Buildings

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To ensure that the design of individual buildings does not undermine the sustainability of the overall development. N.B. This section may be replaced by the Code for Sustainable Buildings in due course.

Read the background on Buildings

Question 8.1

Objective

To ensure individual buildings underpin the sustainability of the development.

Importance:

Question

What is the BREEAM/ EcoHomes or Code for Sustainable Homes rating sought for the proposed buildings? For a building type not covered by BREEAM use the “Offices” scheme as the basis for a bespoke evaluation, or contact BREEAM for further advice.

Targets and Justification

Best: Excellent or Code Level 4 or above
Good: Good, Very Good or Code Level 3
Minimum: ---

Applies to Developments

This question applies to Small, Medium and Large developments.

Policy Links

CF6: Managing housing land provision;
EN1: Energy Generation;
EN2: Energy Conservation;
QE1: Conserving & Enhancing the Environment;
QE3: Creating a high quality built environment for all.

RHS

Chapter 7.

Development sizes

The checklist has been split into three different versions for different sizes of development:

Small: Up to 10 dwellings
Medium: 11 - 999 dwellings
Up to 999 dwellings (mixed use)
Large: 1,000 - 5,999 dwellings
1,000 - 5,999 dwellings (mixed)

If the development is for more than 6,000 houses, we recommend a bespoke checklist should be produced by the developer and local authority.

The set of questions for smaller developments is contained within the set of questions for larger developments.