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BEAM P
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I
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ECHNIQUES
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BEAM P
ROFESSIONAL
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NTRODUCTION
This section allows the Client to submit for consideration for the award
of bonus credits on any innovative techniques or performance
enhancements which the Client deems to provide environmental
benefits additional to those already covered in BEAM Plus for New
Buildings.
C
REDITS
Maximum 5 BONUS credits + 1 credit for BEAM Professional
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NNOVATIVE
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ECHNIQUES
This section applies to advanced practices and new technologies that
have not hitherto found application in Hong Kong or even elsewhere.
Any credits gained under this heading shall be regarded as ‘Bonus’
credits, counting towards the total credits obtained, but not towards
the total credits obtainable.
Credits may be awarded to an assessed building for innovative and/or
unconventional designs, construction techniques or provisions for
operation that will improve the environmental performance of a
building development during any part of its life cycle.
O
BJECTIVE
Encourage adoption of practices, new technologies and techniques
that have yet to find application in Hong Kong.
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SSESSMENT
The onus will be on the Client to present evidence of the application of
new practices, technologies and techniques and the associated
benefits. The benefits may be considered in relation to sustainable
living, energy use, materials use, improved comfort, reduced pollution,
etc. The Assessor will refer the proposal to the BEAM Technical
Review Committee who will consider each aspect on its merits and
award credits accordingly.
The Client shall make a submission for granting additional credits that
identifies the intent of the proposed innovative technique, the
proposed criteria for assessing compliance, and the assessment
criteria. The weighting (number of credits) proposed will be considered
in the light of existing weightings under the various environmental
impacts categorised in BEAM, i.e. a technique which can demonstrate
a resource saving or reduced environmental loading would be
compared with existing criteria deemed to achieve similar levels of
benefit.
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ERFORMANCE
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NHANCEMENTS
An alternative approach to achieving bonus credits under BEAM is to
demonstrate significant performance enhancements, i.e. strategies
and techniques that greatly exceed the requirements of existing BEAM
credits. For example, features that result in significantly higher levels
of service, energy, water or materials savings. Any credits gained
under this heading shall be regarded as ‘Bonus’ credits, counting
towards the total credits obtained, but not towards the total credits
obtainable.
O
BJECTIVE
Encourage adoption of practices, technologies and techniques that
provide for performance enhancements over and above stated
performance criteria in BEAM Plus for New Buildings.
A
SSESSMENT
The onus will be on the Client to present evidence of the performance
gains as compared to existing criteria. The Assessor will refer the
proposal to the BEAM Technical Review Committee who will consider
each aspect on its merits and award credits accordingly.