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Hong Kong BEAM Professional

John Herbert
Director
John Herbert is a BEAM Professional solving green building issues
and providing guidance for BEAM certification of projects using
BEAM PLUS New Buildings (NB), Existing Buildings (EB), Interiors (BI),
Special Projects, and Neighbourhood (ND).

John has been closely involved with the development of HK-BEAM
and BEAM PLUS for more than a decade, he helped develop the
BEAM Professional training and examination, and is Chairman
of the BEAM Technical Review Panel (TRP).

As a BEAM Professional he is qualified to guide the consultant
team, client, and contractor through the BEAM PLUS process,
scoring, and BEAM certification.




BEAM PLUS New Buildings (NB)
BEAM PLUS New Buildings (NB) applies to whole building assessments,
it is generally conducted into two stages, called the Provisional
Assessment (PA) and Final Assessment (FA).
A Provisional Assessment (PA) submission is the first round, it
is primarily the list of commitments of the features and performance
of the building systems detailed in the contract documents. Although
detailed in the contract, some credits require very detailed submission
at PA stage to justify the claim features and or future performance of
the development.
The Final Assessment (FA) submission is the second round, when the
features are installed, the performance data must be submitted to
BEAM demonstrating actual installation, and performance of the
completed building. For example, on site IAQ measurements and
the like.
Under BEAM PLUS New Buildings v1.2 Innovations one credit point is
awarded for engaging a BEAM professional for the project.
BEAM PLUS Existing Buildings (EB)
BEAM PLUS Existing Buildings (EB) in fact has two alternative
schemes for existing buildings 1) EB Comprehensive and 2) EB Selective.
BEAM PLUS Interiors (BI)
BEAM Interiors (BI) is the green building rating tool for
offices, and retail. Compared to BEAM PLUS NB, it has a
different certification process.
The key differences include:
With more than decade of BEAM experience, to engage a BEAM Professional Call us +852 2335 9830 today!
