Sustainability Evaluation of Residential Buildings Based on the Footprint Family: Application to Case Studies in Andalusia
The criteria on green public procurement of the European Union establish that the economic budgets of building projects must be complemented by their derived environmental and social costs. These criteria are currently being adapted to the requirements related to the circular economy, such as the us...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE) |
| Repository: | RIARTE |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/3853 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3853 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14041131 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Unión Europea Ciudad Verde Europea Contratación pública EECN Economía circular Normativa construcción Huella ecológica Huella hídrica Proyectos de edificación Edificación residencial Andalucía 3305.01 Diseño Arquitectónico 3305.14 Viviendas 3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación 3305.28 Regulaciones, Códigos y Especificaciones |
| Summary: | The criteria on green public procurement of the European Union establish that the economic budgets of building projects must be complemented by their derived environmental and social costs. These criteria are currently being adapted to the requirements related to the circular economy, such as the use of methods to evaluate buildings environmentally. However, most methods available in the European and Spanish markets require prior training, which makes their use difficult. This paper presents an evaluation method, CEACE, for housing construction based on the determination of their footprints (ecological, carbon, and water footprints), also called the footprint family, to which the economic and social evaluation is added, as is the quantification of the construction and demolition waste generated. This method is validated with the assessment of fifteen residential buildings in Andalusia and creates an indicator that will allow technicians, companies, and administrations to evaluate projects in accordance with the criteria of green public procurement. The method is sensitive to changes in the type of building, foundation solution, and underground construction. |
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