Sustainable-oriented change management for all building design practice

Design plays a key role in the transition towards Sustainability for All, especially in building sector demanding a change management to effectively enable the shift in thinking and in process. To this end, an assessment framework was developed to support design practice for integrating life cycle perspective into design process. Indeed, the application of Life Cycle Thinking and related methodologies represents a turning point, calling for a profound transformation to switch from current to life cycle-oriented practice. Based on current practice, the framework discloses for each phase of the process the set of life cycle informa- tion to be progressively considered and the connected actors in charge, envisioning the information-flow for a life cycle-oriented decision-making. If the suggested framework is implemented in building design practice, remarkable effects will be visible, al- lowing practitioners to make aware decisions, avoid shifting problems, gain long-term perspective, optimize design process, lead decision-making and decrease construction impacts.