"Towards a Common European framework for Sustainable Building Assessment" - 10th October, Brussels

 Towards a Common European framework for Sustainable Building Assessment (CESBA)

 The European Union has set ambitious climate protection targets for 2020. The building sector is a cornerstone of the climate protection program because it represents 40% of final energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions, throughout the EU. Buildings play a central role in our societies, providing places to live, work or enjoy leisure activities. They are the basis of our urban environment, impacting the social, economic and ecologic aspects of our lives. Indeed, our health, comfort and safety as well as our economy and our natural environment are strongly connected with the construction sector activities.

There will be significant challenges for all stakeholders as both private and public bodies evaluate their current investments and policies, and formulate new quality standards for future buildings.

Several European projects have developed, compared, harmonized, and explored various building assessment tools. Six European projects have held four joint working sessions over the last 2 years to find a collective agreement for a common framework for assessing sustainable building.

 Based on the results of the CEN/TC350 and outcomes of the different projects, this collective presents its results on

 10th of October from 14:00

Location: Euroregion Alpes Méditerranée, rue du Trône 62, 1050 Brussels

 The program is as follows:

 14:00-14:15        Introduction: Mr Paul HODSON, Head of the European Commission's energy efficiency unit, DG Energy, European Commission (to be confirmed)

 14:15-14:30        The importance of the sustainable building assessment, by Nathalie ESSIG, Open House

 14:30-14:45        Architecture and building assessment: the point of view of architects, by Dalibor Borack, CEC5

 14:45-15:00        Transnational comparison of instruments according to sustainable assessment of buildings, Andrea MORO, Enerbuild/IRH

 15:00-15:15        Q&A and discussion

 15:00-15:15        The need for a common framework, by Xavier MARTI, IRH Med

 15:15-15:30        A common vision of European Sustainable Building Assessment (CESBA) based on project results, by Cedric BOREL, Construction 21

 15:45-16:00        A new concept: the signature, by Christophe GOBIN, Superbuildings

 16:00-17:00        Q&A and discussion

 17:00                 Conclusion: Mr Pavel MISIGA, Head Of Unit or Ms Josefina LINDBLOM, DG Environment, European Commission

Moderator : Markus BERCHTOLD, Nena Network Register online.

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