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Protecting People, Property and the Planet
The wider benefits of sustainable construction – and why standards are needed
Chris CousinsBRE Local Government Liaison Manager9 February 2012
Overview
– Economic, environmental and social importance of sustainable
construction
– Use of standards: why and what
– BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes
– Review
– Examples
– Existing stock and the Green Deal
– National and international developments in sustainable construction
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Importance of sustainable construction
Low carbon goods and services in UK
– Over 51,000 companies
– Exports £11.3 billion – up 3.9% in 2010/11
– 4,500 new jobs – up 4.3% in 2010/11
– Green Deal alone predicted to trigger £14 billion of investment to
2022, and support at least 65,000 insulation and construction jobs by
2015
Source: 2011 Annual Energy Statement, DECC 23 November 2011
Sustainable Construction
– UK low carbon goods and services market is 6th largest
in world
– Worth over £112 billion
– Employs over 900,000 people
– Output of UK designers is second largest invisible
export after financial services
Sources: BIS press release, 4 August 2011; UKTI
Construction industry and buildings
– Construction and demolition waste alone represented 35% of total UK waste in 2008
– the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK
– Passenger transport vehicles account for a further 15% of CO2 emissions
Sources: DEFRA, Environment Agency, Energy Saving Trust
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Use of standards: why and what
Why standards?
– Objective measure of performance - and improvement
– Benchmarking
– Credibility
– Reputation
– Competitive advantage
What standards?
– Objective
– Independently assessed
– Quality assured
– Holistic
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BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable HomesReview
Aim
– Design sustainability into the building
– Lower environmental impact
– More efficient building
– Improve internal environment for occupants
– Recognise quality design, procurement and
management of the built environment
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Issue Categories
Management
Energy
Water
Land Use & Ecology
Health & Wellbeing
Transport
Materials
Waste
Pollution
Management
Transport
Water
Materials
Waste Land Use & Ecology
Pollution
Energy
Health & Wellbeing
BREEAM WeightingsCategory Weighting
Management
12%
Health & Wellbeing
15%
Energy 19%
Transport 8%
Water 6%
Materials 12.5%
Waste 7.5%
Land Use & Ecology
10%
Pollution 10%
Minimum Standards
· Energy· Management· Health & Well-being· Water· Waste· Land Use & Ecology
Tradable Credits
· Energy· Water· Materials· Transport· Waste· Pollution· Health & Well-being· Management· Land Use & Ecology
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Pass ≥ 30Good ≥ 45Very Good ≥ 55Excellent ≥ 70Outstanding ≥ 85
Innovation Credits· Exemplary Performance Requirements· Approved Innovation Credits
Scoring
Wat 1 – Indoor water use
Water consumption (litres / person / day)
Credits Mandatory Levels
120 l/p/day 1 Level 1 and 2
110 l/p/day 2
105 l/p/day 3 Level 3 and 4
90 l/p/day 4
80 l/p/day 5 Level 5 and 6
BREEAM & Code for Sustainable Homes
– Two stage certification process
– Design stage– Post construction
– Minimum standards
Opportunities and Costs
Costs are falling
In the last three years the average extra costs of building to level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes has fallen by almost three quarters
Cost of building to the Code for Sustainable Homes – updated cost review, CLG, August 2011
“...what these figures show us is that as the construction industry continues to build more sustainable homes, there is further potential for the costs associated with building greener homes to continue falling”
Andrew Stunell, Communities Minister, August 2011
Industry support for sustainable construction
“The industry requires greater
commitment from government in
the shape of clearer, long-term and
consistent sustainability targets for
all construction projects. These, in
turn, need to take a whole-life, wholesystem
approach to sustainability.”
Material Gains in Sustainability: the business case for the construction products sector, PwC and Construction Products Association, September 2011
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BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable HomesExamples
BRE Innovation Park
Case Study - North Northamptonshire
– “Residential units to be delivered 2008-2012 will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Level 3 as a minimum; those delivered 2013-2015 will meet the CSH Code Level 4 as a minimum; and those delivered from 2016 onwards will meet the CSH Code Level 6 as a minimum.”
North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit,
Adopted Core Strategy Policy 14
Planning Inspectorate Model Planning Conditions
CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES
– The dwelling(s) shall achieve a Code Level [state level] in accordance with the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide (or such national measure of sustainability for house design that replaces that scheme).
– No dwelling shall be occupied until a Final Code Certificate has been issued for it certifying that Code Level X has been achieved.
Case Study – Stockton on Tees
– All new non-residential developments will be completed to a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) of ‘very good’ up to 2013 and thereafter a minimum rating of ‘excellent’.
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Core Strategy Policy 3
Adopted March 2010
Newport High School – BREEAM Excellent
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Existing stock and the Green Deal
The Built Environment
ExistingNew
BREEAM In Use
– Evaluation, assessment and
certification of
– Existing Buildings
– Property Portfolios
– Management of property and
building based activities
Why do we need to do something?
– Government policy objectives• 74% of UK properties were built before 1975• Homes produce 23% of UK GHG emissions
– Climate Change Act 2008 set carbon emission reduction targets
• 34% by 2020• 80% by 2050
– Average annual household energy bill• currently £1,124• could rise by 33% (real) by 2030
Green Deal origins ….. Grant Shapps at BRE in 2009
What he said…
Imagine if you could walk into your favourite store, buy some clothes or do your
weekly shop...and then at the checkout, as you hand over your Clubcard; the
cashier offers you the prospect of permanently lower utility bills.
There's nothing to pay, now or even later.
Your home will be retrofitted and all you'll notice is that it costs you less to heat
and power it.
Now, unless you literally enjoy burning money, you're gonna love the Green
Deal…all you'll see is lower bills... with zero upfront cost.
Grant Shapps: We will green up to 25 million homes:Thursday 26 th November 2009 at BRE
What is the Green Deal?
– Customer receives package of energy efficiency measures (up to £10,000)
– Cost is paid back via energy bills over e.g. 25 years
– Cost of repayments should be less than or equal to likely energy bill savings
– Customer not liable for capital, only repayments whilst they occupy the property
– If occupants move, charge will pass to the new occupier
– Will include owner-occupiers, private and social rented and commercial sector.
Green Deal: why have standards?
– Boost customer confidence and encourage take-
up
– Ensure finance providers have the confidence in
assessment and installations to put Green Deal
funding in place.
– Avoid problems experienced in other countries
– Avoid mis-selling
More information…http://www.decc.gov.uk/
The Green Deal: A summary of the Government’s Proposals The Green Deal: Energy savings
for homes and business
Sustainable construction and the National Planning Policy Framework: BRE view
– Tools such as the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM
– Promote development that is sustainable
– Provide a national framework: developers do not have to cope
with hundreds of different approaches around the country
– Allow local discretion
– Drive change within the supply chain to promote innovation and
reduce costs
– Support UK’s leading international role in sustainable
construction
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National and International Developments
BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes
– Required by
– Government for own property
– HCA for funded housing
– Commercial developers and property companies e.g. Cushman
and Wakefield
– Companies such as M&S, Audi, John Lewis, Co-op, Waitrose
– Overseas governments and property interests
BREEAM
– Respected and replicated throughout the world– Over 250,000 buildings
assessed– Network of over 2,500
independent licensed assessors– Developed with
Government/industry
– Independent governance
– Regularly updated to ensure best practice
Property industry view
– “BREEAM is a British success story. The industry knows
that if you are interested in sustainability you make sure
you build a BREEAM Excellent building”
– Liz Peace, Chief Executive, British Property Foundation, January 2011
International Context
– BREEAM being adopted in increasing no. of other countries e.g. Spain,
Netherlands, Norway
– BRE expertise contributing to innovation parks in China (with potential
£100m. contracts for UK firms) and Brazil
Future direction?...1
– “Moving to a green economy
presents huge opportunities for
British businesses not only to
reduce their environmental impact,
but also to transform products and
services, develop cleaner
technologies, and capture new
international markets.”
Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 5 August
2011
Future direction?...2
– “Now we know that a decade of environmental laws and regulations are piling costs on the energy bills of households and companies.”
– “We’re not going to save the planet by putting our country out of business.
– “So let’s at the very least resolve that we’re going to cut our carbon emissions no slower but also no faster than our fellow countries in Europe.”
George Osborne, Conservative Party Conference, 3 October 2011
Future direction?...3
– “Climate change is where the real world meets the real economy –
building effective climate resilience using a combination of the best
evidence available alongside risk-based approaches is a pre-requisite
for long-term economic, societal, and environmental sustainability.”
Caroline Spelman, January 2012 (foreword to UK Climate Change Risk Assessment)