BREEAM In-Use Client Training 22 05 13
BREEAM In-Use Client Training 22 05 13
BREEAM In-Use Client Training 22 05 13
BREEAM In-Use
Client Training
• This is the BREEAM In-Use client training, an exam will follow. For
information on who should be undertaking the exam please visit
http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=377
Note: An EPID is unique to each user account and is valid for the
lifetime of the scheme
Required Documentation
Before you start the training it is suggested that you download and review
the following documents from www.breeam.org/inuse
1. Introduction to BREEAM
2. BREEAM In-Use
3. Structure of the Scheme
4. Assessment and Certification
5. The three roles in BREEAM In-Use
a) Client
b) Auditor
c) Quality Assurance
6. The Online System
7. BREEAM In-Use UK and International
8. Preparing for the Exam
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1. Introduction to BREEAM
(Section 1 of 8)
What is BREEAM?
Building
Research
Establishment
Environmental
Assessment
Methodology
Certification Environmental
Holistic
scheme assessment Covers:
method • Energy
• Water
• Waste
Voluntary • Pollution
• Land use & ecology
• Health & wellbeing
• Transport
Issue • Materials
Based • Management
2. BREEAM In-Use
(Section 2 of 8)
What is BREEAM In-Use?
• An environmental assessment method for existing (in-use) non-
domestic buildings.
• Existing buildings make up the vast majority of the global building stock,
therefore there is a massive opportunity to reduce their environmental
impacts
• Change behaviour
• Reduce running costs
• Improve staff productivity
• Demonstrate commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Provide a genuine badge of proven sustainability
• Protect and enhance asset value
• Assess and monitor building and management improvements
Who is BREEAM In-Use for?
• Used to:
- Monitor the sustainability specification of their buildings
- Assess management and organisational practices
- Produce action plan to manage and improve sustainability of the
asset and occupying organisation
- Protect and enhance asset value
BREEAM In-Use provides the opportunity to…
Reduces
Environmental BREEAM In-Use International
Impact
• Asset (Part 1)– assessment of the structure of the building and fixtures
and fittings
Transport
Health and
wellbeing
Waste
Water
Energy
Each category is weighted differently (%), dependant on
assessment part
Management
and ecology
Health and
well-being
Transport
Land use
Pollution
Materials
Energy
Waste
Water
Asset
- 8.5 11.5 5 8 17 14 26.5 9.5
weightings
Building
management
15 7.5 - - 5.5 15 13 31.5 12.5
weightings
Occupier
management
12 4.5 18.5 11.5 3.5 15 10.5 19.5 5
weightings
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Assessment Sections
Part 1 - Asset
Note: It is suggested that clients wait until all of the measurements are
ready for audit before submitting for certification as once any
certificate/reports are requested the measurement will be locked,
and will need to be re-measured at a fee to be reactivated.
Certification Pathway Register organisation
Registration of
asset /
Re-measurement
of asset
Guidance on
improvements
(optional) Site visit (Audit)
Outputs
BRE Quality Assurance
• BREEAM In-Use
certification
• Verified KPI reports
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Measuring an Asset
Measurement of an asset
• ~240 questions
• Divided into parts 1, 2 & 3 and environmental categories
• Clients only need to answer the questions that are applicable to the
part that they are assessing
• Most questions have answers in drop-down lists
Question Types
• No need to answer every question
• The more questions answered the more points attained
• Credits are awarded depending upon answers given and weighted
• No credits are awarded for the following answer options:
- Question not answered - No
- Unknown - Other
• Questions requesting consumption data require actual input data
• Client Comments are required for certification
• Validation text/document reference*
*must be completed if applying for a certified rating
Note: For questions where the answer is entered via free text the
responses are also used to calculate the KPIs
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Outputs
Star Ratings:
• For each part, BREEAM In-Use provides Star Ratings which vary
between 1-6 and range from Acceptable to Outstanding:
<10% UNCLASSIFIED -
>10% ACCEPTABLE
>25% PASS
>40% GOOD
>55% VERY GOOD
>70% EXCELLENT
>85% OUTSTANDING
After Certification
Quality Assurance conducted on licensed BREEAM In-
Use Auditors
• There are several quality checks that are undertaken by BRE Global
to ensure that the integrity of the scheme is maintained
• You may be contacted post certification if we conduct a client follow
up review audit on the auditor. The audit will take no more than 5
minutes of your time and it is aimed to gauge if you were satisfied
with the level of service that the auditor provided, and that the auditor
approached the audit in the correct manner
Auditor Guidance
Note: Not all Auditors will offer this service as it is not a requirement of
the BREEAM In-Use scheme
Certificate Renewal
• Certificates are valid for a period of one year before they require
renewal, providing no significant changes have been made to the asset
or building management systems
• If no significant changes have been made, then the asset is only
subjected to a site visit / audit every three years for part 1 and 2
certificates
• Part 3 certificates require a site visit / audit annually
• Certificate renewal will show on going commitment to the BREEAM In-
Use scheme
• Certificate holders will retain a valid certificate and listed ratings will
remain on www.GreenBookLive.com
Re-measurements
Client Role
Role of a Client
Criteria
• To become a BREEAM In-Use client you must complete the BREEAM In-Use
client training and examination
• Without completing the BREEAM In-Use client training, users cannot
complete the BREEAM In-Use question set or view the dynamic dashboard
Things to consider as a client
Auditor Role
Role of an Auditor
• To independently verify the data that the client has entered into the
online questionnaire
• To request BREEAM In-Use Certification on behalf of clients
• Auditor can assist in completing the assessment prior to certification,
providing no consultancy services are offered
• The Auditor will typically spend half a day to a full day at the asset,
during the site visit; the length of time at a site will depend on the size
of the building
• URL: http://www.breeaminuse.org/
• You will not be able to unlock the full functionality of the system until you
receive an Exam Pass Identifier (EPID) from BRE
• This is obtained by completing this online training and exam
General navigation rules
There are different levels of user within the BREEAM In-Use online
system:
These can be defined using the User Maintenance link in the system
User permissions
User Portfolio Portfolio Property Asset
Action Owner Manager Manager Manager
Purchase credits
Log Pre-assessment
Submit Pre-assessment
Pre-assess
System User Tree
Note: There can only ever be one type of each user assigned to each `
portfolio
Portfolio
Owner
Use the tabs to select each assessment part and specific categories, to
view questions
Offline Questionnaire: PDF Upload Questionnaire
functionality
Portfolio Graphs
Dynamic Scoring
Portfolio graphs based upon certificated data
(Portfolio Owner view only)
Note: Portfolio graphs are available once data has been certificated
The online dynamic scoring
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• The BREEAM In-Use Team will assign an EPID to the user’s account
granting full access to the online system
Useful documents
@BREWatford www.breeam.org
BREEAM Official
www.greenbooklive.com
Group
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Thank You