BS EN 15643-4:2012 PDF

BS EN 15643-4:2012 This European Standard forms one part of a series of European Standards for the assessment of buildings. It provides specific principles and requirements for the assessment of economic performance of buildings taking into account technical characteristics and functionality of a building. Assessment of economical performance is one aspect of sustainability assessment of buildings under the general framework of EN 15643-1. What does this apply to? The framework applies to all types of buildings, and is relevant for the assessment of the economic performance of new buildings over their life cycle as well as existing buildings over their remaining service life and end of life stage. What does it do? The economic performance assessment of a building addresses the life cycle costs and other economic aspects, all expressed through quantitative indicators. It excludes the economic risk assessment of a building and return on investment calculations It includes economic aspects of a building relating to the built environment within the area of the building site. BS EN 15643-4 does not include economic aspects beyond the area of the building site, e.g. such as economic impacts of construction of local infrastructure or economic impacts resulting from transportation of the users of the building or economic impacts of a construction project on local community. Can this document be used in conjunction with other standards? Yes, the following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.