Tra 04 Maximum car parking capacity
(non-residential and residential institutions only)
Number of credits available | Minimum standards |
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2 | No |
Aim
To encourage the use of alternative means of transport other than the private car to and from the building, thereby helping to reduce transport-related emissions and traffic congestion associated with the building’s operation.
Assessment criteria
The following is required to demonstrate compliance:
Up to two credits - Car parking capacity
- The building's car parking capacity is compared to the maximum car parking capacity benchmarks in Table 38 and the relevant number of credits awarded.
For most building types, except those where stated, the benchmarks vary according to the building's public transport Accessibility Index (AI; determined in accordance with BREEAM issue Tra 01 Public transport accessibility). Therefore, for these building types the AI must be determined prior to assessing this issue. This is required to ensure that the building’s car parking capacity is relative to the development's accessibility to the public transport network.
Checklists and tables
Criteria |
Credits |
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Building's Accessibility Index | < 4 | ≥ 4 - < 8 | ≥ 8 | |
Building type |
Max. parking capacity 1 space per x building users, where x is: |
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Office, industrial, student residences | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Sheltered accommodation, care homes and supported living facility | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
University and higher education | 15 | 20 | 25 | 1 |
20 | 25 | 30 | 2 | |
Other building – Staffed and Visitors | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
Preschool, schools, retail, other building – Rural | Issue not assessed for these building types. |
Compliance notes
Ref |
Terms |
Description |
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Applicable assessment criteria | ||
Shell and core (non-residential and residential institutions only) | ||
CN1 |
Applicable assessment criteria |
Both options: All assessment criteria relevant to the building type and function apply. Refer to Appendix D – Shell and core project assessments for a more detailed description of the shell and core assessment options. |
Residential - Partially fitted and fully fitted | ||
CN2 |
Applicable assessment criteria - Single and multiple dwellings | Both options: This issue is not applicable. Refer to Appendix E – Applicability of BREEAM New Construction to single and multiple dwellings, partially and fully fitted for a more detailed description of residential assessment options. |
General | ||
CN3 |
Exclusions |
Parking spaces set aside for the following building users can be excluded provided these spaces are dedicated for that use, i.e. sized accordingly with the appropriate signage or markings:
In the case of excluding car share spaces, the future building occupier will need to confirm they have an enforceable car share policy. |
CN3.1 |
Parking shared with other buildings |
Where the assessed building forms part of a wider site, e.g. campus, business park, hospital, and parking is not designated to individual buildings, then the assessor has two options:
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Methodology
None.
Evidence
Criteria | Interim design stage | Final post-construction stage |
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All | A site plan or copy of the specification. Relevant documentation or correspondence from the design team or client confirming the number of building users. Confirmation of the building’s AI (as per Tra 01 Public transport accessibility). | As design stage. Assessor’s building or site inspection and photographic evidence. |
Additional information
Relevant definitions
- Accessibility Index
- Refer to Tra 01 Public transport accessibility – Accessibility Index.
- Building users
- Where the term building users is referenced in this BREEAM issue it refers to the following, where relevant to the building type:
- Staff (who will work within the building)
- Students (who will access the building for work or study during a typical academic term time or semester day)
- Residents (who will reside permanently or for a short period of time in the building).
- Care homes
- For the purpose of BREEAM, care homes are defined as buildings with residential accommodation and meals, and have residents that require a level of personal care such as eating, cleaning and a level of medical care.
- Sheltered housing
- Sheltered housing can be defined as self-contained accommodation, usually with an emergency alarm system, communal facilities and a resident warden.
- Other building types
- See the BREEAM issue Tra 01 Public transport accessibility for a definition of Other building Staffed, Visitors and Rural.
Other information
Building type and function area | Occupant density (person/m²) | Building type and function area | Occupant density (person/m²) |
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Business | University and |
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Office area (including reception areas) | 0.111 | Resident's bedroom | 0.120 |
Food preparation area (staffed) | 0.108 | Classroom | 0.203 |
Small workshop or category laboratory space | 0.068 | Food preparation area | 0.096 |
Industrial | Hall, lecture theatre, assembly area | 0.202 | |
Food preparation area | 0.213 | Computer laboratory | 0.231 |
Industrial process area | 0.022 | Laboratory | 0.106 |
Laboratory | 0.107 | Laundry | 0.105 |
Reception | 0.110 | Reception | 0.112 |
Warehouse storage | 0.009 | Workshop (small-scale) | 0.068 |
Generic office area | 0.108 | Office and consulting areas | 0.098 |
Care homes | Hotels and other short stay accommodation | ||
Reception | 0.152 | Bedroom | 0.094 |
Food preparation area | 0.161 | Food preparation area | 0.108 |
Physiotherapy studio | 0.200 | Reception | 0.105 |
Bedroom unit | 0.105 | Generic office area | 0.106 |
Laundry | 0.117 | Other spaces or buildings | |
Assembly areas and halls | 1.000 | Data centre or server room | 0.096 |
Hydrotherapy pool hall | 0.100 | ||
Office and consulting areas | 0.195 |
Notes for Table 39 of default occupancy rates:
- The net floor area for each function must be multiplied by the equivalent occupant density to determine an overall occupancy for the function area.
- Not all potential building areas are listed, only those required to reflect estimated building occupancy for the building type. For example, an office building may have a canteen but it will be the staff that predominantly uses the canteen. The office staff numbers will be estimated using the default occupancy rate for the office area; therefore to include the canteen would result in double counting of occupancy.
- If a building type is not listed, occupancy rates for a similar building type or function area may be used.
- The above occupancy rates have been sourced from the activity database of the UK Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM).