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4th March 2008: Strategic Workshop
"A European label for Sustainable Buildings"

As a response to the large number of interested parties, a video-streaming of the workshop is available on-line (until 18 March 2008). Click here to watch the workshop!!!

The workshop attracted a large presence of European Commission representatives from different DGs directly or indirectly affected by sustainable construction, policy makers and industry representatives and their European federations, but also tool developers of existing assessment methods. Different presentations from DG Research, DG Environment, DG Enterprises and the construction stake-holders from the European association of architects and contractors gave their views on the way forward towards sustainable buildings and the consequent assessment methods in relation to the LEnSE research project.

Presentations given by speakers at the Strategic workshop are now available here.

Summary of developed issues

The LEnSE methodology encompasses a set of 57 sustainability issues, grouped into 11 categories in the 3 pillars of sustainable construction. More information on this can be found in the Stepping Stone 2 Publication.

For the purpose of testing the structure of the methodology, 36 of the 57 issues were developed in detail. Following European wide testing of the method on a series of case study buildings, a number of issues were consolidated. This has led to a final set of 30 developed issues. A short version of these issues is now available for public dissemination.

Download summary of developed issues

Demo of prototype assessment tool

The LEnSE methodology and developed issues have been tested on a series of case study buildings using a prototype assessment tool, developed especially for the project. A demonstration version of this tool is now also available for public dissemination.

Download tool demo