A32 Assess the Environmental Needs and Impacts of Resources, Policies and Proposals

A32 Assess the environmental needs and impacts of resources, policies and proposals

A32.1 Identify and evaluate environmental and energy strategies for development

Performance Criteria - this involves being able to...
(a) identify environmental and energy goals and priorities for potential development, both currently and in the future
(b) review and interpret legislation, regulations and standards relevant to environmental and energy planning and development
(c) select the factors relevant to developing environmental and energy strategy and the criteria to be used for their evaluation
(d) assess and quantify the significance of each factor against the criteria
(e) identify, evaluate and select appropriate environmental and energy measures related to potential development
(f) recommend measures for an environmental and energy strategy which will satisfy the development goals and priorities and factors / The Range...
[1] Environmental and energy:
• natural environment and biodiversity;
• built environment;
• energy sources and infrastructure;
• energy consumption;
• low carbon targets;
• use of non-renewable resources;
• waste management and reduction;
• recycling;
• flood risk/management;
• emissions;
• water use;
• land use;
• transportation and infrastructure;
• social, political and economic context community sustainability;
• planning;
• conservation;
• health & safety;
• access & use
[2] Development:
• new build;
• adaptation;
• alteration;
• refurbishment/upgrading;
• conservation;
• demolition/decommission;
• relocation
[3] Factors:
• environmental impact and sustainability;
• quantity;
• quality (including design];
• cost (including whole life costs/return on investment);
• time
[4] Criteria:
• energy and low carbon standards and strategies;
• primary and secondary effects;
• positive and negative;
• risk and opportunity;
• development phases (design, procurement, construction & installation, operation, maintenance, demolition/decommissioning);
• short, medium and long-term implications
[5] Measures:
• environmental impact studies (including flood risk);
• energy policies (eg. energy reduction programmes, heat recovery and re-use, energy efficient technologies, energy efficient practices, district heating and cooling);
• economic policies (eg. enhanced capital allowance technologies and scheme, polluter pays principle, externalities, climate change levy agreements, enhanced capital allowance, cost benefit analysis, low carbon and resource efficient procurement);
• planning & sustainable community policies;
• communications/implementation campaigns

A32 Assess the environmental needs and impacts of resources, policies and proposals

A32.1 Identify and evaluate environmental and energy strategies for development

The Evidence - performance and process
Product Evidence:
(1) identified environmental and energy goals and priorities for potential development (a) [1,2]
(2) review and interpret legislation, regulations and standards relevant to environmental and energy planning and development (b) [1]
(3) Records of developed environmental and energy strategy including relevant factors and evaluation criteria (c,d) [1,3,4]
(4) identified, evaluated and selected environmental and energy including recommended measures for an environmental and energy strategy (e,f) [1,2,3,5]
Process Evidence:
None applicable / The Evidence - knowledge and understanding
(1) What do you identify as the environmental and energy goals and priorities for potential development, both currently and in the future? (understanding) (a)[1,2]
(2) How and why do you review and interpret legislation, regulations and standards relevant to environmental and energy planning and development? (analysis) (b) [1]
(3) How and why do you select the factors relevant to developing environmental and energy strategy and the criteria to be used for their evaluation? (evaluation) (c)[1,3,4]
(4) How and why do you assess and quantify the significance of each factor against the criteria? (analysis) (d) [3,4]
(5) What do you identify as appropriate environmental and energy measures related to potential development? (understand) (e) [2,5]
(6) How and why do you evaluate and select appropriate environmental and energy measures related to potential development? (evaluation) (e) [2,5]
(7) How and why do you recommend measures for an environmental and energy strategy which will satisfy the development goals and priorities and factors? (synthesis) (f) [1,3,5]