Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

IP-2: Innovating Practice
Intent To reward design and construction practices that result in a significant positive impact
in relation to any of the four pillars of Estidama.
Credit
Requirements
Awarding Credit
Points
Credit
Submission:
Design Rating
Credit
Submission:
Construction
Rating
Calculations and
Methodology
GENERAL
Develop, document and implement an innovative design and/or construction solution
that addresses one or more of the four pillars of Estidama.
AND
Develop a guideline document that enables the innovative solution to be repeated.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS
None
CREDIT POINTS REQUIREMENTS
2
Design Rating
(maximum)
2 Innovative solution report.
2
Construction Rating
(maximum)
Implement the innovative solution, update the innovative
2
solution report and produce guideline documentation.
� Evidence of IDP related to the innovative design and / or construction solution
engaging all relevant team members; and
� Innovative solution report.
� Updated innovative solution report; and
� Guideline Document.
The four pillars that make up the Estidama concept are :
� Environmental
� Cultural
� Social
� Economic
The innovative solution must be developed in conjunction with the IDP-R1 Integrated
Development Strategy and be developed into a workable final solution.
An Innovative Solution Report must be prepared that demonstrates the process by
which the final innovative solution has evolved from early concepts and addresses the
following subjects where relevant:
� Detailed narrative of final design solution that must:
o fully describe the design innovation so that it may be repeated;
o be fully supported by concept proofs from studies, experiments or other
research;
o document key parameters relied upon in the context of the project; and
o be fully supported by design drawings, photographs and specifications.
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