BEAM Plus Interiors Manual

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introduces innovative designs, construction or operational

provisions that enhance environmental performance and are not

hitherto found in Hong Kong; or

ii.

achieves superior performance (performance enhancements)

greatly exceed the prevailing requirements in BEAM Plus

Interiors.

In such cases, the Applicant can submit proposals that:

detail the proposed technology, and practice;

ii.

demonstrate how the technology / practice is implemented and

achieves the benefits that are claimed;

iii.

quantified data, using a life-cycle analysis or equal for the

anticipated performance gains;

iv.

provide actual performance data;

justify the proposed method statement/assessment criteria;

IMPORTANT NOTE: The onus is on the Applicant to present

quantitative evidence of the performance compared to existing

requirements. Generic narratives that do not demonstrate performance

gains cannot be entertained. Incomplete or inadequate submissions will

increase administration and delay the assessment process.

The BAS shall refer every IV proposal to the BSL TRC, which will

consider each proposal on its merits and award points accordingly.

Any points gained under the Innovation category shall be regarded as

‘Innovation’ counting towards the total number of points obtained but not

towards the total points obtainable.

BSL maintains a database of successful Innovation submissions for

reference.

1.4.8 A

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BEAM Plus Interiors does not seek to be overly prescriptive in setting

requirements and compliance methods. As such, it is possible that some

projects may not be fully embraced by the current criteria due to their

unusual nature, or design. In such cases Applicants can consider an

alternative approach for the same objective, and submit a Credit

Interpretation Request (CIR) that details:

the BEAM Plus Interiors objective (clause number) for which

recognition is being sought;

ii.

proposed alternative criteria;

iii.

proposed method for assessment;

The CIR detailing the proposal should be made at the earliest

opportunity. The CIR result, a ruling, shall be provided to accept, accept

with defined modifications, or reject the proposal, and all shall be binding

on the project assessment.

1.5 G

RADING

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BEAM Plus provides authoritative guidance to all stakeholders in the

building construction and real estate sectors on practices that reduce the

adverse effects of buildings and fit-out project impacts on the

environment, whilst providing quality indoor environments for occupants.

1.5.1 P

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Green building certification encourages the entire industry to set higher

standards than the minimum code or regulatory requirements.

Compliance with codes, legal, regulatory and statutory requirements is a

condition of project approval by the authority having jurisdiction, and as

such shall not be assessed under BEAM Plus.

However, BEAM Plus Interiors has pre-requisites for several key