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9.6 G
LOSSARY
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BEAM C
ONSULTANT
means a firm or individual engaged by the Applicant to advise the
project team in matters related to BEAM certification.
BEAM P
LUS
C
ATEGORY
means the sections of the BEAM Plus Interiors rating tool including:
GBA - Green Building Attributes
MAN - Management
MA - Material Aspects
EU - Energy Use
WU - Water Use
IEQ - Indoor Air Quality
IV - Innovation
BEAM P
LUS
F
RAMEWORK
means the rating system, criterion, assessment standard and
processes applied under BEAM Plus for New Buildings, Existing
Buildings and Interiors.
BEAM P
LUS
G
RADING
means the outcome of BEAM assessment for an Interiors project
expressed as a performance level of Bronze (above average), Silver
(good), Gold (very good) or Platinum (excellent).
BEAM P
ROFESSIONAL
means an accredited individual engaged by the Applicant to help
integrate sustainability measures into the project, who shall facilitate
submissions for Assessment (also abbreviated BEAM Pro).
To be eligible to submit any project for BEAM Plus Interior
assessment the BEAM Professional must be BI accredited.
BEAM S
OCIETY
L
IMITED
means the independent, not-for-profit, member-based organisation
that owns and operates BEAM and BEAM Plus rating systems,
provides assessments, training, and examinations (also abbreviated
BSL).
BSL C
OORDINATOR
means the BSL officer or officers that maintain day-to-day liaison
between the Applicant’s representative and the assessor conducting
the project assessment.
B
UILDING
M
ANAGEMENT
S
YSTEM
means a central computer-based monitoring and control system to
coordinate, organise, and optimise automatic control systems. Often
used for Building Services installations including HVAC&R, electrical,
lighting, equipment scheduling, logging, and alarm reporting (also
abbreviated BMS).
C
ENTRAL
B
UILDING
S
ERVICES
means the centrally installed plant and equipment for example the
central chillers, chilled water pumps, air-conditioning installation,
ventilation, lighting, electrical installation, water tanks, lifts and
escalators provided in the host building and controlled by the building
owner, not by the Applicant.
C
ENTRALISED AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEM
means the central air conditioning systems providing chilled water
serving multiple units within the host building. The systems typically
use chilled water as the cooling medium and extensive ductwork for
air distribution.
C
ERTIFICATE
V
ALIDITY
means the duration where a BEAM or BEAM Plus green building
certificate is effective and recognised by the BSL.
C
ERTIFICATION
S
COPE
means the internal floor area of the project space, defined by the
footprint or the boundary of the leased area (also refer to
project space )and the associated facilities.