Review Article

Do Building Information Modelling Applications Benefit Design Teams in Achieving BREEAM Accreditation?

Table 2

Minimum BREEAM standards by rating level.

BREEAM issuePassGoodVery goodExcellentOutstanding

Man. 01: sustainable procurementOne creditOne creditOne creditOne creditTwo credits
Man. 02: responsible construction practicesNoneNoneNoneOne creditTwo credits
Man. 04: stakeholder participationNoneNoneNoneOne credit (building user information)One credit (building user information)
Hea. 01: visual comfortCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 only
Hea. 04: water qualityCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 only
Ene. 01: reduction of CO2 emissionsNoneNoneNoneSix credits 1Ten credits 1
Ene. 02: energy monitoringNoneNoneOne credit (first submetering credit)One credit (first submetering credit)One credit (first submetering credit)
Ene. 04: low or zero carbon technologiesNoneNoneNoneOne creditOne credit
Wat. 01: water consumptionNoneOne creditOne creditOne creditTwo credits
Wat. 02: water monitoringNoneCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 onlyCriterion 1 only
Mat. 03: responsible sourcingCriterion 3 onlyCriterion 3 onlyCriterion 3 onlyCriterion 3 onlyCriterion 3 only
Wst. 01: construction waste managementNoneNoneNoneNoneOne credit
Wst. 03: operational wasteNoneNoneNoneOne creditOne credit
LE 03 Mitigating ecological impactNoneNoneOne creditOne creditOne credit

BREEAM minimum standards, available online at http://www.breeam.org/BREEAM2011SchemeDocument/Content/03_ScoringRating/minimum_standards.htm.
Date accessed 29/01/2014.