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1 - Sustainability Flashcards

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What do you understand by the term ‘Sustainability’?

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Existing in a way that meets our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

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What are the three pillars of Sustainability?

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Economic, Social and Environmental

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Can you give me an example of Economic sustainability?

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  • Local employment on construction sites in order to support and sustain the local economy
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Can you give me an example of Environmental Sustainability?

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  • Protecting the environment through an approach such as ensuring a net gain in biodiversity in a development
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Can you give me an examples of Social sustainability?

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  • Investing in people, their training and their development in order for them to support themselves and others better in the future
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Can you tell me about EPC and DEC?

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The Energy Performance of Building Regulations requires EPCs to be displayed at sale, letting or advertising of a property.

Requires a Display Energy Certificate to be displayed in public buildings that have over 250m2 of usable space.

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Can you name some BREEAM scoring areas?

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  • Waste
  • Land Use and Ecology
  • Pollution
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Management
  • Innovation
  • Transport
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Materials
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What are the BREEAM Scoring levels?

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  • Outstanding - 85%
  • Excellent - 70%
  • Very Good - 55%
  • Good - 45%
  • Pass - 30%
  • Unclassified - Less than 30%
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What is CEEQUAL?

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  • Infrastructure equivalent to BREEAM
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What is SKA?

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  • RICS scoring criteria around commercial fit out
  • Based on Good Practice Measures
  • Awarded in Bronze, Silver and Gold
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What is ESG?

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Environment, Social, Governance

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What are the principles of ESG?

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Standards of a companies behaviour which can be assessed by a socially / environmentally conscious investor

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What is the Future Buildings Standard?

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  • New update to part L and part F of the building regs
  • Make homes more sustainable
  • Feedback under review
  • Potential move away from gas boilers to ASHP etc.
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What is the World Built Environment Forum?

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  • RICS initiative
  • Advance discussions of critical importance
  • Inspiring positive and sustainable change for a prosperous and inclusive future.
  • Published the 2021 sustainability report
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What was in the WBEF sustainability report 2021

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  • Not doing good enough
  • ‘Modest’ progress
  • Embodied Carbon assessments largely not being done
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What is a BRUKL report?

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  • Produced to demonstrate compliance with Part L.
  • Based upon an assessment using the SBEM process.
  • Sometimes referred to by local planning authorities when checking compliance
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What is a SAP report?

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  • Standard Assessment Procedure report for domestic dwellings that shows their DER
  • Dwelling Emission Rate
  • Must be lower than Target Emission Rate
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What is the SBEM

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  • Simplified Building Energy Model
  • Software tool developed by the BRE
  • Used to calculate the BER (Building Emission Rate) which must be lower than the TER (Target Emission Rate) as per Part L.
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What is the main requirement under Part L?

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To achieve a DER or BER less than the TER, measured in kg of carbon per m2 per year

20
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Why is sustainability important?

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From energy use to emissions the industry has a huge impact on the environment.

Can result in hazardous waste

21
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What is the Paris Agreement?

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Limiting warming to below 2 degrees
Countries must report on progress

22
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What measures do Stace take for Sustainability?

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Recycling bins
Lights are on timers
Help out in local community
Promote use of public transport.

23
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What are green roofs?

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Sedum / Grass / Living roofs are roofs partially or completely covered in plants.

The plants sit on top of a drainage membrane along with roof barriers and waterproofing products.

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What is a U-Value?

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Measures the effectiveness of an insulator. Lower the better.

25
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How does a soakaway work?

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A large underground tank that receives water from drainage pipes and helps water percolate through soil.

26
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How does a ground source heat pump work?

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Fluid pumped around ground loop
Absorb natural heat in the ground
Liquid is compressed and goes through a heat exchanger through the heat pump.
This then goes to the heating system.

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How does rainwater harvesting work?

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Rainwater is collected
Goes through a filter to a tank
This can be used for toilets / washing machines

28
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What Building Regs apply to sustainability?

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Approved Document L - Conservation of Fuel and Power.

29
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What is Passivhaus?

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Performance based set of design criteria which aims for buildings to use 90% less energy than a the UK standard.

30
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What are SUDS?

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Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Provide alternative or in addition to drainage so water can quickly and directly go into underground piped drainage.

31
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Can you give some SUDS examples?

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Permeable surfaces
Rainwater harvesting
Soakaway
Underground storage
Basin and ponds

32
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What did you learn from the ‘Value of BREEAM’ CPD?

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BREEAM does the following:
- Increases asset value
- Reduces operating costs
- Improves worker productivity
- Improves corporate image

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What are the differences between BREEAM, WELL, LEED & SKA

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BREEAM, LEED and WELL apply to all phases of the build and cover new builds and fit-out/refurbishment, where as SKA is project driven and only covers fit-out/refurbishment

34
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What does BREEAM Stand for?

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Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology

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What is WELL?

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A standard focussing on health and wellbeing.
Contains 10 concepts relevant to human health.

There are mandatory conditions and optimisation conditions that allows you to achieve a high score.

36
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What is WiredScore?

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Measures quality / resilience of digital infrastructure, mobile coverage, internet service provider choice, and whether critical digital infrastructure is safe and secure from physical damage.
- Based on connectivity, readiness and infrastructure - Gold, Silver, Platinum rating

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Changes under Part L

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  • Use of Standard Assessment Procedure to measure BER for new homes
  • Homes to be 31% more energy efficient than previous standards
  • Other buildings to be 27% more efficient than previous standards.
38
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What is the RICS Carbon Data Base?

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  • Platform offering consistent carbon data
  • Online store of project and product assessments to standardise measurement and reduction of emissions.
39
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What is the 2050 target?

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  • Global warming to 1.5 degrees
  • Emissions cut to 45% of 1980’s level
  • Net zero by 2050
40
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What sustainable acts are there?

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Climate Change Act 2008
Energy Act 2011
Part L
Energy Performance of Buildings Regs 2012

41
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What is the RICS doing for sustainability?

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  • Developed carbon database
  • RICS / RoC encourage members to dind sustainable solutions
  • Annual sustainability reports
  • SKA Rating
42
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What would you advise the client to reduce their carbon?

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  • Construction method
  • Materials
  • Buildability
  • Certifications
  • KPI of sustainability
43
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What is a Site Waste Management Plan?

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Document that details waste, how much waste and how it will be disposed / reused or recycled.

44
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WELL Concepts?

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Water
Air
Nourishment
Light
Movement
Community
Thermal
Sound
Materials
Mind

45
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Name some approved documents ?

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A - Structure
B - Fire
L - Conservation of Fuel and Energy
M - Access and use of buildings
F - Ventilation

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