The document discusses standards for assessing the sustainability of buildings and construction products, including CEN TC350 standards. It provides an overview of standards at the concept, framework, building, and product level for evaluating environmental, social, and economic performance of buildings and declaring sustainability characteristics of construction products. The standards apply an integrated approach to building performance assessment across various sustainability dimensions.

1. #4
CEN TC350 standards:
sustainability assessment of the building
and
many other assessments of sustainability
Chris Hamans

2. CEN TC350 standards
sustainability
ENV SOC ECON
CEN TC350
standards for works
Technical design
Functional design

3. SOC
ECON
ENV

4. Communication of:
Sustainability Assessment Results from the Assessment of the
Defined Indicators for:
ENVIRON SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENV
ENV SOC ECON
ENV, SOC, ECON Demands from
Designed Solution or Existing Building Clients’s Brief and/or Regulations
Technical
Functionality Declared Functional and Technical
Characteristics
Performance of the Building (if dev.)
Functional Equivalent:
Technical and Functional Requirements
Functional Equivalent
Technical Requirements to the Building
Functional Requirements to the Building
Environmental, Social and/or Economic Requirements to the Building
Requirements from Regulatory
Client’s Brief Requirements

5. See presentation
CEN TC350, #5
for this graph and the
explanation to the
“functional equivalent”
Look for YouTube CEN TC350

6. Communication of:
Sustainability Assessment Results from the Assessment of the
Defined Indicators for:
ENVIRON SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENV
ENV SOC ECON
ENV, SOC, ECON Demands from
Designed Solution or Existing Building Clients’s Brief and/or Regulations
Technical
Functionality Declared Functional and Technical
Characteristics
Performance of the Building (if dev.)
Functional Equivalent:
Technical and Functional Requirements
Functional Equivalent
Technical Requirements to the Building
Functional Requirements to the Building
Environmental, Social and/or Economic Requirements to the Building
Requirements from Regulatory
Client’s Brief Requirements

7. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

8. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

9. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

10. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
this is figure 2 in all off the
CEN TC350 standards

11. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

12. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

13. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

14. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4 Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
ore rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
vironmental Product Declarations
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
nvironmental product declarations
Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

15. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

16. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
(see Note below) (see Note below)
There are many other
of construction products -
assessments possible
Product level
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
for all kind of aspects
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

17. Integrated Building Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations
- core rules for the product category
(see Note below) (see Note below)
There are many other
of construction products -
assessments possible
Product level
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
for all kind of aspects
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
All decissions made
might have an impact on
the scenarios taken for
the building

18. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -

19. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING

20. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below)
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
EN 15942
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
Environmental Product Declarations
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING
• The integrated BUILDING assessment includes the technical and functional
performance of the BUILDING : Building rating tools (e.g. DGNB, BREEAM, ...)
may include the performance assessment of the Technical and/or Functional
characteristics of the BUILDING

21. INTEGRATED BUILDING PERFORMANCE Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
of generic data -
• The scope of assessment of sustainability is the BUILDING All decissions made
• The integrated BUILDING assessment includes the technical and functional might have an impact on
performance of the BUILDING : Building rating tools (e.g. DGNB, BREEAM, ...) the scenarios taken for
may include the performance assessment of the Technical and/or Functional the building
characteristics of the BUILDING

22. Integrated Building Performance e.g. PROCESS PE
Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
Sustainability aspects other than the direct building related sustainability aspects are e.g.
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
• OHS (occupational health, safety and welfare of people engaged in work and
of generic data -
employment)
• CSR (corporate social responsibility – about the quality of management principles,
ploicies and decissions of a process)
• Spatial planning (district planning, neighbourhood expansion,
• Infra structure (public transport, utilities: electricity, gas, water, sewage, communication),
landscaping, ....)
• .......

23. SOC
ECON
ENV

24. Integrated Building Performance Process Performance
Concept level
Environmental Social Economic Technical Functional
Management Decisions
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance
EN 15643 - 1 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -
ISO26000
General Framework
Framework level
EN 15643-2 EN 15643 - 3 EN 15643 - 4
Technical
Framework for Framework for Framework for Functionality CSR
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance Characteristics
EN15978 prEN16309 WI 017
Assessment of Assessment of Assessment of
Building level
Environmental Performance Social Performance Economic Performance
- Calculation Method - - Calculation Method - - Calculation Method -
EN15804
Environmental
Product Declarations (see Note below) (see Note below) There are many other
- core rules for the product category
of construction products -
assessments possible
EN 15942
Environmental Product Declarations
Note: At present, technical information related to some aspects of social and
for all kind of aspects
Product level economic performance are included under the provisions of pr EN 15804 to form part
- Communication format -
of the EPD
Business to Business
CEN/TR 15941
All those sustainability assessments can be valuable contributions to decisions how best to
Environmental product declarations
– Methodology for selection and use
contribute to an overall sustainability.
of generic data -
The sustainability assessment, defined in the scope of the CEN TC350 standards, concerns
the BUILDING. The results of the ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIETAL and ECONOMIC aspects
of the BUILDING are contributions to a wider overall sustainability assessment.
There is most likely inter-linkage between all aspects of sustainability.

25. Spatial SOC
Planning
INFRA ECON OHS
ENV CSR

26. Spatial SOC
Planning
INFRA ECON OHS
ENV CSR

27. SOC
ECON
CEN TC 350 standards
ENV

28. Chris Hamans
esc@hamans.com