Third party certification - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 07:27, 8 February 2021

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	* Environmental plan.		* Environmental plan.
	* Home quality mark.		* Home quality mark.
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	* Life cycle assessment.		* Life cycle assessment.
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Designing Buildings at 11:00, 20 August 2019

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	* BREEAM.		* BREEAM.
	* BREEAM Responsible sourcing of materials.		* BREEAM Responsible sourcing of materials.
		+	* Certificates in the construction industry.
	* Display energy certificate.		* Display energy certificate.
	* Environmental Impact Assessment.		* Environmental Impact Assessment.
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−	If a product has third party certification, it means buyers and specifiers of that product can have confidence that it has been certified (i.e endorsed) by an independent third party. Essentially, this means that the third party (i.e an independent organisation which is not connected in any way to the maker of the product or service) has inspected the product, manufacturing process, system or service, and has determined it complies with specific safety, quality and performance standards appropriate to that product or service.	+	= Introduction =

−	In arriving at this review, the third party may have visited the company offering the product/service, or the manufacturing plant or building~~, educational establishment~~ etc and ~~in particular~~ vetted any necessary paperwork.	+	If an item has third party certification, it means its buyers and specifiers can have confidence that it has been endorsed by an independent third party. Essentially, this means that the third party (i.e an independent organisation which is not connected in any way to the maker or supplier) has inspected the product, manufacturing process, system or service, and has determined that it complies with specific safety, quality and performance standards.
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		+	In arriving at this review, the third party may have visited the company offering the product/service, or the manufacturing plant or building etc and vetted any necessary paperwork.

	Almost anything can be accredited (or certified) to give users or purchasers of the product/service confidence in it. This covers a wide variety of areas such as:		Almost anything can be accredited (or certified) to give users or purchasers of the product/service confidence in it. This covers a wide variety of areas such as:

−	* Catteries and kennels
	* Counselling and psychotherapy courses		* Counselling and psychotherapy courses
	* CPD, training and degree courses		* CPD, training and degree courses
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	* Materials (e.g they may be accredited as being responsibly sourced)		* Materials (e.g they may be accredited as being responsibly sourced)
	* Occupational Health and Safety		* Occupational Health and Safety
−	* On-line colleges
	* Health and safety consultants		* Health and safety consultants
	* Persons		* Persons
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	* Quality		* Quality

−	=~~== BRE and~~ BREEAM third-party certification ~~examples ==~~=	+	= BREEAM third-party certification =

	BREEAM is an international scheme which provides independent third-party certification of the sustainability performance of masterplanning projects, individual buildings, communities and infrastructure projects, from new construction to in-use and refurbishment.		BREEAM is an international scheme which provides independent third-party certification of the sustainability performance of masterplanning projects, individual buildings, communities and infrastructure projects, from new construction to in-use and refurbishment.
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	In the case of BREEAM, third-party certification involves the checking – by impartial experts – of the assessment of a building or project by a qualified and licensed BREEAM Assessor to ensure that it meets the quality and performance standards of the scheme. At the heart of this process are certification bodies – organisations with government approval (through national accreditation bodies) to certificate products, systems and services.		In the case of BREEAM, third-party certification involves the checking – by impartial experts – of the assessment of a building or project by a qualified and licensed BREEAM Assessor to ensure that it meets the quality and performance standards of the scheme. At the heart of this process are certification bodies – organisations with government approval (through national accreditation bodies) to certificate products, systems and services.

−	A further example is accreditation by BRE, which offers Global BIM Certification for individuals who have successfully completed the BRE Academy BIM Essentials and BIM Level 2 for Information Managers training or equivalent (both available as classroom attendance or online). Those who think they have the necessary credentials can apply and, if accepted, ~~they~~ will receive an audit request which must be successfully completed prior to certification being issued.	+	= Global BIM Certification =
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		+	A further example is accreditation by BRE, which offers Global BIM Certification for individuals who have successfully completed the BRE Academy BIM Essentials and BIM Level 2 for Information Managers training or equivalent (both available as classroom attendance or online). Those who think they have the necessary credentials can apply and, if accepted, will receive an audit request which must be successfully completed prior to certification being issued.

	= Accrediting the accreditors =		= Accrediting the accreditors =

−	Organisations ~~such as BRE and BREEAM~~ which undertake the accrediting of ~~the aforementioned~~ products/services can themselves be accredited. This is usually undertaken by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS), the UK’s sole national accreditation body which is recognised by the government (although independent of it) to assess against internationally agreed standards. UKAS assesses those organisations that provide certification testing, inspection and calibration services. UKAS works in the public interest to determine the technical competence and integrity of these organisations.	+	Organisations which undertake the accrediting of products/services can themselves be accredited. This is usually undertaken by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS), the UK’s sole national accreditation body which is recognised by the government (although independent of it) to assess against internationally agreed standards. UKAS assesses those organisations that provide certification testing, inspection and calibration services. UKAS works in the public interest to determine the technical competence and integrity of these organisations.
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−	~~The sort of companies that may be certified by UKAS may include:~~	+
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−	* Testing, inspection and certification bodies, e.g BRE	+
−	* Policy making on trade issues, medical treatment, environmental impact, etc, e.g BREEAM	+
−	* Medical testing, public heath, public safety, environment control, safety assessments, education, etc, e.g the British Accreditation Council.	+

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

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If a product has third party certification, it means buyers and specifiers of that product can have confidence that it has been certified (i.e endorsed) by an independent third party. Essentially, this means that the third party (i.e an independent organisation which is not connected in any way to the maker of the product or service) has inspected the product, manufacturing process, system or service, and has determined it complies with specific safety, quality and performance standards appropriate to that product or service.

In arriving at this review, the third party may have visited the company offering the product/service, or the manufacturing plant or building, educational establishment etc and in particular vetted any necessary paperwork.

Almost anything can be accredited (or certified) to give users or purchasers of the product/service confidence in it. This covers a wide variety of areas such as:

* Catteries and kennels
* Counselling and psychotherapy courses
* CPD, training and degree courses
* Electronic signatures
* EMAS Verification
* Energy
* Environmental
* Food Safety
* Information Security
* Management systems
* Materials (e.g they may be accredited as being responsibly sourced)
* Occupational Health and Safety
* On-line colleges
* Health and safety consultants
* Persons
* Product, service or process
* Quality

=== BRE and BREEAM third-party certification examples ===

BREEAM is an international scheme which provides independent third-party certification of the sustainability performance of masterplanning projects, individual buildings, communities and infrastructure projects, from new construction to in-use and refurbishment.

Assessment and certification can take place at a number of stages in the built environment lifecycle, from design and construction through to operation and refurbishment.

In the case of BREEAM, third-party certification involves the checking – by impartial experts – of the assessment of a building or project by a qualified and licensed BREEAM Assessor to ensure that it meets the quality and performance standards of the scheme. At the heart of this process are certification bodies – organisations with government approval (through national accreditation bodies) to certificate products, systems and services.

A further example is accreditation by BRE, which offers Global BIM Certification for individuals who have successfully completed the BRE Academy BIM Essentials and BIM Level 2 for Information Managers training or equivalent (both available as classroom attendance or online). Those who think they have the necessary credentials can apply and, if accepted, they will receive an audit request which must be successfully completed prior to certification being issued.

= Accrediting the accreditors =

Organisations such as BRE and BREEAM which undertake the accrediting of the aforementioned products/services can themselves be accredited. This is usually undertaken by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS), the UK’s sole national accreditation body which is recognised by the government (although independent of it) to assess against internationally agreed standards. UKAS assesses those organisations that provide certification testing, inspection and calibration services. UKAS works in the public interest to determine the technical competence and integrity of these organisations.

The sort of companies that may be certified by UKAS may include:

* Testing, inspection and certification bodies, e.g BRE
* Policy making on trade issues, medical treatment, environmental impact, etc, e.g BREEAM
* Medical testing, public heath, public safety, environment control, safety assessments, education, etc, e.g the British Accreditation Council.

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* BREEAM.
* BREEAM Responsible sourcing of materials.
* Display energy certificate.
* Environmental Impact Assessment.
* Environmental plan.
* Home quality mark.
* Life cycle assessment.
* Material procurement.
* Recyclable construction materials.
* Sustainable development.
* Sustainability.

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