Green Building Certification Systems: Assessing sustainability - International system comparison - Economic impact of certifications

Certification systems for buildings aim to
make sustainability transparent for the
general public and economically feasible
for investors. Several hundred systems
have been developed since around 1990.
This book presents the most important in
detail, such as BREEAM, LEED, DGNB
and MINERGIE, compares their structures
and approaches, provides information on
the process and costs of an assessment
as well as the requirements involved in
compiling the necessary building docu-
mentation. Examples of certified buildings
illustrate the various certification pro-
cesses. Separate chapters provide an
insight into the economic aspects and
market potentials of sustainability labels
and take a look at the possible future of
green building certification systems.
This book is a practice-related guide for
clients and project managers, architects
and planners, as well as construction
companies and manufacturers of building
products to manage and cope with the
increasing complexity of sustainability
certificates.