A Swedish environmental rating tool for buildings

Malmqvist, Tove; Glaumann, Mauritz; Svenfelt, Åsa; Carlson, Per-Olof; Erlandsson, Martin; Andersson, Johnny; Wintzell, Helene; Finnveden, Göran; Lindholm, Torbjörn; Malmström, Tor-Göran

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2010.08.040

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“…Only one out of the six studied organizations states that they have a general model for managing sustainability aspects, referred to as "environmental description", which is adjusted to fit each specific renovation project. In addition, another organization said that they used the Swedish environmental rating tool Miljöbyggnad [23] as a steering tool. Among the respondents, it is rare to establish environmental programs and plans; this is done only for extensive redevelopment projects.…”

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Managing Sustainability Aspects in Renovation Processes: Interview Study and Outline of a Process Model

2015

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Abstract:In many European countries, there are building stocks in need of extensive renovation. This constitutes an important opportunity to perform energy-saving measures and improve indoor environmental quality aiming at a more sustainable built environment. In this paper, we report results from an interview study with the aim of obtaining an in-depth understanding of renovation processes and how sustainability aspects are handled by various Swedish property owners. Examples of important barriers revealed in the interviews are insufficient inspection of existing buildings, absence of both overarching and detailed sustainability targets and guidelines, and lack of knowledge about sustainability aspects. Based on the interview study, conclusions are drawn for the further development of a process model which aims at systematize integration and effectively address energy, environmental, and indoor environmental quality aspects throughout a renovation process; we refer to this as sustainable renovation. Some key starting points for the process model are to suggest routines, provide checklists and tools, and offer guidance for formulating sustainability targets. However, the interviews show that in order to reach a more sustainable built environment, there is a need for government subsidies, other incentives or new business models that value environmental aspects higher.

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“…They are designed for different types of buildings, emphasize different phases of the life cycle, and the structure of the information sources is not neutral and can profoundly influence the outcome [50,56,59,68] and cultural differences influence the priorities of building environmental assessment methods [61]. The context may refer to culture, legislation, and traditions, as well as geographic and climatic conditions [59]. However, by comparing the sustainability indicators and assessment methods in each of the different evaluation tools, we can draw conclusions both about those indicators that are not covered by the tools and thus may need elaboration, and about those indicators that are covered by most tools but that may need some harmonization [57].…”

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“…Essig, Fischer et al [58] review the current status of the development of international standards (e.g., TC59/SC 17 [62], CEN/TC 350 [63]), global initiatives (e.g., SB Alliance, iiSBE), and international methodologies (e.g., LEED, DGNB), targeting the assessment of sustainable buildings at national, European, and international levels. Malmqvist, Glaumann et al [59] compare special characteristics of the Swedish environmental rating tool, which has been developed for existing buildings, with other well-known environmental assessment/rating tools. Blaviesciunaite and Cole [61] compare LEED and CASBEE regarding embedded cultural values .…”

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“…The building environmental assessment field has been reviewed since the early 1990s [50], and since then these kinds of tools have been compared in a number of studies [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61] Todd, Crawley et al [51] describe specific elements of selected assessment systems, such as building type, criteria, and scoring/weighting/reporting results. Forsberg and von Malmborg [52] make an overview of the status of quantitative environmental building assessment methods developed in Northern Europe, the ambitions for the object analyzed, and methodological aspects.…”

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