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While labelling schemes for buildings are intended mainly to provide reliable information to clients, labelling for building materials and products aims to help designers by providing information on the environmental characteristics of building materials and products. Environmental labelling schemes for building materials and products mainly deal with issues of waste minimisation and indoor air quality that often affect the choice of materials. One of the few reported examples dealing strictly with energy efficiency is the Energy Star Products Scheme in the US which grants a special label for products that meet specific energy efficiency standards, including heating/cooling appliances, lighting, insulation and windows.
Mandatory Energy Labelling ● Labelling is obligatory. ● Scope of assessment is limited to energy efficiency. ● Mainly applied for dwellings. 2. Voluntary Environmental Labelling ● Labelling is voluntary. g. energy efficiency, use of recycled materials, indoor air quality). ● A large number of performance items are indicated. ● Mainly applied for commercial buildings. 3. Voluntary Comprehensive Labelling ● Labelling is voluntary. ● Scope of assessment covers not only environmental attributes but also others.
13 Ban on landfill. In five European countries there is a total ban on landfilling a certain category of C&DW. The scope of the ban varies between countries (see Box 2), but the main objective is to prevent recyclable/reusable materials from being be disposed in landfill sites. Mandatory separation and mandatory delivery of waste to processing facilities. Mandatory on-site separation of C&DW is one of the most common instruments for the minimisation of C&DW. In seven European countries and 38 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS – CHALLENGES AND POLICIES – ISBN 92-64-19825-3 – © OECD 2003 3.