Sector-specific

Environmental Certification of Buildings

Architecture, construction and urban planning

45 hours

Introduction

At present, the sustainable buildings are increasingly in demand, as the impact of construction on the environment is growing. With this training programme in Environmental Certification of Buildings you will be able to navigate the sector and identify the main characteristics of the various assessment systems sustainability in construction, its requirements technical and documentary, as well as its working methodology and stages of the certification process, in order to determine the most appropriate assessment method for each case.

Objectives

Identify the main characteristics of the different assessment systems sustainability in construction, and its technical and documentation requirements.
To study international systems of environmental certification of buildings.
Understanding the importance of the environmental certification of buildings.
Learning the assessment tools.

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS:

What is meant by sustainable construction?.
Systems for measuring sustainability in building construction.
Sustainability assessment systems.
Sustainability standards.
Assessment tools.
Common characteristics and trends.
Analysis of environmental impact categories: energy, atmosphere, water, materials, waste, biodiversity, etc.

TEACHING UNIT 2. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR BUILDINGS:

LEED certification: assessment system, requirements and certification process.
Other international environmental certification schemes for buildings: BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, iiSBE, HQE.

TEACHING UNIT 3. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR BUILDINGS:

BREEAM.ES certification: assessment system, requirements and certification process.
Other national certification schemes: VERDE, GUIAS IHOBE, the CENER Seal, etc.

Environmental Certification of Buildings

Introduction

Objectives

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS:

TEACHING UNIT 2. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR BUILDINGS:

TEACHING UNIT 3. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR BUILDINGS:

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