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
- 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
- Flow control devices – combining flow control
- Responsibly sourced timber – government licence
- Ventilation – Window opening restrictors
- Daylighting – Education buildings
- Untreated buildings
- Security lighting
- Flush stud lighting
- Minimising watercourse pollution – Extensions and infill developments
- Minimising watercourse pollution – Green roofs
- Minimising watercourse pollution – end of pipe solutions
- Surface water run-off – Derelict sites
- Surface water run-off – discharge to a tidal estuary or the sea
- Flood resilience – Third party feature acting as flood defences
- Flood resilience – Pre-existing flood defences
- Close of New Construction 2014: Bespoke deadline
- Verification of consumption data
- Zoning and control – dimming
- Domestic hot water supplied by a circulation loop
- Number of compliant cycle storage spaces
- Thermal model sampling
- Ventilation – E-cigarettes
- Weather File Location
- Pre-demolition audit – demolition in a later phase
- Elemental U-values for assessments against Parts 2, 3 and 4
- Urinals – calculation of litres/bowl/hour
- Demolition records not available
- Areas assessed for formaldehyde and TVOC
- Alternative method performance levels and credits
- Definition – Critical value
- Minimum Space Standards in housing
- Home composting – Multi-residential
- VOC testing – alternative testing standards for compliance for paints
- QA Live Chat T&Cs
- Partial assessments