Social challenge/ impact linked to:

Co-creation phase linked to:

A) Understanding & establishing co-creation   

Level of importance

1 - High Importance / must have

Description

Degree to which buildings are designed to be environmentally friendly with respect to energy efficiency, water consumption, waste production, indoor environmental quality, and implementation of NBS (unitless value).

Environmental design is a broad concept concerning the structural, design and systemic features of buildings defining their impact on their environment. It is related to the concept of green buildings, which refers to environmentally sustainable design, construction, operation, maintenance and end of life of buildings.

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• City
• Neighborhood 

Data source and input type

• Building energy efficiency
• Building location 

Connection with SDGs

• Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
• Goal 13: Climate action

Required Data

• Energy efficiency 

Expected Outputs

• Annual measurements
• The score of the energy efficiency 

Calculation methods

• The area is divided into buildings, groups of buildings or blocks that represent similar building stock, as seen suitable. Each component is assessed on its environmental design considering incorporated environmental design considering parameters listed in Table 1. The building(s) being assessed are scored from 0 to 1 with respect to each parameter.
• Parameter: Energy efficiency
• Methods to consider (examples): Improved insultation/ Reflecting windows, Improved ventilation/ Heat excahngers in ventilation/Smart lighting, smart eletronics/ Renewable electricity (solar/wind)/ Heat pumps
• Scoring: 0 points: No design incorporated / 0.5 points: some measures taken / 1 point: Good measures taken 

Level of expertise required

Links and references

• Doan, D. T., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Naismith, N., Zhang, T., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Tookey, J. (2017). A critical comparison of green building rating systems. Building and Environment, 123, 243–260.
• Sharifi, A., & Murayama, A. (2013). A critical review of seven selected neighborhood sustainability assessment tools. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 38, 73–87.
• Sharifi, A., & Murayama, A. (2014). Neighborhood sustainability assessment in action: Cross-evaluation of three assessment systems and their cases from the US, the UK, and Japan. Building and Environment, 72, 243–258