Special Issue “Digital Twin Technology in the AEC Industry”

Table 1

Summary of sustainable standards and specifications for building design.

	Standards and specifications	Level	Environmental	Economic	Social	Release year
ISO/TC59/SC17	ISO 21929 framework for the development of indicators for buildings	Framework	✓	✓	✓	First version 2006, revised 2011
	ISO/TS 12720 sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works	Framework	✓			2014
	ISO/TR 21932 sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works—a review of terminology	Framework	✓			2013
	ISO 21931 framework for the methods of assessment of the environmental performance of construction work	Building	✓			First version 2006, revised 2010, will be replaced by ISO/CD 21931-1
	ISO 21930 environmental declaration of building product	Product	✓			First version 2007, revised 2017
	ISO 21929-1 sustainability in building construction—sustainability indicators—part 1: framework for the development of indicators and a core set of indicators for buildings	Framework	✓			First version 2006, revised 2011
	ISO 16745 environmental performance of buildings—carbon metric of a building—use stage	Building	✓			First version 2015, revised 2017
	ISO 15392 sustainability in building construction—general principles	Framework	✓	✓	✓	First version 2008, revised 2019
CEN/TC 350	EN 15643-1 general framework	Framework	✓	✓	✓	2010
	EN 15643-2 framework for the assessment of environmental performance	Framework	✓			2013
	EN 15643-3 framework for the assessment of social performance	Framework			✓	2012
	EN 15643-4 framework for the assessment of economic performance	Framework		✓		2012
	EN 15978 assessment of environmental performance of buildings-calculation method	Building	✓			2011
	EN 16309 assessment of social performance of buildings-calculation method	Building			✓	2014
	EN16672 assessment of economic performance of buildings-calculation method	Building		✓		2015
	EN 15804 environmental product declarations-core rules for the product category of construction products	Product	✓			2012
	EN 15942 environmental product declarations-communication format-business to business	Product	✓			2011
	CEN/TR 15941 environmental product declarations-methodology for selection and use of generic data	Product	✓			2010
ISO/TC207/SC 5	ISO 14040 life cycle assessment-principles and framework	Product	✓			First version 1997, revised 2006
	ISO 14044 environmental management—life cycle assessment—requirements and guidelines	Product	✓			First version 2006, revised 2017
	ISO 14045 environmental management—eco-efficiency assessment of product systems—principles, requirements and guidelines	Product	✓			2012
	ISO 14046 environmental management—water footprint—principles, requirements, and guidelines	Product	✓			2014
	ISO/TR 14047 environmental management—life cycle assessment—illustrative examples on how to apply ISO 14044 to impact assessment situations	Product	✓			First version 2003, revised 2012
	ISO/TR 14049 environmental management—life cycle assessment—illustrative examples on how to apply ISO 14044 for the goal and scope definition and inventory analysis	Product	✓			First version 2000, revised 2012
	ISO/TS 14048 environmental management—life cycle assessment—data documentation format	Product	✓			2002
	ISO/TS 14071 environmental management—life cycle assessment—critical review processes and reviewer competencies: additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044	Product	✓			2014
	ISO/TS 14072 environmental management—life cycle assessment—requirements and guidelines for organizational life cycle assessment	Product	✓			2014