Procuring resource efficient construction
Project Specific Resource
Efficiency Brief
The construction Resource Management Planning (RMP) process provides a management
structure to enable you to consider and manage the key resource efficiency components for
your project, across its lifecycle.
This template sets out the specific resource efficiency (RE) requirements to be addressed by
all relevant members of the project team.
Two options are presented:
1. Where the project team is following WRAP’s recommended RMP process, WRAP’s
Scoping Tool should be used to define the relevant resource efficient components,
and the RMP scoping template should be populated.
2. Where the project team decide not to follow WRAP’s RMP process
For more information on resource efficient construction visit www.wrap.org.uk/construction
Option 1: Using the Scoping Tool to define the relevant resource efficient components
Project Specific Resource Efficiency Brief
This document sets out the specific resource efficiency (RE) requirements to be addressed on
[insert name of project] by all relevant members of the project team.
The resource efficiency requirements are shown in Table 1.
1. Resource efficiency requirements
If you have followed the WRAP RMP scoping process this table can be completed by either
copying the Scoping Report from the RMP Scoping Tool or by copying the table from the WRAP
RMP Scoping Template.
It is important to be as specific as possible in describing the requirements. A detailed description
will include explicit targets and associated metrics (where available depending on the maturity of
the project).
Table 1: RE components included on your project
RE component
Reason for inclusion
Level of application*
Basi
Enhance
Stretche
c
d
d
Description of
requirements
Reducing materials
consumption
Reducing wastage
Increasing re-use and recycled
content
Matching the durability and
lifespan of assets to service
life
Using resources with no
scarcity and source security
issues
Using products with lower
embodied carbon
Using products with lower
embodied water
Reducing energy use during
construction
Reducing water use during
construction
Enabling water efficiency in
use
Enabling energy efficiency in
use
Enabling re-use and
recyclability at end of life
2. Approach to meeting our requirements
Project teams are required to follow the WRAP Resource Management Planning (RMP) process or
a similar process which achieves the same outcomes.
3. Reporting requirements
Suitable systems should be put in place such that the data requirements (identified in Table 1)
can be reported at key project gateways and at the end of the project.
It is recommended that data is reported [in WRAP’s Resource Efficiency Reporting Portal].
Option 2: Defining requirements without using WRAP’s RMP process
Project Specific Resource Efficiency Brief
1. Resource efficiency requirements
Specific requirements are to [It is recognised that not all of the requirements will be viable on
every project so select from below / add others as appropriate]:

Follow a structured process for identifying opportunities to reduce material use and
enhance Resource Efficiency in design in line with WRAP guidance on Design for Resource
Efficiency.

Define project specific targets and action plans for site energy use (kWh), water use (m3)
and waste arisings (t).

Achieve a minimum recycled content level of [15]% and implement the top [5]
opportunities to increase this without impacting project costs.

Reduce water use during operations by taking practical steps to minimise consumption
through the use of WRAP’s ‘efficient’ practice fittings and by incorporating suitable
metering and leak prevention systems.

Specify water using fittings that meet WRAP’s highly efficient practice levels including
investigation of the use of water recovery systems (such as rainwater harvesting and
grey/black water recovery).

Identify the [5-10] most significant project elements (by mass, value or embodied carbon)
and develop actions that will reduce material use and the embodied carbon of the materials
used.

Develop a flexibility and deconstruction strategy.

Develop a materials scarcity strategy.

Develop a durability strategy.
2. Approach to meeting our requirements
Project teams are required to follow a resource management planning (or similar) process that
includes the following steps:
 Scoping - to identify and consolidate project requirements and objectives (which as a
minimum include the core requirements above);

Action planning – to determine specific cost effective actions which will help meet the
project objectives;

Estimating – to determine the impacts of each action and identify those which will deliver
most benefit to the project;

Monitoring - using agreed, recognised and transferrable metrics;

Reporting - at appropriate project stages in a clear and consistent manner (see below);
and

Project feedback – by reviewing performance against forecast, understanding the reasons
why compliance was / wasn’t achieved and communicating this effectively within the
project team.
3. Reporting requirements
The following information [amend as appropriate] will be reported at key project gateways
and at the end of the project.
 Site energy use (kWh) – actual and in comparison with the project target.

Site water use (m3) – actual and in comparison with the project target.

Site waste arisings (t) – actual and in comparison with the project target.

Project construction value (£).

Key lessons learnt during the project in relation to the achievement of resource
efficiency objectives.
It is recommended that the above data be reported [in WRAP’s Resource Efficiency
Reporting Portal].
Other project reporting requirements should be added, as required, to adequately report on
the components specified in Section 1.
While we have tried to make sure this document is accurate, we cannot accept responsibility or be held legally responsible for any loss or damage
arising out of or in connection with this information being inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. This material is copyrighted. You can copy it free
of charge as long as the material is accurate and not used in a misleading context. You must identify the source of the material and acknowledge
our copyright. You must not use material to endorse or suggest we have endorsed a commercial product or service. For more details please see
our terms and conditions on our website at www.wrap.org.uk
www.wrap.org.uk/construction