Comprehensive Assessment System for Building

Environment Efficiency

Prepared by
Jinan K. Hassan
 Content
1. Introduction
2. An Overview of CASBEE
 Policies
 CASBEE Family
Building Lifecycle and Four Assessment Tools
3. CASBEE Concept Development
4. The Assessment Method Employed by CASBEE
Two Categories of Assessment: Q and L
Four Target Fields of CASBEE and Its Rearrangement
Environmental Labelling Using Built Environment Efficiency (BEE)
Rating system
Buildings for assessment under CASBEE for Building (New Construction)
Weighting coefficients
5. What CASBEE has and LEED doesn’t !
6. Assessment Tool of CASBEE
7. CASBEE Certification System
8. Comparison between CASBEE and LEED
9. Case study
Introduction
Green Building???
Creating structures and using
processes that are:
environmentally responsible
resource-efficient

throughout a building’s life-

cycle from siting to design,
construction, operation,
maintenance, renovation and
deconstruction.
Why Green???
– Reduce carbon consumption,
– Energy independence,
– Preserve natural systems
– Improved building performance
– Increased revenue (higher rents/sales price,
improved productivity, fewer/shorter vacancies)
– Lower cost (utilities, costs of conversion)
Comprehensive Assessment System for Built
Environment Efficiency
 Building Rating System
• There has been a growing movement towards sustainable
construction since the second half of the 1980s, leading to the
development of various methods for evaluating the
environmental performance of buildings.
40% of CO2 are related to buildings in Japan

1300Mt-CO2
in 2005

New construction Operation Renovation

Residential bldgs 　 13.5% 1.1%
3.4% 18.0% 0.9% by T. Ikaga
Commercial bldgs 3.2%

Design Material Renovation Demolition

Production Construction Operation
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 Introduction
Yuzhno Sakh
• Rating system: CASBEE 45
• Established year: 2001 Vladivostok Sapporo
• Supported by: Japanese ministry of 40Beijing Shenyang

Land, Infrastructure, Transport and P´yongyang

Tourism. 35
Seoul

Pusan Nagoya Tokyo

Osaka
Fukuoka
• Assesses the quality of a building Shang
30 hai

25 Taipei
environmental awareness in
using building materials and 120 E 125 130 135 140 145
equipment that have
little environmental impact,
level of comfort of an interior or the views
 Policies
• The system should be structured to award high assessments
to superior buildings, thereby enhancing incentives to
designers and others.

• The assessment system should be as simple as possible.

• The system should be applicable to buildings in a wide range

of building types.

• The system should take into consideration issues and

problems peculiar to Japan and Asia.
 CASBEE Assessment Tools
APPLICATION:
• CASBEE-Housing and CASBEE-Building are applied for individual houses and
buildings to assess their environmental performance.
• CASBEE-Urban Development is used to evaluate environmental performance of
urban blocks and town development.
• CASBEE-City evaluates environmental performance on a local government
scale.
• These are assessed based on BEE indicators by CASBEE.

CASBEE assessment tools principles

[1] Comprehensive assessment throughout the life cycle of the building
[2] Assessment of the Built Environment Quality and Built Environment
Load
[3] Assessment based on the newly developed Built Environment
Efficiency (BEE) indicator
• CASBEE-Housing and CASBEE-Building are
applied for individual houses and
buildings to assess their environmental
performance.

• CASBEE-Urban Development is used to

evaluate environmental performance of
urban blocks and town
development.
 Four Basic Tools
Pre-design, CASBEE for New Construction, CASBEE for Existing
Buildings, CASBEE for Renovation
 CASBEE for Specific Purposes
(April 2014)
Application Name
CASBEE for Detached Houses
For Detached Houses
(for New Construction, for Existing Building)
For Temporary Construction CASBEE for Temporary Construction

CASBEE for New Construction (Brief Version), for

Existing
Brief versions
Buildings (Brief version), for Renovation (Brief version)
CASBEE for Urban Development (Brief version)

CASBEE-Nagoya, CASBEE-Osaka, CASBEE-Yokohama

Local government versions
etc.
For Heat Island effect CASBEE for Heat Island
For Urban Development CASBEE for Urban Development
For Cities CASBEE for Cities
For Market Promotion CASBEE for Market Promotion
 CASBEE major categories of criteria
Building Environmental Quality and Performance:
Functionality and Thermal comfort
usability

Quality of Durability Acoustics Indoor Lighting

amenities and and Environment and
service
reliability noise Quality illumination

flexibility Air quality

and
adaptability
preservation and creation of biotope

Outdoor
outdoor amenities environment townscape and landscape
on site
 CASBEE major categories of criteria
Building Environmental loading:
thermal load recycled materials

use of Resources materials

efficiency Energy Water
natural and with low
of systems conservation
energy materials health risks

efficient sustainably harvested

operations timber

air pollution, noise and vibration

sunlight obstruction, Off-site heat island effect,

light pollution environment and local on local infrastructure
 Assessment Areas of CASBEE
Target Areas Numerator Areas
Re-categorized
into Q1: Indoor environment
1. Energy efficiency Q (Quality) and
Q2: Quality of Services
L (Loadings)
to indicate Q3: Outdoor environment
2. Resource efficiency
on site
3. Local environment
BEE =

4. Indoor environment L1: Energy

L2: Resources and
materials
(ca. 80 sub-items in total)
L3: Off-site environment
Denominator Areas
Assessment
Hypothetical Enclosed BEE
Areas of
Space for CASBEE Evaluation
Q&L
 CASBEE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Assessment Field Items related to L
% of the % of the
overall overall
weight weight

Water Efficiency 50 Water Leakage Detection (3.6%) 15

water use during construction (1.8%)
Waste water management (7.2%)
Sanitary Used Pip (2.4%)
Materials and 10 Regionally procured materials (1.5%)
Resources Materials fabricated on site (0.5%) 0
Use of readily renewable materials
(1.5%)
Use of salvaged materials (1.5%)
Use of recycled materials (2%)
Use of lightweight materials (0.5%)
Use of higher durability materials
(0.5%)
Use of prefabricated elements (1.5%)
Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis of
materials in the project
(0.5%)
Indoor Environmental  
Quality 10 10
Assessment Field Items related to L
% of the % of the
overall overall
weight weight
Desert area development (1.5%)
Sustainable Site. I5 Informal area redevelopment (1.5%) 0
Accessibility Brownfield site redevelopment (1.5%)
and Compatibility with National
Ecology Development Plan (1.5%)
Transport infrastructure connection
(1.5%)
Catering for remote sites (1.5%)
Alternative methods of transport
(1.5%)
Protection of habitat (1.5%)
Respect for sites of historic or cultural
interest (1.5%)
Minimizing Pollution during
construction (1.5%)
Energy Efficiency 25 7.5
Passive External Heat Gain loss
Reduction (3.5%)
Energy Efficient Appliances (1.5%)
Vertical Transportation Systems
(1.5%)
Peak Load Reduction (3%)
Renewable Energy Sources (5%)
Environmental Impact (2%)
Energy and Carbon Inventories (1%)
Assessment Field Items related to L
% of the % of the
overall overall
weight weight
Management 10 Providing Containers for site materials 3
waste (1%)
Control of emissions and pollutants
(1%)
waste recycling workers on site
(0.5%)
Providing Identified and separated
storage areas (1%)
Project Waste Management Plan
(0.5%)
Engaging a company specialized in
recycling (1%)
Protecting water sources from
pollution (1%)
Waste from mixing equipment (1%)
Assessment Field % of the Items related to Q % of the overall
overall weight
weight
Sustainable Site. 15  
Accessibility and 0
Ecology
Energy Efficiency 25 Energy Efficiency Improvement 7.5
(5%)
Optimized balance of Energy and
Performance (2%)
Operation and Maintenance (0.5%)
Water Efficiency 30 Indoor Water Efficiency 15
Improvement (4.8%)
Outdoor Water Efficiency
Improvement (5.4%)
Efficiency of Water-based Cooling
(2.4%)
Water Feature Efficiency (2.4%)
Materials and Resources 10   0
Indoor Environmental 10 Optimized Ventilation (3.33%) 10
Quality Controlling emissions from building
materials
(3.33%)
Controlling emissions from building
materials
(3.33%)
Thermal Comfort (1.3%)
Visual Comfort (1.3%)
Acoustic Comfort (0.67%)
Assessment Field % of the Items related to Q
overall % of the overall
weight
weight
Management 10 Providing access for lorries, plant 3
and equipment
(0.5%)
Providing a Building User Guide
(1.5%)
Providing a Periodic Maintenance
Schedule (1%)
 What is ‘Hypothetical Boundary’?

Assessment category “Q” Assessment category “L”

as positive impact as negative impact
inside the boundary outside the boundary

Resource Emission of
Consumption, Air-pollutants,
Embodied CO2 Noise, Heat
Emission, etc. etc.

(Neighboring building) (Neighboring building)

Hypothetical Enclosed
Space
Site Boundary
Soil, Water-pollutants etc.
 BEE Representation
• Plot L on the x axis and Q on the y
axis.
• The BEE value assessment result is
expressed as the gradient of the
straight line passing through the
origin (0,0).
• The higher the Q value and the lower
the L value, the steeper the gradient
and the more sustainable the building
is.
• possible to graphically present the
results of built environment
assessments using areas bounded by
these gradients.
 From Eco-efficiency to Built Environment
Efficiency (BEE)
• Eco-Efficiency - "Value of products and services per unit environmental load.”
• Efficiency - in terms of input and output quantities
• so a new model - expanded definition of Eco-Efficiency - as "(beneficial output) /
(input + non-beneficial output)."

• This new model of

environment efficiency
can be extended to
define Built
Environment Efficiency
(BEE), which CASBEE
uses as its assessment
indicator.
 “BEE Graphical Display”
BEE=3.0 BEE=1.5 BEE=1.0
100
(Very sustainable)
S A B+
60 BEE=2.0
B-
B-
Q 50 BEE=0.5

C
(Unsustainable)

0 30 50 L 100
 Rating system

Rating for
CASBEE
Ranks Assessment BEE value Expression
S Excellent BEE= 3.0 or more and Q=50 or more *****

A Very good BEE=1.5-3.0 ****

BEE=3.0 or or more and Q is less than
50

B+ Good BEE=1.0-1.5 ***

B Fairy Poor BEE=0.5-1.0 **
C Poor BEE=less than 0.5 *
 CASBEE Different Than Other Rating System

- New concept for assessment (distinguishes environmental load from quality of

building performance)
- CASBEE results are presented as a measure of eco-efficiency or BEE.
- Accuracy of Data Inputting High ,Accuracy of Data Processing High ,Accuracy of
Data Outputting high
 Comparison between various rating system

BREEAM LEED CASBEE GRIHA

Year of commence
1990 1998 2001 2007
Country of origin UK USA Japan India
Developed by Building Research U.S Green Building Japan Sustainable
Establishment (BRE) Council (USGBC) Building Consortium MNRE
Ltd (JSBC)  
Geographical focus Global Global Global but specially Local, India and
in japan nearby area

Characteristics Two process of A voluntary tool Primarily on Designed for

  assessment. constitute of 5 environment building’s
sustainability concern. environmental
  1.Design stage areas. Having 3 stages of performance in
  2.Post construction Industrial development context to Indian
  standard atmospheric
  certification condition
process  
 
 Comparison between various rating system

Building Offices, retails, Healthcare Residential and Commercial,resid

type industry units, facilities, schools, non-residential ential and
courts, educations, homes, entire type of building Institutional
healthcare, prison neighbourhoods.  

Assessment 1.Management 1.Sustainable site Built environment 1.Sustainable Site

criteria for 2.Health and 2.Water efficiency quality 2.Water
green Wellbeing 3.Energy and 1.Indoor Management
building tool 3.Energy atmosphere environment Energy
4.Water 4.Materials and 2.Quality of optimization
5.Material resources service 4.Sustainable
6.Trasport 5.Indoor 3.Outdoor building materials
7.Waste environmental environment on 5.Waste
8.Landuse and quality credits site Management
Ecology 6.Innovation in Built load 6.Health and
9.Pollution Design 1.Energy wellbeing
7.Regional Priority 2.Resources and 7.Building
material operation
3.Off-site and maintenance
environment 8.Innovation
 Comparison between various rating system

BREEAM LEED CASBEE GRIHA

Certification cost $1290 each stage $1,250-$17500 $3570-$4500 <5000sq.m.
-3,14,000 Rs
>5000sq.m.
-3,14,000 Rs + 3.75
per sq.m. above 5000
sq.m.
Results Pass, Good, Very Certified (40%), Silver "spider web" 50-60 is 1 star
Representation Good, Excellent (50%), Gold (60 %), diagram, histograms 61-70 is a 2 star
Platinum (80%) and BEE graph 71-80 is a 3 star
81-90 is a 4 star
91-100 is a 5 star
Result Product Certificate Award letter, Certificate and Certificate
certificate and plaque website published
results
 Disadvantages

• Meticulous record keeping is required

• The main disadvantage of the certification process is that they
are expensive.
• Sometimes the availability of materials may cause problem.
• Takes time for the certification.
 Certification & Accreditation

1. CASBEE Assessment Certification:

provided by IBEC

2. CASBEE Assessor Accreditation:

associated with the education system
also provided by IBEC

IBEC: Institute for Built Environment & Energy Conservation

Utilization of CASBEE in local governments
Number of buildings reported to local
governments (as of March 2015)
 CASE STUDY-OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAIN BUILDING
[CASBEE rank] S  (5 STAR)
Project Outline [CASBEE tool used] CASBEE for New
Construction (2008 edition)
This building is a central workplace for Obayashi [Location] Kiyose City, Tokyo
Corporation. [Completion date] September, 2010
[Site area] 69,401m2
With an aim to create an environmentally- [Total floor area] 5,535m2
friendly workplace, the building adopted a [Structure] Steel construction
(seismically isolated
complex passive. structure (Super-Active base
isolation system))
The systems allowed for 55 percent [Owner] Obayashi Corporation
reduction in CO2 emissions during [Designer] Obayashi Corporation
operation, the highest level in Japan. [Contractor] Obayashi Corporation

Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database

Awards
Adopted as the 2nd Model Project for Promoting CO2 Reduction in Housing and Building in 2009
by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
ABOUT THE PROJECT
 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
ABOUT THE PROJECT
 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
ECOLOGICAL ROOF SYSTEM
Solar panels installed on the entire of the slanted roof generate power.

A system that diffracts skylight with less fluctuation on a reflecting surface

eliminates the need of lighting during daytime.
 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
PERI-BUFFER SYSTEM
A thermal buffer
zone established
around windows
reduces air-
conditioning
loads. 

This peri-buffer zone is intended to control impact of air-conditioning loads on the

inside working zone, and consists of aisles, meeting space and lounges that are located
around the working area and adjacent to an outdoor deck.
 Displacement Natural ventilation system
Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database

When outside air meets the predetermined conditions, an air-conditioner is stopped

automatically.
The air is discharged from high side lights on the upper of the building.

This helps control

adverse effects of
increase in outside
air temperature
caused by sunlight
reflected by exterior
pavement materials
SENSIBLE/LATENT HEAT SEPARATED PERSONAL RADIANT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM (O-TASC)
Personal air-conditioning by using radiative-convective task panels. 

A desiccant air-conditioner treats latent heat Task panels treat sensible heat
of the outside air properly, and brings it into the generated from human.
zones through blower outlets on the floor.

Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database

LIGHTING/AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM USING IC TAGS

IC tags that are used for security control detects if individual staffs are at their seats and in the
office, and task lighting and air-conditioning systems are controlled to be turned on/off.

Detailed switch control

depending on the required
time and location allows for
eliminating unnecessary
energy use.

Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database

HYBRID HEAT PUMP SYSTEM OF GEOTHERMAL AND WELL-WATER HEAT

•well water is used as heat source for the heat pump to improve the efficiency in
heat source operation.

•A heat source system that utilizes stable geothermal power throughout the year.

Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database

 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
•The visualization system displays the effects of environmental measures on the monitor
for occupants by utilizing the energy data obtained from BEMS.

• It calculates and displays energy usage and its reduction in terms of CO2 emissions by
items on a real time basis.
 Source: Japanese Sustainable Building database
SUMMARY
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