Sustainability Flashcards
What is the definition of sustainability?
Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
When is an EPC required?
Before a property is let or sold
What year is the UK expected to be zero carbon neutral?
2050
What Act relates to the carbon neutral target?
Climate Change Act 2008
What is the minimum energy efficiency rating for residential units and when is it effective?
From 1 April 2020: All existing domestic tenancies will be required to achieve a minimum EPC rating of E.
How often should an EPC be carried out?
Carried out once a decade
What does BREEAM Stand for?
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
Can you tell me about any Climate Change Conventions or Protocols you are aware of?
UN, Kyoto treaty summit, Paris Agreement
What is the Paris Agreement?
The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
What did the UK Climate Change Act 2008 do?
Relates to the UK’s binding commitment to cut carbon emissions by 80% from 1990 levels to 2050.
What is the future Homes standard?
The new Future Homes Standard should ensure that all new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less carbon emissions than homes delivered under current regulations.
What does part L cover?
*Conservation of fuel and powerfor new build dwellings and commercial buildings
*Requirements for Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP calculations)-converting energy used into tonnes of carbon
*Sets Carbon Emission Targets for dwelling
*The maximum permitted area of windows, doors and other openings.
*The structure’s air permeability.
*Insulation values of building elements.
*Heating efficiency of boilers.
*Hot water storage.
*Lighting efficiency.
*Solar heat gains.
*Ventilation & air conditioning systems
What does the Environment Bill 2020 cover?
Net Zero Strategy -Build Back Greener (October 2021)
No new gas boilers by 2035
*Grow heat pump supply market
*Boiler upgrade scheme
*Phasing out coal and oil
*EPC rating -increasing to
o Can you explain what ‘net-zero carbon’ means?
Net zero means that any carbon emissions created are balanced (kind of cancelled out) by taking the same amount out of the atmosphere.
What are the MEES
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, 2015
Outline the minimum EPC rating a Property must have in order to be leased:
April 2018 - all NEW commercial and Residential leases must have an EPC rating of E or more
April 2020 - all existing residential leases must have an EPC rating of E or more
April 2023 - all existing commercial leases must have an EPC rating of E or more
What are the potential changes to the MEES
Minimum MEES threshold will rise in 2027 to a C and by 2030 to a B
What is net zero?
Carbon neutrality - when the carbon emissions produced are balanced with those being taken out of the atmosphere
When does a property NOT need an EPC
- listed buildings
- buildings which have no heating etc
- religious buildings
- temporary buildings
- buildings due to be demolished
- resi units not occupied more than 4 months a year
How long is an EPC valid for
10 years so long as the building remains unaltered
What must be included on an EPC certificate
A
- Address of the property and floor area
- EPC certificate reference number
- Technical information on the property’s energy provision
- Estimation of running costs
- An energy performance rating from A+ - G
- Benchmarking Information
What is the RICS doing to promote sustainability?
RICS is one of 49 globally prominent organisations that have developed ICMS 3 – a world first for cost and carbon management in construction, from concept to completion and beyond.
ICMS offers a high-level framework against which life cycle costs and carbon emissions can be classified,
defined, measured, recorded, analysed, presented and compared.
Part 2 sets out the hierarchical
framework. It has four levels:
* Level 1: Projects or Sub-Projects
* Level 2: Categories
* Level 3: Groups
* Level 4: Sub-Groups
Built Environment Carbon Database - envisioned to be the leading source of information for carbon estimating
ILMS - International Land Measurement Standards - promoting better governance of land
Annual Sustainability Report
APC - further training and info
RICS itself wants to be a sustainable business going forward
What does Clarion wish to achieve?
Sustainability is essential as a part of the development process, with this being taken seriously at Clarion with our 2040 aims ensuring an EPC rating of C as a minimum by 2025 and the aspiration to achieve net zero carbon on all future projects.
