Adding Value to the Social Dimension of Sustainable Building

Jensen, Morten Bandholm Vinde ; Troelsen, Maria

4. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2017

69

Byggebranchen har flyttet fokus fra energieffektive bygninger til bredere bæredygtighed. DGNB er den førende certificeringsordning i Danmark og vurderer bæredygtighed ud fra tre dimensioner: sociale, økonomiske og miljømæssige. Dette projekt fokuserer på den sociale dimension og undersøger, hvordan bæredygtigt byggeri kan skabe værdi for brugerne ved at styrke deres trivsel. For at forstå, hvad værdi betyder, gennemgås forskellige perspektiver samt teorien om co-creation (samskabelse), hvor brugere og interessenter inddrages aktivt i udvikling og brug af bygninger. Metodisk er der gennemført interviews med byggeprofessionelle og bygningens brugere for at afdække deres forståelser af social bæredygtighed. En workshop og en ekskursion med aktører fra branchen samt litteraturstudier har yderligere bidraget med viden. På baggrund af den teoretiske ramme analyseres, hvordan disse forståelser stemmer overens med DGNB’s sociale kriterier, og hvordan de kan anvendes i certificeringen for at skabe værdi for brugerne. Konklusionen er, at den sociale dimension kan styrkes ved at indarbejde samskabelse i proceskriterierne og gennemføre en Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) af sociale kriterier – en systematisk evaluering efter bygningen er taget i brug. Implementering af disse tiltag vil forbedre DGNB-ordningens sociale dimension og øge værdien for brugerne.

In Denmark, the building industry is shifting its focus from energy-efficient buildings to broader sustainability. The DGNB certification scheme is the leading standard for sustainable buildings and assesses projects across three dimensions: social, economic, and environmental. This thesis focuses on the social dimension and examines how sustainable building can create value for users by supporting their well-being. To clarify what value means, the theoretical framework reviews different perspectives and the concept of co-creation—actively involving users and stakeholders in the design, delivery, and use of buildings. The study includes interviews with building professionals and building users to explore their understandings of social sustainability. A workshop and a field trip with industry actors, together with literature studies, add further insights. Based on this framework, the analysis compares these understandings with the social criteria in DGNB to identify how they can be used within the certification to add value for users. The conclusion is that the social dimension can be strengthened by including co-creation in the process criteria and by conducting a Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of social criteria—systematically assessing social outcomes after the building is in use. Implementing these measures will improve the social dimension of DGNB and deliver more value to users.

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Co-creation ; Value ; Sustainable ; Building ; Sustainbility ; Social ; Dimension ; Post Occunpancy Evaluation ; Byggeri ; Bæredygtidhed ; DGNB

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