New instrument of SNBS for sustainable infrastructure buildings
The Sustainable Building Network Switzerland SNBS has developed a practice-oriented tool that can be used for the first time to assess and compare the sustainability of infrastructure buildings for mobility, water, protection, energy and communication.
The SNBS tool on sustainable infrastructure, which has now been released and is available free of charge, covers diverse project types - modification, new construction, replacement, maintenance and operation. It is aimed at the public sector as well as planning offices and contractors working in the infrastructure sector.
Indicators are used to assess criteria from the areas of society, economy and environment, as well as from transversal themes.
This allows the sustainability of a project to be assessed, with the individual criteria indicating the existing strengths and weaknesses. The standard builds on proven methods and is also compatible with other evaluation systems, but is the first instrument to close the gap that has existed to date in infrastructure construction.
The digital tool also supports the aspect of sustainability in public procurement.
Reference: The criteria catalog and the actual tool, an Excel tool, can be downloaded free of charge from www.snbs-infrastruktur.ch can be downloaded.
