TESTING LEVEL(S) IN

THE NON RESIDENTIAL

MARKET

Pascal Eveillard,

Deputy VP Sustainable Development,

Saint-Gobain

OUR AMBITION: TO MAKE SUSTAINABILITY BECOME MAINSTREAM

PRACTICE IN THE BUILDING SECTOR

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ADVOCATE FOR

SUSTAINABLE

CONSTRUCTION

We are committed to promote

sustainable construction and to

contribute defining sustainability

requirements for buildings.

DEVELOP AND

DISTRIBUTE

SUSTAINABLE

SOLUTIONS

We deliver solutions that enable

our customers to build and

renovate more sustainably.

MULTI COMFORT, OUR CONCEPT PROOF FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

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30 projects

completed to date

OUR JOURNEY WITH LEVEL(S)

LEVEL(S) report publication by the European Commission

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2014

LEVEL(S) kick-off workshop in Brussels

Preparation of the tool Pilot Phase Roll-out

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Saint-Gobain Pilots

Work with GBCs

Publicconsultation on sustainable buildings

Communicationon resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector(single framework with core indicators)

2013

Steering groupfor the development of a building assessment framework

OUR MOTIVATIONS FOR A COMMON FRAMEWORK

- SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCES OF THE BUILDING STOCK NEED TO BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED

- FOCUS SHALL BE FIRST ON SHARED PRIORITY OBJECTIVES

- IT IS KEY TO ASSESS PERFORMANCES OVER THE ENTIRE BUILDING LFE CYCLE

- PERFORMANCES SHALL BE EASY TO ASSESS AND TO BENCHMARK

- WE LACK CONSISTENT INDICATORS BETWEEN VOLUNTARY SCHEMES (PULL) AND PUBLIC POLICIES (PUSH)

- INDICATORS SHALL BE BASED ON ROBUST EN STANDARDS

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Titre présentation6

1. NEW & EXISTING BUILDINGS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY!

2. BEYOND JUST KWH/M2

3. 6 PRIORITY MACRO-OBJECTIVES FOR A LT VISION

4. A CATALYST FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION, EMBARKING ALL

STAKEHOLDERS

5. A VOLUNTARY REPORTING FRAMEWORK, COMPREHENSIVE, FLEXIBLE AND

PROGRESSIVE

6. BASED ON EXISTING STANDARDS

7. EMBEDDING LIFE CYCLE THINKING

8. COMPLEMENTARY TO LABELING SCHEMES

9. TO FACILITATE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

10. HOPEFULLY FEATURING THE FUTURE EU POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE

BUILDING SECTOR

10 REASONS

TO BELIEVE IN

LEVEL(S)

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WHAT DO WE WANT TO TEST?

- Are the requirements in LEVEL(s) easy to understand and

to fulfil?

- Do we have all information already available or does the

framework require additional data collection /

calculations?

- In particular, how do the LEVEL(s)’ requirements position

versus current requirements in regulations and major

labelling schemes?

- How do our 4 Multi Comfort buildings profile with

LEVEL(s)?

- Which key learnings can we draw from the new indicators?

- Are there issues/differences in the different countries?

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THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF SAINT-GOBAIN

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• 49,000 m²

• 44 floors

• 165 meters tall

• HQE

• LEED

• BREEAM

• EFFINERGIE+

• Consultants:

• GBC:

THE INNOVATION AND TRAINING CENTER

OF SAINT-GOBAIN IN ITALY

LEED PLATINUM

(LEED 2009 ITALIA NC PROTOCOL)

• 90 out of 110 LEED points

• best score in Italy at the time of certification

• 100% points Energy & Atmosphere credits 1 & 2

CLASS A+

NATIONAL EPC (LOMBARDY REGION)

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• Renovation (700m²)+ new built

extension (500 m²) – 2012

• Innovative solutions

• Laboratory to test building’s

performances and occupants comfort

• Consultants:

• GBC:

CAN WE FULFILL LEVEL(S) REQUIREMENTS WITH EXISTING DATA?

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Information available - < 1 day work

2 to 5 additional days of work

> 1 additional week of work

Input data from National energy calculation method

Input data from LEED energy modelling results

About 35 additional consultants’ days to

complete Levels 1 and 2 requirements

COMPARISON WITH LABELING SCHEMES REQUIREMENTS

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COMPARISON WITH LABELING SCHEMES REQUIREMENTS

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SOME VERY FIRST BROAD CONCLUSIONS

• GUIDANCE DOCUMENT DIFFICULT TO USE

• COMPLEX FOR OPERATIONAL TEAMS

• SOME REQUIREMENTS NOT ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL REGULATIONS

• SOME REQUIREMENTS DO NOT EXIST IN LABELLING SCHEMES

• LEVEL(S) REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME AND EFFORT, ADDITIONAL CALCULATIONS OR ASSESSMENTS

• SOME DIFFICULTIES ALREADY TO COMPLY WITH LEVEL 1 REQUIREMENTS

=> ISSUE FOR SMALL PROJECTS

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SETTING THE AMBITION LEVEL & ENGAGING WITH TRENDSETTERS

Saint-Gobain is a member of 35 Green Building Councils (GBC) worldwide

Saint-Gobain is a partner of the European Regional Network of GBCs

Saint-Gobain is a member of the World GBC Corporate Advisory Board

Saint-Gobain is a partner of the Better Places for People Campaign

GREEN BUILDING COUNCILS

15 / Sustainable Habitat – ADFORS - November 2016

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION