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1
F
RAMEWORK OF
BEAM P
LUS FOR
E
XISTING
B
UILDINGS
1
1.1
S
USTAINABLE
B
UILDINGS
3
1.2
A
SSESSMENT
F
RAMEWORK FOR
E
XISTING
B
UILDINGS
5
1.3
C
REDIT
W
EIGHTINGS AND
O
VERALL
G
RADE
9
1.4
A
SSESSMENT
P
ROCESS
12
1.5
S
UMMARY OF
C
REDITS
14
2
S
ITE
A
SPECTS
(S
A
)
24
2.P
P
REREQUISITE
S
A
P1 E
NVIRONMENTALLY
P
URCHASING
P
LAN
26
2.1
S
ITE
S
ELECTION
S
A
1
BEAM C
ERTIFIED
B
UILDING
28
2.2
E
MISSIONS FROM THE
S
ITE
S
A
2
N
OISE FROM
B
UILDING EQUIPMENT
S
A
3
L
IGHT
P
OLLUTION
29
31
2.3
S
ITE
M
ANAGEMENT
S
A
4
H
EALTH
, S
AFETY AND
E
NVIRONMENTAL
M
ANAGEMENT
S
A
5
E
NVIRONMENTAL
P
URCHASING
P
RACTICES
S
A
6
B
UILDING AND
S
ITE
O
PERATION AND
M
AINTENANCE
S
A
7
B
UILDING
S
ERVICES
O
PERATION AND
M
AINTENANCE
S
A
8
S
TAFFING AND
R
ESOURCES
S
A
9
U
SER
G
UIDANCE
S
A
10 G
REEN
C
LEANING
33
35
36
39
42
43
44
3
M
ATERIALS
A
SPECTS
(M
A
)
45
3.P
P
REREQUISITE
M
A
P1 U
SE OF
N
ON
-CFC B
ASED
R
EFRIGERANTS
M
A
P2 W
ASTE
R
ECYCLING
F
ACILITIES
46
47
3.1
E
FFICIENT
U
SE OF
M
ATERIALS
M
A
1
B
UILDING
R
EUSE
M
A
2
M
ODULAR AND
S
TANDARDISED
D
ESIGN
M
A
3
A
DAPTABILITY AND
D
ECONSTRUCTION
48
49
51
3.2
S
ELECTION OF
M
ATERIALS
M
A
4
R
APIDLY
R
ENEWABLE
M
ATERIALS
M
A
5
S
USTAINABLE
F
OREST
P
RODUCTS
M
A
6
O
ZONE
D
EPLETING
S
UBSTANCES
54
56
58
3.3
W
ASTE
M
ANAGEMENT
M
A
7
W
ASTE
M
ANAGEMENT
62
4
E
NERGY
U
SE
(E
U
)
64
4.P
P
REREQUISITE
E
U
P1 M
INIMUM
E
NERGY
P
ERFORMANCE
68
4.1
A
NNUAL
E
NERGY
U
SE
E
U
1
R
EDUCTION OF
CO
2
E
MISSIONS
E
U
2
P
EAK
E
LECTRICITY
D
EMAND
R
EDUCTION
69
72
4.2
E
NERGY
E
FFICIENT
S
YSTEMS
E
U
3
V
ENTILATED
S
YSTEMS IN
C
AR
P
ARKS
E
U
4
L
IGHTING
S
YSTEM IN
C
AR
P
ARKS
E
U
5
R
ENEWABLE
E
NERGY
S
YSTEMS
73
75
77
4.3
E
NERGY
E
FFICIENT
E
QUIPMENT
E
U
6
A
IR
-
CONDITIONING
U
NITS
E
U
7
E
NERGY
E
FFICIENT
A
PPLIANCES
79
81
4.4
P
ROVISIONS FOR
E
NERGY
M
ANAGEMENT
E
U
8
T
ESTING AND
C
OMMISSIONING
E
U
9
M
ETERING AND
M
ONITORING
E
U
10 E
NERGY
M
ANAGEMENT
82
84
86
5
W
ATER
U
SE
(W
U
)
88
5.P
P
REREQUISITE
W
U
P1 W
ATER
Q
UALITY
S
URVEY
W
U
P2 M
INIMUM
W
ATER
S
AVING
P
ERFORMANCE
W
U
P3 W
ATER
C
ONSERVATION
P
LAN
90
92
95
5.1
W
ATER
C
ONSERVATION
W
U
1
A
NNUAL
W
ATER
U
SE
W
U
2
M
ONITORING AND
C
ONTROL
W
U
3
W
ATER
U
SE FOR
I
RRIGATION
W
U
4
W
ATER
R
ECYCLING
W
U
5
W
ATER
A
UDIT
96
97
98
99
101
5.2
E
FFLUENT
W
U
6
E
FFLUENT
D
ISCHARGE TO
F
OUL
S
EWERS
102
6
I
NDOOR
E
NVIRONMENTAL
Q
UALITY
(I
EQ
)
103
6.P
P
REREQUISITE
I
EQ
P1 M
INIMUM
V
ENTILATION
P
ERFORMANCE
108
6.1
S
ECURITY
I
EQ
1
S
ECURITY
109
6.2
H
YGIENE
I
EQ
2
P
LUMBING AND
D
RAINAGE
I
EQ
3
B
IOLOGICAL
C
ONTAMINATION
I
EQ
4
W
ASTE
D
ISPOSAL
F
ACILITIES
I
EQ
5
I
NTEGRATED
P
EST
C
ONTROL
111
113
114
115
6.3
I
NDOOR
A
IR
Q
UALITY
I
EQ
6
C
ONSTRUCTION
IAQ M
ANAGEMENT
I
EQ
7
O
UTDOOR
S
OURCES OF
A
IR
P
OLLUTION
117
119