DGNB International

A half-day information session to introduce the DGNB, our international partners, and worldwide Green Building Councils in the form of a “tailor-made” road show. The aim of this event is to provide information and raise awareness about our most important activities in the field of sustainable building.
The following topics will be addressed:

• DGNB Certification System
  
  • Added value of sustainable buildings
  • Philosophy and principles
  • Evaluation areas and criteria
  • Assessment matrix
  • Country-specific adaptation
  • Pathway to Certification – How to get your building DGNB certified
  • ESUCO Database – The environmental impact information for Life Cycle Assessment
  • Examples from application of the DGNB Certification System

• DGNB Academy
  How to become a DGNB Consultant / Auditor
  

• DGNB Navigator
  The online database for sustainable building products corresponding to the DGNB criteria
  

• DGNB within international networks
  
  • World Green Building Council
  • Europe Regional Network
  • Sustainable Building Alliance

Would you like to organize this event in your country? If so, do not hesitate to contact us!

Overview of the next “Introduction to DGNB” Events >>

A two-day training session on the DGNB Certification System. Participants are introduced to the structure, methodology, criteria, and evaluation process of the DGNB System.

Course Content

• Process and Assessment Methodology of the DGNB Certification System
• Sustainable Architecture
• Efficient Building Technology 
• Harmful Substances
• Building Envelope
• DGNB Criteria

Admission requirements
Completed academic studies of architecture, civil or construction-related engineering, natural sciences, economics or building physics and

• 2 years of relevant professional experience after studies 

or

• training in the real estate or construction sectors with five years of relevant professional experience

Note: All applications will be reviewed by the DGNB Approval and Review Committee, which has the final say on decisions concerning participant admission!

Qualification
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants at the end of Module 1a.

A two-day training session on the DGNB Certification System, with a focus on consolidating knowledge of the system and featuring specific lectures on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), and practical application of the DGNB criteria.

Course content

• Basic Knowledge on LCA
• Basic Knowledge on LCC
• Detailed Explanation on DGNB Criteria
• Practical Exercises

Admission requirements
Participation in the training session of Module 1a.

Qualification
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to all participants at the end of Module 1b.   

An online exam on the course content of Modules 1a and 1b, made up of multiple-choice questions based on the training material presented during both Modules. Neither the DGNB manual nor the DGNB tools are needed.

Admission requirements
Participation in the training session of Modules 1a and 1b.

Qualification
After successfully passing Exam 1 the participant will be accredited as a DGNB Consultant.

Note: Qualification as a DGNB Consultant is mandatory to become a DGNB Auditor.

A training session incorporating a series of workshops centered around a pilot project, and with consequent submission of project-related documentation. During this phase of the training process the DGNB Consultant, who has acquired a building project to be certified, has the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired about the DGNB Certification System to a real case study, and to work with a team of like-minded professionals from the building sector towards the common goal of a sustainable built environment. Once the submitted documentation has successfully passed a Conformity Inspection – based on DGNB documentation guidelines – the Consultant will be accredited as DGNB Auditor and the project will be awarded a DGNB Certificate.

For those consultants who have no real projects presently available, an alternative path to becoming a DGNB Auditor is offered – in this special case, the workshop will be based on a model (theoretical) project, to which the DGNB criteria will be applied. After the submission of a report and a successful review by the course instructors, the consultant will be qualified as a DGNB Auditor.

Admission requirements
Completed academic studies of architecture, civil or construction-related engineering, natural sciences, economics or building physics and

• 4 years of relevant professional experience after studies 

or

• at least 8 years of professional experience and involvement in planning processes for sustainable building.

Note: All applications will be reviewed by the DGNB Approval and Review Committee, which has the final say on decisions concerning participant admission!