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Sustainability - Level 2 Flashcards

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What is sustainability?

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Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

(Brudtland Report 1987)

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What are the key principles of sustainability?

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  1. Social principles
    - healthy communities
  2. Economical
    - economy/ jobs.
  3. Environmental
    - protecting environment. Regeneration.
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What regulations and codes of practice govern the residential industry’s approach to sustainability?

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MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

EPC - Energy Performance Certificates

National Planning Policy Framework - requires new developments to be planned in ways that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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What are some method of measuring sustainability?

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  • BREEAM - Life Cycle Assessment
  • assessment tool - rates building’s environmental impact.
  • Considers -energy consumption, water, transport links, waste management, health and wellbeing.
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Name some legislation relating to sustainability

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Climate Change Levy - tax on energy delivered to non-domestic users in the UK. Energy generated from renewable sources in exempt.

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Name a document produced by RICS that advises about sustainability

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Contamination, the environment and sustainability 2010

Guidance Note

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What are Energy Performance Certificates?

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  • provides a record of the energy efficiency rating of a building.​
  • A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). ​
  • property’s energy use and typical energy costs​
  • Improvements that could upgrade this rating
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What should be included in a EPC certificate?

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  1. Address and floor area of property
  2. EPC reference number
  3. Technical information on property’s energy provision
  4. Estimation of energy running costs
  5. An energy performance rating from A+ to G
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How long is a EPC valid?

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For 10 years unless the building is altered

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What are the penalties for not disclosing EPC information?

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Residential - £200 civil fixed penalty .

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Who polices the EPC?

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Local Authorities’ Trading Standards team

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What are the minimum requirements for residential lettings?

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The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 require a minimum of E from 1st April 2018.

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Where can you get advice for upgrading your EPC rating?

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The EPC certificate will provide a list of reccommendations.

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What are some examples of energy efficiency upgrades?

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LED lightbulbs, insulation, double glazing, combo boiler.

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What does the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) Regulations 2015 state?

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What the minimum efficiency standards for properties. Minimum of EPC E from 1st April 2018.

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What are the key principles of the RICS Environmental Risks and Global Real Estate Guidance Note 2018?

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guidance on environmental considerations and management

e.g. preparation of environmental reports.

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17
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What are your local authorities planning guidelines for sustainability?

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  • Cycling
  • Electric car chargers
  • Emissions-based parking charges
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What does the RICS do to ensure sustainability?

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  • Guidance docs
  • Built Environment Carbon database
  • Information papers/ research
  • Sustainability Agenda
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What is the UK’s target for cutting carbon emmissions?

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Cut by 80% on 1990 levels by 2050

Net zero 2050

20
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Who does the UK monitor the target process?

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They set a ‘carbon budget’ every 5 years

sets challenging targets and increasingly strong regulations.

21
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What is the EPBD?

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The Energy Performance Building Directive.

It is European legislation which compels member states to ensure buildings are subject to energy labelling and energy use reduction.

22
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What part of the Building Regulations reflects energy usage?

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Part L

23
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What are the current EPC rules?

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As of April 1st 2020 all existing lets, require a EPC rating of E or above.

24
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What are the EPC exemptions?

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  1. listed buildings

2. below 50 sqm

25
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Where must you pre-register exemptions?

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Local Authority Private Rented Sector Exemptions Register

Update every 5 years.

26
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What are the non-compliance penalties for residential properties?

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Policed by Local Authority.

  • breach < 3 months £2,000
  • breach > 3 month £4,000

Residential landlords are required to spend up to £3,500 on improving energy efficiency at properties where an AST granted on or since 1st April 2019.

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What are possible future updates to the MEES regime?

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UK government have indicated that the minimum MEES threshold will rise from E rating C by 2030.

28
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Name other key energy regulations

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Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004

Energy Act 2011

29
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What is the Climate Change Act 2008?

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An Act to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions

30
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What are other sustainability issues?

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  1. health and wellbeing - WELL Building Standard
  2. developers are focusing on place making to ensure a positive contribution for occupiers ad the community
  3. RICS SKA Rating
  4. Better Buildings Partnership
31
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What is the RICS SKA Rating ?

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A scheme aims to be the standard measure of a building fit out.

32
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What grants are available?

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Green Homes Grant - CANCELLED
Your voucher covers up to two-thirds of the cost of your chosen improvements, with a maximum government contribution of £5,000.

  • You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other schemes to fund the work. You can also combine ways to pay.
33
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Energy Act 2011

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3 objectives:​
to tackle barriers to investment in energy efficiency;​
to enhance energy security;​
to enable investment in low carbon energy supplies.​

Requirement that properties (in whole or part) cannot be let with an EPC rating of F or G, which is to come into force on 1 April 2018

34
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Building regs: Part L: Conservation of Fuel and Power - 2021 updates?

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  • Government has said it will introduce a 2022 interim update to Part L -​
  • Will require at least a 31% reduction in emissions compared to current standards. ​

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35
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What is The Future Homes Standard​?

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  • Due 2025​
  • require new homes to be ‘zero carbon ready’
  • homes will produce at least 75% less carbon emissions than what’s currently allowed
  • achieved by electrical heating instead of gas boilers​
  • heat pump and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems​
36
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Clean Growth Strategy 2020 - aims?

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  • fuel poor homes to be upgraded to EPC C by 2030
  • as many homes as possible to be EPC C by 2035
  • improve EPCs of privately rented homes - aim of upgrading as many as possible to EPC C by 2030
37
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MEES exemptions

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Wall insulation exemption

All recommended improvements have been made but property remains below an E

Devaluation exemption

38
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When is an EPC needed?

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  • needed whenever a property is built, sold or rented.​

- must be ordered for potential buyers and tenants before you market your property to sell or rent.

39
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When are EPCs needed for private rented properties?

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  • from 1 April 2020 landlords will not be able to continue letting/or new tenancy for property with EPC rating of F and G .​
  • Domestic landlords must use their own funding to cover the cost of improving their property to EPC E.
  • This requirement is subject to a spending cap of £3,500 (inclusive of VAT) for each property
40
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What is BREEAM?

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The BRE’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)

is a standardised environmental assessment method and rating system used for non-domestic new buildings or major refurbishments.

41
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What is BREEAM?

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The BRE’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)

is a standardised environmental assessment method and rating system used for non-domestic new buildings or major refurbishments.

42
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Sustainability in the Red Book

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VPGA 8

significant market influence and valuations for secured lending

advised to collect and record appropriate and sufficient sustainability data,

for future comparability, even if it does not currently impact on value.​

43
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What is COP 26?

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Conference of the parties​

UN climate change conference​

Goals:​
Secure global net zero by mid century and keep limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees within reach.​

Encourage investment in renewables​

Adapt to protect communities ​

Build defences, warning system and resilient infrastructure​

Mobilise finance​

Unleash money in private and public sector finance.​

44
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What is RICS Sustainability Report 2021?

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  • Sought the opinions of over 4,000 professionals on sustainability issues​
  • Results indicate industry is making progress, but not at the rate needed to meet climate obligations.​
  • evidence of an emerging rent and price premium for green buildings, though a relatively small share report value uplifts exceeding 10%.​
  • Need for a global standard on carbon measurement.​

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45
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What is RICS Sustainability ActionAgenda?

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Part of RICS 2020 Futures Report​

RICS is committed to aligning the commercial and public interests in this area and developing practical solutions that enable our profession to help drive positive change.​

RICS Building Carbon database, a free-to-use, publicly available resource for building professionals to benchmark their designs and have access to more detailed comparative data on carbon emissions and ​

Launched a professional statement on whole life carbon assessment for the built environment, which sets out specific mandatory principles and supporting guidance for the assessment of environmental performance of buildings​

RICS APC - Residential (TS NBS) (18 decks)

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