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BRE Green Guide to Specification

2002 AECB C f Conference

Association of Environment Conscious Building g

BRE showed us the BRE Green Guide to Specification Observations:

No Green materials and no green methods the least violet of the violets ABC ratings should be relegated to DEF

Conclusion:
Status quo prevails, BAU Business As Usual

A ti Actions:
BRE: Go away and add the ABCs

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It made a great stadium and an Olympic Icon y p

Did anybody care? Probably not. Would it be done like that again? Probably not, then again.
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Its about being the best Best at a particular sport Each sport may be judged on different aspects
Speed, strength, endurance, accuracy, p , g , , y,

All people and nations are eligible to compete Compared on a like for like basis Best as an individual or as a team Best in the world Athletes pledge an oath of no cheating and no rule breaking Judges pledge an oath of fairness and no rule breaking Its not about averages
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2012 Olympics

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Would you run the Olympics without inviting:

Africans & Jamaicans to the running track Americans to the pool Chinese to badminton or ping pong? Or omitting those sports altogether?

Not permitting top spin or backspin? p g p p p Yes, the British will win more medals
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But the winners might have a niggling doubt that they may not be the fastest or jump highest, or go furthest in their sport But would they care? No they got their gold medals No, And the adoration of the general public
Average UK Citizen, 3 planet lifestyle

But the sporting community would know better

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Would you run the Green Materials Olympics without inviting?:
Natural materials Green materials Renewable carbon sequestrating materials Low carbon materials Non-synthetic materials E.g. natureplus & IBO accredited products Passivhaus accredited products & construction methods
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Y Yes,
plastics, PVC, aluminium, cement, will look good

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Violet materials are listed and get A and A+ ratings (= Gold medals) Very few g y green materials listed If things are missing:
there is no level playing field Skewed results favour those that are included

Gut instinct?
Its all wrong

There are reasons, but they are flawed

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2012 Paralympics
Would you run the Paralympics?:
With t inviting the Paralympians Without i iti th P l i But only Inviting the Olympians

Or
Not taking into account levels of ability g y No level playing field Not permitting innovative prosthetics Not permitting fast track wheel chairs Not permitting fast swim suits
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Yes, the Olympians would win

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Would you run the Green Materials Paralympics?
Not inviting SMEs from UK and Europe
E.g. A Austrian and G i d German products & materials d i l

Inviting established UK Manufacturing sectors Not considering innovative materials Not considering high performance properties that th t make th k them b tt th mainstream? better than i t ?

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Sustainable Construction & C t ti 2016 & Beyond

BRE Green Guide

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Beyond 2012

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2016 Zero Carbon Schools 2018 ZC Public Buildings 2019 ZC Other buildings g 2012-2050 Existing homes: GreenDeal
We need to address these urgently

2012-2050 Existing other buildings: CRC

We need to address these urgently

All too late? 2015 cut off for 2050 Melt-down day

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Code for Sustainable Homes level 6

Zero carbon Homes (in-use, not the materials) (in use Unachievable by UK construction industry
Not starting where we are now

Not desirable,
Level 5 is enough Level 6: eco-bling is essential, high cost premium Focus on existing building to level 5 instead

Materials a low 7.5% of Credits and weighted downwards but all Credits are needed at level 6 Have no choice but to use BRE Green Guide to score Credits And bespoke ratings are required
keeping BRE in employment

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Code for Susta f ainable Ho omes

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Planned Pl d Needed

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New Homes 2016

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EAM and EP
BREEAM In Use

BRE Green EcoHomes XB Guide to Specification BREEAM Refurb Generic materials BREEAM Non-domestic In assemblies for buildings & Ext. Ext works Environmental Homes EcoHomes Profiling CfSH
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Missing St ff Mi i Stuff

BRE Green Guide Scope

Missing:
Stuff Incentives Elements C Components i elements t in l t Junctions between elements Thicknesses of components Materials Methods of construction Approaches to Design Permutations of components in elements Properties Current best practices
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Missing Stuff

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Element s & components Methods of construction (Green in particular) Materials (Green in particular) Innovators & SME manufacturers Material properties & thicknesses

Included: Mainstream manufacturers Conventional construction Normal materials Business as usual B i l

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Averages

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Some are more equal than others but Best is hidden Worst is ignored Everything is equal No incentive to improve No Everything is grey

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F FurtherEduca ation

UpperFloors???Mezzanines GroundFloors ExternalWalls Roofs f FloorFinishes Windows???Rooflights InternalWalls/Partitions SuspendedCeilingFinish HardLandscaping BoundaryProtection Insulation AddedbyGreenSpec Foundations Roomsinroofs Stairs S i Paintsandwallpaper Doors Services

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes ??? Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? Yes ??? okay ??? ??? ??? ???

okay okay okay okay k Yes okay Yes Yes okay okay Yes okay Okay ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes ??? Yes ??? ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? Okay ??? ??? ??? ???

okay okay okay okay k Yes okay Yes Yes okay okay Yes okay okay ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? Okay ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes ??? ??? ??? okay Yes Yes Yes ??? Okay ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? Okay ??? ??? ??? ???

??? Yes Yes ??? ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes ??? ??? Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes ??? ??? okay Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? okay ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

M MultiResiden ntial

Which building/elements
O OfficesDesig gn O OfficesFitou ut R RetailFitOut R RetailDesign n N NEAT(NHS) H Healthcare E EcoHomes B Bespoke S Schools P Prisons C Courts

Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? Yes Yes okay ??? ??? Yes ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

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In ndustrial??? ?withoffices s

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Offices Prisons Offices Offices Subsoi Absent Butma But ma

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Less materials Less emissions Less energy Less CO2 L Less components Most are high Embodied CO2 or Energy Metals and Plastics

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Ignores thermal bridges Ignores airtightness g g

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There may be a logical underlying structure But the result is an unfathomable tangled mess Some might argue a web of lies

Missing elements green construction t ti methods materials Developed with little construction know-how

BRE Green Elemental Descriptions ti Guide Dwith imany

components

CAD 3D models
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Product Info Systems S t 88888888

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Drawings
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BIW Building Information Modelling 88888888

Eco Points

Specification
(Say it once)

(Cross Ref to Spec) Elemental pricing models 88888888

Bill of Quantities

Green Spec Studio

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A different p perspective p GreenSpec PASS

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EAM and EP
BREEAM In Use

BRE Green EcoHomes XB Guide to Specification BREEAM Refurb Generic materials BREEAM Non-domestic In assemblies for buildings & Ext. Ext works Environmental Homes EcoHomes Profiling CfSH
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Or Equivalent GreenSpec Green & Blue CIV Infrastructure I f t t CEEQUAL

Existing EnerPHit Ska Non-domestic SPEAR Homes BREEAM In Use EcoHomes XB
GreenSpec SERVE p GreenSpec PASS, PASS+

BREEAM Refurb. CAPEM LCA CAP EM & GreenSpec BREEAM NEET RIP DREAM EcoHomes CfSH
EPD GreenSpec BEST GreenSpec STUDIO

PHPP

AECB Water

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fossil based rock based + fossil energy plant based

But the CO2 you make now. pushes the PPM upwards now
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100%

Thermal Insulation: Energy in use in building

5 -20%

Thermal Insulation: Embodied energy 100%.......

0% Now Zero carbon Homes by 2016!..........................

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100%

Thermal Insulation: Energy in use in building

Thermal Insulation: Embodied energy 100%....... 0% Now Zero carbon Homes by 2016!.......................... -5 t -20%.............................................................................. 5 to 20% Materials & Thermal Insulation: Carbon Negative

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High initial cost: Higher performance, long life materials: low running costs +ve ve

0 Low initial cost: Lesser performance, shorter life materials: p , Frequent maintenance, repair, refurbishment, replacement 89 High long term costs

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Choose green materials in every l layer Less emissions Less energy Less CO2 But tools do not exist to calculate impacts l l t i t

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BRE Elemental EP +ve issues

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R values in U value calculation Construction Use Demolition Negative impacts in and of materials

Manufacturer -ve

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BRE GG: Less ve is Best

Less materials Less emissions L i i Less energy Less CO2 Less performance p in use Less insulation Less thermal mass Less moisture mass Less acoustic mass

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BRE GG: Less layers is Best

Less materials Less emissions Less energy Less CO2 L Less performance Less function No VCL, BM No Parge coat ATL No sheathing

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Less was best

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The Draft BRE GGtoS Included uninsulated cavity walls A and A+ rated SAP ratings should prevent their use Not part of the final output BRE are getting better slowly better,
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Positive contribution of in use performance of materials or products or elements in buildings in use Over life of the building (60 years) Construction Use Deconstruction Negative impacts in and of materials

Manufacturer -ve

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Positive contribution of in use performance of materials or products or elements in buildings in use Over life of the building (60 years) Construction Use Deconstruction

Positive attributes and Negative impacts in Growing, Manufacturer and Reclaim, Reuse, Recovery of materials -ve BRE Elemental EP ve issues

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GreenSpec: More +ve will Score

More embodied Energy and CO2 E d More performance More insulation More thermal mass More acoustic mass More moisture mass Throughout the life of the building
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GreenSpec: More layers are okay

More materials Green materials Less emissions Less energy Less CO2 More performance More/multi function BM, ATL Airtight parge/plaster Breathing sheathing insulation

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What industry needs

Specifiers want the truth (the whole truth) and choice
not just what mainstream industry and BRE want to tell us

Wider range of issues addressed

Positives as well as negatives Visibility and use of Material EP to be able to choose greenest materials

Wider range of materials and methods

Natural, green, innovative, higher performance materials Not just mainstream, business as usual materials

Ability to create unique combinations

Instant E i I t t Environmental Profiling t l P fili BREs Envest2 needs to be grown Simple scoring system that designers can use Self declaration?

Code for Sustainable Homes

Alternative EP not just BRE Green Guide until it gets better
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Sharing of information with industry

Green Materials Green Products Green Properties

GreenSpec STUDIO is engaging CAD

3D models
Elemental & Material LCA Calculator Product Info Systems S t

CAP EM CAPEM GreenSpec natureplus IBO EcoLable BlueAngel Passivhaus P i h

Elemental Descriptions Green methods with many green components

Drawings
(Cross Ref to Spec)

Passivhaus+ IBO B Regs + Robust Details Elemental descriptions

BIM Building Information Modelling

Specification
(Say it once)

(Cross ref to Spec) Elemental pricing models Elemental U values Calculator

Bill of Quantities

Green Spec 5 cluster Studio

codes CI/SfB & CAWS

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Spoke at E5Expo p p

Is interested in BRE Green Book Live becoming more comprehensive He is interested in working with GreenSpec to achieve this This is great news There is I h Interreg funding for a f d f smartLIFE centre in Peterborough to g help make this happen 2012-

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Good Homes Alliance

Fronted a dozen organisations to challenge BRE GGtS GreenSpec & BRBP wrote 70 page report on what is wrong with BRE GGtS Rewritten into language for DCLG S b itt d t DCLG Submitted to BRE and CPA mildly irritated BRE refused to talk to GreenSpec for a year BRE disclosed more information More BRE public statements
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BRE admitted

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You should choose products for performance first

See what rating/credits you get afterwards But if you need the credits you choose them first, performance is secondary, especially in D&B

LA should not use BRE GGtS to set local T&CP requirements,

but they still do As do funders

Green Guide needs 10-15 years to get up to speed

It took 10 years to get this bad AECB objected 10 years ago, BRE were not listening BRE have not heard criticism, nor responded to it

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TC350 outputs

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They reacted by focusing on many human issues And ignoring many manufacturing impacts PRe response:
It could not be much worse The result of industry lobbying

CAPEM now looking to ILCD standards

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Remain interested in supporting:

consumers to get healthy buildings Professionals with easy tools to engage

Remain interested in:

G Green b ildi and G building d Green materials t i l

Remain steadfast against big industry g g y pressure Remain determined in

Delivering Sustainable Construction
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Brian Murphy BSc Dip Arch (Hons+Dist) Architect by Training Specification Writer by Choice Greening up my act since 1999 Founder of www.greenspec.co.uk E B i S BrianSpecMan@aol.com M @ l Twitter: http://twitter.com/brianspecman p p Scribd: www.scribd.com/brianspecman