Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Management
| Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Management (ÖGNI) |
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| legal form | Association ( ZVR 017278102) |
| founding | September 29, 2009 in Vienna |
| founder | Initiators: Gunther Maier, Philipp Kaufmann; Official establishment by a total of 125 founding members |
| Seat | Vienna ( ⊙ ) |
| Chair | Andreas Köttl (President), Gerald Beck (Vice President), Doris Wirth (Vice President) |
| Managing directors | Peter Engert (Managing Director) |
| Members | 200 (as of January 2020) |
| Website | www.ogni.at |
The Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Management (ÖGNI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) promoting sustainability in all aspects of the construction and real estate industry in Austria.
The focus of the work of the ÖGNI is the certification of sustainable buildings - so-called blue buildings, in which all three pillars of sustainability are considered equally, in addition to ecological, economic and socio-cultural aspects, the process quality, the technical quality and the location over the entire life cycle be evaluated away. Certification takes place by means of a seal of quality in relation to sustainability in the quality levels platinum, gold and silver.
In order to achieve its goals, ÖGNI is responsible for three service areas and follows its motto "ÖGNI sets the scene":
- Certifications - It carries out the certification of buildings and city quarters in different quality levels according to DGNB and blueCARD.
- Training and further education - ÖGNI has been offering a 3-stage form of training since autumn 2018, from ÖGNI Registered Professional to ÖGNI Consultant to ÖGNI Auditor.
- Working groups, committees and events - In addition, the ÖGNI has the task of providing content; To create ways and solutions for the construction and management of Blue Buildings, to develop them further and to create an awareness of sustainable building among the general public.
Working groups and committees are organized to prepare position papers, industry guidelines or to further develop and update certification systems. In the course of regular events, attention is drawn to the importance of the topic, the advantages for developers, investors, users and the environment are shown and exemplary projects are awarded prizes.
founding
The association was initiated by the economist Gunther Maier ( Vienna University of Economics and Business ) and the real estate specialist Philipp Kaufmann and has been active since April 2009. On May 4, 2009, the two initiators founded the “Vorverein” based in Vienna. In accordance with the Austrian Association Act, the association was entered in the central register of associations (ZVR) at the Federal Ministry of the Interior , the so-called ZVR number is 017278102.
The association joined forces with the German Sustainable Building Council in June 2009 at the Consense 2009 trade fair in Stuttgart . V. (DGNB) signed a cooperation agreement; their certification system was adopted, adapted for Austria and has been continuously developed since then. In addition, the joint development of a European certification system was agreed - access to collaboration is open to all ÖGNI members.
The official establishment and election of the first board took place in September 2009 by a total of 125 founding members. The founding members include people, institutions and companies who come from the Austrian construction and real estate industry as well as from research and science. The ÖGNI is the only Austrian council to be an “established member” of the World GBC (World Green Building Council) and strives to strengthen the European DGNB quality certificate on an international level.
Orientation and goals
The association has set itself the goal of further developing and promoting the topic of “sustainable building and management” in Austria with as broad anchoring as possible in the construction and real estate industry. The association carries and awards a certificate for real estate , with which compliance with sustainability criteria is shown and certified for building owners and users as well as the public.
The aim of the ÖGNI is to show the added value of building certifications in order to create environmentally and resource-saving buildings with high economic and social efficiency, which can be used flexibly over generations and have a positive effect on the health, well-being and performance of the users.
activities
The beginnings in 2009/2010
The first pilot projects were tested from autumn 2009 after the adaptation of the DGNB building certification system had previously been carried out by the responsible ÖGNI technical committee with the involvement of the members (→ see also section Technical committee, advisory boards, training program ) and the adoption of the office and administration building system variant was completed has been.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , the specially built “Austria House”, a two-storey solid wood construction in passive house construction , was awarded.
In March 2010 the ÖGNI organized the first symposium "Build2gether - Day of Sustainable Building" in Wels with the main focus on LCA - Life Cycle Assessment and LCC - Life Cycle Costing .
The first certification in accordance with the system variant for Retail Buildings was the ÖGNI for SPAR - Supermarket in Styria Sankt Egidi made, which was designed as a passive house and begun in May of 2010.
In May 2010, the club took part as a professional association at the fair Real Vienna in the Messe Wien and organized the third day of the first "Green & Blue Building Conference" (GBB), which became known as the "Day of sustainable building and management".
As part of a trade fair in Vienna City Hall , ÖGNI awarded certificates for sustainable real estate projects in Austria for the first time. These included the Power Tower , the world's first high-rise office building with passive house character, the new headquarters of Energie AG Oberösterreich in Linz , and the Biz Zwei and Rund Vier office complexes in the new district of Viertel Zwei in Vienna's second district.
On the occasion of Consense 2010, a trade fair for sustainable building in Stuttgart, the ÖGNI presented the “Austria Showcase” in June 2010 together with the Munich Foreign Trade Office of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) and with the participation of Austrian companies.
| The top projects in the respective system variants (as of April 2019) | |
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| NHA (new commercial building) | SPAR climate protection market Linz Ziegeleistraße |
| NBV (new office and administration building) | PORR branch in Klagenfurt |
| NBH (new hotel building) | LCT One |
| NLO (new logistics center) | SPAR logistics center Ebergassing |
| NBI (new educational building) | New "TüWi" university building |
| NWO (new residential building) | Milestone Vienna 02 |
| NSQ (new urban quarters) | Quarter two |
| NGE (new health facility) | LPZ Mürzzuschlag |
organization
Members, general meeting
Members are architects, engineers, construction companies and contractors, manufacturers of construction products, investors, builders, owners, project managers, operators, supply and disposal companies, members of the public sector and NGOs as well as representatives from science and testing institutes. According to its own information, the association has more than 250 members (as of June 2019). The members come together at least once a year for the general assembly, in which they exercise their right of co-determination. This includes in particular the election of the presidium, which corresponds to the board of directors in terms of association law, as well as the adoption of the budget and any amendments to the statutes.
Presidium, Board of Directors
The presidium (= board of directors) elected by the members represents the company externally and represents the opinions and interests of third parties. The members of the Presidium support and supervise various specialist topics within the ÖGNI and are responsible for setting up committees and advisory boards as well as for appointing, dismissing or designating their members. The Presidium prepares the general assembly and implements the resolutions passed there. It is also responsible for all of the usual tasks of the board of directors, such as drawing up, checking and arranging the budget and the business reports as well as appointing and dismissing and controlling the management.
Technical Committee
The technical committee is responsible for the content of the certification systems. It adopts criteria profiles for the DGNB and blueCARD building certification systems as well as guidelines and recommendations. The work of the experts in the construction and real estate industry and the long-standing ÖGNI auditors, who are elected to the technical committee by the general assembly, is voluntary.
Certification committee
The certification committee is the body that provides advice on certification issues and supports the quality assurance of the certifications carried out by ÖGNI. Its members are made up of various experts from the Austrian construction and real estate industry and provide their services on a voluntary basis.
Training committee
The ÖGNI training committee is constantly working with representatives of Austrian universities on successful ÖGNI auditor training. The first level is the ÖGNI Registered Professional (RP) with broad theoretical knowledge; Level two is the ÖGNI Consultant, for whom system-specific modules must be completed in addition to training as a professional. The ÖGNI auditor has the status of the ÖGNI consultant to audit a sample project or to accompany a project as a second auditor. With the completion of all three modules and the successful completion of all tests, the status of an ÖGNI auditor is achieved.
Certification system
ÖGNI certifies sustainable buildings and city quarters according to the European DGNB quality certificate and the blueCARD (for existing buildings). Due to its high degree of flexibility, the certification system can be adapted to different building uses and also country-specifically and evaluates the following topics over the entire building life cycle:
- ecology
- Economy
- sociocultural and functional quality
- technology
- Processes as well as the
- Location
The association does not carry out the certification itself, but leaves this to independent auditors recognized by it. The auditor concludes a contract with the client and registers the project for certification with the ÖGNI, whereby the system variant to be used is coordinated. The result of the certification is subjected to an independent conformity test to ensure consistent standards. After successful certification and conformity testing, the ÖGNI awards the certificate or pre-certificate for the assessed building .
Usage profiles in the DGNB system
There are currently around 17 different usage profiles available for certification at national and international level. These can be divided into usage profiles for new buildings (11), quarters (2) and existing buildings (4).
Usage profiles for new buildings
New office and administration building (NBV): The certificate for buildings with predominant use for office and administration activities. In addition to economic and ecological aspects, an evaluation focus is on user comfort - for example in acoustic, thermal and visual aspects.
New educational buildings (NBI): The usage profile of educational buildings for kindergartens, schools, further education institutions and university buildings with use as seminar and lecture rooms or classrooms including the evaluation of secondary uses such as offices, kitchens, canteens, libraries or sports rooms. Sports halls, libraries or canteens can be considered in a district certification. The design of outdoor facilities in the context of their importance for users is also considered.
New construction of health facilities (NGE): With this usage profile, health facilities can be planned and built sustainably according to the most modern criteria. The quality of the floor plan, the structure of the areas and the design with regard to socio-cultural aspects are assessed. Adaptation of the process criteria to hospital-specific processes. Operators can reduce their operating costs and at the same time optimize comfort for patients and employees.
New commercial buildings (NHA): Both the performance of the building as a whole and that of the extension are included in the assessment. Due to the high energy and media consumption in commercial buildings, this is an evaluation focus. When evaluating shopping centers, the development, supply and management areas, including the expansion, are primarily considered. In contrast, tenant fit-out is only taken into account to a limited extent.
New hotel building (NHO): The special requirements of the industry must also be taken into account for hotel properties. Therefore, in addition to ecology and economy, the usage profile also attaches great importance to comfort aspects. The respective star category is also taken into account and the quality of the location is assessed according to the use: the requirements for city hotels with an easily accessible infrastructure differ from those for remote country hotels. Another important aspect are the operating and maintenance costs, which are primarily determined in the preliminary and draft planning of an object.
New construction of industrial buildings (NLO and NPS): In contrast to other usage profiles, the assessment of industrial buildings is based on a shortened useful life of 20 years. In the case of logistics buildings, greater attention is paid to the location. In addition, the aspect of accessibility for people and goods is reflected in its evaluation. An important feature when evaluating production facilities is the separate consideration of work or production areas and office workplaces.
New construction of residential buildings (NWO): The focus of the evaluation is on the comfort and well-being of the users: noise protection, spatial flexibility and indoor air quality, low operating costs, the value retention of residential buildings and the quality of the apartments play the central role in the evaluation. A particularly lean catalog of criteria is available to building owners and planners for residential buildings with fewer than six residential units.
New construction of small residential buildings (commercial vehicles): The usage profile is also available for residential buildings with fewer than 6 residential units. The focus is on the comfort and well-being of the user: criteria such as thermal comfort, indoor air quality, the quality of the integral planning, construction and commissioning are evaluated. An equally lean catalog of criteria is particularly suitable in the first step for property developers and manufacturers of prefabricated and terraced houses and offers a maximum of reliable quality testing.
New construction of a research and laboratory building (NFL): This usage profile takes into account laboratory activities as well as office and administrative activities. A virtual laboratory building forms the basis of comparison for the various types of use of laboratories. It defines minimum technical specifications and construction instructions. The application-oriented usage profile takes into account a high proportion of process energy requirements in the certification. A special focus is on the mandatory safety and waste concept.
New construction, mixed use: In the inner cities in particular, individual floors of the buildings are often used differently, e.g. retail areas on the ground floor areas, above which are often offices or apartments. The DGNB evaluates different uses very specifically according to the corresponding needs and therefore evaluates buildings with different uses with mixed use. Office spaces are assessed with the requirements for office buildings, apartments with the specific requirements for residential buildings, etc. This enables a fair and comprehensible assessment.
Sample case certification (series certification): The concept of the ÖGNI sample case certification was designed for structures that are constructed identically at different locations (such as hypermarkets, prefabricated houses, etc.). It can be based on any existing usage profile and enables a DGNB pre-certificate from the ÖGNI for the underlying overall concept or the building description. Every building that is created on the basis of this pre-certified building description receives an individual DGNB certificate from ÖGNI after the relevant documents have been submitted and checked.
Usage profiles for neighborhoods
New urban districts (NSQ): The urban district usage profile considers the tried and tested DGNB topics: ecological quality, economic quality, socio-cultural and functional quality, technical quality and process quality. It covers all relevant topics of sustainable construction: location, energy supply, quality of stay, mixed use, sustainable mobility up to the minimization of costs over the entire life cycle.
New construction of office and commercial quarters (NGQ): Here, quarters are certified that distinguish themselves from previous developments through ecological, economic and social aspects. Concepts to improve the quality of stay, child care, shopping opportunities for employees and the topics of life cycle assessment and energy technology are relevant. Synergies and closed cycles between commercial and surrounding quarters are important fields of action in sustainable district planning. The commercial quarter profile complements the building profiles in accordance with the DGNB principles. An important feature of sustainable commercial districts is networking with the environment and ensuring a mix. The creation of synergies and closed cycles between the tradespeople and the surrounding city districts is another important field of action in sustainable district planning.
Usage profiles for existing buildings
Existing office and administration building (BBV): This usage profile is used for office and administration buildings that have been in operation for at least three years and have not been extensively modernized. The evaluation is based on the actual consumption values, tracks the sustainable operation of the property and checks accessibility, space efficiency or technical quality.
Modernization of office and administration buildings (MBV): Applies to all measures that aim to keep the building type in a contemporary condition and change the consumption of resources. Additions and heightening of up to 50% of the area (GFA of the entire building including additions and / or heights) are taken into account as long as they represent a system connected to the old building.
Modernization of commercial buildings (MHA): All measures are considered to be modernization that aim for a contemporary condition based on a requirement planning and change the consumption of resources. Additions and heightening of up to 50% of the area (GFA of the entire building including additions and / or heights) are taken into account as long as they represent a system connected to the old building.
blueCARD (bC): The “blueCARD” provides the national construction and real estate industry with a compressed building pass for assessing the sustainability of the existing building. The blueCard serves as an instrument for assessing the condition and as a valuable basis for optimizing the building stock. The focus is on a comprehensive quality concept. As a performance-oriented, clear and easily understandable rating system, it covers all relevant fields of sustainable management.
International activities of the ÖGNI
G17 initiative
Together with other European GBCs (Green Building Councils), ÖGNI is developing the European DGNB quality certificate and is actively involved in the definition of European building culture. The ÖGNI is a member of the World GBC and thus not only deals with projects throughout Europe, but is also involved in relevant, global discussions. In 2018, the ÖGNI, together with European GBCs from Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, France and Spain initiated the formation of an international network under the name G17. The basic framework of the G17 network was defined by the participants at the first meeting on May 16, 2018 in Brussels; on July 10, 2018, a first G17 network meeting was prepared at a meeting in Paris, which finally took place on November 28 and 29 Took place in Madrid in 2018. Further G17 meetings will now take place once a year in November.
With committed stakeholders from the industry, the go-ahead was given for a Europe-wide think tank in which expertise is exchanged, networks are created and concrete approaches are defined. The G17 initiative aims to make the European building sector more sustainable and to involve as many European countries as possible.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ÖGNI founding members. Austrian Society for Sustainable Real Estate Management (ÖGNI), September 2009, accessed on August 12, 2010 .
- ↑ http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20131112_OTS0137/3-epd-tagung-nachhaltiges-bauen-verlangt-nach-neuen-qualitaeten-der-information-bild
- ↑ [1]
- ^ The Association ( Memento from April 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.dgnb.de/fileadmin/downloads/DGNB_Handbuch_44S_20090423_online_DE.pdf (link not available)