21/30392284 DC

This standard 21/30392284 DC BS ISO 21931-1. Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works. Framework for methods of assessment of the environmental, social and economic performance of construction works as a basis for sustainability assessment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.040.01 Buildings in general

This document provides a general framework for improving the quality and comparability of methods for assessing the environmental, social and economic performance of construction works, and their combination as a basis for the sustainability assessment of buildings.

It identifies and describes issues to be taken into account in the development and use of methods of assessment of the environmental, social and economic characteristics, aspects and impacts of new or existing buildings. These relate to the building’s design, production of construction products, materials and components, construction, operation, maintenance and refurbishment, and end-of-life processes.

The object of assessment in this document is the building and the external works within its site (curtilage)

This document does not set benchmarks or levels of performance relative to environmental, social and economic impacts and aspects.

This document is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 21930, and following the principles set out in ISO 15392, ISO 14020 family of International Standards, which includes ISO 14020, ISO 14021, as well as ISO 14040, ISO 14044 and ISO 15686 (all parts). Where this document contains more specific requirements, it seeks to complement those other documents. Where the requirements of this document go beyond the requirements of these standards, the requirements of this document apply.