(Ebook) Green Building Certification Systems: Assessing sustainability - International system comparison - Economic impact of certifications by Thilo Ebert; Natalie Eßig; Gerd Hauser ISBN 9783920034546, 3920034546

(Ebook) Green Building Certification Systems: Assessing sustainability - International system comparison - Economic impact of certifications by Thilo Ebert; Natalie Eßig; Gerd Hauser ISBN 9783920034546, 3920034546

Certification systems for buildings aim tomake sustainability transparent for thegeneral public and economically feasiblefor investors. Several hundred systemshave been developed since around 1990.This book presents the most important indetail, such as BREEAM, LEED, DGNBand MINERGIE, compares their structuresand approaches, provides information onthe process and costs of an assessmentas well as the requirements involved incompiling the necessary building docu-mentation. Examples of certified buildingsillustrate the various certification pro-cesses. Separate chapters provide aninsight into the economic aspects andmarket potentials of sustainability labelsand take a look at the possible future ofgreen building certification systems.This book is a practice-related guide forclients and project managers, architectsand planners, as well as constructioncompanies and manufacturers of buildingproducts to manage and cope with theincreasing complexity of sustainabilitycertificates.