Presentation at the CEC5 International Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia

1. This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF.
CESBA and its use in the
Austrian region of Vorarlberg
(NENA, Markus Berchtold-Domig, 13.03.2014)

2. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
III Buildings examples
IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
TABLE OF
CONTENTS

3. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
Roots of CESBA
• The building sector is a cornerstone of EU policy targets
• Plethora and mismatch of building regulations
• Nearly 100 different building assessment systems in Europe

4. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment

5. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
Roots of CESBA
• 2009 Project ENERBUILD-Tool, 2011 Project CEC5-Tool
• 2011 starting an European bottom up exchange process
• 2011 October: conference in Brussels with actors from different EU-
projects ==> need for harmonization
• 2012 October 1st CESBA conference in Brussels ==> path for CESBA
• 2013 October 2nd CESBA Sprint workshop in Vorarlberg ==>
„Preparation of CESBA guide and CESBA Statement“
• 2014 July 1st 3rd CESBA Sprint worskhop in Turin ==> „Expanding
CESBA“

6. 1. The user first!
2. Sustainability
3. Regional Contextualization
4. Comparability
5. Mass-oriented
6. Simple to use
7. Open source
8. Co-creation
9. Transparence
I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
9 CESBA Principles on Building Assessment

7. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
CESBA Cycle

8. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment
Indicators for a generic tool
KPI on Building Scale
•Non-renewable primary energy
use
•Renewable primary energy
use
•CO2 emissions
•Indoor air quality
•Thermal comfort
•Building life cycle costs
•Reused or recycled materials
•Water consumption
•Solid waste
•User involvement
•Monitoring and optimization
of operation
KPI on Neighbourhood Scale
•Process and planning quality
•Participation and management of
neighbourhood
•Total primary energy use and
renewable primary energy use
•Exploitation of local renewable
resources (wind, biomass, sun light)
•Water management
•Social and functional diversity
•Access to public transport
•Connection to existing infrastructure
•Life cycle costs
•Cost development of building and the
neighbourhood
KPI for European Macro
Regions
•Local materials (all
regions)
•Biodiversity (all regions)
•Water for irrigation
(Mediterranean area)
•etc.

9. I CESBA – Common European Sustainable
Building Assessment

10. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria

11. „Having scoured the globe we were unanimous
in our decision to name Vorarlberg as the most
progressive part of the planet when it comes to
new architecture“
wallpaper, September 2000
"Vorarlberg was, is and could serve as a
laboratory, research institution for the
architecture in Europe. “
Marie-Helene Contal, Deputy Director of the French Architecture Institute, February 2002
II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Feedback from abroad

12. Inhabitants: ca. 370.000 (growing)
Area: 2.601 km² (living area: 603 km²)
Municipalities: 96
Export: 50,6%
Unemployment rate: 5,6 %
Annual new buildings: approx. 1.000 buildings with approx. 3.000 flats
II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Key figures Vorarlberg

13. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Settlement area

14. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Vorarlberger Building School - History
early success: Baroque Master Builder, high
building culture in the valleys
from 1960, first phase: Islands of political and
cultural opposition
from 1980, second phase: Extension of the field
of work on commercial and public buildings
from 1990, third phase: building culture is
regional mission statement
Today: Scene, laboratory of architecture

15. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
First phase of Vorarlberg building school
Haus
Wäger,
Rudolf
Wäger,
1964

16. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
First phase of Vorarlberg building school
Residental complex
Ölzbündt, Hermann
Kaufmann, 1997

17. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Scene
Frauenmuseum Hittisau,
Cukrowicz.Nachbauer
Architektur, 2001

18. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Scene
Haus
Innfeld,
Dietrich/
Unter-
trifaller,
1999

19. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Regional values (http://geert-hofstede.com)

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Regional values (http://geert-hofstede.com)
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Hungary
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Masculinity

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ÖVP results of state elections Vorarlberg
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24. • 2007 Initiation of a broad process Energy Autonomy Vorarlberg
• 2009 Unanimous decision of all 4 parliament parties:
energy autonomy on state level until 2050
• 2011 Unanimous decision of all 4 parliament parties:
101 grandchildren suitable measures
• 2012 Execution of tasks, projects…=> Building pass for public
buildings (KGA)
II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Energy autonomy Vorarlberg

25. II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Building pass for public buildings (KGA)
Since 2000
Eco-guideline for planning and construction of
buildings
2005 – 2008
„eco-construction and procurement in the lake of
Constance region“
Since 2006
Advisory service „sustainable construction for public
buildings in Vorarlberg“ Interreg IIIB project NENA
Since 2009
Development of a „building pass for public buildings
(certification)“ Interreg IVB-project „Enerbuild“
2010
Creation of 6 certification bodies, pretesting of the
tool with 9 buildings

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KGA Vorarlberg
2010 - 2011
Testing of 48 buildings on ENERBUILD- standard
together with 9 ENERBUILD partner regions
Since 2011
KGA-tool (regional adoption of CESBA generic tool)
for assessment of public buildings on community
level for state subsidies (up to 8% of the construction
costs)
In 2015
standardized application of KGA-tool for all public
buildings on community and on state level

27. • Strengthen the ecological building method
• Quality management in public buildings
• Quality assurance document
• Advisory service for municipalities
• Control of subsidies
• Reasons for municipalities to take part are:
- 1st financial
- 2nd appreciation
II Building culture in Vorarlberg / Austria
Goals KGA Vorarlberg

28. Nursery School Bizau (finished)
III Buildings examples

29. IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
Nursery School Bizau (finished)

30. IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
Nursery School
Bizau (finished)
ENERBUILD-Tool
19th of May 2010
Criteria
A Qualityof locationand facilities max. 100 50
A 1 Access to public transport network 50 20
A 2 Ecological quality of site 50 30
B Process and planning quality max. 200 200
B 1 Decision making and determination of goals 25 15
B 2 Formulation of verifiable objectives for energetic and ecological measures M 20 20
B 3 Standardized calculation of the economic efficiency M 40 35
B 4 Product-management - Use of low-emission products 60 60
B 5 Planning support for energetic optimization 60 60
B 6 Information for users 25 25
C Energy& Utilities (Passive house) max. 350 264
C 1 Specific heating demand (PHPP) M 100 84
C 2 Specific cooling demand (PHPP) M 100 50
C 3 Primary energy demand (PHPP) M 125 100
C 4 CO2-emissions (PHPP) 50 30
D Healthand Comfort max. 250 60
D 1 Thermal comfort in summer 150 0
D 2 Ventilation - non energetic aspects 50 50
D 3 Daylight optimized (+ lightening optimized) 50 10
E Building materials and construction max. 200 174
E 1
OI3TGH-lc ecological index of the thermal building envelope (respectively
OI3 of the total mass of the building)
200 174
max. 1000 748
Title Points
Sum
Nr. max. points
Must criteria
(M); Minimum
standard
Kriterien Kommunalgebäudeausweis Vorarlberg

31. Social Centre Rankweil Klosterreben
III Buildings examples

32. Social Centre Rankweil Klosterreben
III Buildings examples

33. Social Centre Rankweil Klosterreben
III Buildings examples

34. IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
Social Centre
Rankweil
Klosterreben
19th of May 2010
Criteria
A Quality of location and facilities max. 100 84
A 1 Access to public transport network 50 48
A 2 Ecological quality of site 50 36
B Process and planning quality max. 200 155
B 1 Decision making and determination of goals 25 0
B 2 Formulation of verifiable objectives for energetic and ecological measures M 20 20
B 3 Standardized calculation of the economic efficiency M 40 30
B 4 Product-management - Use of low-emission products 60 60
B 5 Planning support for energetic optimization 60 20
B 6 Information for users 25 25
C Energy & Utilities (Passive house) max. 350 191
C 1 Specific heating demand (PHPP) M 100 40
C 2 Specific cooling demand (PHPP) M 100 73
C 3 Primary energy demand (PHPP) M 125 68
C 4 CO2-emissions (PHPP) 50 10
D Health and Comfort max. 250 115
D 1 Thermal comfort in summer 150 65
D 2 Ventilation - non energetic aspects 50 40
D 3 Daylight optimized (+ lightening optimized) 50 10
E Building materials and construction max. 200 148
E 1
OI3TGH-lc ecological index of the thermal building envelope (respectively
OI3 of the total mass of the building)
200 148
max. 1000 693
max. points
Must criteria
(M); Minimum
standard
Title Points
Sum
Nr.

35. Community Centre Thüringerberg
III Buildings examples

36. Community Centre Thüringerberg
III Buildings examples

37. IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
Community
Centre
Thüringerberg
ENERBUILD-Tool
19th of May 2010
Criteria
A Quality of location and facilities max. 100 60
A 1 Access to public transport network 50 12
A 2 Ecological quality of site 50 48
B Process and planning quality max. 200 180
B 1 Decision making and determination of goals 25 15
B 2 Formulation of verifiable objectives for energetic and ecological measures M 20 20
B 3 Standardized calculation of the economic efficiency M 40 30
B 4 Product-management - Use of low-emission products 60 60
B 5 Planning support for energetic optimization 60 30
B 6 Information for users 25 25
C Energy & Utilities (Passive house) max. 350 324
C 1 Specific heating demand (PHPP) M 100 100
C 2 Specific cooling demand (PHPP) M 100 49
C 3 Primary energy demand (PHPP) M 125 125
C 4 CO2-emissions (PHPP) 50 50
D Health and Comfort max. 250 105
D 1 Thermal comfort in summer 150 65
D 2 Ventilation - non energetic aspects 50 40
D 3 Daylight optimized (+ lightening optimized) 50 0
E Building materials and construction max. 200 184
E 1
OI3TGH-lc ecological index of the thermal building envelope (respectively
OI3 of the total mass of the building)
200 184
max. 1000 853
max. points
Must criteria
(M); Minimum
standard
Title Points
Sum
Nr.
Kriterien Kommunalgebäudeausweis Vorarlberg

38. Community Centre St. Gerold (finished)
III Buildings examples

39. Community Centre St. Gerold (finished)
III Buildings examples

40. Community Centre St. Gerold (finished)
III Buildings examples

41. Community
Centre St. Gerold
Criteria
A Quality of location and facilities max. 100 47
A 1 Access to public transport network 50 12
A 2 Ecological quality of site 50 35
B Process and planning quality max. 200 200
B 1 Decision making and determination of goals 25 25
B 2 Formulation of verifiable objectives for energetic and ecological measures M 20 20
B 3 Standardized calculation of the economic efficiency M 40 35
B 4 Product-management - Use of low-emission products 60 60
B 5 Planning support for energetic optimization 60 60
B 6 Information for users 25 25
C Energy & Utilities (Passive house) max. 350 350
C 1 Specific heating demand (PHPP) M 100 100
C 2 Specific cooling demand (PHPP) M 100 100
C 3 Primary energy demand (PHPP) M 125 125
C 4 CO2-emissions (PHPP) 50 50
D Health and Comfort max. 250 155
D 1 Thermal comfort in summer 150 65
D 2 Ventilation - non energetic aspects 50 40
D 3 Daylight optimized (+ lightening optimized) 50 50
E Building materials and construction max. 200 194
E 1
OI3TGH-lc ecological index of the thermal building envelope (respectively
OI3 of the total mass of the building)
200 194
max. 1000 946
Title Points
Sum
Nr. max. points
Must criteria
(M); Minimum
standard
III Buildings examples

42. Life Cyle Tower – LCT One
III Buildings examples

43. Life Cyle Tower – LCT One
III Buildings examples

44. Life Cyle Tower
III Buildings examples

45. Community Centre Lorüns
III Buildings examples

46. Community Centre
Lorüns
III Buildings examples

47. Primary school Doren
(Refurbishment)
III Buildings examples

48. Primary school Doren
(Refurbishment)
III Buildings examples

49. Primary School Doren
(New part)
III Buildings examples

50. Primary School Doren
(New part)
III Buildings examples

51. Primary school Doren
(Refurbishment)
III Buildings examples

52. NENA Network
• Founded 2008, 10 members + expert members
• Innovation Network: Development of new projects and
project applications
• Competence Network: International network of experts in
the field of innovation management, regional management
and spatial planning, ecology and energy efficient buildings
• Implementation network: Coaching and realization of
projects; Moderation of projects and workshops
IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps

53. 3rd CESBA Sprint worskhop in Turin „Expanding CESBA“
IV NENA / CESBA – Next steps
MO 30th June TUE 1st July WED 2nd July
09:00 CESBA Sprint Workshop
 Strengthening local
economy: SME
opportunities
 Framework for public
administrations
 Latest European
research and new
common projects
 Roadmap for
assessment
harmonization
VISIBLE SG-Meeting
(Reflections on CESBA
sprint workshop)10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00 Dinner Dinner
19:00
20:00 NENA Assembly Development of common
project applications
21:00

54. www.CESBA.eu
www.nena-network.eu
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