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HomeLevel(s), a common EU framework of core sustainability indicators for office and residential buildings. Parts 1 and 2, Introduction to Level(s) and how it works (Beta v1.0)
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Developed as a common EU framework of core indicators for the sustainability of office and residential buildings, Level(s) provides a set of indicators and common metrics for measuring the performance of buildings along their life cycle. As well as environmental performance, which is the main focus, it also enables other important related performance aspects to be assessed using indicators and tools for health and comfort, life cycle cost and potential future risks to performance. Level(s) aims to provide a general language of sustainability for buildings. This common language should enable actions to be taken at building level that can make a clear contribution to broader European environmental policy objectives. It is structured as follows: 1.Macro-objectives: An overarching set of six macro-objectives for the Level(s) frameworkthat contribute to EU and Member State policy objectives in areas such as energy,material use and waste, water and indoor air quality. 2.Core Indicators: A set of 9 common indicators for measuring the performance of buildingswhich contribute to achieving each macro-objective. 3.Life cycle tools: A set of 4 scenario tools and 1 data collection tool, together with asimplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, that are designed to support a moreholistic analysis of the performance of buildings based on whole life cycle thinking. 4.Value and risk rating: A checklist and rating system provides information on the potentialpositive contribution to a property valuation and the underlying reliability of performanceassessments made using the Level(s) framework. In addition, the Level(s) framework aims to promote life cycle thinking. It guides users from an initial focus on individual aspects of building performance towards a more holistic perspective, with the aim of wider European use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA).
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- Personal author(s): Dodd, Nicholas ; Cordella, Mauro ; Traverso, Marzia ; Donatello, Shane
- Themes: Industrial research and development
- Subject: building materials , building regulations , building safety , cost analysis , environmental indicator , habitat , product life , research report
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| ISSN 1831-9424 | ISBN 978-92-79-76914-6 | DOI 10.2760/827838 | Catalogue number KJ-NA-28899-EN-N |
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