Waste

Summary

This category encourages the sustainable management (and reuse where feasible) of construction and operational waste and waste through future maintenance and repairs associated with the building structure. By encouraging good design and construction practices, issues in this section aim to reduce the waste arising from the construction and operation of the building, encouraging its diversion from landfill. It includes recognition of measures to reduce future waste as a result of the need to alter the building in the light of future changes to climate.

Category summary table

Issue	Credits	Credit summary
Wst 01 Construction waste management	3	Development of a construction resource management plan. Reducing construction waste related to on site construction and off-site manufacture or fabrication. Diverting non-hazardous construction (on site and dedicated off-site manufacture or fabrication), demolition and excavation waste (where applicable) generated by the project from landfill.
Wst 02 Recycled aggregates	1	Percentage levels of recycled or secondary aggregate specified against set targets.
Wst 03a Operational waste	1	Provision of suitable space and facilities to allow for segregation and storage of operational recyclable waste volumes generated by the assessed building or unit, its occupants and activities.
Wst 03b Operational waste	2	Provision of suitable space and facilities to allow for segregation and storage of operational recyclable waste volumes generated by the assessed building or unit, its occupants and activities.
Wst 04 Speculative finishes	1	Specification of floor and ceiling finishes only where agreed with the occupant or for tenanted areas where the future occupant is not known, carpets, other floor finishes and ceiling finishes are installed in a show area only to reduce wastage.
Wst 05 Adaptation to climate change	1	Encourage consideration and implementation of measures to mitigate the impact of more extreme weather conditions arising from climate change over the lifespan of the building.
Wst 06 Functional adaptability	1	Encourage consideration and implementation of measures to accommodate future changes to the use of the building and its systems over its lifespan.

Issue

Credits

Credit summary

Wst 01 Construction waste management

Development of a construction resource management plan.
Reducing construction waste related to on site construction and off-site manufacture or fabrication.
Diverting non-hazardous construction (on site and dedicated off-site manufacture or fabrication), demolition and excavation waste (where applicable) generated by the project from landfill.

Wst 02 Recycled aggregates

Percentage levels of recycled or secondary aggregate specified against set targets.

Wst 03a Operational waste

Provision of suitable space and facilities to allow for segregation and storage of operational recyclable waste volumes generated by the assessed building or unit, its occupants and activities.

Wst 03b Operational waste

Provision of suitable space and facilities to allow for segregation and storage of operational recyclable waste volumes generated by the assessed building or unit, its occupants and activities.

Wst 04 Speculative finishes

Specification of floor and ceiling finishes only where agreed with the occupant or for tenanted areas where the future occupant is not known, carpets, other floor finishes and ceiling finishes are installed in a show area only to reduce wastage.

Wst 05 Adaptation to climate change

Encourage consideration and implementation of measures to mitigate the impact of more extreme weather conditions arising from climate change over the lifespan of the building.

Wst 06 Functional adaptability

Encourage consideration and implementation of measures to accommodate future changes to the use of the building and its systems over its lifespan.