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12 Sections of Assessment
The questions in the Scheme are arranged in 12 sections listed
below. They have been weighted by CEEQUAL to reflect the contribution
of the actions sought by each question to the overall performance
of the project or contract. This has been done in two stages.
The Scheme sections have been weighted to reflect the contribution
of performance in each section to overall performance, and
the questions in each section have been weighted to reflect
their relative importance within their section. These weightings
are embedded in the scores awarded for each question.
The section weightings are based on consultation within the
CEEQUAL Technical Advisory Group, Assessors and Verifiers,
the ICE, and a range of other stakeholder groups and interested
parties. The Weighting Factors used in the current version
of the Methodology (Version 4.1) are the result of a weighting
exercise carried out during 2008 and are set down below alongside
the summary of the contents of each section of the Scheme;
- Project Management (10.9%) covers the
need for environmental risk assessments and active environmental
management, training, the influence of contractual and procurement
processes, delivering environmental and social performance,
construction issues, minimising emissions.
- Land Use ( 7.9%) covers design for minimum
land-take, legal requirements, flood risk, previous use
of the site, land contamination and remediation measures.
- Landscape ( 7.4%) covers
consideration of landscape issues in design, amenity features,
local character, loss and compensation or mitigation of
landscape features, implementation and management, and completion
and aftercare.
- Ecology & Biodiversity (8.8%) covers
impacts on sites of high ecological value, protected species,
conservation & enhancement, habitat creation measures,
monitoring and maintenance.
- The Historic Environment (6.7%) covers
baseline studies and surveys, conservation and enhancement
measures to be taken if features are found, and information
and public access.
- Water resources and the Water Environment (8.5%)
covers control of a project’s impacts on,
and protection of, the water environment, legal requirements,
minimising water usage, and enhancement of the water environment.
- Energy and Carbon (9.5%) covers life-cycle
energy and carbon analysis, energy and carbon emissions
in use, and energy and carbon performance on site, but not
embodied energy, which is in Section 8.
- Material Use (9.4%)
covers minimising environmental impact of materials used,
minimising material use and waste, responsible sourcing
of materials including selection of timber, using re-used
and/or recycled material, minimising use and impacts of
hazardous materials, durability and maintenance, and future
de-construction or disassembly.
- Waste Management (
8.4%) covers design for waste minimisation,
legal requirements, waste from site preparation, and on-site
waste management.
- Transport (8.1%) covers location of
a project in relation to transport infrastructure, minimising
traffic impacts of a project, construction transport, and
minimising workforce travel.
- Effects on Neighbours (7.0%) covers minimising
operation and construction-related nuisances, legal requirements,
nuisance from construction noise and vibration, and from
air and light pollution, and visual impact, including site
tidiness.
- Relations with the Local Community and other Stakeholders
(7.4%) covers community consultation, community
relations programmes and their effectiveness, engagement
with relevant local groups, and human environment, aesthetics
and employment.
*(Version 4.1) section structure
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