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submission for assessment. CIR applications after submission (or partial
submission) will not be entertained.
CIRs and their associated rulings are deliberated and determined by the
BSL TRC. They shall be listed on the BSL website and provide a
valuable resource when studying for the BEAM Professional
examination, researching products, and evaluating the likelihood of
achieving BEAM Plus certification. More details can be found in HKGBC
and BSL website [
2].
1.3.8 A
PPEAL
After Assessment, the result is announced to the Applicant, when the
Applicant is dissatisfied with a specific ruling, upon payment of the
appropriate published charge on the BSL website, the Applicant may
lodge an Appeal.
The Appeal procedure for BEAM Plus Interiors is the same as other
BEAM rating tools.
Up to a maximum of five (5) credits can be appealed for each project.
Where the Applicant is dissatisfied with the result from the First Appeal,
upon payment of the appropriate charge published on the BSL website,
the Applicant has the option to apply for a Final Appeal.
The First Appeal will be reviewed and adjudicated by BSL TRC or BSL
TRC’s nominated expert panel. The Final Appeal will be reviewed and
adjudicated by HKGBC or HKGBC’s nominated expert panel.
1.3.9 BEAM
P
ROFESSIONALS
(BEAM P
RO
)
Accredited BEAM Professionals are professionals with expertise and
experience relating to green buildings that have been trained and
passed an examination provided by the BSL. Upon passing their
examination, the individual shall is certified by HKGBC and act as
ambassadors promoting green and sustainable building.
BEAM Professionals would be engaged by the Applicant to help provide
advice and expertise as it relates to green building including design,
construction and management in accordance with the BEAM Plus rating
systems.
The register of accredited BEAM Professionals is provided on the
HKGBC website
[ http://www.hkgbc.org.hk ]1.3.10 BEAM A
SSESSORS
(BAS)
BEAM Plus Interiors certification assessments are undertaken an
Assessor (BAS) assigned by BSL. BAS undergo a rigorous selection
process based upon their green building assessment related
qualifications and experience, receive training assessment processes,
and are accredited by the HKGBC.
BAS are engaged directly by the BSL and are completely independent
and anonymous to the Applicant. Liaison between the Applicant and the
BAS is conducted via BSL.
1.4 C
ATEGORIES
Different rating systems in use worldwide assign the list of requirements
into different categories according to the preferences of the tool
developer. In BEAM Plus Interiors, credits are grouped within the
following categories:
i.
Green Building Attributes (GBA) ;ii.
Management (MAN) ;iii.
Materials Aspects (MA) ;2
Credit Interpretation Request
http://www.hkgbc.org.hk/upload/beamdocuments/beamplusdoc/beamplusV1.3/CIR_Page_20122011_v1.1.pdf