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A decade of Development and Applicationof an Environmental Assessment System
for the Built Environment

April 2014

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by Shuzo MURAKAMI, Kazuo IWAMURA & Raymond J. COLE
In promoting sustainable buildings, CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for
Built Environment Efficiency) has become an industry-standard in Japan with societal
significance since a decade after its official publication. In between, it has
garnered considerable global interest and been actively promoted overseas.
However, the corresponding growth in its user base has resulted in somefirst-time users finding the CASBEE system and its numerous tools somewhat
complex and difficult to understand. To address such issues, and also for thebenefit of global users, this book, all written in English, is intended to offer aneasy-to-understand comprehensive introduction to the CASBEE system structure,
scope and emphasis.
Environmental assessment as tool for promoting sustainable buildings has
become an important social movement. Amidst such a global trend, we hope
CASBEE will make a meaningful contribution to solving global environmental
issues. As the movement for the advancement of sustainable buildings continues
to evolve, we will strive to further improve the contributions and offerings ofCASBEE in this effort. (Extracts from the Preface by Shuzo MURAKAMI)

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1. Situating CASBEE within a broader context, by Raymond J. COLE
1.2. Background of CASBEE development, by Shuzo MURAKAMI<Column-1> Sustainability and Trust, by Martin TOWNSENT<Column-2> LEED and CASBEE, by Scot HORST & Gretchen SWEENEY

Chapter 2: Basic Concept of CASBEE
2.1. R&D Structure: Academia+Industry+Governments
2.2. Space-scale classification from a single home to a whole city
2.3. Time-process classification according to the life-stage of built environment
2.4. Virtual enclosed space boundary
2.5. From Eco-Efficiency to Built Environment Efficiency (BEE)
2.6. Unique rating index: Built Environment Efficiency (BEE)
2.7. Graphic indication system of the rating results for dissemination
2.8. Input operation and output results<Column-3> Assessment Systems and LCCO2, by Thomas LÜTZKENDORF

Chapter 3: CASBEE Family of Tools
3.1. Overall structure
3.2. CASBEE for Housing
3.3. CASBEE for Buildings
3.4. CASBEE for Market Promotion (CASBEE-MP)<Column-4> Sustainable assessment as a tool for translating sustainability features intovalue, by Frank HOVORKA<Column-5> Linkage between environmental performance assessment and property
appraisal, by Thomas LÜTZKENDORF & David LORENZ
3.5. CASBEE for Urban Development (CASBEE-UD)
3.6. CASBEE for Cities (CASBEE-City)<Column-6> Towards green cities, by Serge SALAT
3.7. CASBEE Connector to BIM (Building Information Modeling)

Chapter 4: CASBEE Promotion and Support Systems
4.1. CASBEE Accredited Professional registration system
4.2. CASBEE certification system
4.3. Building administration systems

Chapter 5: Benefits from Using CASBEE
5.1. Relationship between BEE Index, Energy/CO2e conservation and cost
5.2. Incentives provided by local governments
5.3. Health promotion in housing and community

Chapter 6: Utilization and Dissemination of CASBEE
6.1. Overview
6.2. Utilization in governmental policies
6.3. Practical application
6.4. Utilization in education
6.5. Publicity and academic releases
6.6. Overseas collaborations<Column-7> The Chinese green building labeling systems and CASBEE, by ZHU Yingxin<Column-8> CASBEE-City in Putrajaya, Malaysia, by HO Chin Siong
6.7. CASBEE evaluation of vernacular houses

Appendix

Title: CASBEE
A decade of Development and Applicationof an Environmental Assessment System
for the Built Environment

Authors: Shuzo MURAKAMI,Kazuo IWAMURA & Raymond J. COLE
Editor: Japan Sustainable Building Consortium(JSBC)
Publisher: Institute for Building Environment
and Energy Conservation (IBEC)
Design: Kazuo IWAMURA
Volume: B5 / 297 Pages / Monochrome
Publication Date: April 2014
ISBN 978-4-9907425-8-4

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