Sustainability Certifications, Labels and Tools in the Built Environment

Francesco Asdrubali has been Full Professor of Building Physics and Building Energy Systems and Vice-Rector at the Università per Stranieri in Perugia (Italy) since 2023, after eight years as Full Professor at Roma Tre University (2015-23). Previously, he served as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Perugia. After graduating from Civil Engineering in 1990, he obtained a PhD in Thermophysical Properties of Materials in 1995. He served as Director of CIRIAF, an Inter-University Research Center in the field of environment and pollution, based at the University of Perugia, from 2004 till 2013, and as President of the Acoustical Society of Italy from 2021 till 2024. His teaching activities include the courses of Building Physics, Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Energy systems and Environment, and Environmental and Room Acoustics at the Universities of Perugia and Roma Tre. The areas of scientific research cover a wide range of topics, such as energy and buildings, thermophysical properties of materials, Life Cycle Assessment in the building sector, renewable and alternative energies, acoustical properties of materials, environmental noise, and soundscape. Francesco Asdrubali is the author of more than 400 scientific papers, most of them with international diffusion in international journals and conference proceedings. He is the author of various book chapters and co-editor of the book Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings - A Life Cycle Approach with U. Desideri (Elsevier, 2018). He is a member of the Editorial Board of various international journals and editor-in-chief of two Journals in the field of acoustics: Building Acoustics and Noise Mapping. His international activities include the coordination of various national and EU-funded Projects (LIFE, Intelligent Energy Europe, VII FP; Horizon 2020) and participation in a COST Action on acoustic innovative materials. He is a member of the Scientific and Organizing Committees and Session Organizer of several international conferences, such as ICSV16 (2009), ICAE International Congress on Applied Energy (2011), ECOS (2012), EAA Euroregio (2013), ICSV22 (2015), Euronoise (2015), ICSV23 (2016), ICSV24 (2017), Internoise (2017), Building Simulation (2019), ICSV26 (2019), Forum Acusticum (2023).Dr. Umberto Berardi is Canada Research Chair in Building Science and Director of the BeTOP laboratory. He has been Full professor at Politecnico di Bari, Italy since 2020. He worked from 2012 to 2014 at the Worcester Politechnic Institute in Masschussetts, and then at the Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada, from 2014 to 2024. His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving performance within the built environment. Dr. Berardi is the current President of the Canadian Acoustical Association and of the International Association of Building Physics. Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 200 peer-reviewed journals, 250 international conference papers, and ten books. Dr. Berardi contributes to several academic and scientific communities. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Building Engineering, and serves on many Editorial boards, including Energy and Buildings, Sustainable Cities and Society, Building and Environment, and Journal of Building Performance Simulation. His awards include (among others): Frontiers in 2024, the 2023 European Thermophysical Properties ECTP‑NETZSCH AWARD; the 10th Canada’s Clean16 Award and Clean50, 2021; the Young Researcher Award by the AIGE in 2019; among others. Dr. Berardi has a body of funded research comprising over $2.5 million in government and private‑sector‑sponsored research. He has been awarded a CFI‑JELF; NSERC Discovery Grant; Early Research Award from the MRI – Ontario; Building Excellence Research and Education Grants from the BC Housing – Homeowner Protection Office; OCE‑VIP projects; Ryerson Research Fund for Tools and for Undergraduate Research Experience, and several NSERC Engages

• PrefaceAbout the AuthorsList of Contributors Chapter 1 IntroductionFrancesco Asdrubali and Umberto Berardi Chapter 2 The impact of the building sectorFrancesco Asdrubali, Umberto Berardi and Roberto Stasi Chapter 3 Tools and protocols for cities/neighbourhood sustainability assessmentUmberto Berardi, Paolo Civiero, Ursula Eicker, Oriol Gavalda, Ilaria Montella, Joana Ortiz, Hadise Rasoulian and Jaume Salom Chapter 4 Tools and protocols for buildings sustainability assessment and certificationlaria Ballarini, Franz Bianco Mauthe Degerfeld, Vincenzo Corrado, Matteo Piro, Álvaro Sicilia Gómez, Boris Sučić, Mark Gorgolewski, Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos, Fabio Bisegna, Chrysanthi Efthymiou, Denia Kolokotsa, Flavia Vespasiano, Monica Lavagna, Alexander Passer, Lise Mouton, Damien Trigaux and Karen Allacker Chapter 5 Labels for building materials and components sustainability assessment and certificationFrancesco Asdrubali, Maurizio Cellura, Antonino D’Amico, Francesco Guarino, Dante Maria Gandola, Gianluca Grazieschi and Sonia Longo Chapter 6 Other sustainability certifications and labelsFrancesco Asdrubali, Dario Ballarano, Dante Maria Gandola, Sergio Maria Patella and Luca Quadrifoglio Chapter 7 The inevitable conclusion: the ecological transition of constructions is urgentFrancesco Asdrubali and Umberto Berardi