i nt i My e 1M) i ) MN) My EXCELLENCE DEFINED. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WITH A SYSTEMS APPROACH. Ensure the quality of your sustainable buildings in planning, construction, and operation. The DGNB System helps you get there.TABLE OF CONTENTS XGNB philosophy Tre DGNB certificate from the investor viewpoin ve DGNB certification system Tre 06 Ss expertse at Sustainability from the architec Using the DGNB cert te Sustainable building from the auditor’ viewpoint Creating © OGNE September 2010THE GERMAN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING COUNCIL These days, sustainability is a crucial topic in the construction and real estate sectors. Increasingly, ecological, economical, and socio-cul- tural issues are focal points in the planning, construction, and operation of buildings. The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB for “Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Nachhaltiges Bauen’ need to harmonize these aspects. With our certification system, we help you optimize and document the quality of your projects. the partner you Climate change, resource scarcity and the financial crisis — society faces a wide range of challenges today and has 10 assume responsibilty for current problems, rather than pass them on to future generations. As a resut, sustanabitty has become 2 prncival of our age. Nonetheles, sustainable evelopment is only possible f ecological, economic, and social goals are simultaneously and equally pursued. Buildings are responsible for approximately 30% of raw material use and 40% of energy consumption and carbon emissions worldwide, Sustainable building sms to systems: tically reduce these figures by focusing on future develop- ments in these fells. At the same time, susta building provides social and economic benefits. In the summer of 2007, leading experts from various fields in the construc tion and realestate sectors therefore founded the German Sustainable Bulking Counc