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  • UNI EN 15978 : 2011

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    SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS - CALCULATION METHOD

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    Published date:  12-12-2011

    Publisher:  Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Abbreviations
    5 The process for setting up the calculations
       required for the assessment
    6 Purpose of the assessment
    7 Specification of the object of assessment
    8 Scenarios for defining the building life cycle
    9 Quantification of the building and its life cycle
    10 Selection of environmental data and other information
       - Use of Environmental Product Declaration(s)
    11 Calculation of the environmental indicators
    12 Reporting of the assessment of results
    13 Verification of results
    Annex A (informative) - Building description
    Annex B (informative) - Exported energy - Case studies
    Bibliography

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    Describes the calculation method, based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and other quantified environmental information, to assess the environmental performance of a building, and gives the means for the reporting and communication of the outcome of the assessment.

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    Committee CT 33
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 15686-8:2008 Buildings and constructed assets — Service-life planning — Part 8: Reference service life and service-life estimation
    EN 15603:2008 Energy performance of buildings - Overall energy use and definition of energy ratings
    EN 15251:2007 Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics
    ISO 16814:2008 Building environment design Indoor air quality Methods of expressing the quality of indoor air for human occupancy
    PREN 15643-3 : DRAFT 2010 SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS - PART 3: FRAMEWORK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
    EN 15643-1:2010 Sustainability of construction works - Sustainability assessment of buildings - Part 1: General framework
    CEN/TR 15941:2010 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Methodology for selection and use of generic data
    ISO 15686-2:2012 Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 2: Service life prediction procedures
    ISO 15686-7:2017 Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 7: Performance evaluation for feedback of service life data from practice
    PREN 15804 : DRAFT 2008 SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS - PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES
    EN 15942:2011 Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations - Communication format business-to-business
    PREN 15643-4 : DRAFT 2010 SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS - PART 4: FRAMEWORK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
    ISO 15686-1:2011 Buildings and constructed assets — Service life planning — Part 1: General principles and framework
    EN 15643-2:2011 Sustainability of construction works - Assessment of buildings - Part 2: Framework for the assessment of environmental performance
    ISO 15392:2008 Sustainability in building construction General principles
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