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IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY

CEEQUAL: Latest developments in

sustainability assessment

Philip Charles

CEEQUAL Scheme Management Team

27 February 2013

Introduction to CEEQUAL

WHAT IS CEEQUAL?

CEEQUAL is the sustainability assessment,

rating and awards scheme for civil engineering
Celebrates the commitment of civil engineering industry
in achieving and demonstrating:

High environmental quality

Economic and social performance

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

CEEQUAL-trained Assessor(s) [in-house or contracted in]
Rigorously assess project or contract performance of project
strategy and performance against weighted scores across a wide
range of questions in the Manual
Needs to provide evidence of performance to score
appropriately

CEEQUAL Verifier
Externally- verifies the question scoring against the evidence
provided
Ratified score Pass (>25%), Good (>40%),
Very Good (>60%), Excellent (>75%)

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MANUAL SECTIONS (VERSION 5)

1. Project Strategy
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2. Project Management
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3. People & Communities

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4. Land Use & Landscape

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5. Historic Environment
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6. Ecology & Biodiversity

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7. Water Environment
(fresh & marine)
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8. Physical Resources
(energy, carbon, water, materials
& waste)
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9. Transport
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WHO CAN USE CEEQUAL?

CEEQUAL can and has been used for the following:
BUSINESS PARKS BRIDGES ROADS REMEDIATION WORKS
PORTS MAJOR HIGHWAYS COASTAL DEFENCE WORKS
DAMS PIPELINES SPORTS STADIA PUBLIC REALM WORKS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS WIND FARMS
PUMPING STATIONS POWER GENERATION
CANALS
URBAN REGENERATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
WASTE TRANSFER & RECYCLING FACILITIES
AND MORE...

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WHY USE CEEQUAL?

CEEQUAL users have reported the following benefits:

Reputation-building & good PR

Implementation of best practice
Demonstrating commitment to the
sustainability agenda
Cost saving

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Latest developments

WHERE IS CEEQUAL TODAY?

Assessed/assessing over 440 projects & contracts
Over 850 people CEEQUAL-trained (for assessments or for CPD)
Launched International Edition in 2011
Used in Hong Kong, Sweden, Dubai

Transition to full sustainability assessments

Version 5 methodology

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VERSION 5 | TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY

Completes CEEQUALs transition from:
environmental assessment and awards
sustainability assessment and awards scheme
NEW Project Strategy section
Amended question set and scope-out requirements to
reflect todays best practice

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VERSION 5 | PROJECT STRATEGY

Specific questions on issues such as:

Adoption of sustainable development

Economic, social and environmental impacts

undertaken on a wider scope than just the
project owners interest
Coping with the predicted effects of climate
change and/or helping society to cope with
those predicted changes
Whether, overall, the project delivers to the
community it serves the ability to move
forward on a pathway to more-sustainable
living
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CEEQUAL SCHEMES & EDITIONS

Overarching methodology that is used for:

CEEQUAL FOR PROJECTS

UK & Ireland edition
International edition
Scored Client | Designer | Contractor

CEEQUAL FOR TERM CONTRACTS

Multiple Small Works
Maintenance
Scored Contract Management | Delivery on ground
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Thank you for listening

Philip Charles
020 7549 3325
philip.charles@ceequal.com

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IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY