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Preface; Principles; Sustainable building; Global change; Sustainable development; Building assessment and certification; Certification - the systems in detail; BREEAM; LEED; DGNB; CASBEE; MINERGIE; HQE; EU GreenBuilding Programme; Planning process and documentation requirements; Planning process; Certification and building documentation; BREEAM certification process; LEED certification process; DGNB certification process; System comparison; Structural comparison; International and European system comparison; Assessment and certification modules; Distinctive features
Economic aspects and market potentialsEconomic aspects of building certification; Relevance of certificates in the market according to property management experts; Case studies; BREEAM: European Investment Bank, Luxembourg; LEED: Katharinum, Leipzig; LEED: New headquarters for the Deutsche Börse Group, Eschborn; DGNB: Zentrum für Umweltbewusstes Bauen, Kassel; DGNB /BNB: Federal Ministry of Health, Bonn; DGNB: Office and administration building, Munich (pre-certificate); Summary and outlook; Appendix
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