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BREEAM 2011
Soft Landings
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BSRIA BG 28/2011
BG 28/2011
BREEAM New Construction, the updated environmental assessment and certification scheme for new nondomestic buildings (BREEAM 2011), now rewards Soft Landings activities. Clients and their design teams are
now able to demonstrate they are achieving key aspects of the criteria of Section 4 Management, specifically
Management 01 Sustainable Procurement, by adoption of the worksteps in the Soft Landings Framework. This
BSRIA document provides explanatory notes where the Soft Landings Framework is referenced in BREEAM
requirements, and assists in meeting a number of BREEAM credits. Additional information is provided to enable
quick identification of the detailed activities in the Soft Landings process that are most appropriate to BREEAM
Soft Landings requires that all roles and responsibilities are clear from the outset.
Shared risk and responsibility is at the core of Soft Landings. Roles and
responsibilities should be shared among the project sponsor, client advisors, the
project manager, and the design professionals. However, job titles are less important
than an individuals ability and temperament. Always choose the right people.
Roles and responsibilities should also be set aside for key contractors yet to be
appointed, and expressed in tender documentation to which contractors can
respond. In order to foster collaborative working, the contractors Soft Landings
activities should be made contractually binding only where absolutely necessary.
The facilities manager should be involved to ensure the design reflects operational
needs and realities. Where premises staff have not been appointed, the client should
seek an independent specialist to provide early observations and advice.
Project teams should also consider multiple forms of user communication, such as
explanatory picture boards placed near to innovative or interesting systems, as well
as printed user guides. User controls may need more descriptive labelling.
The Soft Landings Framework encourages a programme of follow-through, with finetuning and seasonal re-commissioning. The Framework distinguishes between an
initial period of aftercare (the first eight weeks) and extended aftercare which may
last up to three years.
Initial aftercare should focus upon helping the occupiers understand their new
building and to assist the premises managers to operate the systems. In year one,
the primary focus should be on settling everything down, ensuring the design intent
is understood, identifying any problems, and logging usage and changes. There may
be a need to fine-tune some systems.
The Soft Landings Framework calls for an extended aftercare and post-occupancy
evaluation to provide insights, review performance, and help the users and
operators get the best out of their building. In years two and three, reviews should
concentrate on recording the operation of the building and reviewing its
performance against (reality-checked) targets.