Sustainability L1 Flashcards

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What is the definition of sustainability as outlined in the Brundtland Report (1987)?

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‘Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’

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What is the RICS Sustainabilty Report 2023 About?

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  • Offers insights and global benchmark for issues related to climate, carbon and sustainble practice
  • Insights from around 4,600 global professionals
  • Discusses the adoption of the The RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment
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What is the a Whole Life Carbon Assessment (2nd Edition) July 2024?

In effective from July 2024

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It provides a detailed methodolgy to enable a consistent and quantifable measure of carbon omissions from as asset thoughtout its whole life cycle including the deisgn stage right throught to end of life.

1 July 2024, RICS members need to follow the 2nd edition

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What is the Decarbonising UK real estate report 2022 about?

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  • Highlights that Real Estate contributes to around 25% of Carbon Omissions in the UK and that current poclicy and incentives are not sufficent
  • The report calls for
  • Modernisation of EPC scheme
  • Whole Life Carbon Assessments
  • Establishement of UK wide retrofit programme
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What Regulation did the Energy Act 2011 introduce?

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Energy Efficiency Regulation 2015

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What Standards did the Energy Efficiency Regulation 2015 introduce?

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Minimum Energy Efficency Standards
(MEES)

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What are the current MEES?

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  • Minimum EPC rating of E for all new leases from 2018
  • All exisiting leases required minimum E from 2023 for commerical and 2020 for residential
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What is an EPC and what is it used for?

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Energy Performance Certificate is a measure of how efficent a building operates in a standardised way. The grading system allows for comparison

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When is an EPC Required?

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On all Residential Buildings
On all Commerical Buildings Over 50 sqm
WHEN BUILT, LET, SOLD, Leases over 6 months

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How long deos an EPC last for?

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10 years

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What buildings are exempt from EPC?

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  • Listed buildings
  • Reglious buildings
  • Building with no heating/cooling
  • Tempory buildings
  • Building being demolished or redeveloped
  • Residential buildings not occupied for more than 4 months a year
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What is a Display Energy Certificate?

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Used in building accessed by the public that are over 250sqm and it displays the buildings enegry usage over the last 12 months

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When can a building be exempt from MEES?

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  • Building exempt of EPCs - Relgious Worship / Tempory building / etc.
  • 7 year payback exemption
  • When a tenacy is less than 6 months with no secuirty of tenure
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What are penalties for non-compliance with MEES in comerical buildings?

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  1. Policed by local authorties
  2. Upto 3 months breaches - Greater of £5K or 10% of RV upto £50K fine
  3. Over 3 month breaches - Greater of £10K or 20% of RV upto £150K

Commerical Buildings

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What are penalties for non-compliance with MEES in residential buildings?

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  1. Policed by local authorties
  2. Upto 3 months breaches - Upto £3K
  3. Over 3 month breaches - Upto £4K

Residential

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16
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What does BREEAM stand for?

BRE EAM

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Building Research Establishment
Envrionmental Asessement Method

17
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What are the BREEAM grades?

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Pass / Good / Very Good / Excellent / Outstanding

18
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What does the RICS SKA Rating Measure?

What are the levels?

Bronze/Silver/Gold

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Measure of commerial fitout such design and fitout

19
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What is the Paris Agreement?

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A binding treaty on climate change signed by 196 countries from 2016 to impliment envrionmental legislation and regulation

20
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What does the RICS Professional Standard Sustainability and ESG in Commerial Property Valuation and Strategic Advice provide guidance on?

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Provides guidance on how to impliemnt ESG through assessing purpose based apprach and how to assess a buildings sustainablity characteristics

21
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What area of the Valuation Global Standards covers sustainabilty?

VPGA

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VPGA 8 Valuation of Real Property Interest

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What guidance does VPGA 8 provide?

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VPGA 8 Vluation of Real Property Interest outlines that Valuers should:
* Should be aware of sustainability factors and their implications in the long and short term
* Take care when assessing and commenting on ESG factors
* Should reccomend expert advice if needed