The Eco-label scheme is becoming ever more important in the environmental certification of products and services, especially in light of the recent ambitious aim of containing greenhouse emissions and improving the efficiency of utilizing energy sources. A recently-introduced hypothesis concerns the European Eco-label scheme relating to buildings, in the awareness that the construction industry is of primary importance to the whole economic and social life of states. This scheme should adopt an integrated approach to environmental problems and include construction, day-to-day management, and the possible disposal of building materials, throughout the life cycle of the building. In addition, in consideration of the particular scope of buildings, the main aim of this new scheme should also be to ensure enhanced conditions of comfort to the occupants of these buildings. In sight of this challenge, the building can be regarded as a summation of components (each of them characterized by a given level of environmental quality) or as a unique physical entity aimed at delivering suitable indoor condition to occupants with an assigned amount of primary energy and with a limited impact on the natural environment. In the paper, both approaches will be investigated, keeping also in mind the initiatives that are currently on the ground in the aim of establishing ecological criteria for the award of the community Eco-label for buildings.

Franzitta, V., La Gennusa, M., Peri, G., Rizzo, G., Scaccianoce, G. (2010). Toward a European Eco-label brand for residential buildings: Holistic or by-components approaches?. ENERGY, 36, 1884-1892 [10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.021].

Toward a European Eco-label brand for residential buildings: Holistic or by-components approaches?

FRANZITTA, Vincenzo;LA GENNUSA, Maria;PERI, Giorgia;RIZZO, Gianfranco;SCACCIANOCE, Gianluca
2010-01-01

Abstract

The Eco-label scheme is becoming ever more important in the environmental certification of products and services, especially in light of the recent ambitious aim of containing greenhouse emissions and improving the efficiency of utilizing energy sources. A recently-introduced hypothesis concerns the European Eco-label scheme relating to buildings, in the awareness that the construction industry is of primary importance to the whole economic and social life of states. This scheme should adopt an integrated approach to environmental problems and include construction, day-to-day management, and the possible disposal of building materials, throughout the life cycle of the building. In addition, in consideration of the particular scope of buildings, the main aim of this new scheme should also be to ensure enhanced conditions of comfort to the occupants of these buildings. In sight of this challenge, the building can be regarded as a summation of components (each of them characterized by a given level of environmental quality) or as a unique physical entity aimed at delivering suitable indoor condition to occupants with an assigned amount of primary energy and with a limited impact on the natural environment. In the paper, both approaches will be investigated, keeping also in mind the initiatives that are currently on the ground in the aim of establishing ecological criteria for the award of the community Eco-label for buildings.
2010
Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica Ambientale
Franzitta, V., La Gennusa, M., Peri, G., Rizzo, G., Scaccianoce, G. (2010). Toward a European Eco-label brand for residential buildings: Holistic or by-components approaches?. ENERGY, 36, 1884-1892 [10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.021].
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