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Users in low-energy buildings
Published in Kim Haugbølle, David Boyd, Clients and Users in Construction, 2017
Frédéric Bougrain, Paula Femenías
When the ministry launched the contest to select the architect, the building was not supposed to be certified for sustainability or as a low-energy building. However, a national multi-party debate on the environmental policy modified the ministry's ambitions. Following the submissions in the procurement process, the client asked the design team to slightly modify the project in order to certify the building according to the French environmental assessment system HQE (High Environmental Quality) and to get the label ‘low-energy building’. The HQE certification relates to the operation management system and the environmental quality of the building. Before this project, the client (the ministry) did not have any experience with low-energy buildings.
Sustainable design and construction assessment tools
Published in Oluwaseun Dosumu, Clinton Aigbavboa, Sustainable Design and Construction in Africa, 2018
Oluwaseun Dosumu, Clinton Aigbavboa
The HQE was developed for the assessment of construction projects for France in 2005. It requires that an independent auditor is engaged to assess construction projects and ensure that their applications are adequate and sufficient for certification. The HQE has 14 categories of which a minimum of 7 must be satisfied to qualify for sustainability certification. The 14 categories are divided into two sections: environmental management system and environmental building quality.
COVID-19: a catalyst for revitalizing mixed-use urban centers? The case of Paris
Published in Building Research & Information, 2023
Elise Machline, David Pearlmutter, Chen Cohen, Moshe Schwartz
In Paris, in the 12th district, the first reversible (into housing) offices building (10,660 m2) has been designed in the urban project Les Messageries (Gare de Lyon-Daumesnil) in 2021. The design also aims to meet ‘green’ building standards: E + C-, BREEAM, HQE level Excellent, BiodiverCity, R2S (Municipality of Paris, 2021). Also, for the needs of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, some 6000 athletes will be housed in a 125,000 m2 development in the Saint-Denis district (Greater Paris). The four buildings will be constructed with a timber and ultra-low concrete structure or façade for environmental performance and the project will implement reversible building design. This means that at the end of the Games, the buildings will be transformed into a new mixed-used neighbourhood, featuring 64,000 m2 of housing, 57,000 m2 of offices and 4000 m2 of shops (Leray, 2018).
Energy balance and photovoltaic integration in positive energy buildings. Design and performance in built office case studies
Published in Architectural Science Review, 2023
X. Barrutieta, A. Kolbasnikova, O. Irulegi, R. Hernández
Arkinova Activity Generator in Anglet is a building for l'Agglomération Côte-Basque-Adour with a mixed programme (office, co-working spaces, FabLab), a technology hub dedicated to eco-building, bringing together young start-ups, R&D companies, architects and engineers. It has the double certification NF HQE Tertiary Buildings – New or Renovation and BREEAM. The materials that were used have a low energy and carbon footprint, enabling the structure to be energy positive. Passive design strategies are favoured over technical means. Thus, natural ventilation ensures summer comfort; the envelope has an efficient insulation and optimizes solar and luminous gains (Agence Guiraud-Manenc 2017). This building achieved the highest energy-sufficiency ratio among the analyzed case studies.
Structural eco-efficiency: harmonising structural and environmental assessments
Published in European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022
Currently, the assessment of the sustainability of buildings is made at different levels and with different approaches. Many countries have adopted rating schemes, such as LEED (in the USA), BREEAM (in the UK), HQE (in France), DGNB (in Germany), Green Star (in Australia and New Zealand), etc., for the assessment of the sustainability of buildings. In general, these methods are based on a list of criteria (mainly environmental criteria, although some schemes are already considering economic and social criteria), which may be assessed qualitatively and/or quantitatively. The final score of the assessment, leading to a sustainability label, is obtained by the sum of the individual scores. These schemes were developed in different countries and they often reflect local requirements. Therefore, they do not have a general direct application in other countries, and usually, they do not enable comparisons.