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Portfolio assessments – Requirements for asset-specific data
View applicability13th Nov 2025
4 Operational / QA / 03 Preparing the assessment
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / General
Approved Equivalent Roles List (AERL)
View applicability04th Nov 2025
New Construction / International / V7 / 00 - General
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 00 General
4 Operational / QA / 01 General
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / General
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / General
New Construction / International / V6 / General
Home office services – requirement for telephone points
View applicability03rd Nov 2025
New Construction / International / 2013 / 04 - Transport / Tra 06 - Home Office
New Construction / International / 2016 / 04 - Transport / TRA 06 - Home office
New Construction / International / V6 / 04 - Transport / TRA 06 - Home office
Evidence – Acceptance of alternative forms of documentation
View applicability30th Oct 2025
4 Operational / QA / 01 General
4 Operational / QA / 03 Preparing the assessment
3 General Technical / General Technical
GN55 BREEAM contractual clauses
View applicability27th Oct 2025
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 00 General
New Construction / UK / V6 / 00 General
3 General Technical / 8 Guidance Notes
Independent third party – clarification on the definition
View applicability24th Oct 2025
New Construction / International / V7 / 03 - Energy / Ene 02 - Prediction of operational energy and carbon
New Construction / UK / V7 / 03 - Energy / Ene 02 - Prediction of operational energy and carbon
New Construction / International / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessment
New Construction / UK / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessment
LCC – Competent person or Suitably Qualified Cost Consultant (SQCC)
View applicability17th Oct 2025
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 6 Materials / 6.3 Life Cycle Costing
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 6 Materials / 6.3 Life Cycle Costing
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / B - My home / 6 Materials / 6.3 Life cycle costing
New Construction / International / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
New Construction / UK / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
Appropriately qualified person – alternative requirements to membership of a professional body
View applicability16th Oct 2025
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 09 Quality Assurance / 9.3 Inspection and Completion
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 09 Quality Assurance / 9.3 Inspection and Completion
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / C - Delivery / 09 Quality assurance / 9.3 Inspections and completion
Thermal comfort – Time-critical requirement
View applicability15th Oct 2025
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 04 - Thermal Comfort
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 04 - Thermal comfort
New Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 04 - Thermal comfort
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 04 – Thermal comfort
New Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 05 - Thermal comfort
Glare control – Modelling
View applicability15th Oct 2025
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 01
New Construction / NOR / V6 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01
New Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Natural light
New Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Natural light
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual Comfort
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual Comfort
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual Comfort
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual Comfort
New Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual comfort
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfort
New Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfort
New Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfort
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 – Visual Comfort
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 01 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Control of glare from sunlight

Risk assessment – flooding is the only natural hazard
View applicability14th Nov 2022
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 1 / 06 - Resilience / RSL 03 - Natural hazard risk assessment
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 06 - Resilience / RSL 03 - Natural hazard risk assessment
Emissions from products – specialist paints and coatings
View applicability16th Jun 2017
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / B - My home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
New Construction / NOR / V6 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 02
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air Quality
Domestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic Compounds
Domestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic Compounds
New Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air quality
GN22 Recognised schemes for emissions from construction products
View applicability24th Jan 2017
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / B My Home / B1 Comfort / 09 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / B - My home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor pollutants
3 General Technical / 8 Guidance Notes
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air Quality
Domestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic Compounds
Accreditation – sampling and testing laboratories
View applicability24th May 2019
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / B My Home / B1 Comfort / 09 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor Pollutants
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air quality
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air Quality
Hotels and other short stay accommodation – cycle storage unit of measure
View applicability12th Jan 2017
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01 - Sustainable Transport Solutions
Flood Risk Assessment older than five years
View applicability26th Jun 2025
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / A Our Surroundings / A3 Safety and Resilience / 06 Flood Risk
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / A - Our surroundings / 3 Safety and resilience / 3.1 Flood risk
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / A Our Surroundings / 3 Safety and Resilience / 3.1 Flood Risk
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / A Our Surroundings / 3 Safety and Resilience / 3.1 Flood Risk
New Construction / NOR / V6 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03
New Construction / UK / V6 / 09 Pollution / Pol 03 - Flood and Surface water management
New Construction / International / V7 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 03 - Flood and surface water management
New Construction / UK / V7 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 03 - Flood and surface water management
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 09 Pollution / Pol 03 - Flood and surface water management
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03 - Flood Risk Management and Reducing Surface Water Run-off
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03 - Flood Risk Management and Reducing Surface Water Run-off
Domestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 07 - Pollution / POL 03 - Flooding
Domestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 07 - Pollution / POL 03 - Flooding
New Construction / International / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03 - Surface water run-off
New Construction / International / 2013 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 03 - Surface Water Run-Off
New Construction / International / V6 / 09 - Pollution / POL 03-Surface water run-off
Potential for natural ventilation – Applicability to retail and industrial building types
View applicability06th Jun 2016
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 02
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air Quality
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air Quality
View out – Corrections to Table
View applicability20th Jun 2018
New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual Comfort
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual Comfort
New Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual comfort
New Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfort
Safe pedestrian routes – Definition, measurement and verification
View applicability06th Jun 2016
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / A Our Surroundings / A1 Transport and Movement / 01 Accessible Public Transport
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / A Our Surroundings / A1 Transport and Movement / 02 Alternative Sustainable Transport Options
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / A Our Surroundings / A1 Transport and Movement / 03 Local Amenities
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / A Our Surroundings / 1 Transport and Movement / 1.1 Public Transport Availability
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / A Our Surroundings / 1 Transport and Movement / 1.2 Sustainable Transport Options
UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / A Our Surroundings / 1 Transport and Movement / 1.3 Local Amenities
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01
New Construction / NOR / V6 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 04-Transport / Tra 01 - Public Transport Accesibility
New Construction / International / 2013 / 04 - Transport / Tra 01 - Public Transport Accessibility
New Construction / International / 2016 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01 - Public transport accessibility
New Construction / International / V6 / 04 - Transport / Tra 01 - Public transport accessibility
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01 - Sustainable Transport Solutions
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 04 - Transport / TRA 01 - Sustainable Transport Solutions
New Construction / UK / V6 / 04 Transport / Tra 01 - Transport assessment and travel plan
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 04 Transport / Tra 01 - Transport assessment and travel plan
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 04-Transport / Tra 01 – Public Transport Accesibility
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 04 - Transport / TRA 02
New Construction / NOR / V6 / 04 - Transport / TRA 02
New Construction / International / 2016 / 04 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to amenities
New Construction / International / V6 / 04 - Transport / Tra 02 - Proximity to amenities
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 04 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to Amenities
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 04 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to Amenities
New Construction / International / 2013 / 04 - Transport / Tra 02 - Proximity to Amenities
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 04-Transport / Tra 02 - Proximity to Amenities
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to public transport
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to public transport
In-Use / BIU 2015 / BIU 2015 Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 02 - Proximity to public transport
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 04 Transport / Tra 02 - Sustainable transport measures
New Construction / UK / V6 / 04 Transport / Tra 02 - Sustainable transport measures
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 04-Transport / Tra 02 – Proximity to Amenities
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 03 - Proximity to amenities
In-Use / BIU 2015 / BIU 2015 Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 03 - Proximity to amenities
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 03 - Proximity to amenities
In-Use / BIU 2015 / BIU 2015 Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 04 - Pedestrian and cyclist safety
Approved BREEAM Innovation Applications
View applicability18th Mar 2019
1 Approved Innovations

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