A guide to the BREEAM assessment of the Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme (TRU)

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15 January 2019

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What is BREEAM?

BREEAM is the world’s leading

sustainability assessment method for

masterplanning projects, infrastructure

and buildings. It recognises and reflects the

value in higher performing assets across

the built environment lifecycle, from new

construction to in-use and refurbishment.

BREEAM is the key mechanism for

measuring overall sustainability

performance of Transpennine Route

Upgrade (TRU) against the themes

and objectives set out in the TRU

Sustainability Strategy.

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Why we are using
BREEAM on the
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We’ve chosen BREEAM because it demonstrates an industry leading commitment to sustainability, and provides a set of single, measurable and comparable sustainability
Key Performance Indicators for
the TRU – it helps us to deliver a strategic and integrated approach across a complex project. 

Having BREEAM as a key tool of the TRU provides assurance to our key stakeholders and helps us to achieve our goals of delivering a legacy of a more sustainable railway. 

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BREEAM infrastructure

overview

There is a maximum of

168 BREEAM credits available,

grouped into 13 categories.

Credits are achieved through the provision of

robust evidence to demonstrate compliance with

the BREEAM assessment criteria, as defined in

the BREEAM Infrastructure Technical Standard.

There are two main assessment stages:

1. Strategic Stage

2. Project Detail Stage

The project Detail Stage is then split further into:

1. Interim (Design Stage) Assessment (optional)

2. Final (Post Construction) Stage

BREEAM also has 13 credit
categories, each carrying
a weighting:

Category Weighting
Integrated 8.5%
Resilience ​10%
Stakeholders ​8.5%
Local wellbeing ​11%
Transport ​9%
Land use ​8%
Landscape ​6%
Pollution ​8%
Materials ​11%
Carbon ​13%
Waste ​4%
Water ​3%
Innovation ​10%

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BREEAM infrastructure

overview

Scoring system

+  Certified Final (Post Construction)

    Stage Project Detail score

=  The Final BREEAM score (%)

Outstanding >85
Excellent >70
Very good >55
Good >45
Pass >30
Unclassified <30

    Certified Strategic Stage score

The final rating level is based on

meeting the following scores:

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How BREEAM

supports the TRU

Sustainability

Strategy

BREEAM is the key mechanism for measuring overall sustainability performance of TRU, against the themes and objectives set out in the TRU Sustainability Strategy.

Theme Emerging indicators
Deliver social value • Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Keeping communities safe
• Accessibility
• Community engagement
• Number of STEM
   ambassadors trained
• Number of diversity and
   inclusive design reviews
Promote Economic
growth
• Skills, talent and job creation
• Being a responsible employer
• Level of SME engagement
• Number of apprentices
• Level of local employment
Ensure environmental
resilience
• Resource and carbon efficiency
• Minimise environmental and
   climate change impacts
• Sustainable procurement
• Enhance biodiversity
• Total carbon equivalent
   emissions
• Biodiversity units
• Percentage reused and
   recycled materials

Measurement

and assurance

through BREEAM

Infrastructure

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Benefits of

BREEAM

Through using BREEAM on the TRU we are demonstrating a leading commitment to sustainability. BREEAM also ultimately enhances the quality of our constructed, operational assets across the TRU. 

In addition, BREEAM enables us to:

  • Deliver a legacy of a more sustainable railway
  • Provides assurance to key stakeholders
  • Ensure a strategic and integrated approach to how we measure success against the TRU Sustainability Strategy
  • Provides a single, measurable and comparable sustainability KPI
  • Drives sustainability performance beyond ‘business as usual’

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TRU BREEAM
requirement

The TRU will target the BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’, and this has been reflected in the requirements process. This is also key as TRU is the only Network Rail programme in the BREEAM infrastructure pilot. 

The TRU BREEAM Execution Plan includes:

  • Overview of benefits and costs
  • PMO and Alliance responsibilities
  • Detailed requirements for achieving the target ‘excellent’ rating
  • Cost mitigation and value management strategies 

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BREEAM activity timeline

GRIP 3

  • ​Review detail of BREEAM target credit
  • ​Integrate BREEAM Stratigic Stage requirements into GRIP 4 cost plan

GRIP 4

  • ​Review design using BREEAM checklists
  • ​Complete Strategic Stage BREEAM studies/reports
  • ​Engage with supply chain
  • ​Complete BREEAM value review​ ​Integrate BREEAM
    into Target cost for GRIP 5–8
  • ​​Complete Strategic Stage BREEAM Assessment

GRIP 5

  • Appoint Project Detail Stage BREEAM Assessor
  • ​Integrate BREEAM into Detailed design
  • ​​Complete Interim Project Detail Stage BREEAM Assessment

GRIP 6–8

  • Sustainable construction site management
  • Sustainable supply chain management
  • ​Complete Final (Post Construction) Project
    Detail Stage Assessment

BREEAM Milestone 1:
​Strategic Stage
Certificate

BREEAM Milestone 2:
Project Detail Stage (Interim) Certificate

BREEAM Milestone 3:
Project Detail Stage (Final) Certificate

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Structure of BREEAM on TRU

As the TRU is such a large, multi-asset programme, the BREEAM assessment has been split into a series of smaller, stand-alone assessments – this is based on the ‘packages’ of work within the TRU programme. 

Each individual BREEAM assessment will generate a BREEAM score and rating, as demonstrated in the following example – at the end of the TRU programme, the BREEAM scores for each package will be amalgamated to generate an overall TRU BREEAM score and rating. 

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Structure of BREEAM on TRU

1.  Strategic Stage Assessment

  • At area ‘package’ level
  • Reports and strategies prepared by Alliance
  • Formal BREEAM assessment by PMO
  • Strategic stage score (%) and certificate issued by BRE Global Ltd

2.  Project Detail Stage INTERIM Assessment

  • At ‘SPO’ (intervention) level
  • Based on detailed design and specification
  • All evidence and formal BREEAM assessment provided by Alliance
  • Project Detail Stage INTERIM score (%), rating and certificate issued by BRE Global Ltd

3.  Project Detail Stage FINAL Assessment

  • As for interim assessment, but evidence and assessment based on
    final ‘as constructed’ works
  • Project Detail Stage FINAL score (%), rating and certificate issued by
    BRE Global Ltd

4.  Final Score and Rating Calculation

  • Final score for each package is calculated from the Strategic Stage Score, added to weighted average of Project Detail Final Assessment scores 

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Structure of BREEAM on TRU

East of Leeds Package 1

Strategic Stage Assessment

SPO 24

Interim Assessment

 

 

Final Assessment

SPO 5.11

Interim Assessment

 

 

Final Assessment

East of Leeds Package 1 FINAL BREEAM score (%), rating and certificate

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TRU BREEAM target credit summary

BREEAM provides a framework of target credits that we will work towards for TRU – in order to reach our target BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’.

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Strategic stage credits (GRIP 3 and 4)

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Sustainability objectives and targets ID 01 Option appraisal and objectives
ST 04 Owner operator requirements
Sustainability Champion, sustainable design and construction management ID 02 Project team collaboration
Component Level Whole life costing ID 05 Whole life costing
Risk assessment, resilience planning and Future-proofing Res 02 Risk assessment and mitigation
Res 03 Designing for future needs
Flood risk and resilience Res 04 Surface water run-off
Asset durability Res 05 Durability
Stakeholder consultation and engagement ST 02 Consultation and engagement
Delivering local social and economic benefits and legacy LW 01 Economic impact
LW 02 Social impact
Minimising local transport impacts Tra 01 Transport impact assessment
Tra 02 Travel and logistics plan
Tra 03 Transport connectivity
Efficient use of land LUE 01 Land use and value

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Strategic stage credits (GRIP 3 and 4)

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Biodiversity net gain LUE 04 Ecological impact assessment and action plan
LUE 05 Protection of biodiversity
LUE 06 Enhancement of biodiversity – Ecologist recommendations
Minimising visual impact LSH 01 Landscape and visual impact
Protecting heritage LSH 02 Heritage assets
Minimising noise and vibration during operation Pol 03 Noise and vibration
Minimising light pollution during operation Pol 04 Light pollution
Carbon footprinting, reduction of embodied carbon, reduction of energy and carbon emissions during operation Mat 01 Environmental life cycle impacts
LUE 07 Land use changes
CE 01 Carbon and energy strategy
CE 03 Operational carbon and energy
Efficient use of materials and design for deconstruction Mat 03 Materials efficiency
Design for water efficiency during operation Wat 01 Water efficiency planning and implementation

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Project detail stage credits (GRIP 5) project management and design

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Sustainability objectives and targets ID 01 Option appraisal and objectives
ST 04 Owner operator requirements
Sustainability Champion, sustainable design and construction management ID 02 Project team collaboration
Component Level Whole life costing ID 05 Whole life costing
Risk assessment and asset resilience Res 02 Risk assessment and mitigation
Future-proofing Res 03 Designing for future needs
Flood risk and resilience Res 04 Surface water run-off
Asset durability Res 05 Durability
Stakeholder consultation and engagement ST 02 Consultation and engagement
Delivering local social and economic benefits and legacy LW 01 Economic impact
LW 02 Social impact
Minimising local transport impacts Tra 01 Transport impact assessment
Tra 02 Travel and logistics plan
Tra 03 Transport connectivity

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Project detail stage credits (GRIP 5) project management and design

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Efficient use of land LUE 01 Land use and value
Biodiversity net gain LUE 04 Ecological impact assessment and action plan
LUE 05 Protection of biodiversity
LUE 06 Enhancement of biodiversity – Ecologist recommendations
Minimising visual impact LSH 01 Landscape and visual impact
Protecting heritage LSH 02 Heritage assets
Minimising noise and vibration during operation Pol 03 Noise and vibration
Minimising light pollution during operation Pol 04 Light pollution
Minimising light pollution during operation Pol 04 Light pollution
Carbon footprinting, reduction of embodied carbon, reduction of energy and
carbon emissions during operation
Mat 01 Environmental life cycle impacts
LUE 07 Land use changes
CE 01 Carbon and energy strategy
CE 03 Operational carbon and energy
Efficient use of materials and design for deconstruction Mat 03 Materials efficiency
Design for water efficiency during operation Wat 01 Water efficiency planning and implementation

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Project detail stage credits (GRIP 6) construction, commissioning and handback 

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Commissioning, testing, handover, aftercare and evaluation ID 03 Handover and aftercare
Workforce welfare plan, ISO14001, Considerate Constructors Scheme, site and compound environmental management and responsible fleet vehicles ST 03 Responsible construction practices
Travel and logistics plan (Construction) Tra 02 Travel and logistics plan
Efficient use of temporary land LUE 01 Land use and value
Soil and vegetation management LUE 02 Soil and vegetation management
Contaminated land assessment and remediation LUE 03 Remediation of land contamination
Protection of biodiversity (construction) LUE 05 Protection of biodiversity
Minimising air pollution (construction) Pol 01 Air quality
Minimising water pollution (construction) Pol 02 Water pollution
Minimising noise & vibration (construction) Pol 03 Noise and vibration
Minimising light pollution (construction) Pol 04 Light pollution
Ensuring all materials are legally sourced Mat 02 Responsible sourcing of materials:
Prerequisite – Legal sourcing

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Project detail stage credits (GRIP 6) construction, commissioning and handback

Sustainability Best Practice TRU BREEAM Target Credits
Responsible sourcing of materials Mat 02 Responsible sourcing of materials
Pre-demolition audit, beneficial re-use ​and recycling of materials,
recycled aggregates
Mat 04 Reuse and recycling
Minimising construction energy use CE 02 Construction site carbon and energy
Reducing construction waste, maximise landfill diversion rate Wst 01 Construction waste management:
Prerequisite – Resource management plan
Minimising construction water use Wat 01 Water efficiency planning and implementation
Wat 02 Water monitoring

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For more information on BREEAM,
contact your Alliance or PMO Sustainability Lead or email

TRUsustainability@networkrail.co.uk

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