Environmental issue |
Environmental feature |
Management: Project brief, design and governance
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Consultation Plan regarding community's needs, ideas & knowledge Method of consultation Who How When |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Consultation and engagement regarding community |
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Good practice to engage community members & stakeholders Feedback returned Demonstrable alterations to masterplan or justification of no go |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Design review regarding community |
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Ensure masterplan is reviewed by community & key stakeholders, so it supports a vibrant, healthy, functional and inclusive development |
A design review is undertaken by an independent and inter-disciplinary panel of built environment experts, to review development proposals and assess overall design quality including improvement suggestions |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Community management of facilities |
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Support active involvement in developing, managing and/or owning selected facilities |
Late involvement |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Internal project delivery /Design team consultation |
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Prepare for meeting of project stakeholders to identify & define responsibility for each key phase |
Conduct meetings |
Agree on most effective approach |
Deliver agreed meetings outcome |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
External stakeholder consultation |
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Prepare consultation exercise with all interested parties on matters covering the minimum required content |
Conduct consultation |
Acquire feedback |
Acquire feedback |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Sustainability Advisory Professional (design & monitoring progress) |
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Appointment and Pre-assessment workshop to define strategy for required sustainability outcome |
Agree targets |
AP to monitor progress Agree targets last chance at higher cost and risk failing achieving them |
AP on board to monitor progress |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Management: Sustainable buildings |
Increase sustainability of buildings within a development |
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Management: Life cycle cost & Service life Planning |
Life Cycle Cost |
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Undertake Elemental Life Cycle Cost analysis |
Late start |
Undertake Component Level Life Cycle Cost Plan |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Capital Cost Reporting |
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Initiate cost reporting |
Cost reporting |
Cost reporting |
Cost reporting |
Cost reporting |
Management: Responsible construction practices
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Environmental management |
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Include in spec contractor to operate an EMS |
Late inclusion |
Implementation of EMS |
Too late |
Too late |
Considerate construction |
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Include in spec contractor to implement considerate construction practices |
Late inclusion |
Implementation of practices |
Too late |
Too late |
Sustainability consultant |
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Appoint consultant to monitor progress through the construction phase and guide construction team |
Very late appointment |
Too late |
Too late |
Monitoring of construction site impacts |
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Assign responsibility to individual for monitoring site & transport energy consumption, water usage, waste |
Late assignment |
Very late assignment |
Too late |
Too late |
Management: Commissioning & Handover |
Design & Preparation Commissioning & testing |
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Appointment of Commissioning Monitor & Specialist Commissioning Manager(s) |
Late appointment |
Very late appointment |
Very late start |
Too late |
Handover |
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Prepare draft copy of a home user guide and a training schedule |
Late start |
Very late start |
Discuss draft guide with building occupier and premises manager |
Too late |
Management: Aftercare |
Aftercare support Seasonal commissioning Post Occupancy Evaluation |
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Commit team to provide operational infrastructure and resources for post occupancy performance info |
Commit client /building occupier to carry out seasonal post construction commissioning, a POE and disseminate POE performance info |
Commit client/ building occupier |
Commit client/ building occupier |
Commit client/ building occupier last chance |
Conduct seasonal commissioning, POE, disseminate information on POE performance |
Health: Health impact assessment Focused on communities |
Data driven tool that evaluates quality of environment, education, housing, transportation, community cohesion, economics, public realm and health in communities |
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Community reps i.e. residents /community- based organisations to hold meeting during scoping stage |
Conclude on recommendations considering community stakeholders |
Communication and dissemination of HIA findings to influence design |
Integration of recommendations Within the design |
Implementation of design |
Impact evaluation confirming implementation of HIA recommendations Outcome evaluation concluding on if the selected health impacts were enhanced and health risks minimized |
Monitoring & evaluation via a one year later assessment on how the HIA influenced planning and decision making plus how health benefits were maximized and health risks minimised |
Health: Visual comfort |
Daylighting Artificial lighting & occupant control |
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Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Indoor Air Quality (Plan) |
Minimize air pollution sources |
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|
Start |
Late start |
Production of sustainable IAQ plan |
Implementation of IAQ plan |
Post completion / pre occupancy total formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds testing |
Too late |
Natural ventilation potential |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Production of sustainable IAQ plan |
Implementation of IAQ plan |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Safe containment in laboratories |
Devices & areas |
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Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Thermal comfort |
Comfort based on PMV & PPD Adaptability to climate change Zoning & controls |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Acoustic performance |
External sources Zoning Treatment of different zones |
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Start |
Appointment of suitably qualified acoustician |
SQE to generate report |
Report recommendations integration to design |
Pre completion testing |
Amendments and retesting if applicable |
Too late |
Health: Security of Site & Building |
Safe access Inclusive & accessible design |
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Initiate discussion with Suitably Qualified Security Specialist (SQSS) |
Develop Security Needs Assessment / set of recommendations |
Develop Security Needs Assessment / set of recommendations |
Provide an update demonstrating how recommendations or solutions have been implemented (where practical & cost effective
) |
Provide an update demonstrating how recommendations or solutions have been implemented (where practical & cost effective
) |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Hazards |
Natural hazards on buildings i.e. floods, natural disasters of geological / meteorological origin, wildfires |
Start |
Risk assessment |
Risk assessment |
Mitigation measures identified |
Mitigation measures integrated in design |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Private space |
External space for privacy and sense of wellbeing |
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Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Health: Water quality |
Clean-fresh sources of water with minimum risk of contamination in building services |
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Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Economic impact |
Ensure attraction of inward investment, new jobs, enhancement of existing local economic activity |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Demographic needs & priorities
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Provision of housing, services, facilities and amenities based upon local demographic trends & priorities |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Flood risk assessment |
Measures to reduce flooding to the development and surrounding areas |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Noise pollution |
Mitigation of noise sources Protect sensitive areas from sources associated to the development |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Housing provision |
in line with local area needs regarding different types and tenures Support displaced locals & ensure residences meet future local trends |
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Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Services, facilities & amenities |
Delivery of services, facilities & amenities located close by & at safe walking distance |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Comfortable & vibrant spaces |
Spaces in the public realm for all resident types |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Microclimate study |
Implementation of microclimate study findings to optimise local outdoor conditions |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Utilities |
Easy access to site service and communications infrastructure |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Adapting to climate change |
Risk management-reduction |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Urban green infrastructure |
Urban green infrastructure for all |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Local parking |
Local parking appropriate for expected users-integrated into the development |
|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Local vernacular |
Relate to the local character |
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Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Inclusive design |
Inclusive design via enhancing accessibility for residents |
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|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Social & economic wellbeing: Training and skills |
Opportunities for training and skill enhancement |
|
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|
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Energy strategy regarding community |
Minimize operational energy demand, consumption and carbon emissions |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Existing buildings and infrastructure |
Assess embodied carbon and reuse existing buildings & infrastructure |
Start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Reduction of Energy Use & Carbon Emissions |
Prediction of operational energy consumption |
|
Start |
Preliminary design workshop regarding operational energy performance |
Energy modeling to predict operational energy consumption |
Integration of energy saving measures within the design |
Too late to start |
Too late to start |
Energy modeling to predict operational energy consumption |
Energy: Fabric performance |
Passive Design |
|
Start |
Undertake Passive Design Analysis |
Late start for Undertaking Passive Design Analysis |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Envelope commissioning
|
|
Start |
Façade engineer for defining envelope performance metrics i.e. materials, components, assemblies, systems |
Late start for façade engineer |
Very late start for façade engineer |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: External lighting |
High efficiency and automatic controls |
|
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Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Low & Zero Carbon Technologies |
Feasibility |
|
Start |
Undertake Low & Zero Carbon Technologies Feasibility study |
Integrate viable technology in the design |
Integrate viable technology in the design |
Integrate viable technology in the design |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Energy monitoring |
Sub-metering |
|
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Start |
Late Start |
Late Start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Energy efficient cold storage |
Design, installation, commissioning |
|
|
Strategy for design & installation |
Implement strategy |
Implement strategy |
Implement strategy |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Efficient transportation systems |
Lifts & escalators |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Energy efficient laboratory systems |
Design specification |
|
Client engagement |
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Energy efficient equipment |
Office equipment, supplementary domestic heating, domestic appliances, refrigeration equipment |
|
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Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy: Drying space |
Adequate internal or external space with posts and footings/ fixings |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Alternative transport modes
|
Cycling network |
|
Consult local authority |
Late start |
Very late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Local bus service provision |
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Electric recharging stations |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Car sharing |
|
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Start |
Start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Cyclist facilities |
|
Start |
Start |
Start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Max car parking |
Capacity minimized after considering a development's accessibility to the public transport network |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Transport Assessment & Travel Plan |
|
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Start Generation of site specific transport assessment and draft travel plan |
Continue with generation of site specific transport assessment and draft travel plan |
Integrate travel plan within the design |
Late integration of travel plan within the design |
Too late |
Too late |
Energy monitoring |
Transport: Safe and appealing streets regarding community |
Spaces encouraging interaction and positive sense of place |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Safe and appealing streets regarding community
|
Spaces encouraging interaction and positive sense of place |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Cycling network regarding community |
Promote cycling as a leisure activity and alternative to vehicles providing a safe and efficient cycle network |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Access to public transport |
Select locations with available, frequent and convenient public transport Linksto fixed public transport nodes(train, bus, tram or tube) and local centers |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Cycling facilities regarding community |
Adequate provision of facilities and storage after consultation between local authority, developer & community reps |
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Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Public transport facilities regarding community |
Safe and comfortable facilities after implementing recommendations from consultation of local authority, developer, community reps & public transport providers |
|
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Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Transport: Home Office |
Adequate space and services to work from home |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Water: Water strategy |
Minimise demand via efficiency and supply-side options |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Water: Water consumption regarding community |
Reduction via provision of efficient sanitary fittings, rainwater collection and
water recycling systems |
|
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Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Water: Water monitoring |
Water meters to encourage water management and monitoring to reduce impacts of inefficiencies and leakage |
|
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Water: Water leak detection |
Systems that detect major leaks Flow control devices to WCs Isolation valves |
|
|
|
Start |
Semi late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Water: Water efficient equipment |
Systems or processes that reduce water demand |
|
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Materials: Environmental Impacts from Construction Products – Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) |
Superstructure, Substructure and hard landscaping building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA |
|
Start |
Comparison with Sustainability benchmarks Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) AND Option
appraisal LCA |
Late start |
Comparison with Sustainability benchmarks Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) AND Option
appraisal LCA |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Materials: Responsible Sourcing of Construction Material |
Enabling Sustainable Procurement |
|
Prepare sustainable procurement plan |
Sustainable Procurement Plan to be in place early in this stage |
Late procurement plan |
Implementation of procurement plan recommendations |
Very late Implementation of procurement plan recommendations |
Too late |
Too late |
Materials: Designing for durability & resilience |
Protection of exposed elements of the building and landscape |
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Materials: Materials Efficiency |
Minimise environmental impact of use and waste |
|
Set requirements that inform decisions |
Prepare strategies to implement or action the efficiency requirements |
Design proposals based on experience from the concept design |
Design proposals based on learning from the concept design |
Implement material efficiency measures in construction |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Construction Waste Management |
Pre-Demolition Audit |
|
Start pre-demolition audit of any existing buildings, structures or hard surfaces |
Complete audit |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Recycled aggregates |
Recognize and encourage use of |
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Operational waste |
Recognize and encourage provision of dedicated storage |
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Speculative floor & ceiling finishes regarding waste |
Fittings & finishes to be decided by the occupant |
|
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Adaptation to Climate Change regarding waste |
Resilience of structure, fabric, building services and renewables installation |
|
Climate change adaptation strategy appraisal |
Climate change adaptation strategy appraisal |
Update appraisal demonstrating how are recommendations implemented where practical and cost effective |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Waste: Design for Disassembly & Adaptability regarding waste |
Design for disassembly and functional adaptability - recommendations and implementation |
|
A study to explore the ease of disassembly and the functional adaptation potential of different design scenario |
Late start |
Demonstrate that proposed measures have been adopted in the design and produce a building adaptability and disassembly guide |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Ecology: Ecology strategy regarding community
|
Protect existing natural habitat Minimise & mitigate impact plus measures to enhance biodiversity on site and the locality |
Appointed ecologist undertakes an ecological impact assessment regarding valued ecological features and potential impact of the development |
Ecologist to deliver an Ecology strategy regarding construction and operations phases |
Ecologist to confirm development masterplan conforms with the ecology strategy |
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Ecology: Ecological site selection |
Previously occupied land |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
|
|
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Contaminated land |
Late start |
Late start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Very late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Ecology: Ecological site value & protection of relevant features
|
Value of site |
|
Late start |
Appointment of ecologist to undertake site survey and evaluation to influence site preparation works, layout & strategic planning decisions |
Late appointment of ecologist to undertake site survey and evaluation to influence
site preparation works, layout & strategic planning decisions |
|
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Protection of features |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Ecology: Ecological Change & Enhancement |
Ecological Enhancement |
|
Late start |
Appointment of Ecologist and Ecology report |
Ecology report based on project team input and collaboration with representative
stakeholders and data collated from ecologist’s survey & evaluation |
Integrate Ecologist recommendations within the design |
Integrate Ecologist recommendations within the design |
Too late |
Too late |
Ecology: Long term impact on biodiversity |
Minimise impact of the development on the site and the surrounding area's biodiversity |
|
Start |
Appointment of Ecologist and Ecology report |
Ecology report based on project team input and collaboration with representative
stakeholders and data collated from ecologist’s survey & evaluation |
Integrate Ecologist recommendations within the design |
Integrate Ecologist recommendations within the design |
Too late |
Too late |
Ecology: Landscape |
Character of landscape is respected /enhanced via the installation of features Design relevant to local environment Maintenance commitments |
Appointed ecologist undertakes an ecological impact assessment regarding valued ecological features and potential impact of the development |
Ecologist to deliver an Ecology strategy regarding construction and operations phases |
Ecologist to confirm development masterplan conforms with the ecology strategy |
Appoint ecology supervisor to ensure full implementation Prepare and commit to implementing landscape management and maintenance plan |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Pollution: Impacts of refrigerants |
Reduce impact via specification and leak prevention or detection |
|
|
Start |
Start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Pollution: NOx emissions |
Reduction arising from space and water heating systems |
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Pollution: Surface water run off |
Selection of sites with low flooding probability Maintain surface water run-off levels Watercourse pollution prevention |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Pollution: Reduction of night time light pollution |
Minimise unnecessary external lighting |
|
|
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |
Pollution: Reduction of noise pollution |
Reduce disturbance from fixed installations |
|
Start |
Start |
Late start |
Very late start |
Too late |
Too late |
Too late |