Including Sustainability in the BriefKate MillsSenior Sustainability Consultant, BRE

millsk@bre.co.uk

Drivers and business needs

• Identify policy drivers• Environmental policies• How does this integrate with the business needs?• Identify capital and whole life resources

Identify user needs

• Regional and local plans• Existing community provisions or future needs• How will the development enhance the community?• Public consultations

Options to meet user needs

• Develop options for project (site)• Consider overall economic, environmental and social impacts•Project specific public consultation•Consider refurbishment v new build•Assess costs and benefits using WLC

Project sustainability

• Sustainability objectives• Identify all relevant sustainability requirements• Planning requirements and EIA• Specification and scope for project• Major risks• Project programme and budget for sustainability• The right integrated team• Procurement method?

Project brief

• Pollution (land, air, water)• Internal environment• Community impact, equity and access• WLC• Site issues and ecology• Energy• Materials• Sustainability regulations• Transport• Waste• Water

Tools and indicators

• Considerate Constructors Scheme• BREEAM for Offices, Retail, Industrial Units• BREEAM for Schools• NEAT for NHS• SmartWaste• Design Quality Indicators• Key Performance Indicators from Constructing Excellence• Environmental Management Systems and Environmental

Policies• EPIs – Constructing Excellence

The site - Inverness

Procurement

• Good advice at the start• Sustainability expertise as part of core team• Budget• Choice and use of procurement method?• Site and transport• Orientation

Writing the brief

• Quantifiable benchmarks• Reporting requirements• Environmental Management System• Monitoring strategy

The targets

• 0-8 kg/Carbon/m2 per annum• 4% average daylight factor and uniformity factor of 0.4• 6.4m3/per person/ per annum water consumption• A rated materials for external walls, windows, roof• Sustainable certified timber• Insulation without ODP and GWP less than 5

The targets

• Green procurement system• Excellent BREEAM rating• Monitor carbon dioxide emissions• Considerate Constructors Scheme• Demolition audit and construction waste• Sustainable transport plan with client• Environmental Management System

The process

• Use the procurement method• Measurable benchmarks • Selection of developer• Evaluation process and interviews

The result

The result

Demolition

Demolition

Demolition

Demolition

SUDS

SNH Inverness

Monitoring and reporting

• Environmental policy• Environmental Management System• Monthly reporting by constructor• Use of BREEAM• Considerate Constructors Scheme• Client monitoring

Post construction review

• Post-construction BREEAM assessment• Monitoring of carbon target• Monitoring of water use• Implementing travel plan• Analysis of data collection from construction phase