GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS

Description

A holistic approach to the assessment of sustainability – International building certification systems as they stand today
Certification systems for buildings, such as BREEAM, LEED or DGNB, aim to make sustainability in architecture transparent and provide a means of comparison. At the same time, the systems are subject to dynamic development, and it is very apparent that the individual systems are in competition with one another.
This book provides insight into the many facets of green labels. The most important certificates with their system variants and assessment methods are introduced in detail, and information on the certification processes and costs is provided. Selected buildings are used to illustrate the core themes, the certification processes and the differences between the various labels. Green Building Certification Systems is therefore an important reference book for architects and planners, clients and project managers, as well as manufacturers and construction companies.

• International framework conditions for sustainable building
• Certification systems in detail: BREEAM, LEED, DGNB, MINERGIE, HQE, EU GreenBuilding Programme, CASBEE
• Planning processes and documentation requirements
• Certification costs
• Project examples
• Market potential for green building certificates

CONTENTS

Principles

• Sustainable building
• Global Change
• Sustainable development
• Building assessment and certifacation

Certifacation – the systems in detail

• BREEAM
• LEED
• DGNB
• CASBEE
• MINERGIE
• HQE
• EU GreenBuilding Programme

Planning process and docomentation requirements

• Planning process
• Certifacation and building documentation
• BREEAM certifacation process
• LEED certifacation process
• DGNB certifacation process

System comparison

• Structural comparison
• International and European system comparison
• Assessment and certifacation modules
• Distinctive features

Economic aspects and market potentials

• Economic aspects of building certifacation
• Relevance of certificates in the market according to property management experts

Case studies

• BREEAM: European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
• LEED: Katharinum, Leipzig
• LEED: New headquarters for the Deutsche Börse Group, Eschborn
• DGNB: Zentrum für Umweltbewusstes Bauen, Kassel
• DGNB/BNB: Federal Ministry of Health, Bonn
• DGNB: Office and administration building, Munich (pre-cerificate)

143 pages, color & b&w ills / 21,5 x 30 cm / English