BREEAM Wiki content suggestions
Below are a list of suggested topics from existing stakeholders. Please add to it or better still begin the article.
[edit] Picking a topic to contribute to
- Ask yourself what informational need do you have? If you have it, it is likely that others will too, an article could help.
- What information do you constantly have to educate people about?
- What information, if available would enable something important to happen?
- What tips would you pass on?
[edit] Not sure how to cover every angle of a topic?
- Just create the article and fill in the areas you can.
- Provide other headings in the article and write ‘awaiting content’, other people may be able to fill in the gaps.
[edit] Current suggested topics waiting to be created:
- Approach to assessment of issues
- Tips for a new BREEAM assessor
- Schedule of evidence by scheme
- Common pitfalls relating to BREEAM assessments
- Best Practice for Consultation
- Evidence examples/suggestions for compliance (not prescriptive)
- Facilities Management improvements
- How to try and make BREEAM a smooth process - from planning to handover.
- Lessons Learnt - case studies including common pitfalls
- Successful projects/things to be wary of/non-conformances
- Tips on how to deal with awkward situations
- Who is responsible for what?
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