Documentes and Materials

Missing assessment standards or those that are not suitable for the type of building can be replaced by substitute procedures or simplified forms of verification when applied analogously, whereby the essential protection goals should remain addressed. The simplified verification of eco-balancing (LCA) for the descriptions 1.1.1 - 1.1.5 and 1.2.1 is approved for use within the framework of analogous BNB assessments. View

Missing assessment standards or those that are not suitable for the type of building can be replaced by substitute procedures or simplified forms of verification when applied analogously, whereby the essential protection goals should remain addressed. Simplified verification of the building related costs in the life cycle (LCC), fact sheet 2.1.1, is approved for use within the framework of analogous BNB assessments. View

The Guideline for Sustainable Building by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community in Germany, which is responsible for building, is a fundamental work on the implementation of the objectives of the Federal Government's sustainability strategy in the field of construction. The Guideline describes procedures, formulates objectives and gives general recommendations for aligning the planning, realisation, use and operation of construction projects with the principles of sustainability. View

The brochure "Sustainable Building by the Federal Government – Principles, Methods, Tools” explains the objectives and dimensions for the implementation of sustainable building measures and presents the most important information on the Guideline and the Assessment System for Sustainable Building (BNB). This is supplemented by references to working aids and data bases as well as selected buildings certified according to BNB. View

The brochure "Assessment System for Sustainable Building – Administration Buildings” presents in detail the sustainability aspects of the BNB assessment system and the special features of administration buildings. The procedure during planning and construction is explained and the application for some buildings certified according to BNB is presented. View