Measuring Sustainability in the Construction and Real Estate Sector: A Case Study of the DGNB Certification System

Lemaitre, Christine

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Christine Lemaitre⁸

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This chapter focusses on the system developed and run by the German Sustainable Building Council, DGNB, for the certification of sustainable buildings and urban districts and sets the DGNB approach within the context of the wider agenda of sustainable development.

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German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), Kronprinzstraße 11, 70173, Stuttgart, Germany
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter- nationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany
Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann
Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Cottbus, Germany
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Division 45 - Rural Development and Agri, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale, Eschborn, Germany
Berthold Hansmann
Environmental Planning, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany
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Lemaitre, C. (2014). Measuring Sustainability in the Construction and Real Estate Sector: A Case Study of the DGNB Certification System. In: Schmitz-Hoffmann, C., Schmidt, M., Hansmann, B., Palekhov, D. (eds) Voluntary Standard Systems. Natural Resource Management in Transition, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35716-9_23

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35716-9_23
Published: 26 February 2014
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