Sustainability qualification tool for Italian multi-family buildings

Abstract

There is a growing interest in the real estate sector in tools for assessing the sustainability and quality of the building stock. Often such tools, regardless of their content but by their nature as an assurance tool, serve as a support and stimulus to the sustainable building market. This paper reports the steps and methodology followed in the development of a sustainability qualification system for condominium buildings. The structure of the system and its technical characteristics are described. The objective of the tool is to evaluate not only aspects related to the building’s construction and technical systems quality but also to highlight the ability to optimize condominium services and management practices.