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urn:hdl:2117/416381 Methodological framework for impact evaluation of building-integrated greenery (BIG-impact) Pérez Luque, Gabriel Reyes, Marcelo Coma Arpón, Julià Alva, Aleix Beriguete Alcántara Alcantara, Fanny Esther Lacasta Palacio, Ana María Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Tipologies d'edificis::Habitatges Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Construcció sostenible Nature-based solutions Green roofs Green walls Green facades Urban environment Green infrastructure Building-Integrated Greenery systems, i.e., green roofs, walls, and facades, are Nature-based Solutions that make possible the renaturing of cities when there is no room for traditional greenery solutions. These green systems provide several ecosystem services at both the building and city level, such as urban heat island effect mitigation and noise reduction, support for biodiversity, runoff control, thermal and acoustic insulation, etc. However, once implemented in real cases, their impact is almost never evaluated. This fact limits the possibility of carrying out cost-benefit analyses that contribute to justifying their long-term maintenance, thus putting at risk their long-term sustainability and consequently the provision of benefits. Unlike existing approaches, the method presented here offers a comprehensive and practical tool that addresses the gap in BIG systems’ impact evaluation, facilitating informed decision-making and promoting the long-term sustainability of BIG systems. In its design, the current references at European and global level for building-integrated systems impact assessment has been considered. It is easily replicable in any real project and enables the collaboration of involved stakeholders. The method is unprecedented and allows a holistic assessment of the impact of BIG in real cases, in terms of ecosystem services provided. This work has been carried out in the framework of the project “Verd de Proximitat BCN: Monitoring and evaluation plan for the operation and impact of the green roofs and façades in the city of Barcelona” (21S09258-001), funded by the Barcelona City Council and the ’La Caixa’ Foundation within the 2021 Pla Barcelona Ciència. The authors at IT4S research group would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group (2021 SGR 00512). The work is partially funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (TED2021-129882B-100 and PID2022-137971OB-I00), and the European Union through the LIFE program under grant agreement No 101114024. The author Julià Coma is a Serra Húnter Fellow. The authors at UPC would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to the research group GICITED (2021 SGR 01405). This research was partially funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033 through the project BioSAFE (PID2020-117530RB-I00), Fanny E. Berigüete acknowledges the FI AGAUR 2019 PhD. fellowship funded by the Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the European Social Fund. The authors would like to thank the collaboration of the Pérez-Iborra School in Barcelona, and specifically to its director, Mr. Jordi Casas and the teachers, Mrs. Alba Fortuny and Mrs. Carme Gironès. Peer Reviewed Postprint (published version) 2024-12-01 Article https://methods-x.com/article/S2215-0161(24)00412-6/pdf info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-137971OB-I00/ES/DESARROLLO DE ENVOLVENTES DE EDIFICIOS INNOVADORES Y RESILIENTES AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-117530RB-I00/ES/SOLUCIONES BIO-SOSTENIBLES PARA LA MEJORA ACUSTICA Y AL FUEGO DE ENVOLVENTES DE EDIFICIOS/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Open Access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Springer