scope:

This European Standard provides the general principles and requirements, expressed through a suite of standards, for the sustainability assessment of buildings in terms of environmental performance, social performance and economic performance taking into account technical characteristics and functionality of a building. The framework applies to all types of buildings, both new and existing, and it is relevant for the assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of new buildings over their entire life cycle, and of existing buildings undergoing refurbishment, renewal or extension, to the end of their life. NOTE 1 In the future, the assessment methodologies within this framework standard may be part of an overall assessment of integrated building performance. The assessment methodologies may also be extended to an assessment of the neighbourhoods and the built environment. The standards developed under this framework do not set the rules for how the different assessment methodologies may provide valuation methods. Nor do they prescribe levels, classes or benchmarks for measuring performance. NOTE 2 Valuation methods, levels, classes or benchmarks may be prescribed in the requirements for environmental, social and economic performance in the client's brief, building regulations, national standards, national codes of practice etc. The rules for assessment of environmental, social or economic aspects of organizations are not included within this framework. However, their results, which impact the environmental, social and economic performance of the object of assessment, are taken into account.