| BUILDING RATING OR CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
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TYPE OF STANDARD OR CERTIFICATION
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MANAGING ORGANISATION
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ISSUES/AREAS OF FOCUS
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| BCA Green Mark Scheme (Singapore)
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Benchmarking scheme that aims to achieve a sustainable built environment by incorporating best practices in environmental design and construction, and the adoption of green building technologies.
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Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
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1 Rates buildings according to five key criteria:
2 Energy efficiency.
3 Water efficiency.
4 Environmental protection.
5 Indoor environmental quality.
6 Other green and innovative features that contribute to better building performance.
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| BREEAM (UK)
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Certification system is a multi-tiered process with pre-assessment, third-party consultant guidance through an assessment organisation for:
1. New construction.
2. Communities.
3. In-use buildings.
4. Eco-homes.
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BRE Global
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Assessment uses recognised measures of performance, which are set against established benchmarks in:
1. Energy and water use.
2. Internal environment (health and well-being).
3. Pollution.
4. Transport.
5. Materials.
6. Waste.
7. Ecology.
8. Management processes.
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| CASBEE (Japan)
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Building assessment tools for
1. Pre-design.
2. New construction.
3. Existing building.
4. Renovation.
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JSBC (Japan Sustainable Building Consortium) and affiliated sub-committees
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Assessment areas include:
1. Energy efficiency.
2. Resource efficiency.
3. Local environment.
4. Indoor environment.
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| CEEQUAL
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Delivering improved specification, design and construction of civil engineering works, providing an evidence-based sustainability assessment, rating and awards scheme.
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BRE Global
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Stages:
1 Project/Contract Strategy.
2 Project/Contract Management.
3 People & Communities.
4 Land Use & Landscape.
5 The Historic Environment.
6 Ecology & Biodiversity.
7 Water Environment.
8 Physical Resources Use & Management.
9 Transport.
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| Code for Sustainable Homes
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A method for assessing and certifying the sustainable design and construction of new homes.
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BRE
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Measures sustainability against nine categories:
1 Energy and CO2 emissions.
2 Water.
3 Materials.
4 Surface water run-off.
5 Waste.
6 Pollution.
7 Health and well-being.
8 Management.
9 Ecology.
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| EDGE
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A universal standard and a certification system for residential and commercial structures.
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International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Assessment areas include:
1 Energy.
2 Water.
3 Materials.
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| Energy Star (USA)
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Government certification using a benchmarking method.
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U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE.
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Building energy and water use.
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| Green Globes (USA)
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Green building guidance and assessment program for:
1 Existing buildings.
2 New construction.
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Green Building Initiative in the U.S.BOMA Canada.
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Environmental assessment areas to earn credits in:
1 Energy.
2 Indoor environment.
3 Site.
4 Water.
5 Resources.
6 Emissions.
7 Project / environmental management.
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| Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) (USA)
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Green building rating and certification system through independent third-party verification for:
1 New Construction (NC).
2 Existing Buildings, Operations & Maintenance (EB O&M).
3 Commercial Interiors (CI).
4 Core & Shell (CS).
5 Schools (SCH).
6 Retail.
7 Healthcare (HC).
8 Homes.
9 Neighborhood Development (ND).
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U.S. Green Building Council
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Performance in: Sustainable sites.
1 Water efficiency.
2 Energy & atmosphere.
3 Materials & resources.
4 Indoor environmental quality.
5 Locations & linkages.
6 Awareness & education.
7 Innovation in design.
8 Regional priority through a set of prerequisites and credits.
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| Living Building Challenge (USA)
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Performance-based standard, and certification programme for:
1 Landscape and infrastructure projects.
2 Partial renovations and complete building renewals.
3 New building construction.
4 Neighborhood, campus and community design.
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International Living Future Institute
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Performance areas include:
1 Site.
2 Water.
3 Energy.
4 Materials.
5 Equity.
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| Passivhaus
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An energy performance standard for dwellings, commercial, industrial and public buildings.
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Passivhaus-Institut
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The Passivhaus standard can be achieved by measures including:
1 Shading.
2 Pre-cooling of the supply air.
3 Night purging.
4 Natural ventilation.
5 Ait-tightness.
6 Mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR).
7 Insulation.
8 Avoidance of thermal bridges.
9 Passive solar gains.
10 Exploitation of internal heat sources.
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| Pearl Rating System for Estidama (UAE)
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Green building rating system for:
1 Community.
2 Buildings.
3 Villas.
4 Temporary villas and buildings.
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Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council
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Assessment of performance in:
1 Integrated development process.
2 Natural systems.
3 Livable communities.
4 Precious water.
5 Resourceful energy.
6 Stewarding materials.
7 Innovating practice.
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| Ska Rating
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Environmental assessment method, benchmark and standard for non-domestic fit-outs.
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Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
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The Ska assessment process is broken into three stages:
1 Design / planning
2 Handover
3 Occupancy
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| WELL Building Standard (USA)
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Performance-based standard and certification programme for new and existing buildings.
1 New and existing interiors.
2 Core and shell retail.
3 Education facilities.
4 Restaurant
5 Commercial kitchen.
6 Multi-family residential.
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Administered by the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI)
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Measures attributes of buildings that impact occupant health by looking at seven factors: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, mind.
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