BEAM Affiliate Training and Examination June 2014 Ir Prof CS Poon Yvonne Ieong

93 Pages·2014·2.68 MB·English

by  Daniel Chan

BEAM Affiliate Training and Examination
Materials Aspects
Ir Prof CS Poon
Green Building Faculty
Panel Chair of Material Aspects, Technical Review Committee, BEAM Society Limited

Yvonne Ieong
Green Building Faculty
Deputy Panel Chair of Material Aspects, Technical Review Committee, BEAM Society Limited

June 2014
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BEAM Plus: Materials Aspects
Principal Aims:

• Promote sustainable use of natural resources

• Minimize waste generation

• Encourage waste recycling

• Conserve land-filling space

• Protect ozone layer
Deforestation Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Image sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/09/ozone-hole-antarctica-
The ozone hole reached its biggest extent on
chemicals and http://ourchangingclimate.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/
26 September, 2013. (Last Viewed 24th April 2014)
Life Cycle Assessment
A Life Cycle Assessment is an
analysis of the environmental
aspects and potential impacts
associated with a product, process
or service.

Image source:
http://www.solidworks.com/sustainability/design/2722_ENU_HTML.htm
(Last Viewed 24th April 2014)
What is Embodied Energy?

Embodied Energy is the energy used
during the entire life cycle of a product,
including its manufacture,
transportation, and disposal, as well as
the inherent energy captured within
the product itself.
Image source:
http://www.fmlink.com/ProfResources/Sustainability/Articles/i
mages/sustainability092812a3.jpg
Embodied Energy of Building Materials
Image source:
Tucker, Selwyn (2001).
"The Embodied Energy in
Buildings“(Last Viewed 24th
April 2014)
Materials Aspects
BEAM PLUS FOR NEW BEAM PLUS FOR BEAM PLUS
BUILDINGS EXISTING BUILDINGS INTERIORS
MA P1 X MA P3
Timber Used for Temporary Works
Objective Submission

Encourage the use of well-managed Documentation and Photographic
timber. evidence demonstrating that NO virgin
forest products were being used for
Virgin Forest products shall NOT be temporary works.
used for temporary works during
Construction.

Prerequisite Credit for not using Virgin forest products for
temporary works during construction.
MA P1 X MA P3
Timber Used for Temporary Works
Acceptable forestry certification systems include:

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifications Scheme (PEFC)

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Cerflor (Brazil)

Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)
MA P1 X MA P3
Timber Used for Temporary Works
Examples of Timber Used for Temporary Works

Timber formwork

Timber used in working platforms of
scaffolding

Timber partitions used during construction
or renovation
Image source:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/CIVCAL/production/traditional/
“Virtual Building and Construction Environment’, the Department of
Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong and
http://scaffoldersscotland.co.uk/contact.html
(Last Viewed 24th April 2014)