Open House - Benchmarking and mainstreaming building sustainability in the EU based on transparency and openness (open source and availability) from model to implementation

The overall objective of OPEN HOUSE is to develop and to implement a common European transparent building assessment methodology, complementing the existing ones, for planning and constructing sustainable buildings by means of an open approach and technical platform. In order to achieve the OPEN HOUSE objectives, a multidisciplinary strong and well balanced consortium able of mobilising any  kind of stakeholders from the entire supply and value chain,  has been created. It will provide complementary scientific and technical knowledge for performing the research tasks, and skills for the dissemination and exploitation of the results. It is composed by 20 organisations covering 11 countries. It has been configured with a well-balanced contribution of large companies with strong research capabilities, high-tech SMEs, research organisations, end users and policy makers.

The project is carried out at the Divison of Building Technology and within Areas of Advance Built Environment.

This project is related to the project  "Mastertool Building Certification Systems".

Keywords: Transparency, building sustainability, assessment methodology, standardisation, green public procurement, lead market, sustainable construction

• Holger Wallbaum

  Full Professor/Research Group Leader, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology, Sustainable Building

  Holger is a Full Professor in sustainable building at the Division of Building Technology, research group Sustainable Building, and in the Area of advance Building Futures. Holger works within...