Environmental classification of buildings

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Environmental classificationof buildings

• Current situation
• and objectives
• Timo Rintala / Ilari AhoJP Building Engineering
  / Motiva Oy
• 25.6.2003

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Basic ideas

• Fast and easy way to classify environmental
  performance in building level
• Greatest potential for improving environmental
  performance is in existing buildings
• Classification tool for existing buildings first
• Fastest way to drive in a new system is trough
  the planning process of new buildings
• More interest for development
• More resources to invest

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Tool for existing buildings

• Currently on final test use period
• Currently for Residential, Office and Retail
  Buildings in Finland
• Designed to be used by house or facility manager
• Internet tool in promiseweb.net
• Has been used in several buildings
• Final changes on the basis of feedback

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What is PromisE ?

• A method for assessing the environmental quality
  and performance of buildings

Value
Efficiency
Cost Environmental Impact
PromisE is an unambiguous andcommonly
accepted system for evaluating environmental
impacts of buildings
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Why PromisE ?

• for corporate portfolio management
• environmental management
• measure and develop environmental efficiency of
  property portfolio and operations
• specifying targets for new build and
  refurbishment
• environmental reporting
• for marketing
• measured environmental performance
• a means for corporate profilingand
  differentiation
• and for the client
• setting requirements
• distinguishing high performancebuildings on the
  market

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Structure of the assessment tool
REPORT
ASSESSMENT
INPUT DATA
PromisEWeb.net
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Structure of the tool

• Main class Category Indicator
  Evaluation

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Tool for new buildings

• Currently on development
• Development within RTs REM-project
• Requirements also for project management
• Wide participation by different parties of
  construction and real estate sector
• Real estate investors and owners
• Central organizations of the sector
• Major specialist consultants
• State authorities

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Objectives for new tool

• To develop classification method which
• Is commonly accepted by different parties in
  construction and real estate business
• Gives guidance for sustainable building
  development in construction Project management
• To make the method commonly used in principal
  processes of development, construction and real
  estate business
• To create internet tool for easy assessment

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Tool for use trough the project
Project stages
Environmental classification for existing
buildings
Classification
Acceptance (as build)
Pre-planning
Planning
Construction
Category
Indicator
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Proposed classification
16 indicators
12 indicators
14 indicators
5 indicators
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Comparison to ISO/CD 21931
HUMAN HEALTH
USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
16 indicators
12 indicators
14 indicators
4 indicators
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Here starts the actual demonstration of the tool
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Time table

• Classification for existing buildings
• Currently on final test use
• Classification for building
• Choosing of indicators 06/2003
• Classification and levels 10/2003
• Internet tool 03/2004