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<p>The main objective of the study is to examine to what extent the architectural design quality and social sustainability are taken into account in building certification systems. The following most commonly used building assessments in Europe (focus on Germany, Slovakia and Czech Republic) have been investigated: BREEAM, LEED, CESBA, LEVEL(s), DGNB, BNB, BNK, NaWoh, SBToolCZ and WELL. After extensive research of chosen certification systems and various sources on topics such as conditions of well-being, sociocultural indicators, assessment of social performance of sustainable buildings and design quality assessment, the main social and architectural design quality aspects were determined and used for further analysis and final evaluation. Studied aspects are divided into the following categories: user satisfaction and quality of life (building-related), sustainable and healthy lifestyle (building-related), architecture – design quality (building-related), innovation and social responsibility (external). The article contains a summary of results with overall evaluation and comparison of certification systems including weighting of studied categories in selected building assessments. Furthermore, indicators used in building certifications associated with the quality of life and the quality of architectural expression and their weighting are described and presented.</p>
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The main objective of the study is to examine to what extent the architectural design quality and social sustainability are taken into account in building certification systems. The following most commonly used building assessments in Europe (focus on Germany, Slovakia and Czech Republic) have been investigated: BREEAM, LEED, CESBA, LEVEL(s), DGNB, BNB, BNK, NaWoh, SBToolCZ and WELL. After extensive research of chosen certification systems and various sources on topics such as conditions of well-being, sociocultural indicators, assessment of social performance of sustainable buildings and design quality assessment, the main social and architectural design quality aspects were determined and used for further analysis and final evaluation. Studied aspects are divided into the following categories: user satisfaction and quality of life (building-related), sustainable and healthy lifestyle (building-related), architecture – design quality (building-related), innovation and social responsibility (external). The article contains a summary of results with overall evaluation and comparison of certification systems including weighting of studied categories in selected building assessments. Furthermore, indicators used in building certifications associated with the quality of life and the quality of architectural expression and their weighting are described and presented.

Architectural design quality and social sustainability in building certification systems

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Architecture Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU

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The main objective of the study is to examine to what extent the architectural design quality and social sustainability are taken into account in building...

Architectural design quality and social sustainability in building certification systems

Published Online: Sep 06, 2021

Page range: 13 - 23

Received: Jun 25, 2021

Accepted: Jul 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0015

Keywords
sustainable architecture, building certification, architectural design quality, social sustainability, user satisfaction, quality of life

© 2021 Lucia Oberfrancová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Architectural design quality and social sustainability in building certification systems

Published Online: Sep 06, 2021

Page range: 13 - 23

Received: Jun 25, 2021

Accepted: Jul 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/alfa-2021-0015

Keywordssustainable architecture, building certification, architectural design quality, social sustainability, user satisfaction, quality of life

© 2021 Lucia Oberfrancová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sustainable architecture, building certification, architectural design quality, social sustainability, user satisfaction, quality of life