APPLICATION OF CASBEE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT : CASBEE ; comprehensive assessment system for building environmental efficiency Part 3(Environmental Engineering)

Abstract

Some local authorities introduced CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency) into their building administration as assessment methods for their sustainable building reporting systems. The systems oblige building owners intending to newly build or rebuild a building to submit a planning document assessing the environmental performance of the building. "CASBEE for New Construction (simplified)" was developed to meet the growing need for a simpler version of CASBEE-NC, that saves time for document preparation. In April 2004, the city of Nagoya introduced CASBEE Nagoya. The city of Osaka also Adopted CASBEE Osaka in October 2004. Those local systems require some modification in CASBEE to reflect their local characteristics, such as climate and prioritized policies.