The document discusses standards for assessing the sustainability of buildings and construction products, including CEN TC350 standards. It provides an overview of standards at the concept, framework, building, and product level for evaluating environmental, social, and economic performance of buildings and declaring sustainability characteristics of construction products. The standards apply an integrated approach to building performance assessment across various sustainability dimensions.
4. Communication of:
Sustainability Assessment Results from the Assessment of the
Defined Indicators for:
ENVIRON SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENV
ENV SOC ECON
ENV, SOC, ECON Demands from
Designed Solution or Existing Building Clients’s Brief and/or Regulations
Technical
Functionality Declared Functional and Technical
Characteristics
Performance of the Building (if dev.)
Functional Equivalent:
Technical and Functional Requirements
Functional Equivalent
Technical Requirements to the Building
Functional Requirements to the Building
Environmental, Social and/or Economic Requirements to the Building
Requirements from Regulatory
Client’s Brief Requirements
5. See presentation
CEN TC350, #5
for this graph and the
explanation to the
“functional equivalent”
Look for YouTube CEN TC350
6. Communication of:
Sustainability Assessment Results from the Assessment of the
Defined Indicators for:
ENVIRON SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENV
ENV SOC ECON
ENV, SOC, ECON Demands from
Designed Solution or Existing Building Clients’s Brief and/or Regulations
Technical
Functionality Declared Functional and Technical
Characteristics
Performance of the Building (if dev.)
Functional Equivalent:
Technical and Functional Requirements
Functional Equivalent
Technical Requirements to the Building
Functional Requirements to the Building
Environmental, Social and/or Economic Requirements to the Building
Requirements from Regulatory
Client’s Brief Requirements
7. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
8. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
9. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
10. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
this is figure 2 in all off the
CEN TC350 standards
11. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
12. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
13. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
14. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
ore rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
vironmental Product Declarations
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
nvironmental product declarations
Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
15. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
16. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
(see Note below) (see Note below)
There are many other
of construction products -
assessments possible
Product level
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
for all kind of aspects
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
17. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
(see Note below) (see Note below)
There are many other
of construction products -
assessments possible
Product level
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
for all kind of aspects
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
All decissions made
might have an impact on
the scenarios taken for
the building
18. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
19. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING
20. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING
• The integrated BUILDING assessment includes the technical and functional
performance of the BUILDING : Building rating tools (e.g. DGNB, BREEAM, ...)
may include the performance assessment of the Technical and/or Functional
characteristics of the BUILDING
21. INTEGRATED BUILDING PERFORMANCE Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING All decissions made
• The integrated BUILDING assessment includes the technical and functional might have an impact on
performance of the BUILDING : Building rating tools (e.g. DGNB, BREEAM, ...) the scenarios taken for
may include the performance assessment of the Technical and/or Functional the building
characteristics of the BUILDING
22. Integrated Building Performance e.g. PROCESS PE
Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Sustainability aspects other than the direct building related sustainability aspects are e.g.
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
• OHS (occupational health, safety and welfare of people engaged in work and
of generic data -
employment)
• CSR (corporate social responsibility – about the quality of management principles,
ploicies and decissions of a process)
• Spatial planning (district planning, neighbourhood expansion,
• Infra structure (public transport, utilities: electricity, gas, water, sewage, communication),
landscaping, ....)
• .......
24. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
All those sustainability assessments can be valuable contributions to decisions how best to
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
contribute to an overall sustainability.
of generic data -
The sustainability assessment, defined in the scope of the CEN TC350 standards, concerns
the BUILDING. The results of the ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIETAL and ECONOMIC aspects
of the BUILDING are contributions to a wider overall sustainability assessment.
There is most likely inter-linkage between all aspects of sustainability.
I am Chris Hamans from ESC, European Sustainability Consulting.This presentation inform you about the CEN TC350 standards and the scope of sustainability covered by these standards . It tells you also where to position the other type of sustainability assessments that are not covered by this set of standards.
The sustainability assessment quantifies impacts and aspects to assess the environmental, social and economic performance of buildings using quantitative and qualitative indicators.
Ofcourse the BUILDING will have an impact on aspects that are laying beyond these BUILDING BOUNDARIES: like the impact of the building on the infrastructure, on energy systems and transport systems, on the employment, on the macro economic system, etc. But also vice versa: the building performance might be influenced by all these systems. Like the accessability of the building is influenced by the spatial planning, the public transport, traffic systems etc.The CEN TC350 standards assessment is limited to the building performance. The CEN TC350 assessment results into a wider picture of sustainability assessments.
The reference base for the CEN TC350 assessment is the Functional Equivalent.
For more explanation to this graph and the explanation to the “functional equivalent” , see the Youtube presentation in the cluster CEN TC350, #5
The object of assessment is to be specified, or described, in its functional and technical characterisitics.
The set of standards do not assess the functional and technical performance of the building: that is done in well known other assessments or design tools. It has to be specified what type and quality of service the building deliver during the use stage and what is the planned service life? What will the maintenance, repair and replacement scenarios be for this design, this solution? What about the adaptability of the building to changing user needs?Do not underestimate the importance of the functional and the technical performance of the building for the sustainability performance.
I refer to the EuroCodes for the calculation rules on the structral design. However the outcome of the design process to meet the technical and functional demands or requirements is the input for the environmental. Social and economic assessment
With the results of the functional and technical design we can start the sustainability assessment of the building
This is the graph visualising the set o standards. The figure shows how the standards are grouped and deal with 3 dimensions of sustainability. The functional performance and the consequences of the technical solutions can be measured and communicated with the 3 categories of aspects. See also CEN TC350 video #4 for more information on the positioning the building assessment and other sustainability assessments.Stop
Once more: functionality and technical characteristics are the input to the 3 colums snel achter elkaar nr 12, 13 en 14
See also CEN TC350 video #4 for more information on the positioning the building assessment and other sustainability assessments.
If I move the figure a bit to the left, I can visualise that there are more type of assessments than the assessment of the building.You could assess the sustainability of all kind of process rules, like on the decission process against defined or chosen principles. For instance on the well known Corporate Social Responsability. It is an assessment of a process in which choices are made, decision are taken that can be decribed and mirrored to elsewhere defined or accepted performance aspects of social responsability.The decisions, the choices made, have an effect on the building but are not a performance of the building, but are the performance of a management process.
Back in the centre:
And repeating once more: There are many other assessments possible for all kind of aspects
All decissions made in these adjacent assessments might have an impact on the scenarios taken for the building
CSR, Corporate Social Responsability, is one of them. But CSR is abbout a process not about the building it self.
The scope of assessment of sustainability in the CEN TC350 standards is the Building
Building Rating Tools may include the Technical and Functional characteristics of the building in their assessment: that is why the heading of figure 2 , including the Technical and Functional column, specifies INTEGRATED building performance.
And beyond that, beyond the BUILDING, there are many other assessments possible for all kind of aspects:Sustainability aspects other than the direct building related sustainability aspects are e.g.An OHS assessments (occupational health, safety and welfare of people engaged in work and employment) The before mentioned CSR assessment (corporate social responsibility – about the quality of management principles, policies and decissions of a process)Spatial planning (district planning, neighbourhood expansion, Infra structure (public transport, utilities: electricity, gas, water, sewage, communication), landscaping, ....)Etc.
All these
All those sustainability assessments can be valuable contributions to decisions how best to contribute to an overall sustainability.The sustainability assessment, defined in the scope of the CEN TC350 standards, concerns the BUILDING. The results of the ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIETAL and ECONOMIC aspects of the BUILDING are contributions to a wider overall sustainability assessment.There is inter-linkage between all aspects of sustainability.
Idealy all those assessment results, fit together.
It should be clear: an assessments acc CEN TC350 is limmitted to the sustainability assessment of the building