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HOME 		1
OVERVIEW 		2
CONTENT 		6
1 FRAMEWORK OF BEAM PLUS FOR NEW BUILDINGS 		8
1 FRAMEWORK OF BEAM PLUS FOR NEW BUILDINGS 		8
1.1 SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS 		10
1.2 ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR NEW BUILDINGS 		12
1.3 CREDIT WEIGHTINGS AND OVERALL GRADE 		16
1.4 ASSESSMENT PROCESS 		19
1.5 SUMMARY OF CREDITS 		22-23
2 SITE ASPECTS (SA) 		48
2 SITE ASPECTS (SA) 		48
2.P PREREQUISITE 		50
SA P1 MINIMUM LANDSCAPING AREA 		50
2.1 SITE LOCATION 		52
SA 1 CONTAMINATED LAND 		52
SA 2 LOCAL TRANSPORT 		54
SA 3 NEIGHBOURHOOD AMENITIES 		56
2.2 SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN 		58
SA 4 SITE DESIGN APPRAISAL 		58
SA 5 ECOLOGICAL IMPACT 		61
SA 6 CULTURAL HERITAGE 		63
SA 7 LANDSCAPING AND PLANTERS 		65
SA 8 MICROCLIMATE AROUND BUILDINGS 		67
SA 9 NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYLIGHT ACCESS 		70
SA 10 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 		71
2.3 EMISSIONS FROM THE SITE 		72
SA 11 AIR POLLUTION DURING CONSTRUCTION 		72
SA 12 NOISE DURING CONSTRUCTION 		74
SA 13 WATER POLLUTION DURING CONSTRUCTION 		76
SA 14 NOISE FROM BUILDING EQUIPMENT 		78
SA 15 LIGHT POLLUTION 		80
3 MATERIALS ASPECTS (MA) 		82
3 MATERIALS ASPECTS (MA) 		82
3.P PREREQUISITE 		84
MA P1 TIMBER USED FOR TEMPORARY WORKS 		84
MA P2 USE OF NON-CFC BASED REFRIGERANTS 		86
MA P3 CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 		87
MA P4 WASTE RECYCLING FACILITIES 		89
3.1 EFFICIENT USE OF MATERIALS 		90
MA 1 BUILDING REUSE 		90
MA 2 MODULAR AND STANDARDISED DESIGN 		91
MA 3 PREFABRICATION 		93
MA 4 ADAPTABILITY AND DECONSTRUCTION 		95
3.2 SELECTION OF MATERIALS 		98
MA 5 RAPIDLY RENEWABLE MATERIALS 		98
MA 6 SUSTAINABLE FOREST PRODUCTS 		100
MA 7 RECYCLED MATERIALS 		102
MA 8 OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES 		104
MA 9 REGIONALLY MANUFACTURED MATERIALS 		107
3.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT 		108
MA 10 DEMOLITION WASTE REDUCTION 		108
MA 11 CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION 		109
4 ENERGY USE (EU) 		110
4 ENERGY USE (EU) 		110
4.P PREREQUISITE 		114
EU P1 MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE 		114
4.1 ANNUAL ENERGY USE 		115
EU 1 REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS 		115
EU 1 OPTION 2 ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: PASSIVE DESIGN 		117
EU 2 PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND REDUCTION 		120
4.2 ENERGY EFFICIENT SYSTEMS 		121
EU 3 EMBODIED ENERGY IN BUILDING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 		121
EU 4 VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN CAR PARKS 		123
EU 5 LIGHTING SYSTEM IN CAR PARKS 		125
EU 6 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 		127
4.3 ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT 		129
EU 7 AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS 		129
EU 8 CLOTHES DRYING FACILITIES 		131
EU 9 ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES 		132
4.4 PROVISIONS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT 		133
EU 10 TESTING AND COMMISSIONING 		133
EU 11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 		136
EU 12 METERING AND MONITORING 		138
4.5 BUILDING DESIGN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT 		140
EU 13 ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING LAYOUT 119 		140
5 WATER USE (WU) 		142
5 WATER USE (WU) 		142
5.P PREREQUISITE 		144
WU P1 WATER QUALITY SURVEY 		144
WU P2 MINIMUM WATER SAVING PERFORMANCE 		146
5.1 WATER CONSERVATION 		149
WU 1 ANNUAL WATER USE 		149
WU 2 MONITORING AND CONTROL 		150
WU 3 WATER EFFICIENT IRRIGATION 		151
WU 4 WATER RECYCLING 		152
WU 5 WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES 		154
5.2 EFFLUENT 		155
WU 6 EFFLUENT DISCHARGE TO FOUL SEWERS 		155
6 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (IEQ) 		157
6 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (IEQ) 		157
6.P PREREQUISITE 		162
IEQ P1 MINIMUM VENTILATION PERFORMANCE 		162
6.1 SECURITY 		163
IEQ 1 SECURITY 		163
6.2 HYGIENE 		165
IEQ 2 PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE 		165
IEQ 3 BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION 		168
IEQ 4 WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES 		169
6.3 INDOOR AIR QUALITY 		170
IEQ 5 CONSTRUCTION IAQ MANAGEMENT 		170
IEQ 6 OUTDOOR SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION 		174
IEQ 7 INDOOR SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION 		176
IEQ 8 IAQ IN CAR PARKS 		178
6.4 VENTILATION 		179
IEQ 9 INCREASED VENTILATION 		179
IEQ 10 BACKGROUND VENTILATION 		181
IEQ 11 LOCALISED VENTILATION 		183
IEQ 12 VENTILATION IN COMMON AREAS 		186
6.5 THERMAL COMFORT 		189
IEQ 13 THERMAL COMFORT IN AIR-CONDITIONED PREMISES 		189
IEQ 14 THERMAL COMFORT IN NATURALLY VENTILATED PREMISES 		190
6.6 LIGHTING QUALITY 		194
IEQ 15 NATURAL LIGHTING 		194
IEQ 16 INTERIOR LIGHTING IN NORMALLY OCCUPIED AREAS 		196
IEQ 17 INTERIOR LIGHTING IN AREAS NOT NORMALLY OCCUPIED 		199
6.7 ACOUSTICS AND NOISE 		200
IEQ 18 ROOM ACOUSTICS 		200
IEQ 19 NOISE ISOLATION 		202
IEQ 20 BACKGROUND NOISE 		205
IEQ 21 INDOOR VIBRATION 		208
6.8 BUILDING AMENITIES 		209
IEQ 22 ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY 		209
IEQ 23 AMENITY FEATURES 		210
7 INNOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS (IA) 		213
IA 1 INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES 		213
IA 2 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS 		213
IA 3 BEAM PROFESSIONAL 		214
8 APPENDICES 		215
8 APPENDICES 		215
8.1 ANNUAL ENERGY USE 		216
8.2 BASELINE BUILDING MODEL 		223
8.3 EQUIVALENT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS 		226
8.4 INSTALLATION OF AIR-CONDITIONERS 		227
8.5 PROVISIONS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT 		229
8.6 ASSUMPTIONS AND BASELINES FOR WATER CONSUMPTION 		236
8.7 SAMPLING PROTOCOL FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTS 		238
8.8 PASSIVE DESIGN ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY 		240
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