About the Sustainable design standards category

Buildings, Space & Design Sustainable design standards
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This sub-category is for discussions on the use of standards and benchmarks that guide the sustainable design of research facilities. Topics may include:

  • BREEAM, Passivhaus, EnerPHit, WELL, and LEED

  • Net-zero and whole-life carbon standards for buildings

  • Sector-specific standards for laboratories and research spaces

  • Comparing frameworks and their applicability

  • Case studies of design projects applying these standards

This complements New Builds & Retrofits (capital projects) and Facilities Optimisation (operations). Here the emphasis is on the frameworks and benchmarks that set expectations for design.