UNI EN 15978 : 2011
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SUSTAINABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS - ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS - CALCULATION METHOD
12-13-2011
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
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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CT 33
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
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Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 15978:2011 | Identical |
| 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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