Performance oriented building assessment: time and space the two dimensions of sustainability

The new European standard family of CEN TC 350 is expected to become a lever, leading the construction sector towards more sustainable goals and practices. On the other hand, to be effective, the harmonized standards need dealing with the existing national and local assessment and regulatory instruments. The identification of a multiscale strategy, applied to the “Leonardo da Vinci Sustainable Campus” in Milan, with respect to the energy, environmental, social and economic performances, involving the stakeholders in the decisional process, attempts to meet the conditions of the space and the needs of the current time.