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Wst 04 Speculative floor and ceiling finishes

Number of credits available	Minimum standards
1	No

Aim

To encourage the specification and fitting of floor and ceiling finishes selected by the building occupant and therefore avoid unnecessary waste of materials.

Assessment criteria

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

One credit - Speculative floor and ceiling finishes

Office building types only

For tenanted areas (where the future occupant is not known), prior to full fit-out works, carpets, other floor finishes and ceiling finishes have been installed in a show area only.
In a building developed for a specific occupant, that occupant has selected (or agreed to) the specified floor and ceiling finishes.

Checklists and tables

None.

Compliance notes

Ref	Terms	Description
Shell and core
CN1	Applicable assessment criteria	Option 1- Shell only: This issue is not applicable. Option 2- Shell and core: All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply. Refer to Appendix D – BREEAM UK New Construction and Shell and Core Project Assessments for a more detailed description of the above shell and core assessment options.
Simple buildings
CN2	Applicable assessment criteria	All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply.
General
CN3	General	None.
Building specific
CN4	Office: Show area See criterion 1.	A show area could be either a floor plate or an individual office. However, to award this credit it must be less than 25% of the net lettable floor area.

Methodology

None.

Evidence

Criteria	Interim design stage	Final post construction stage
All	One or more of the appropriate evidence types listed in The BREEAM evidential requirements section can be used to demonstrate compliance with these criteria.

Additional information

Relevant definitions

None.

Other information

None.