Buildings

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To ensure that the design of individual buildings does not undermine the sustainability of the overall development.

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Question 8.1

Objective

To ensure individual buildings underpin the sustainability of the development.

Importance: Importance

Question

What BREEAM/ EcoHomes/Code for Sustainable Homes rating sought for the proposed buildings?

For a building type not covered by BREEAM Offices, Industrial, Schools, Retail, or Ecohomes, a bespoke BREEAM assessment can be conducted. Please seek further guidance from the BREEAM office at BRE

Targets and Justification

Best
BREEAM / EcoHomes Excellent or Code Level 5 for <10 dwellings & Code Level 6 for 10 or more dwellings
Good
BREEAM / EcoHomes Excellent or Code Level 4 for <10 dwellings & Code Level 5 for 10 or more dwellings
Minimum
BREEAM / EcoHomes Very Good or Code Level 3 for <10 dwellings & Code Level 4 for 10 or more dwellings

Applies to Developments

This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.

Development sizes

The checklist has been split into three different versions for different sizes of development:

Small
Up to 10 dwellings
Medium
11 - 999 dwellings
Up to 999 dwellings (mixed use)
Large
1,000 - 5,999 dwellings
1,000 - 5,999 dwellings (mixed)

If the development is for more than 6,000 houses, we recommend a bespoke checklist should be produced by the developer and local authority.

The set of questions for smaller developments is contained within the set of questions for larger developments.