EN 15643-3-2012 pdf download.Sustainability of construction works – Assessment of buildings – Part 3:Framework for the assessment of social performance.
takes into account performance aspects and impacts that can be expressed with quantitative and qualitative indicators, as defined in 6.2.2.1 to 6.2.2.8. which are measured without value judgements.
4.2 Objectives of social performance assessment of the building
The objectives of assessment are
— to determine the social aspects and impacts of the building and its site;
— to enable the client, user and designer to make decisions that will help address the need fOr sustainability
of buildings.
4.3 Relevance of technical and functional requirements
Technical and functional requirements become fixed when they are prescribed in the client’s brief or in the project specification. These requirements influence the results of the assessment and therefore need to be taken into account. The object of assessment, through its design and operation, may be capable of delivering a performance that exceeds these requirements. How the technical and the functional performance of the building are taken into account is described in 5.3.
NOTE Technical and functional requirements may indude, for example, requirements foi- structural safety, fire safety. indoor air quality, security. adaptability, energy efficiency accessibility. de-constructability, recyclability. maintainability. durability and service life of a building or an assembled system (part of works).
4.4 Consideration of the building life cycle
The aspects and impacts of a building that relate to its social performance are influenced by actions that start with the consideration of the need for a building and continue beyond the decommissioning of the building (i.e. the legacy that is left behind once the building has been demolished/disposed of). The requirements for the assessment are defined in 5.3 and 5.5.
According to the general principles of sustainability in building construction described in ISO 15392:2008, all three dimensions of sustainability of buildings (environmental, social and economic) are necessary elements. Statements on the sustainability performance of a building shall address all three dimensions. This implies, when dealing with the sustainability assessment of a building, all three dimensions of sustainability shall be included in an assessment of the building’s performance, and communication shall be made accordingly. However, assessment of the individual dimensions of sustainability may also be undertaken separately, depending on the scope of assessment, in which case statements shall be made only for the separate assessment(s) – environmental, social, economic – actually carried out.
To link the results from the environmental, social and economic performance assessments requires that their functional equivalent (see 5.3) is the same. By reference to the functional equivalent the results of assessments can be presented in a systematic way. The functional equivalency (see 5.3) forms the basis for comparison at the building level.
relevant technical and functional requirements (e.g. regulatory framework and client’s specific requirements):
— required service life.
NOTE 2 Other specihc requirements and exposure to climate and to other conditions from the immediate surroundings
may be relevant for inclusion in the information on the functional equivalent,
5.4 Type of data and data allocation in the assessment of social performance
5.4.1 Assignment of data to the building life cycle
Aspects and impacts shall be assigned to the life cycle stage in which they occur.
An overview of “Social Aspects in the Life Cycle Stages of Construction Works” is given in Annex B.
5.4.2 Types of data
There are essentially two types of data required for the assessment of social performance:
a) Building-related data for the fabric during all life cycle stages:
— product stage (including planning, design and material acquisition)
— construction stage (Including transportation)
— use stage including, maintenance, repair, refurbishment and replacement;
— End of life stage
b) User- and control system-related data for operation of the building and its elements during use stage
during use stage.
5.4.2.1 Building fabric-related data
For the assessment of the social performance, data related to the building fabric shall include relevant information derived from construction products, processes and services according to the requirements of prEN 16309 “Sustainability of Construction works — Assessment of social performance of buildings — Methods.
Such information shall be taken from product declarations complying with requirements of EN 15804 and other relevant sources.EN 15643-3-2012 pdf download.