About and Tips
New function: You can now view/download/print all the KB Compliance Notes for a single issue by clicking the button next to the issue title.
Knowledge Base for all BREEAM and HQM schemes provides online access to all existing Compliance Notes (CNs) not currently listed in the manuals.
It is a centralised resource viewed directly by assessors and BRE staff alike and it will continue to grow, new entries being created off the back of new technical queries submitted to BRE by assessors.
Supporting principles behind each compliance note are also provided (in italics at the foot of the note where required). These aim to empower assessors in making independent compliance decisions and broadening the awareness of the sound basis for sustainable solutions among all stakeholders.
Assessor feedback and suggestions welcome via the forum here
Tips
Use the Navigation Menu to access content for a specific scheme and issue, this is the fastest route. It will also allow you to move quickly to another issue.
Click on the Compliance Note (CN) title to see the content of the CN itself.
Each CN has a unique reference eg KBCN0428 which can be quoted in reports.
The search function searches only for content in CN title, CN content and for a unique reference number (ie not scheme, category or issue).
Also try out the Beta Dashboards available to assessors via the forum here
Latest 100 Notes
- VOC emission levels – products with no formaldehyde-containing materials
- View out – Corrections to Table
- Alternative transport measures – maximum car parking
- Emissions from construction products ISO 16000-10
- Thermal comfort – Changing rooms
- Daylighting – Changing rooms
- Exemplary level credit
- Projected climate change environment
- Daylighting uniformity criteria- Multi-residential/Residential institutions
- Electric recharging stations availability
- EPDs – Products containing multiple materials
- Natural Ventilation Heat Recovery Units
- Daylighting – Healthcare Buildings – Table 14 – Erratum
- Exemplary level criteria – formaldehyde requirements applicability
- Erratum – UK NC2018 LE 05 – Prerequisite criterion 2
- No demolition
- Small retail stores not meeting the definition of ‘baseline supermarket’
- Credit Score Ready Reckoner
- Mat 01 Tools tutorials
- Building LCA tools recognised by BREEAM
- Browse button not showing when uploading evidence
- Leak detection between building and utilities meter
- Retail/Industrial Showrooms Appendix
- Ecological risk evaluation checklist – Assessment Route 2
- Scheme classification – Crèche vs Nursery
- Clarification of ‘Hazardous Chemical’
- Post collection – Waste sorting
- Communal refuse chutes – Apartments over five storeys
- Mat 01/02 Results Submission Tool – brief guidance
- Green Guide ratings for domestic buildings of more than four storeys high
- Communal cycle storage in adjacent building
- View Out- First Aid Rooms
- Cycle storage spaces – rounding
- EPD for systems of products always installed together
- Shell only – zero net regulated carbon emissions
- 00 Test Note – please ignore
- Commissioning – evidence
- GN39 BREEAM UK NC 2018 Ene 01 Calculation Methodology
- Recycled and sustainably sourced aggregate evidence prior to contractor’s appointment
- GN32 Energy Prediction and Post Occupancy Assessment
- Unexploded ordnance
- Exemplary credit – Beyond zero net regulated carbon/carbon negative – Software output figures
- Sites with multiple assessed buildings
- Control of glare from sunlight- residential areas
- Control of glare from sunlight- roof lights
- Control of glare from sunlight- use of tinted windows
- Control of glare from sunlight- transmittance value
- Control of glare from sunlight- no windows in relevant areas
- Control of glare from sunlight- hotel rooms
- Control of glare from sunlight- no relevant building areas
- Definition – NHS Buildings
- Responsible construction management – corporate registration
- Calculating EPR where multiple EPCs are required
- Community transport schemes in rural areas
- Daylighting – Floor areas for average daylight calculations
- BREEAM Advisory Professional (AP) – Retrospectively applying AP status
- UK NC2018 Update – Bespoke UK RFO/UK NC assessments
- Accessibility Index used to award credits
- Using third party reporting software with BREEAM Projects
- Independent Air Tightness Testing Scheme (IATS)
- Best Practice Specification – actual U-values exceed best practice
- Erratum – UK NC2018 Tra 02 – Table 7.6 Building Types
- Sustainable Transport Measures – Option 2 – Phased developments
- Applicability of prerequisite
- POL 01 – Assessment criterion 2
- Erratum – UK NC2018 Issue overview icons
- Schemes and types on BREEAM Projects
- Existing travel plan
- Erratum – UK NC2018 Pol 03 – Prerequisite for Simple buildings assessments
- Integrated or designed-out finishes
- Multiple buildings on a wider estate
- Surface water run-off – Rainwater harvesting
- Erratum – UK NC2018 Pol 03 – Peak rate of run-off for greenfield sites
- Gross Internal Floor Area (GIFA) or gross internal area (GIA)
- Statutory requirements – Conflicting with BREEAM criteria
- Renewal – Change in Asset Ownership and/or Management
- Minimising watercourse pollution – First 5mm of rainfall requirement
- No refrigerant use – shell & core assessments
- Cycle spaces – Public cycle spaces
- Education – Primary schools
- Extensions and infill developments
- Ventilation – Withdrawal of EN 13779:2007
- LZC feasibility study – timing
- Pollution Prevention Guidance documents
- Prerequisite for BREEAM AP credits (Concept and Developed Design)
- Erratum – UK NC 2018 Hea 02 – Shell only assessments
- Night-time operation – requirement for controls
- Daylighting- alternative route to compliance
- Safe access – vehicle delivery routes
- Outdoor space – shared with other buildings
- Security – Change of SQSS and recommendations
- Glare control – types of glare
- Indoor air quality – single room MVHRs
- Historic buildings – paints and varnishes
- View out – rooms used for security or other critical functions
- Extension to existing buildings
- Waste from temporary structures
- Flow control devices – use of time controllers
- Limited site space for segregation and storage
- Surface water run-off – Highways and impermeable areas