| Number of credits available | Minimum standards | Applicability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No |
Part 1 |
Part 2 |
Part 3 |
Part 4 |
| Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
Aim
To recognise and encourage effective measures that promote safe and secure use and access to and from the building.
Assessment criteria
The following is required to demonstrate compliance for:
One credit - Security of site and building
- A Suitably Qualified Security Specialist (SQSS) conducts an evidence based Security Needs Assessment (SNA) during or prior to Concept Design (RIBA Stage 2 or equivalent), see CN9 where the refurbishment or fit-out zone comprises part of a larger building.
- The SQSS develops a set of recommendations or solutions during or prior to Concept Design (RIBA Stage 2 or equivalent). These recommendations or solutions aim to ensure that the design of buildings, public and private car parks and public or amenity space are planned, designed and specified to address the issues identified in the preceding SNA.
- The recommendations or solutions proposed by the SQSS are implemented (see CN7). Any deviation from those recommendations or solutions will need to be justified, documented and agreed in advance with a suitably qualified security specialist.
Checklists and tables
None.
Compliance notes
| Ref |
Terms |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Applicable assessment criteria | ||
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CN1 |
Part 1: Fabric and structure | All assessment criteria are applicable |
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CN2 |
Part 2: Core services | This issue is not applicable |
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CN3 |
Part 3: Local services | This issue is not applicable |
|
CN4 |
Part 4: Interior design | All assessment criteria are applicable |
| Simple buildings | ||
|
CN5 |
Applicable assessment criteria | All criteria relevant to the building type and function apply. |
| General | ||
| Security of site and building | ||
|
CN6 |
Security Needs Assessment |
Where a suitably qualified security specialist was consulted at a later stage than RIBA stage 2, this credit may still be achievable. If the suitably qualified security specialist confirms that the implementation of security measures has not been restricted, impaired or not possible as a result of their later involvement ( i.e. everything that would/could have been recommended can still be implemented), the credit can still be awarded (provided all other compliance requirements are met). |
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Implementing recommendations or solutions See criterion 3. |
When confirming whether the recommendations or solutions set out by the suitably qualified security specialist(s) have been implemented at the post construction stage, it may be necessary for the assessor to use one or more of the following evidence types, supplied by the design team:
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| Building type specific | ||
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CN8 |
Prisons Scope of security criteria for buildings on prison sites |
In the case of an assessment of a prison building/development the security criteria apply only to publicly accessible buildings and car parking areas outside of the secure perimeter zone (but still on the wider prison site). This could include visitor reception/waiting buildings, facilities/estates offices and storage and visitor/staff parking. Security relating to secure prison buildings and their related site layout falls outside of the scope of BREEAM. |
| Part of a larger building | For Part 4, where an organisation is refurbishing or fitting-out a space that is part of a larger building, with access controls and security features already in place, compliance can be demonstrated where the suitability of existing security is reviewed and any adaptations that may be required are implemented. The review should be conducted by a SQSS which, in this situation, could be an independent specialist or a person with sector-specific security expertise within the occupying organisation or from a company approved by the NSI (National Security Inspectorate). | |
Methodology
None.
Evidence
| Criteria | Interim design stage |
Final post construction stage
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|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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Additional information
Relevant definitions
- Architectural Liaison Officer (ALO)
- An ALO is the same as the Crime Prevention Design Advisor (see below) and is the title given to the same role in some police forces. http://www.securedbydesign.com/index.aspx
- Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA)
- CTSA's receive specialist training allowing them to identify and assess sites within their police force area that are deemed critical and may be vulnerable to terrorist and/or extremist attack. They then devise appropriate security plans to minimise impact on that site and the surrounding community. They also have responsibility for the protection afforded to Crowded Places (areas which by virtue of their crowd density may be liable to terrorist attack).
- Crime Prevention Design Advisor (CPDA)
- A Crime Prevention Design Advisor is a specialist crime prevention officer, trained at the Home Office Crime Reduction College, who deals with crime risk and designing out crime advice for the built environment. In addition to physical security measures the officer will consider defensible space, access, crime and movement generators all of which can contribute to a reduction in crime and disorder. http://www.securedbydesign.com/index.aspx
- Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO)
- In 2014, the Crime Prevention Design Adviser (CPDA) or Architectural Liaison Officer (ALO) roles were renamed to Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO). Therefore, correspondence or a copy of the report/feedback from the DOCO, is acceptable as evidence for this issue. See 'Secured By Design (SBD) New Homes 2014 Application and Checklist' for further details.
- Security Needs Assessment (SNA)
- The project and site specific assessment of security needs, including:
- A visual audit of the site and surroundings, identifying environmental cues and features pertinent to the security of the proposed development.
- Formal consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the local ALO, DOCO, CPDA & CTSA (as applicable), in order to obtain a summary of crime and disorder issues in the immediate vicinity of the proposed development.
- Identify risks specific to the proposed, likely or potential use of the building(s).
- Identify risks specific to the proposed, likely or potential user groups of the building(s).
- Identify any detrimental effects the development may have on the existing community.
- Peer review
- A process employed by a professional body to demonstrate that potential or current full members maintain a standard of knowledge and experience required to ensure compliance with a code of conduct and professional ethics.
- Secured by Design (SBD)
- SBD is a crime prevention initiative operated by the police services of the United Kingdom, which aims to utilise design principles and products in the built environment that reduce the risk of crime by combining minimum standards of physical security and proven principles of natural surveillance and defensible space. SBD is administered by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (PCPI) which is owned by the London Mayor's Office for Policing Crime Prevention Initiatives (MOVAC) on behalf of the UK police service, and has the support of the National Police Chiefs Council and Police Scotland.
- The Safer Parking Scheme
- An initiative of the Association of Chief Police Officers aimed at reducing crime and the fear of crime in parking facilities. Safer parking status, Park Mark®, is awarded to parking facilities that have met the criteria of a risk assessment conducted by the Police. The scheme is managed by the British Parking Association (BPA) and supported by the Home Office and Scottish Executive.
- Suitably Qualified Security Specialist (SQSS)
- An individual achieving any of the following can be considered to be 'suitably qualified' for the purposes of compliance with BREEAM:
- Crime Prevention Design Advisors (CPDA) or Architectural Liaison Officers (ALO), Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO), Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA); or
- A specialist registered with a BREEAM-recognised third party accreditation scheme for security specialists.
- A practising security consultant that meets the following requirements:
- Minimum of three years relevant experience within the last five years. This experience must clearly demonstrate a practical understanding of factors affecting security in relation to construction and the built environment, relevant to the type and scale of the project being undertaken.
- Hold a suitable qualification relevant to security.
- Maintains (full) membership to a relevant professional body or accreditation scheme that meets the following:
- Has a professional code of conduct, to which members must adhere; and
- Ongoing membership is subject to peer review.
Organisations, associations or scheme operators who wish to have their membership recognised as a ‘third party accreditation scheme for security specialist’, should review their current status (and therefore their members) against the requirements above and, where they feel they are compliant, contact BRE Global Limited with the relevant information/evidence. - Third Party Accreditation Scheme for Security specialists
- A specialist registered with a BREEAM recognised third party licensing or registration scheme for security specialists can be considered a Suitably Qualified Security Specialist for the purposes of compliance with BREEAM Hea 06.
- The following are currently recognised as a third party licensing or registration scheme for an SQSS;
- SABRE Registered Professional
- Only SABRE Registered Professionals holding the designation ‘SQSS’ are recognised. A live list of SABRE Registered Professionals and their designations can be found on www.redbooklive.com. Further information regarding the SABRE Registered Professional can be found on the SABRE website.
Other information
The following is a list of existing schemes that may support the SQSS when developing the recommendations or solutions addressing the issues raised in the Security Needs Assessment (SNA) (criterion 2):
- Secured by Design
- Safer Parking Scheme
*The Safer Parking Scheme is only applicable to schemes where the primary function of the site is for parking of vehicles, or to parking areas serving the prevailing site use(s).
Useful references
The Metric Handbook1 contains details of typical delivery/freight vehicle sizes and turning circles.
In addition to the SbD Schools guidance, Managing School Facilities, Guide 4 Improving Security in Schools, published by the Department for Education and Employment (1996)2, offers guidance on how to improve the security of school premises.