Latest 10 Notes
- Quantifying change in ecological value- Biodiversity metric rules View applicability16th Jul 2026New Construction / International / V7 / 08 - Land use and ecologyNew Construction / UK / V6 / 08 Land Use and Ecology / LE 04 - Ecological change and enhancementNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 08 Land Use and Ecology / LE 04 - Enhancement of ecological valueNew Construction / UK / V7 / 08 - Land use and ecology / Lue 04 - Ecological change and enhancementNew Construction / International / V7 / 08 - Land use and ecology / Lue 04 - Ecological change and enhancementRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 09 - Land use and ecology / Lue 04a - Ecological change and enhancementRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 09 - Land use and ecology / Lue 04b - Ecological change and enhancement
- Early design phase LCA submission – Modified planning applications View applicability16th Jul 2026New Construction / International / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentNew Construction / UK / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessment
- Version of ASL to submit to QA View applicability15th Jul 2026New Construction / International / V7 / 00 - GeneralRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 00 - General4 Operational / QA / 04 Submitting to QA
- BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out V 7 – FAQs View applicability15th Jul 2026Refurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 00 - General
- Life Cycle Assessment – Similar buildings with identical design (GN20 Section 4) – Representative LCA approach View applicability09th Jul 2026New Construction / International / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentNew Construction / UK / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessment
- Elemental LCC and options appraisal timing View applicability09th Jul 2026Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life PlanningRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life Cycle Cost and Service Life PlanningNew Construction / International / 2016 / 01 - Management / MAN 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 01 Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningNew Construction / UK / V6 / 01 Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningNew Construction / International / V6 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningNew Construction / International / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningNew Construction / UK / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planningRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 01 - Management / Man 02 - Life cycle cost and service life planning
- Outside space – Disturbance from sources of noise View applicability09th Jul 2026New Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 07 - Safe and accessible designRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 07 - Safe and accessible designNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 07 - Safe and healthy surroundingsNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 07 - Safe and healthy surroundings
- Recognised emission certification schemes – Publicly available databases View applicability25th Jun 2026UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM beta / B My Home / B1 Comfort / 09 Indoor PollutantsUKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / B - My home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor pollutantsUKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor PollutantsUKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor PollutantsNew Construction / NOR / V6 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 02New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air qualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air QualityDomestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic CompoundsNew Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air quality
- Erratum – IRFO 2015 – Different numbering used for compliance notes (PDF vs HTML) View applicability25th Jun 2026Refurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 00 General
- Shared secondary containment – Capacity View applicability22nd Jun 2026In-Use / BIU International Residential V6 / Part 1 / 08 - Pollution / POL 02 - Chemical storageIn-Use / BIU International Commercial V6 / Part 1 / 08 - Pollution / POL 02 - Chemical storage
Latest 10 Changes
- Acoustic performance standards View applicability06th Oct 2017Refurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 05 - Acoustic PerformanceNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 05 - Acoustic performanceNew Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 05a - Acoustic Performance (non-residential)New Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 05b - Acoustic Performance (residential)
- Emissions from products – specialist paints and coatings View applicability16th Jun 2017UKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / B - My home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor pollutantsUKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor PollutantsUKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / B My Home / 4 Comfort / 4.1 Indoor PollutantsNew Construction / NOR / V6 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 02New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air qualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air QualityDomestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic CompoundsDomestic Refurbishment / 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic CompoundsNew Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air qualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air quality
- Glare control – use of tinted windows View applicability13th Jun 2017New Construction / NOR / 2016 / 02 - Health & Wellbeing / HEA 01New Construction / NOR / V6 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual ComfortNew Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual ComfortRefurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual ComfortRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual ComfortNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 – Visual Comfort
- Ventilation – Filtration – Non-residential assets View applicability09th Mar 2017Refurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 02 – Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air qualityRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 04 - Indoor air quality
- Zoning and occupant control – control via BMS View applicability17th Jan 2017New Construction / UK / 2011 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual ComfortNew Construction / International / 2013 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual ComfortRefurbishment and Fit Out / UK RFO 2014 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual ComfortRefurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual ComfortNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / V6 / 02 Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 - Visual comfortNew Construction / UK / 2014 / 02-Health and Wellbeing / Hea 01 – Visual ComfortNew Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Artificial lightNew Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Artificial lightRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Electric light
- Emissions from products – Building materials for M&E purposes View applicability19th Jun 2025Refurbishment and Fit Out / International RFO 2015 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor Air QualityNew Construction / International / 2016 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / HEA 02 - Indoor air qualityNew Construction / International / V6 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 02 - Indoor air qualityDomestic Refurbishment / 2012 / 02 - Health and Wellbeing / HEA 03 - Volatile Organic Compounds
- GN33 Responsible construction management in BREEAM and HQM View applicability16th Nov 2018UKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM ONE / C Delivery / 10 Construction Impacts / 10.1 Responsible Construction PracticesUKNC: Residential (HQM) / HQM V6 / C Delivery / 10 Construction Impacts / 10.1 Responsible Construction PracticesUKNC: Residential (HQM) / UKNC: Residential V6.1 / C - Delivery / 10 Construction impacts / 10.1 Responsible construction practices3 General Technical / 8 Guidance NotesNew Construction / UK / 2018 / 01 Management / Man 03 - Responsible construction practicesNew Construction / UK / V6 / 01 Management / Man 03 - Responsible construction practices
- GN54 Responsible construction management – BREEAM V7 View applicability16th Jul 20253 General Technical / 8 Guidance NotesNew Construction / International / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 03 - Responsible constructionNew Construction / UK / V7 / 01 - Management / Man 03 - Responsible constructionRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 01 - Management / Man 03 - Responsible construction
- GN51 Guidance on LCA and embodied carbon calculations for Mat 01 in BREEAM V7 View applicability01st Aug 20243 General Technical / 8 Guidance NotesNew Construction / International / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentNew Construction / UK / V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessmentRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 06 - Materials / Mat 01 - Building life cycle assessment
- GN50 Natural light calculation methodology for Hea 01 in BREEAM V7 View applicability01st Aug 20243 General Technical / 8 Guidance NotesNew Construction / International / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Natural lightNew Construction / UK / V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Natural lightRefurbishment and Fit Out / RFO Commercial V7 / 02 - Health and wellbeing / Hea 01 - Natural light
