Course: Technical Level Courses

This module aims to present the basic concepts of sustainability in urban areas and of the assessment systems for the built environment focusing in particular on the CESBA MED Assessment Methodology, Generic Framework (Building and Urban Scale) and contextualisation process.

Content:

Sustainability of urban areas
The CESBA MED project: background information, objectives, methodology, deliverables
Introduction to assessment systems for the built environment
Basic overview of CESBA MED Assessment Methodology

basic definitions and structure of the SBEMethod
the assessment procedure in the SBEMethod

characterization step
normalisation step: assignment of a score to indicators’ value
aggregation step

Structure of the CESBA MED Generic Framework Building Scale

issues, categories and criteria
physical boundaries
time boundaries

Structure of the CESBA MED Generic Framework Urban Scale

issues, categories and criteria
physical boundaries
time boundaries

Contextualization process:

Selection of the active criteria
Benchmarking
Weighting

Module 2 -The decision-making process

This module aims to present how to implement a decision- making process based on CESBA SBTool and SNTool to set up high quality energy retrofitting/new construction projects as part of sustainable urban development plans.

Content:

Model of decision making process for sustainable urban areas and public buildings

Initiation
Preparation
Diagnosis
Strategic definition

Setting Targets
Setting constraints and restrictions

Decision Making

Creation of retrofitting scenarios
Retrofit scenarios assessment and raking

Retrofit concept
Decision making process for new urban developments

Module 3 - Case studies analysis (Integration of building and urban scales)

Not available

Module 4 - The assessment criteria of the contextualised CESBA MED SBTool -Building Scale

Not available

Module 5 - Use of the contextualised CESBA MED SBTool - Building Scale

This module aims to present how to calculate in practice the indicators of the CESBA MED SBTool – Building Scale. For each territory the presentation concerns KPIs and locally selected assessment criteria. For each indicator an example of calculation and an exercise will be included. The module also includes the explanation of score assignment and aggregation methods.

Content:

For KPIs and locally selected criteria, presentation of three elements:

assessment method : illustrating the calculation step by step;
example of calculation: applying the calculation steps to a case study;
exercise: calculation exercise to be carried out by the participants.

Scores assignment: method and examples of calculation;
Scores aggregation: method and examples of calculation;

Module 6 - How to Use the CESBA MED Tools

This module, addressed to technicians (technical coordinators and area experts), aims to introduce the user to the SN and SB Tools in the context of a case study.

Content:

Presentation of the Local SNTool and SBTool
Case study presentation

Module 7 -The assessment criteria of the contextualized CESBA MED SNTool – Urban Scale

Not available

Module 8 - Use of the contextualized CESBA MED SNTool – Urban Scale

This module aims to present how to calculate in practice the indicators of the CESBA MED SNTool – Urban Scale. For each territory the presentation concerns KPIs and locally selected assessment criteria. For each indicator an example of calculation and an exercise will be included. The module also includes the explanation of score assignment and aggregation methods.

Content: