Chapter 5: Sustainable processes and design tools

Chapter 5 presents practical tools and processes for implementing sustainability in built environment design. It explores passive design strategies, energy planning, and climate resilience, including heat networks and smart energy systems. The chapter reviews sustainability frameworks such as BREEAM Infrastructure, WELL, Living Building Challenge, and Net Zero Carbon Building Standard. It highlights design matrices for health, mobility, and nature-based solutions, and emphasizes post-occupancy evaluation and design for performance. The role of Environmental Product Declarations and Universal Thermal Comfort Index in assessing material and thermal impacts is discussed, promoting holistic, data-driven approaches to sustainable, resilient, and human-centred design.