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Got it! Since the gross floor area is below 5,000 m², two criteria become not applicable for this project:

• SC-7.1-02 — Life-cycle GWP disclosure per EN 15978 (only required for buildings >5,000 m²)
• SC-7.1-03 — Air-tightness & thermal integrity testing (only required for buildings >5,000 m²)

These can be marked off your checklist. Let me record the GFA so we have it on file:

[
  {
    "rule_id": "SC-7.1-02",
    "field_name": "gfa_m2",
    "value": "<5000",
    "suggestion": "confirm",
    "reasoning": "GFA below 5,000 m² threshold means EN 15978 LCA disclosure is not required."
  },
  {
    "rule_id": "SC-7.1-03",
    "field_name": "gfa_m2",
    "value": "<5000",
    "suggestion": "confirm",
    "reasoning": "GFA below 5,000 m² threshold means air-tightness and thermal integrity testing is not required."
  }
]

Could you confirm the exact GFA so we can record a precise figure? Even if it's below the threshold, it's good practice to have the number on file (and it may also be needed for the primary energy demand calculation under SC-7.1-01).

Speaking of which — the highest-priority remaining criterion is SC-7.1-01: the building's primary energy demand must be at least 10% below the national NZEB threshold. Do you have an energy performance certificate or building physics report with a PED value (kWh/m²/year)?

Sure! Let's work through ELIG-7.1-01 — the activity eligibility criterion.

For Taxonomy Class 7.1 (Construction of new buildings), the building must qualify as a new construction activity and fall under NACE code F41, F41.2, or F43.

I have a few quick questions to confirm eligibility:

1. Activity type — Is this a new construction project (as opposed to renovation or acquisition)?

2. NACE code — Is the project contracted under NACE F41 (Construction of buildings), F41.2 (Construction of residential and non-residential buildings), or F43 (Specialised construction activities)? This is typically reflected in the contractor's or developer's registered activity code.

3. Building use — What is the intended use of the building? (e.g. office, mixed-use, residential, data centre) This helps confirm the activity scope and will also be relevant for other criteria like DNSH-7.1-WATER.

4. Building permit — Has a building permit been issued, and if so, what is the permit date? This is important for determining which national NZEB standard applies for SC-7.1-01.

Once you share these details, I can record the eligibility facts and we can move on to the substantive criteria! 🏗️

Thanks! Let me record those facts for ELIG-7.1-01:

[
  {
    "rule_id": "ELIG-7.1-01",
    "field_name": "activity_type",
    "value": "new construction",
    "suggestion": "confirm",
    "reasoning": "Consultant explicitly confirmed this is a new construction project."
  },
  {
    "rule_id": "ELIG-7.1-01",
    "field_name": "building_use",
    "value": "office",
    "suggestion": "confirm",
    "reasoning": "Consultant confirmed intended use is office."
  },
  {
    "rule_id": "ELIG-7.1-01",
    "field_name": "building_permit_issued",
    "value": "false",
    "suggestion": "confirm",
    "reasoning": "Consultant confirmed no building permit has been issued."
  }
]

A couple of follow-up notes:

• NACE code — You didn't mention question 2. Can you confirm the NACE code under which the project is contracted? This is typically F41.2 for a new office building, but it's worth verifying against the developer's or contractor's registration.

• No building permit yet — This is fine for eligibility purposes, but it will be important for SC-7.1-01 (primary energy demand). The applicable NZEB standard is determined by the permit date, so we'll need to revisit this once the permit is issued.

Also, good to note for later: since the building is non-residential (office), the DNSH-7.1-WATER criterion on water appliance efficiency will apply to this project.

Shall we move on to SC-7.1-01 (primary energy demand) next?

Let me pull up any existing facts for ELIG-7.1-01 before giving you guidance.

It looks like the facts you just provided haven't been confirmed yet — let me factor in what we discussed in this session. Here's a full, practical guide to closing the ELIG-7.1-01 gap:

ELIG-7.1-01 — Activity Eligibility: What You Need

✅ What We Already Know (from this session)

• Activity type: New construction ✔️
• Building use: Office ✔️
• Building permit: Not yet issued ✔️

🔲 What's Still Missing

1. NACE Code Confirmation

This is the key outstanding item. You need to confirm that the developer or main contractor is registered under:
- F41 — Construction of buildings, or
- F41.2 — Construction of residential and non-residential buildings (most likely for an office building), or
- F43 — Specialised construction activities

How to collect evidence:
- Request the contractor's or developer's company registration extract (e.g. from the national business register)
- Check the development agreement or EPC contract — the NACE code is often stated in the scope of works
- Alternatively, the building permit application will typically reference the activity classification

📋 Full Evidence Checklist for ELIG-7.1-01

📁 Recommended Documentation to File

1. Project description / technical specification — states new construction and intended office use
2. Developer or contractor company extract — confirms NACE F41/F41.2/F43
3. Building permit — file when issued; note the date as it affects SC-7.1-01
4. Design drawings or planning application — corroborates new build and use class

⚠️ Important Note on Building Permit

Although the absence of a permit doesn't block eligibility, you should document the permit date as soon as it is issued. The applicable national NZEB benchmark for SC-7.1-01 depends on it.

Next step: Can you check the contractor's or developer's registration and confirm the NACE code? Once that's in, ELIG-7.1-01 can be fully confirmed. 🎯

Let me check for any existing facts related to SC-7.1-01 before diving in.

No existing facts for SC-7.1-01 yet. Here's a full practical guide to closing this gap:

SC-7.1-01 — Primary Energy Demand: What You Need

What the Criterion Requires

The building's Primary Energy Demand (PED) must be at least 10% lower than the national Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) threshold applicable in the country/municipality where the building is located.

Formula: PED (designed) ≤ NZEB threshold × 0.90

⚠️ Project-Specific Flags

Two project details currently make this criterion harder to finalise:

Action: Record the municipality and building permit date as soon as possible, as both are needed to pin down the correct NZEB reference value.

📋 Evidence Checklist for SC-7.1-01

📁 Key Documents to Collect

1. Building energy simulation report — produced by a certified energy assessor or building physics engineer; must state the designed PED in kWh/m²/year using primary energy factors
2. National NZEB regulation reference — cite the specific national legislation or standard (e.g. national building code, energy performance of buildings directive transposition) and the threshold for non-residential/office buildings
3. Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) — if available at design stage; useful corroborating evidence
4. Technical specification of energy systems — HVAC, insulation, renewables, lighting — supports the modelled PED figure

🧮 Practical Steps to Demonstrate Compliance

1. Confirm location → identify the correct national NZEB regulation and office-use threshold
2. Commission or retrieve an energy performance calculation from your building physics consultant
3. Extract the PED value (kWh/m²/year) from the report
4. Compare against NZEB threshold: PED must be ≤ NZEB × 0.90
5. Document the margin explicitly — e.g. "Designed PED: 68 kWh/m²/year; NZEB threshold: 80 kWh/m²/year; margin: 15% — compliant"
6. File the permit date when issued to lock in the applicable standard version

Once you have the energy report in hand, share the PED value and NZEB threshold and I can help you record those facts and verify the 10% margin calculation. 🏗️

Let me pull up all current facts before providing guidance across all these criteria.

Got it. Here's a consolidated guidance document covering all 8 criteria. I've ordered them by priority (SC → DNSH → ELIG) and flagged project-specific notes throughout.

🏗️ NeuralMux HQ (NMUX-01) — Full Assessment Gap Resolution Guide

Project context already confirmed: GFA < 5,000 m² · Office (non-residential) · New construction · No building permit yet issued

✅ SC-7.1-03 — Air-Tightness & Thermal Integrity Testing

NOT APPLICABLE — No action required

This criterion only applies to buildings >5,000 m². Since NeuralMux HQ is confirmed below this threshold, SC-7.1-03 can be formally closed out. File the GFA confirmation document and mark as N/A.

1️⃣ SC-7.1-01 — Primary Energy Demand (≥10% below NZEB)

What's Required

Designed PED must be ≤ national NZEB threshold × 0.90 for office buildings.

Project-Specific Flags

Evidence Checklist

Practical Steps

1. Confirm the municipality to identify the applicable national NZEB regulation
2. Commission or retrieve an energy performance simulation report from a certified building physics consultant
3. Extract the PED value (kWh/m²/year) and compare: PED ≤ NZEB × 0.90
4. Document the margin explicitly — e.g. "PED: 68 kWh/m²/year; NZEB: 80 kWh/m²/year; margin: 15% ✔️"
5. File the building permit date when issued to lock in the applicable standard version

2️⃣ DNSH-7.1-ADAPT — Climate Risk Assessment & Adaptation (Appendix A)

What's Required

A physical climate risk assessment must be conducted following the EU Taxonomy Appendix A methodology, and adaptation measures must be integrated into the design where material risks are identified.

Evidence Checklist

Practical Steps

1. Screen all Appendix A hazard categories — chronic (e.g. heat stress, water stress) and acute (e.g. flooding, extreme wind) — for relevance to the project location
2. For each relevant hazard, assess materiality using climate projections (RCP 4.5 / 8.5 scenarios, 10–30 year horizon)
3. Where risks are material, document adaptation measures embedded in the design (e.g. flood-resistant foundations, cool roof, elevated plant rooms)
4. Produce a Climate Risk & Adaptation Report — this is typically a standalone document or a section of the sustainability report
5. Confirm municipality/location as this is essential for site-specific hazard mapping

💡 Tools: EU Climate-ADAPT platform, Copernicus Climate Data Store, national flood/risk maps

3️⃣ DNSH-7.1-WATER — Water Appliance Efficiency (Appendix B & E)

What's Required

Since NeuralMux HQ is non-residential (office), this criterion fully applies. Water-using appliances must meet efficiency standards set out in Appendix B (flow rates, flush volumes) and Appendix E (water-efficient design).

Evidence Checklist

Key Appendix B Thresholds (office context)

Practical Steps

1. Request the M&E / plumbing specification from the design team and extract all fixture types and flow rates
2. Cross-reference each fixture against Appendix B thresholds
3. Confirm the design includes water sub-metering and leak detection
4. Obtain product data sheets or WRAS/EU Ecolabel certificates for each compliant fixture
5. Record non-compliant fixtures and require design team to substitute

4️⃣ DNSH-7.1-CIRCULAR — ≥70% C&D Waste Recovery & Circularity Design (ISO 20887)

What's Required

• At least 70% (by weight) of construction & demolition waste must be recovered or recycled
• The building design must consider disassembly and adaptability principles per ISO 20887

Evidence Checklist

Practical Steps

1. Instruct the contractor to produce a Construction Waste Management Plan explicitly targeting ≥70% recovery by weight
2. Ensure the plan covers waste segregation on site, licensed carrier use, and weighbridge tickets or waste transfer notes
3. Commission a Design for Disassembly review from the architect or sustainability consultant, referencing ISO 20887 — document which elements (structure, façade, fit-out) are designed for reuse/adaptability
4. Include waste reporting obligations in the building contract
5. At project completion, collect waste transfer notes and recovery certificates to demonstrate the 70% threshold was met

5️⃣ DNSH-7.1-POLLUTION — Chemical Restrictions (Appendix C)

What's Required

Building materials and products must not contain restricted substances above threshold levels:
- Formaldehyde — emissions limits for panels and insulation
- VOCs — limits for paints, coatings, adhesives, flooring
- SVHCs — substances of very high concern (REACH Annex XIV/XVII)
- POPs — persistent organic pollutants (EU POP Regulation)
- CLP — no use of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic (CMR Cat 1A/1B)

Evidence Checklist

Practical Steps

1. Request the full material and product schedule from the architect/contractor
2. For each product category, collect manufacturer SDS and compliance declarations
3. Prioritise high-risk categories: insulation boards, wood panels, paints, flooring adhesives, sealants
4. Require suppliers to provide EU Ecolabel, EMICODE, or equivalent third-party certification where possible
5. Flag any products without declarations for substitution before procurement is finalised
6. Compile a Chemical Compliance Register — one row per product, with certification status

6️⃣ DNSH-7.1-BIODIVERSITY — EIA, Natura 2000 & Forbidden Land Types (Appendix D)

What's Required

• Confirm the site is not on protected, sensitive, or forbidden land (Appendix D list)
• Where required by national law, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) must be completed
• If the site is near a Natura 2000 area, an appropriate assessment is required

Forbidden Land Types (Appendix D)

• Primary forests or highly biodiverse forests
• Nature protection areas (unless EIA confirms no significant effect)
• Wetlands (Ramsar sites)
• High biodiversity grasslands

Evidence Checklist

Practical Steps

1. Confirm the site address/municipality — this is the critical first step for all location-based checks
2. Check the site against national nature protection maps and the EU Natura 2000 network viewer
3. Obtain a statutory planning or environmental confirmation that the site is not on protected land
4. Determine whether an EIA is required under national transposition of the EU EIA Directive (2011/92/EU) — for a new office building this typically depends on size and local thresholds
5. If near Natura 2000: commission an Appropriate Assessment (Habitats Regulation Assessment)
6. File planning documents confirming ecological compliance once the permit is issued

7️⃣ ELIG-7.1-01 — Activity Eligibility (NACE F41/F41.2/F43)

What We Already Know

• ✅ New construction confirmed
• ✅ Office use confirmed
• ✅ No building permit yet (document when issued)
• ❌ NACE code not yet confirmed — this is the only outstanding item

Practical Steps

1. Request the company registration extract for the developer or main contractor from the national business register
2. Confirm the registered NACE code is F41, F41.2, or F43 — for a new office building, F41.2 is most likely
3. Alternatively, check the development agreement or EPC contract which typically references the activity classification
4. File the registration extract or a written declaration as supporting evidence

📊 Summary Dashboard

💡 Top priority action: Confirm the municipality — it unblocks SC-7.1-01, DNSH-7.1-ADAPT, and DNSH-7.1-BIODIVERSITY simultaneously.

Let me check for any existing facts for this criterion before providing guidance.

Let me check all current facts before responding.

Let me check the current facts before responding.

No new facts since we last checked. I've already provided detailed guidance on SC-7.1-01 earlier in our session — here's a focused summary to avoid repetition:

SC-7.1-01 — Primary Energy Demand: Your Action List

Outstanding Blockers (both must be resolved first)

Once Location & Permit Are Confirmed — 3 Things to Collect

1. Energy performance calculation report — from a certified building physics consultant, EN ISO 52000-1 compliant, stating the designed PED in kWh/m²/year using national primary energy factors
2. National NZEB threshold for office buildings — cite the specific regulation and version applicable at permit date
3. Explicit 10% margin statement — e.g. "PED: 68 kWh/m²/year; NZEB threshold: 80 kWh/m²/year; margin: 15% ✔️"

Your Next Step

👉 Confirm the municipality. This single action unblocks SC-7.1-01, DNSH-7.1-ADAPT, and DNSH-7.1-BIODIVERSITY at the same time.

Once you have the municipality and the energy report, share the PED value and NZEB threshold here and I'll help you record the facts and verify the margin calculation. 🎯