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BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 455-467Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500219063
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assessment methods; building assessment; environmental assessment; futures; stakeholder participation; sustainability; sustainable development; trends
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The initial intentions and current emphasis of building environmental performance assessment methods are compared and contrasted with their emerging roles. This analysis provides a starting point for anticipating future developments in environmental assessment methods for buildings, how they are likely to evolve and how they will be used. The current varying expectations of assessment methods are examined, including the extent to which they can address complex issues while remaining simple and practical, their role as 'market transformation tools', and their ability to enhance dialogue among a range of stakeholders broader than a design team. More importantly, the increasing framing of environmental issues within the wider context of 'sustainability' raises the question about whether existing methods are capable of being easily reconfigured to fulfil this new agenda.
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