APC Sustainability Level 1 Flashcards
What are the Building Regulations?
A set of regulations and standard that all new buildings must be built to.
Can you name some of the building regulations?
- A = Structure.
- B = Fire Safety.
- C = Site Preparation.
- D = Toxic Substances.
- E = Resistance to Sound.
- F = Ventilation.
- G = Sanitisation and Hot Water.
- H = Drainage and Waste Disposal.
- J = Heat Producing Appliances.
- K = Prevention from falling, collision or impact.
- L = Conservation of Fuel and Power.
- M = Accessibility.
- N = Glazing.
- P = Electrical Safety.
- Q = Security.
- R = High speed comms networks
- 7 = Materials and workmanship
Can you tell me more about Part L?
Part L Conservation of Fuel and Power.
• It is broken down in 4 parts.
Part L1 A = Conservation of Fuel and Power in a new Dwellings.
Part L1 B = Conservation of Fuel and Power in an Existing Dwelling.
Part L2 A = Conservation of Fuel and Power in a new non-domestic.
Part L2 B = Conservation of Fuel and Power in an existing non-domestic.
Can you give examples of Environmental assessment methods?
BREEAM, which stands for Building Research Establishments Environmental Assessment Method, is a way of rating the sustainable performance of a building.
SKA - It can be used on any non-domestic fit out project, informally or by professionals, with similar criteria to BREEAM.
What can be done onsite to improve sustainability?
- Waste Management, i.e. the segregation of waste for recycling.
- Sourcing local services to reduce carbon footprint.
- Efficiently using onsite machinery.
What is a Waste Management Plan?
- It will outline how materials will be managed efficiently, and how waste will be disposed of legally.
- It should explain how the re-use and recycling of materials will be maximised.
What do you understand sustainability to be in principle?
• Sustainability is about meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What Statutory Requirements do you know about relating to Sustainability?
- COSHH.
- Building Regs.
- Energy Performance Certificates.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2008.
What is COSHH?
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
What is an Energy Performance Certificate?
• An EPC is a rating system for rating the sustainability of a building.
What is the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2008?
- A piece of legislations which imposed obligations on Employers to:
- Manage exposure to asbestos within the workplace.
- Undertake Risk Assessments before commencing work around asbestos.
- Create a detailed plan (Method Statement) of how the works will be carried out around the asbestos.
- Prevent and reduce exposure.
How would find out about asbestos on a TfL construction site?
I would speak to the COSHH team and request the asbestos register for the site I am working with.
What are the types of asbestos?
- White = Chrysotile.
- Brown = Amostie.
- Blue = Chrosidolite.
What renewable technologies do you know off?
- Wind = Wind Farms (Wind Turbines).
- Hydro Electric = Water from dams.
- Solar = Poly voltaic Panels and solar panels.
- Ground = Ground Source heat pumps.
When can SKA be used?
It can be used on any non-domestic fit out project, informally or by professionals, with similar criteria to BREEAM.