What is this standard about?
BS 8895-1:2013 gives recommendations for the process by which both design and project teams seek to maximize material efficiency through design. It outlines what material efficiency in design involves and how the process is implemented through the Strategic Definition and Preparation and Brief stages of the RIBA Plan of Work.
Who is this standard for?
- Architects and designers
- Engineers and project managers
- Manufacturers and suppliers of design materials
- The construction industry
- Local authorities and those responsible for commissioning buildings
- Environmental, quality and health and safety profession
Why should you use this standard?
BS 8895-1:2013 gives recommendations for designing for material efficiency that are accepted as good practice by industry leaders and practitioners.
It is the first part in a projected suite of codes of practice that address specific and interrelated issues and processes of material efficiency in building projects in line with the RIBA Plan of Work.
BS 8895 will eventually comprise the following parts:
- Part 1: Code of practice for Strategic Definition and Preparation and Brief
- Part 2: Code of practice for Concept and Developed Design
- Part 3: Code of practice for Technical Design
- Part 4: Code of practice for operation, refurbishment and end of life
