GBE HERACEY™ Jargon Buster

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About:

Healthy,
Environmental,
Resourceful,
Appropriate,
Competent,
Effective,
Yardstick

HERACEY™ First announced at EcoBuild 2014
Sustainability is difficult to define for many people
HERACEY™ was coined to embrace numerous issues that collectively define Sustainability conveniently.
In a world where Fiduciary Rules dictates that companies have an obligation to make profits for shareholders
Fiduciary Rules enables the irresponsible to make #Profits before People before Planet
HERACEY™ enables a more responsible approach
If companies are made to annually report on environmental impacts as well as financial performance some of the worst behaviour may be reigned in

Healthy:

Healthy materials and methods
Thermal bridge-free avoiding condensation and mould and potential asthma
Exclude methane and radon
Electromagnetic radiation absorption/barrier
Alternative to/Avoidance of preservatives
Natural/plant-based ingredients renewable Carbon sequestration in growth
Healthy to manufacture, transport, handle, assemble, construct, mix, apply and cure
Healthy for growers, makers, menders, fixers, hackers, reclaimers, re-users
Healthy to be included in a building
Low/zero health risks in use/construction
Low/Zero irritant in application
Healthy methods of mixing, cleaning, preparing, priming, bonding, spacing, applying
Healthy to live in with good indoor air quality
Avoidance of synthetic adhesives
Not harmful to local air quality
Healthy to maintain, refurbish
Healthy to demolish, reclaim, reuse, recycle, landfill, incinerate
Low/Zero VOC/Good indoor air quality Zero/low formaldehyde content/off-gassing
Low toxicity
Low allergy
Absorbs smells
Anti-bacterial, self-cleaning,
No-Contact reactions (dermatology, rashes)
Moisture permeable
Hygroscopic
Thermal lag/Decrement delay
Thermal lag/Thermal delay
Reduce risk of overheating
Durability and long-life
Hygroscopicity Durability/Long design life
Moisture Mass
Moisture Moderating
Avoiding Noise/transfer/vibrations isolation
Acoustically insulating

Environmental:

Avoiding non-renewable petrochemical/plastics
Avoidance of/alternatives to preservatives
Natural
Plant-based ingredients, renewable sequestered carbon in growth
Renewable/Rapidly Renewable ingredients
Deleterious material-free (Healthy, environmental & competent)
Zero Ozone Depletion Potential
Low-Zero ODP Ozone Depletion Potential
Low-Zero GHG GreenHouse Gas
Low-Zero GWP Global Warming Potential
Avoidance of chlorine (CFC HFC HCFC HFA PFC)
CFC-free
HCFC-Free
HFC-Free
HFA-Free
PFC-free
REACH SVHC-free
REACH SIN list-free
Google Red List-free
PFAS (Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) >10,000 Forever chemical-free
Plastic-free
Avoiding PVC/emissions/off-gassing
OPC cement replacement/CO2 reduction OPC cement elimination/CO2 reduction
PVC-free
Low CO2 Low Cement
Low Cement Content
Low-Smoke
Low-Halogen
CITES Endangered and Vulnerable species-free
CHIP-free
COSHH-free
SIN List-free
Google red List-free
CDM compliant
RoHS compliant
Carbon sequestration in growth or in production (Carbon lock-up)
Low Embodied Energy
Low Embodied Carbon
Low Embodied Water
Low-zero emissions to air, land and water
Low-zero toxicity to air, land and water
Water demand reduction
Water pollution reduction

Resourceful

Enables deconstruction and reuse
Damage prevention/avoidance
Industry bi-product usage
Abundant, economically and environmentally accessible ingredients and materials
Make use of secondary aggregates sieved from primary aggregates
Recoverable: Compost/Energy
Renewable materials
Rapidly renewable materials
Reusable
Reclaimed & Reused
Architectural Salvage
Construction Reclaim
Reuse of arisings on site
Optimum/Avoidance of excess use of resource
Avoidance of adhesives/demount ability
Recycled or secondary aggregates
‘Secondary’ (reclaimed) timber in solid wood systems
Recyclable (uncomplicated e.g. not composites, not conglomerates)
Recycled content
Recycled content (without harmful binders)
Recycled content (without loss of properties – down-cycled)
Recoverable: Compost or energy
Recovery of energy (avoiding pollution with incineration)
Recovery of nutrients (composting)
Recovery of materials (not incinerated and lost, not polluting)
Resource efficiency in production
Designed to reduce waste
Energy saving in use
Low/Lower embodied energy
Low Embodied & in use Energy
Low/Lower embodied CO2
Energy saving/cost saving
Low Embodied & in use Carbon
Low Embodied & in use Water
Water harvesting
Water recycling in use
Water demand reduction in use
Dry construction/Waterless
Low Chemistry
No site excavations/waste to landfill
Stewardship certification/take back schemes
Waste efficiency in design and application
Repairable, serviceable,

Appropriate:

Thermal mass
Cold bridge reduction/avoidance
Breathing construction
Properties to achieve ALL the required performance
Compatible with building use conditions
Compatible with Location (Earthquake, Flood tolerant)
Compatible with Climate (Drought tolerant, etc.)
Compatible with refurbishment
Compatible with self-build
Installed by competent specialist
Suitable/developed for refurbishment/alteration
Low skill requirement/Suitable for DIY/Self build
Genus-loci (plant species)
Indigenous (plant species)
Local sourcing
Traditional trades well understood and reproducible without major skills gap.
Conservation quality work: compatible materials and resourceful ways of working

Competent:

Proper Materials (Construction Products Directive) (Building Regulations Regulation 7)
3rd party accredited/certified/tested/assessed
BSI British Standards Institute Kitemarked
BBA British Board of Agrément Certified
ETA European Technical Assessment
Labels (Green, Healthy, Technical)
Compatible with adjacent materials
Compatible with existing construction and its Modus Operandi
Durable
Comparable life expectancy (50 or 60 years Normal)
Component Life Manuals (HAPM, SPON, etc.)
Green Healthy Competent & Labelled
Deleterious material-free (health and competency)
Deleterious method-free
Or experimental and monitored

Social: (option for HERASY)

Local sourcing
Supports local economy
Supports Local Community
Uses local materials and products
Uses local labour
Uses craftsmen, artisans,
Uses hand crafted materials
Uses cooperative activity
Reinforces Healthy
Reinforces Environmental
Wellbeing
Avoids fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour

Effective:

Not Efficient (diminishing returns for more added) but Effective (Cradle to Cradle) (Step changes in returns)
No mixing of biological & technical (Cradle to Cradle)
Maintains/improves function over time
Natural materials
Bio-based materials (Carbon sequestration)
Rapidly renewable (Bio-based)
Simple production
Minimal manufacturing
Chemistry-free (health)
Improves the performance or effectiveness of surrounding, surrounded or adjacent materials
Accommodates thermal insulation thickness
Designed for easy assembly and easy dismantling
Easy to reclaim and reuse
Recyclable & Recycled materials
Buildings as Materials Banks (BAMB)
Evidence Based Design
Calculators
Thermal Mass
Layering: simplified servicing/low penetrations of barriers

Yardstick:

Setting standards for future development
A Benchmark by which others to be judged
Calculators to determine if targets or benchmarks are met
GBE Incubator
GBE PASS Product Accessory System Screening
GBE Compare Building Product Comparison System
GBE BEST Building Element Sustainability Test
GBE Echo Confirmation of Manufacturer’s Self Declaration
GBC Green Building Calculator
GRC Green Retrofit Calculator

(NGS BRM ’14 – GBE BRM ’24)

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GBE Jargon Busters

Healthy (Jargon Buster) G#1896 N#1753
Environmental (Jargon Buster) G#1891 N#1748
Resourceful (Jargon Buster) G#1897 N#1754
Appropriate (Jargon Buster) G#1894 N#1751
Competent (Jargon Buster) G#1895 N#1752
Effective (Jargon Buster) G#1892 N#1749
Yardstick (Jargon Buster) G#1898 N#1755

Detailed information to help in its delivery, HERACEY™ including:

Product accessory system material assessments

GBE PASS Product Accessory System Screening
GBE Compare Building Product Comparison System
GBE BEST Building Element Sustainability Test
GBE Echo Confirmation of Manufacturer’s Self Declaration

Dowloadable files:

GBE Robust Specifications
GBE CPD
- Health Buildings (CPD) G#259 N#260
GBE Lectures
GBE Calculators
GBE Schedules

More design guidance to help put all of the above into context

GBE Encyclopaedia