elements and whole-building benchmarks is articulated. The inclusion of LCA
benchmark values in GPP criteria for buildings can stimulate the use and the
production of EPDs for the construction market, making available transparent LCA
data and facilitating the integration of LCA in the GPP criteria. The EPDs could
also be an instrument to verify the GPP criteria achievement by contracting
authorities.
The use of LCA-based benchmarks could also be a way to stimulate the building
market to reach new environmental sustainability targets.
References
1. Garnett N, Pickrell S, Benchmarking for construction: theory and practice, Construction
Management and Economics, 2000, Vol 18, pp. 55–63.
2. Haapio A, Viitaniemi P, A critical review of building environmental assessment tools,
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 28, 2008, pp. 469–482.
3. Eberl S, DGNB vs. LEED: A comparative analysis, Conference on Central Europe towards
Sustainable Building, 2010.
4. Collinge W.O, Thiel C.L, Campion N.A, Al-Ghamdi S.G, Woloschin C.L, Soratana K,
Bilec M.M, Integrating Life Cycle Assessment with Green Building and Product Rating
Systems: North American Perspective, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 118, 2015, pp. 662–669.
5. Ganassali S, Lavagna M, Campioli A, LCA benchmarks in buildings environmental
certification systems, 41st IAHS World Congress “Sustainability and Innovation for the
Future”, Portugal, 2016.
6. Dodd N, Garbarino E, Gama Caldas M, Green Public Procurement Criteria for Office
Building Design, Construction and Management. Procurement practice guidance document,
EUR 28006 EN, 2016.
7. Allegato 1 del G.U. n.16 del 21 Gennaio 2016, Criteri ambientali minimi per l’affidamento di
servizi di progettazione e lavori per la nuova costruzione, ristrutturazione e manutenzione di
edifici pubblici, Ministero dell’Ambiente, del Territorio e del Mare, 2016.
8. Castro M.d.F, Mateus R, Serodio F, Braganca L, Development of benchmarks for operating
ad resources consumption to be used in healthcare building sustainability assessment
methods, Sustainability, Vol. 7, 2015, pp. 13222–13248.
9. Ji C, Hong T, Jeong J, Kim J, Lee M, Jeong K., Establishing environmental benchmarks to
determine the environmental performance of elementary school buildings using LCA. Energy
and Buildings, Vol. 127, 2016, pp. 818–829.
10. Köning H, De Cristofaro M.L, Benchmarks for Life Cycle Costs and Life Cycle Assessment
benchmarks of residential buildings. Building Research & Information, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2012,
pp. 558–580.
11. Lasvaux S, Lebert A, Achim F, Grannec F, Hoxha E, Nibel S, Chevalier J, Towards guidance
values for the environmental performance of buildings: application to the statistical analysis of
40 low-energy single family houses’ LCA in France, The International Journal of Life Cycle
Assessment, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2016, pp. 657–674.
12. Moschetti R, Mazzarella L, Nord N, An overall methodology to define reference values for
building sustainability parameters, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 88, 2015, pp. 413–427.
13. Anderson J, Shiers D, Green guide to specification, John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
14. Hong S, Paterson G, Burman E, Steadman P, Mumovic D, A comparative study of
benchmarking approaches for non-domestic buildings: Part 1—top-down approach,
International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 2, 2013, pp. 119–130.
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S. Ganassali et al.
benchmark values in GPP criteria for buildings can stimulate the use and the
production of EPDs for the construction market, making available transparent LCA
data and facilitating the integration of LCA in the GPP criteria. The EPDs could
also be an instrument to verify the GPP criteria achievement by contracting
authorities.
The use of LCA-based benchmarks could also be a way to stimulate the building
market to reach new environmental sustainability targets.
References
1. Garnett N, Pickrell S, Benchmarking for construction: theory and practice, Construction
Management and Economics, 2000, Vol 18, pp. 55–63.
2. Haapio A, Viitaniemi P, A critical review of building environmental assessment tools,
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 28, 2008, pp. 469–482.
3. Eberl S, DGNB vs. LEED: A comparative analysis, Conference on Central Europe towards
Sustainable Building, 2010.
4. Collinge W.O, Thiel C.L, Campion N.A, Al-Ghamdi S.G, Woloschin C.L, Soratana K,
Bilec M.M, Integrating Life Cycle Assessment with Green Building and Product Rating
Systems: North American Perspective, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 118, 2015, pp. 662–669.
5. Ganassali S, Lavagna M, Campioli A, LCA benchmarks in buildings environmental
certification systems, 41st IAHS World Congress “Sustainability and Innovation for the
Future”, Portugal, 2016.
6. Dodd N, Garbarino E, Gama Caldas M, Green Public Procurement Criteria for Office
Building Design, Construction and Management. Procurement practice guidance document,
EUR 28006 EN, 2016.
7. Allegato 1 del G.U. n.16 del 21 Gennaio 2016, Criteri ambientali minimi per l’affidamento di
servizi di progettazione e lavori per la nuova costruzione, ristrutturazione e manutenzione di
edifici pubblici, Ministero dell’Ambiente, del Territorio e del Mare, 2016.
8. Castro M.d.F, Mateus R, Serodio F, Braganca L, Development of benchmarks for operating
ad resources consumption to be used in healthcare building sustainability assessment
methods, Sustainability, Vol. 7, 2015, pp. 13222–13248.
9. Ji C, Hong T, Jeong J, Kim J, Lee M, Jeong K., Establishing environmental benchmarks to
determine the environmental performance of elementary school buildings using LCA. Energy
and Buildings, Vol. 127, 2016, pp. 818–829.
10. Köning H, De Cristofaro M.L, Benchmarks for Life Cycle Costs and Life Cycle Assessment
benchmarks of residential buildings. Building Research & Information, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2012,
pp. 558–580.
11. Lasvaux S, Lebert A, Achim F, Grannec F, Hoxha E, Nibel S, Chevalier J, Towards guidance
values for the environmental performance of buildings: application to the statistical analysis of
40 low-energy single family houses’ LCA in France, The International Journal of Life Cycle
Assessment, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2016, pp. 657–674.
12. Moschetti R, Mazzarella L, Nord N, An overall methodology to define reference values for
building sustainability parameters, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 88, 2015, pp. 413–427.
13. Anderson J, Shiers D, Green guide to specification, John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
14. Hong S, Paterson G, Burman E, Steadman P, Mumovic D, A comparative study of
benchmarking approaches for non-domestic buildings: Part 1—top-down approach,
International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 2, 2013, pp. 119–130.
512
S. Ganassali et al.