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Appendix A – BREEAM UK New Construction scope and Healthcare building types

BREEAM UK New Construction 2014 has been tailored specifically for the assessment of the following healthcare establishments:

  1. Teaching/specialist hospitals
  2. General acute hospitals
  3. Community and mental health hospitals
  4. GP surgeries
  5. Health centres and clinics

The table below provides a description of the typical facilities and services offered by and forming a part of one of the above healthcare buildings. Where a healthcare development does not fit one of the building type descriptions below, BREEAM New Construction can still be used to assess that building type provided it falls within the building type category descriptions outlined in the scope section of this document. Where it does not fall in to one of these categories, the project will require the development of bespoke assessment criteria.

Typical facilities and services

Typical descriptions Facility Service

Teaching hospital

Specialist acute hospital

In patient

High concentration of energy- intensive engineering services and specialist equipment

Diagnostic and treatment services for physical healthcare together with specialist services

Consultant-led
General acute hospital

In patient

Medium concentration of energy- intensive engineering services and specialist equipment

Diagnostic and treatment services for physical healthcare

Consultant-led

Community hospital

Cottage hospital

Mental health hospital/unit

Learning disability unit

In patient

Basic engineering services and equipment

Limited diagnostic and treatment services for physical healthcare

Nurse- or GP-led

Care services for physical healthcare

Nurse- or GP-led

Mental health and learning disability services

Consultant- or nurse-led
GP surgery

Non in patient

Use typically 50-65 hours/week

Basic engineering services and equipment

Primary care consultation

GP-led
Health centre/clinic

Non in patient

Use typically 35-45 hours/week

Basic engineering services and equipment

Primary care and mental health

Nurse/dental/visiting consultant or specialist

Other ‘Healthcare’ associated building types

BREEAM New Construction can also be used to assess the following:

  1. Ambulance trust buildings (‘Other buildings’ type)
  2. Residential care homes and staff residential accommodation (Multi-residential accommodation building type)
  3. Non-patient building types e.g. offices, laboratories, storage buildings (as listed in the table of building types in the scope section).


BREEAM UK New Construction non-domestic buildings technical manual 2014
Reference: SD5076 – Issue: 5.0
Date: 23/08/2016
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