3rd CESBA MED LOCAL EXPERTS COMMITTEE – SUSTAINABLITY INDICATORS FOR BUILDINGS

With in the CESBA-MED –Sustainable Mediterranean Cities project (INTERREG) we participated in the third Local Committee Meeting on invitation by the Municipality of Sant Cugat del Vallès. A group of 20 experts from academia, research, administration and private entities discussed and further developed assessment criteria and benchmarks for building assessment within the CESBA-MED methodology for the evaluation of Sustainable Cities. 

Indicators for the assessment of Energy and Resource Consumption of Buildings have been the field of excellence where we contributed to the further definition and approval of indicators and their evaluation method. Primary energy demand, renewable energy share, embodied, non-renewable energy and the use of recycled materials are examples of these type of indicators, but also the peak demand of electricity for building operation and efficient use of water resources are taken into consideration as buildings should contribute to the overall resilience of neighbourhoods and cities.

The areas of exemplary application will be situated in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Sant Francesc, Monastir, Xalet negre, Casa Cultura, Escola Collserola)  and Barcelona (Illa Efficient, Lactancia, AHC). The local experts committees will assist the implementation process during the whole year through further committee meetings. Furthermore CESBA-MED plans educational activities for technicians and decision makers to get introduced into the developed tool and its methodology.

For more information: https://cesba-med.interreg-med.eu/