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This Technical Specification provides guidance for theapplication of the general principles of sustainability inbuildings and civil engineering works elaborated in ISO 15392. Itshows the different actors involved with the construction works howto take these principles into account in their decisionmakingprocesses in order to increase the contribution of the constructionworks to sustainability and sustainable development. This TechnicalSpecification provides a step-by-step approach for ? encouragingthe application of the general principles by all stakeholders ateach stage of the project and its use, from the decision to buildand the initial development of the project brief until the endof-life of the construction works, ? helping interested parties toconsider and/or incorporate sustainability thinking in all phasesof the building?s or civil engineering works? life cycle, for allrelevant issues of concern, by raising key questions in relation tothe general principles, ? understanding the outcome (effect) of theapplication of the general principles, and ? building on acquiredexperience to develop best practices and engendering a continuousimprovement process. NOTE See Annex A for the list of the ninegeneral principles.