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Compactor/baler/organic waste storage requirements – Speculative projects
View applicability26th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 07 Waste / Wst 03 - Operational waste
New Construction / UK / V6 / 07 - Waste / Wst 03 - Operational waste
Verification of measurements undertaken by non-SQA
View applicability18th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / International / 2013 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 09-Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / V6 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
Scope of issue – clarification – fixed installations
View applicability17th Apr 2024
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / International / 2013 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 09-Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / V6 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / V6 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
Sustainable procurement plan – timing
View applicability12th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / V6 / 06 Materials / Mat 03 - Responsible sourcing of construction products
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 06 Materials / Mat 03 - Responsible sourcing of materials
LZC – Local regulations and private wire arrangements
View applicability09th Apr 2024
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 03 - Energy / ENE 01 - Reduction of Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
New Construction / International / 2016 / 03 - Energy / ENE 01 - Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
New Construction / International / V6 / 03 - Energy / Ene 01 - Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 03 - Energy / ENE 04 - Low Carbon Design
New Construction / International / 2016 / 03 - Energy / ENE 04 - Low carbon design
New Construction / International / V6 / 03 - Energy / Ene 04 - Low carbon design
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 2 / 03 - Energy / ENE 21 - Electricity generated and exported
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 2 / 03 - Energy / ENE 21 - Electricity generated and exported
02 Energy and temperature monitoring-sampling
View applicability02nd Apr 2024
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.4 Post Occupancy Evaluation
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.4 Post Occupancy Evaluation
01 Occupant’s life cycle cost report: crit 2
View applicability27th Mar 2024
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / 00 Errata
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / B My Home / 6 Materials
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / B My Home / 6 Materials / 6.3 Life Cycle Costing
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / B My Home / 6 Materials / 6.3 Life Cycle Costing
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / B My Home
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6
03 Construction record: crit 5.b.
View applicability27th Mar 2024
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / 00 Errata
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 9 Quality Assurance / 9.3 Inspection and Completion
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 9 Quality Assurance / 9.3 Inspection and Completion
Home information available in both hard and soft copy
View applicability12th Mar 2024
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.2 Home Information
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.2 Home Information
Proximity to amenities – Employee working hours
View applicability07th Mar 2024
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 03 - Transport / TRA 03 - Proximity to amenities

Compactor/baler/organic waste storage requirements – Speculative projects
View applicability26th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 07 Waste / Wst 03 - Operational waste
New Construction / UK / V6 / 07 - Waste / Wst 03 - Operational waste
Single and Multiple Certification options
View applicability18th Nov 2020
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / General
Verification of measurements undertaken by non-SQA
View applicability18th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / International / 2013 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 09-Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / V6 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
Scope of issue – clarification – fixed installations
View applicability17th Apr 2024
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / International / 2013 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Noise Attenuation
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 09-Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / 2016 / 09 - Pollution / POL 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / International / V6 / 09 - Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
New Construction / UK / V6 / 09 Pollution / Pol 05 - Reduction of noise pollution
Measuring ecological change – Using Defra Metric 3.0, 3.1, 4.0 and the Statutory Biodiversity Metric
View applicability14th Sep 2021
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / A Our Surroundings / 2 Outdoors / 2.3 Ecological Change and Enhancement
New Construction / UK / V6 / 08 Land Use and Ecology / LE 04 - Ecological change and enhancement
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 08 Land Use and Ecology / LE 04 - Enhancement of ecological value
Sustainable procurement plan – timing
View applicability12th Apr 2024
New Construction / UK / V6 / 06 Materials / Mat 03 - Responsible sourcing of construction products
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 06 Materials / Mat 03 - Responsible sourcing of materials
LZC – Local regulations and private wire arrangements
View applicability09th Apr 2024
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 03 - Energy / ENE 01 - Reduction of Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
New Construction / International / 2016 / 03 - Energy / ENE 01 - Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
New Construction / International / V6 / 03 - Energy / Ene 01 - Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 03 - Energy / ENE 04 - Low Carbon Design
New Construction / International / 2016 / 03 - Energy / ENE 04 - Low carbon design
New Construction / International / V6 / 03 - Energy / Ene 04 - Low carbon design
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 2 / 03 - Energy / ENE 21 - Electricity generated and exported
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 2 / 03 - Energy / ENE 21 - Electricity generated and exported
02 Energy and temperature monitoring-sampling
View applicability02nd Apr 2024
Home Quality Mark / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.4 Post Occupancy Evaluation
Home Quality Mark / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 11 Customer Experience / 11.4 Post Occupancy Evaluation
Using water from natural underground sources to offset water consumption
View applicability06th Jun 2016
Home Quality Mark / HQM beta / B My Home / B5 Water / 25 Water Efficiency
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 05 - Water / WAT 01
Domestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 04 - Water / WAT 01 - Internal Water Use
Domestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 04 - Water / WAT 01 - Internal Water Use
New Construction / International / 2016 / 05 - Water / WAT 01 - Water consumption
New Construction / UK / V6 / 05 Water / Wat 01 - Water consumption
New Construction / International / V6 / 05 - Water / Wat 01 - Water consumption
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 05 Water / Wat 01 - Water consumption
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 05 - Water / WAT 01 - Water Consumption
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 05 - Water / WAT 01 - Water Consumption
New Construction / International / 2013 / 05 - Water / Wat 01 - Water Consumption
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 05 - Water / Wat 01 - Water Consumption
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 05-Water / Wat 01 – Water Consumption
Domestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 04 - Water / WAT 02 - External Water Use
Domestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 04 - Water / WAT 02 - External Water Use
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 1 / 04 - Water / WAT 10 - Reduce utility- supplied water consumption
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 04 - Water / WAT 10 - Reduce utility- supplied water consumption
In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 2 / 04 - Water / WAT 12 - Water recycling
In-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 2 / 04 - Water / WAT 12 - Water recycling
Life Cycle Cost
View applicability21st Jul 2016
New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 01 - Management / MAN 02
New Construction / UK / 2014 / 01-Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK / 2014 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life Planning
Refurbishment and Fit Out / International / 2015 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life Planning
New Construction / International / 2016 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
New Construction / UK / 2018 / 01 Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
New Construction / UK / V6 / 01 Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
New Construction / International / V6 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
New Construction / UK / 2011 / 01-Management / Man 05 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life Planning
New Construction / International / 2013 / 01 - Management / Man 05 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life Planning

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