Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
CEEQUAL - The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality and Assessment Scheme

Data required to utilise tool
The tool involves a scoring system.
Although the information required is a numerical store, the issues considered require qualitative data to be collected and considered.

Form of output
Numerical score

Type of data output
Quantitative and qualitative

What format is the tool available in?
Awards are in Excel format

What language/s is the tool available in?
English

Characterisation of the tool

Factors covered

Environment	Social	Economic	Governance
1	1	0	1

Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea	Design	Design assessment	Construction	Operation	Demolition
1	1	1	1	1	0

“It is in principle possible for an award to be applied for a significant time after completion of the applicant project, the best process will involve:
• an early (in the project’s development)decision to apply;
• early appointment of Assessor and Verifier;
• a scoping meeting at an appropriate time, such as when the project has progressed far enough to be able to determine if questions do not apply (for example, information about contamination, results of archaeological investigations, ecological assessments etc would have to be available in order to make scoping-out decisions);
• gathering of the necessary supporting information by the Assessor as the project proceeds;
• verification at or very soon after completion of the project, or for the design-only award at or very soon after the design is completed.
On long-duration projects, interim Verifications may also be appropriate, and specific arrangements for these will be negotiate by CEEQUAL and the Applicant as the need arises” (CEEQUAL Manual).