Sustainability
"Sustainability" is one of the most important future challenges for the industry, as technologies needs to be developed in order to make the best use of resources. The industry is forced to develop trends in the fields of energy efficiency, quality and durability. This applies in particular to construction industry - so the door industry - where its products have to last 20 ~ 25 years and longer.
Financial institutions and property companies want to secure their investments with sustainability certificates like LEED or BREEAM or DGNB. These certification bodies adapt their rating systems in a relative short period of time. These Green Building Certification Bodies take also building products into account of their rating systems. Therefore E.D.S.F prepared the E.D.S.F. Door Energy Calculator to show the impact of doors in the energy consumption of buildings.
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Guideline Paper "Sustainable impact of doors and gates during the life cycle"
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08.11.2011
The European Commission has adopted a Resource Efficiency Roadmap 2050 setting its vision: ?By 2050 the EU's economy has grown in a way that respects resource constraints and planetary boundaries, thus contributing to global economic transformation. Our economy is competitive, inclusive and provides a high standard of living with much lower environmental impacts. All resources are sustainably managed, from raw materials to energy, water, air, land and soil. Climate change milestones have been reached, while biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins have been protected, valued and substantially restored?
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- UNEP-FI / SBCI´S FINANCIAL & SUSTAINABILITY METRICS REPORT
An international review of sustainable building performance
indicators & benchmarks - Information about DGNB international
Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen
German Sustainable Building Council - Instruments for sustainable building policies in the constructions sector
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- Recast of EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive published on 18 June 2010) à Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) & Energy related requirements in Europe.
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