the industry on the scheme. Please send any comments you have to us in the spreadsheet provided and email it to
[email protected] marking your subject ‘Comments on Draft BREEAM International NC 2016’.
The following highlights the timetable for the consultation process and the on-going publication and go-live of the
BREEAM International Refurbishment and Fit-out scheme.
Date
Item
Description
23rd December
2015
Draft publication
Publication of the draft scheme technical manual for public consultation
and peer review by the BRE Global standing panel of experts
1st February 2016
Consultation closes
Closing date for comments on the draft scheme
Spring 2015
Final publication
Publication of the final BREEAM International NC 2016 scheme technical
manual
Spring 2015
Operational go-live
Go-live date for new NC 2016 project registrations and online assessment
and reporting tool on www.breeam.com/projects.
Early Summer
2016
Training
Launch of the first training courses for the International New
Construction 2016 scheme
Technical overview
The following summarises the basis of each of the BREEAM International Refurbishment and Fit-out assessment
issues. The following provides a key to this table:
Minor Change
Moderate Change
Significant change
New Issue
Issue ID
Man 01
Man 02
Man 03
Issue Title
Project brief & design
Life cycle cost, capital
cost and service life
planning
Responsible
construction practices
and site impacts
Description
This issues within Management have been re-arranged to better align with
the construction process.
Some simplified criteria for Single dwellings.
The credits associated with BREEAM AP’s are now linked to a “Sustainability
Champion”, a BREEAM AP is currently the only recognised sustainability
champion.
The credits for Inclusive design have now moved to Hea 06 - Accessibility
Issue ID
Issue Title
Description
Man 04
Commissioning and
handover
Man 05
POE and aftercare
Hea 01
Visual Comfort
This issue has been aligned with International RFO, it now includes minimum
floor areas to comply with a particular daylight factor.
Hea 02
Indoor Air Quality
The methodology for assessing emissions from products has been revised.
Hea 03
Safe containment in
laboratories
This issue was previously part of Hea 02 – Indoor air quality.
Hea 04
Thermal comfort
This issue was previously Hea 03 – Minor changes to the criteria.
Hea 05
Acoustic Performance
Hea 06
Accessibility
Hea 07
Hazards
Hea 05a & 05b have been combined.
Safe Access criteria remain the same.
Inclusive and accessible design (previously part of Man 04a &b) have been
incorporated. This ensure they are considered together to avoid overlap
between issues.
Minor changes only
Hea 08
Private space
Minor changes only
Hea 09
Water quality
Previously Hea 04 – Water Quality
Ene 01
Reduction of energy
use and carbon
missions
The approach remains the same but changes have been made to the
calculation process based on data received from BREEAM International New
Construction 2013 assessments.
Ene 02a
Energy monitoring
Minor changes only
Ene 02b
Energy monitoring
Minor changes only
Ene 03
External lighting
The criteria have been simplified.
Ene 04
Low carbon design
The criteria have shifted focus from LZCs to Low carbon design. There are
new criteria and credits available for Passive design features.
Ene 05
Energy efficient cold
storage
Minor changes only
Ene 06
Energy efficient
transportation systems
Minor changes only
Ene 07
Energy efficient
laboratory systems
Minor changes only
Ene 08
Energy efficient
equipment
New criteria for plug in Air Conditioners in residential buildings.
Ene 09
Drying space
Minor changes only
Tra 01
Public transport
Minor changes only
Issue ID
Issue Title
accessibility
Tra 02
Proximity to amenities
Minor changes only
Tra 03a
&b
Alternative modes of
transport
Revision to the sliding scale of compliance for cyclists’ facilities.
New rules on cyclists’ facilities for sites with multiple buildings.
Tra 04
Car park capacity
Minor changes only
Tra 05
Travel plan
Minor changes only
Tra 06
Home office
Minor changes only
Wat 1
Water Consumption
Minor changes only
Wat 2
Water monitoring
Minor changes only
Wat 3
Water leak detection
and prevention
Leak isolation has been introduced for residential buildings
Water efficient
equipment
Life cycle impacts
The scope of this issue has been broadened to include any water use not
already covered by Wat 01, e.g. swimming pools.
There is a new credit for Environmental product declarations
Mat 2
Hard landscaping and
boundary protection
n/a
Mat 3
Responsible sourcing of
materials
The scoring approach now aligns with Guidance Note 18. Under
International NC 2013 this was one of the options.
Mat 4
Insulation
n/a
Mat 5
Designing for durability
and resilience
The scope of this issue has been significantly expanded.
Mat 6
Material Efficiency
New issue aiming to recognise and encourage measures to optimise material
efficiency in order to minimise environmental impact of material use and
waste.
Wst 1
Construction Waste
Management
The targets for diversion from landfill have been revised.
Demolition waste targets are now included.
Wst 2
Wst 3a
&b
Recycled aggregates
The 30km rule have been moved to an Exemplary level requirement.
Operational waste
Minor changes only
Wst 4
Speculative finishes
Wst 5
Adaptation to climate
change
Wst 6
Functional adaptability
LE 01
Site selection
Protection of ecological
features
Minimising impact on
existing site ecology
Wat 4
Mat 1
LE 02
LE 04
Description
The scope has been expanded to account for speculative finishes in
residential properties.
New issue to recognise and encourage measures taken to mitigate the
impact of extreme weather conditions arising from climate change over the
lifespan of the building.
New issue to recognise and encourage measures taken to accommodate
future changes of use of the building over its lifespan.
Minor changes only
Minor changes only
n/a
LE 05
Long term impact on
biodiversity
Minor changes only
LE 06
Building Footprint
Issue has been deleted
Pol 1
Impact of refrigerants
Minor changes only
Pol 2
NOx emissions
The benchmarks for NOx emissions have changed to align with the upcoming
Eco-design directive.
Issue ID
Issue Title
Description
NOx from grid electricity is no longer assessed under this issue, to focus on
the effects on local air pollution.
Pol 3
Surface water runoff
Minor changes only
Pol 4
Reduction of Night
Time Light Pollution
Minor changes only
Pol 5
Noise Attenuation
Minor changes only