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Welcome to Aalenkey...
Code for Sustainable Homes, Canterbury
Your access to energy assessments and the development of greener and more energy efficient office, commercial, industrial and retail buildings.
Our team of qualified registered assessors, with the backing of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), will provide you with an independent and comprehensive service to guide you through the BREEAM and its implications on your designs.
Explaining BREEAM
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Energy Assessment Method) is a method for assessing the environmental quality of buildings.
It is a credit based system, and buildings are assessed using drawings, specifications and other contract documentation in an evidence based report under the following categories:
• Management – covering areas such as commissioning of the building,
considerate constructors and building user guides.
• Health and Wellbeing – of occupants, covering aspects such as daylighting,
air quality and thermal comfort.
• Energy – dealing with CO2 emissions, use of Low Carbon Technologies etc.
• Transport – covering facilities for and planning for Green Travel while using
the building.
• Water Consumption – including use of Low Flow fittings and leak detection.
• Materials – covering recycling and sourcing of materials used in the
construction of the building.
• Waste – covering both construction waste and end user waste
management.
• Land Use & Ecology – dealing with previous use of the land and the impact
on the ecology of the site.
• Pollution – dealing with areas such as Flood Risk, Global Warming Potential
of insulants and noise. |
Credits are awarded in these categories and set against a maximum credit score to give BREEAM ratings of Pass (30%), Good (45%), Very Good (55%), Excellent (70%) and Outstanding (85%).
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There are also minimum standards set in certain categories to be met to achieve the various ratings as shown in the table below.
BREEAM Rating/Minimum Number of credits
Key: P = Pass | G = Good | VG = Very Good | E = Excellent | O = Outstanding
| BREEAM Issue |
P |
G |
VG |
E |
O |
| Man 1 - Commissioning |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Man 2 - Considerate Constructors |
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1 |
2 |
| Man 4 - Building User Guide |
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1 |
1 |
| Man 9 - Publication of building information (BREEAM Education only) |
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1 |
| Man 10 - Development as a learning resource (BREEAM Education only) |
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1 |
| Hea 4 - High Frequency Lighting |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Hea 12 - Microbial Contamination |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Hea 12 - Microbial Contamination |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ene 1 - Reduction of CO2 Emissions |
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6 |
10 |
| Ene 2 - Sub-meeting of substantial energy uses |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ene 5 - Low or Zero carbon technologies |
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1 |
1 |
| Wat 1 - Water Consumption |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Wat 2 - Water Meter |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Wst 3 - Storage of recyclable waste |
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1 |
1 |
| LE 4 - Mitigating Ecological Impact |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
Who Requires BREEAM Building Assessments
Various government departments and agencies are now requiring commercial buildings to meet the standards of a BREEAM assessment including Local Authorities, who are incorporating the standards as part of Supplementary Planning Documents, Regional Development Agencies, The Department for Children, Schools and Funding, and The Office of Government Commerce.
Our Service
We are an industry based organisation with many years of experience within the construction industry, and therefore can offer a service based on technical construction based solutions to achieving the required rating under a BREEAM assessment.
We will provide a full and detailed quotation to meet your requirements and look forward to hearing from you should you require our services.
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