Level 1 - Sustainability Flashcards
N1. What are the Building Regulations?
• A set of regulations and standard that all new buildings must be built to.
N2. 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
N3. Can you tell me more about Part L?
• Part L Conservation of Fuel and Power.
• It is broken down in 4 parts.
o Part L1 A = Conservation of Fuel and Power in a new Dweling.
o Part L1 B = Conservation of Fuel and Power in an Existing Dwelling.
o Part L2 A = Conservation of Fuel and Power in a new non-domestic.
o Part L2 B = Conservation of Fuel and Power in an existing non-domestic.
• In 2013, the performance criterion for a Part L was increased by 6% for dwellings, and 9% for non-domestic buildings.
N4. Can you explain BREEAM?
• BREEAM, which stands for Building Research Establishments Environmental Assessment Method, is a way of rating the sustainable performance of a building.
N5. What are the BREEAM Ratings?
- Unclassified. (below 30%)
- Pass. (30% and over)
- Good. (45% and over)
- Very Good. (55% and over)
- Excellent. (70% and over)
- Outstanding. (85% and over)
N6. What can be done onsite to improve sustainability?
- Waste Management, i.e. the segregation of waste for recycling.
- Just in time Deliveries.
- Waste Management Plans.
N7. 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.
N8. 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.
N9. What Statutory Requirements do you know about relating to Sustainability?
- Climate Change Act 2008.
- Energy Protection Act 2005.
- COSHH.
- Building Regs.
- Energy Performance Certificates.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2008.
N10. What is the Climate Change Act 2008?
- A Framework setup to create an economically viable path to reducing green house gas emissions.
- Introduced as a result of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- As a result of the Kyoto Protocol in 1992.
N11. What did the Climate Change Act 2008 introduce?
• The Carbon Reduction Targets: o 34% efficiency by 2020. o 50% efficiency by 2030. o 80% efficiency by 2050. o All in comparison to the 1990 emission levels.
N. What happened in 1992 in Rio?
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (U N F C C C)
N. What did the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change introduce?
• The Kyoto Protocl, which the UK signed up to an eventually influenced the introduction of the Climate Change Act 2008.
N. What is the Energy Protection Act 2005?
• A piece of legislation aimed at governing the use of energy and its markets.
N. What is COSHH?
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
N. What is an Energy Performance Certificate?
• An EPC is a rating system for rating the sustainability of a building.
N. What is the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2008?
• A piece of legislations which imposed obligations on Employers to:
o Manage exposure to asbestos within the workplace.
o Undertake Risk Assessments before commencing work around asbestos.
o Create a detailed plan (Method Statement) of how the works will be carried out around the asbestos.
o Prevent and reduce exposure.
N. What are the types of asbestos?
- White = Chrysotile.
- Brown = Amostie.
- Blue = Chrosidolite.
N. What does BREEAM stand for?
• Building Research Establishments Environmental Assessment Method.
N. What is BREEAM?
• A method of assessing, rating and certifying a building sustainability.
N. How is a building rated under BREEAM?
• Against nine criteria:
- Energy.
- Land use.
- Water.
- Health and Wellbeing.
- Pollution.
- Transport.
- Materials.
- Waste.
- Management.
N. What is the process of getting a BREEAM Rating?
- An assessment should be carried out at design stage to receive an interim certificate.
- A second assessment should be carried out post construction to receive the final certificate.