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The relevance of Green Building Challenge: an observer's perspective
The objectives and achievements of the international Green Building Challenge project are analysed. GBC is situated within the context of other international environmental methods. The differences between assessment tools, design tools, environmental management and audit tools and the large data problems entailed by these are discussed. Possible development scenarios for extending GBC into Life Cycle Assessment methodology, into other life cycle phases (maintenance and refurbishment) and adapting GBC for use with the existing building stocks are proposed. The notion of 'green' buildings is replaced by a larger concept of sustainable development. New aggregation principles and scaleable design methods are proposed. Finally, the question of how relevant the proposed targets of GBC are in relation to the longterm sustainable development of buildings, building stock and urban environments is addressed. Cet article analyse les objectifs et les resultats du projet international Green Building Challenge (GBC). Le GBC est situe dans le contexte d'autres methodes internationales consacrees a l'environnement. Les differences entre les outils d'evaluation, les outils de conception, la gestion de l'environnement, les outils de controle ainsi que les vastes problemes lies aux donnees qui en decoulent sont egalement examines. L'auteur propose des scenarios possibles de developpement qui devraient permettre d'etendre le GBC a la methode de l'evaluation des cycles de vie, a d'autres phases du cycle de vie (maintenance et remise en etat) et a l'adaptation du GBC afin qu'il soit applique au parc immobilier existant. La notion de 'batiment vert' est remplacee par un concept plus large de developpement durable. De nouveaux principes d'agregation et des methodes de conception a differentation variable sont proposes. Enfin, l'article pose la question de la pertinence des cibles proposees par le GBC par rapport au developpement durable a long terme des batiments, du parc immobilier et des environnements urbains.
The relevance of Green Building Challenge: an observer's perspective
The objectives and achievements of the international Green Building Challenge project are analysed. GBC is situated within the context of other international environmental methods. The differences between assessment tools, design tools, environmental management and audit tools and the large data problems entailed by these are discussed. Possible development scenarios for extending GBC into Life Cycle Assessment methodology, into other life cycle phases (maintenance and refurbishment) and adapting GBC for use with the existing building stocks are proposed. The notion of 'green' buildings is replaced by a larger concept of sustainable development. New aggregation principles and scaleable design methods are proposed. Finally, the question of how relevant the proposed targets of GBC are in relation to the longterm sustainable development of buildings, building stock and urban environments is addressed. Cet article analyse les objectifs et les resultats du projet international Green Building Challenge (GBC). Le GBC est situe dans le contexte d'autres methodes internationales consacrees a l'environnement. Les differences entre les outils d'evaluation, les outils de conception, la gestion de l'environnement, les outils de controle ainsi que les vastes problemes lies aux donnees qui en decoulent sont egalement examines. L'auteur propose des scenarios possibles de developpement qui devraient permettre d'etendre le GBC a la methode de l'evaluation des cycles de vie, a d'autres phases du cycle de vie (maintenance et remise en etat) et a l'adaptation du GBC afin qu'il soit applique au parc immobilier existant. La notion de 'batiment vert' est remplacee par un concept plus large de developpement durable. De nouveaux principes d'agregation et des methodes de conception a differentation variable sont proposes. Enfin, l'article pose la question de la pertinence des cibles proposees par le GBC par rapport au developpement durable a long terme des batiments, du parc immobilier et des environnements urbains.
The relevance of Green Building Challenge: an observer's perspective
Kohler, Niklaus (author)
Building Research & Information ; 27 ; 309-320
1999-07-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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