CASBEE

Question 1

CASBEE stands for?

Answer 1

Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency

Question 2

Casbee established year

Answer 2

2001

Question 3

Assesses the quality of a building environmental awareness in using building materials and equipment that have little environment impact, level of comfort of an interior.

Answer 3

Casbee

Question 4

Policies

Answer 4

The system should be structured to award high assessments to superior buildings, thereby enhancing incentives to designers and others.
The assessment system should be as simple as possible
The system should be applicable to buildings in a wide range of building types.
The system should take into consideration issues and problems peculiar to Japan and Asia.

Question 5

Principles

Answer 5

Comprehensive assessment throughout the life cycle of the building.
Assessment of the Built Environment Quality and Built Environment Load.
Assessment based on the newly developed Built Environment Efficiency (BEE) indicator

Question 6

Casbee major categories of criteria

Answer 6

Quality of service
Outdoor Environment on site
Indoor Environment Quality
Energy 
Offsite environment
Resources materials

Question 7

Numerator Areas

Answer 7

Q1: Indoor Environment
Q2: Quality of Services
Q3: Outdoor Environment on Site

Question 8

Denominator Areas

Answer 8

L1: Energy
L2: Resources and Materials
L3: Off-site Environment

Question 9

Highest assessment point in Casbee

Answer 9

Water Efficiency

Question 10

CASBEE RATING SYSTEM

Answer 10

S       EXCELLENT
A       VERY GOOD
B+     GOOD
B       FAIRLY POOR
C       POOR

Question 11

Disadvantages of Casbee

Answer 11

• Meticulous record keeping is required
• The main disadvantage of the certification process is that they are expensive.-Sometimes the availability of materials may cause problem.-Takes time for the certification

Question 12

IBEC

Answer 12

Institute for the Built Environment & Energy Conservation