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Tool

100

Building Research

Establishment

Assessment Method

(BREEAM)

Leadership in Energy and

2000

USA/International

• • •

Neighborhood

development

• Cities and communities

Interiors

Buildings

Sustainable Sites

Certified,

Original

LEED is available for virtually all

building, community, project types. LEED provides a

framework to create healthy,

highly efficient, and cost-saving

green buildings. LEED certification

is a globally recognized symbol of

sustainability

 achievement (https://new.usgbc.org/leed)

 [25]

 and home

Silver,

Gold,

Platinum

Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources

Indoor Quality (IEQ)

Innovation in Design

Regional Priority

> Indian Green Building Council

2001 India

• • •

Residential

Societies

• Cities and Communities

• •

Health and Well-

being Rating

Comprehensive

System for Built Environment

Efficiency (CASBEE)

 Assessment

2001 Japan

• •

• Heat Island

• Urban Development

• Cities

Interiors

Buildings

Energy efficiency

\_S

Original

CASBEE was developed by a

research committee established in

2001 through the collaboration

academia, industry, and national

and local established the Japan Sustainable

Building Consortium (JSBC) under

governments,

 which

 of

\_A

\_B+

\_B

\_C [14]

Resource efficiency

Local environment Indoor environment

Villages

Interiors

Buildings

Sustainable Architecture Design, Site Selection, and

Planning

Water Conservation Efficiency Building Materials

and Resources, IEQInnovation

Development

 and

 Energy

 and

Certified (Best

LEED

All the IGBC rating systems are

voluntary, market-driven

The rating systems are a perfect

blend of ancient architectural

practices and modern

technological

ratings systems are applicable to all

five climatic zones of the country

[26]

(https://igbc.in/igbc/)

 innovations.

 The

 building programs.

consensus-based,

Practices),

Silver

(Outstanding

Performance),

Gold (National

Excellence),

Platinum

(Global

Leadership)

Rating Systems (IGBC Rating

Systems)

Environmental

Environmental

 Design (LEED)

Environmental

1990

UK/International

• • • •

Master planning

projects

Infrastructure

and well-being) Pollution, transport

Materials, waste

ecology, and

Management

 processes

Interiors

Buildings

Energy and water use

Internal environment

 (health

Year Country

Targets

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

Pass,

Original

It is the world's leading

sustainability

recognize and reflect the value in

higher-performing

the built environment from new construction

and

refurbishment

 [24] (https://www.breeam.com/)

 assets across

 lifecycle,

 to in-use

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 assessment tool to

Good,

Very good,

excellent

basis


Tool

103

Green Star Tools

DGNB

2007 Germany

• •

• Urban districts

Interiors

Buildings

Environmental

Economical Quality,

Sociocultural

Quality,

Technical Quality,

Process Quality,

Site Quality

 and Functional

 Quality,

Bronze,

Original

The DGNB System provides an

objective description and

assessment of the sustainability

buildings and urban districts.

Quality is assessed

comprehensively

life cycle of the building [37]

 over the entire

Green Building Rating Systems as Sustainability Assessment Tools: Case Study Analysis

(https://www.dgnb-system.de/en/

system/certification\_system/index.

php)

 of

Silver,

Gold, and

Platinum

Global Benchmark for

Sustainability

Sustainable Buildings Tool

2009 Lithuania

•

Buildings

Site Regeneration

Development,

Energy and Resource

Consumption,

Environmental

IEQ, Service Quality,

Social, Cultural and

Perceptual Aspects, Cost and Economic Aspects

> Green Pyramid Rating System

2009 Egypt

•

Buildings

Sustainable Sites

Certified,

LEED

Establishment

Green Building Council: It is to

provide a mechanism to encourage

building investors to adopt BEECs

as well as other sections of existing

 of the Egyptian

> Silver Pyramid,

Golden

Pyramid,

Water Efficiency

Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources

Indoor

Environmental

(GPRS)

 Loadings,

 and

Best Practice,

Original

SBTool is a generic framework for

rating the sustainable performance

of buildings and projects. It may also be thought of as a toolkit that

assists local organizations develop local SBTool rating

systems [39]

(http://www.iisbe.org/sbmethod)

 to

Good Practice,

Minimum

Practice,

Negative [38]

(SBTooL)

2007 South Africa

• • •

Precincts

Interior fit-outs

IEQ, Energy

Transport

Water, Materials

Land Use and Ecology

Emissions

Innovation

Buildings

Management

Year Country

Targets

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

4 stars, Best

Australian Green

An trusted mark of quality for the

design, construction,

operation of buildings, interior fit-

outs. and precincts [36]

(https://gbcsa.org.za/certify/gree

n-star-sa/)

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 and

internationally

 recognized and

Practice;

Star which is based on BREEAM

and LEED

5 stars, South

African

Excellence; 6

stars, World

Leadership

basis

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102

BCA Green Mark

2005 Singapore

• • • •

Infrastructure

IEQ, and

Other green and innovative

features that contribute to better building performance

Districts

Interiors

Buildings

Energy efficiency

Water efficiency

Environmental

 protection

Year Country

Targets

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

Certified,

Undisclosed

 The BCA Green Mark Scheme aims

to drive Singapore's construction

industry toward more

environment-friendly

is intended to promote

sustainability

environment

environmental

developers, designers, and builders

when they start project

conceptualization

well as during construction

 and design, as

 [32] (https://www.bca.gov.sg/green\_

mark/)

STAR

2007 USA

• Cities and

Built Climate and Energy,

Economy and Jobs,

Education, Arts, and

Community,

Equity and

Health and Safety,

Natural Systems

Innovation and Process

> Global

Assessment System (GSAS)

Sustainability

2007 Qatar

• • •

Infrastructures

Districts

Buildings

Energy

Urban

LEED, BREEAM,

Create a sustainable environment that reduces the ecological impact

and classify the social and cultural

needs and the environment

region [35]

(https://www.gord.qa/gsas-trust)

 of the

Green Globe, CEPAS, CASBEE,

and SBTool [34]

Connectivity,

Site,

Energy, Water,

Material, IEQ,

Cultural and Economic Value,

Management

and Operations

Water

Indoor Environment Cultural and Economic Value

Site

Urban Connectivity

Material

Management

 and Operation

Empowerment,

Environment,

CERTIFIED:

LEED

Assess sustainability

progress to enhance the quality of

life and human well-being [33]

(http://www.starcommunities.org/

)

 and measure

3-STAR

Community

4-STAR

Community

5-STAR

Community

Communities

Community Rating System

 awareness among

 and raise

 in the built

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 buildings. It

Gold,

Gold Plus,

Platinum

basis


Tool

105

Green Building Index (GBI)

 2010 Malaysia

Year Country

Targets

•

Buildings

Sustainable Site Planning and

Management

Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources

IEQ

Innovation in Design

including

Historical

Buildings

• •

> Green Rating for Integrated

2010 India

•

• Large Development

• Cities

Buildings

On-site Sufficiency;

1 Star,

Undisclosed

 The GRIHA rating system consists

of 31 criteria categorized under

various sections such as Site

Planning, Construction

Green Building Rating Systems as Sustainability Assessment Tools: Case Study Analysis

Management,

and Well-being, Sustainable

Building Materials, Performance

Monitoring and Validation, and

Innovation [46] (http://www.grihaindia.org/griha-

rating)

 Occupant Comfort

2 Stars, 3 Stars, 4 Stars,

5 Stars

Water, Energy, Solid Waste Management

Development

Site Planning, Energy, Water, and wastewater

management,

Solid Waste Socioeconomic

Pearl Building Rating System

2010 Abu Dhabi

•

Buildings

Integrated Development

1 Pearl, 2 Pearls,

Undisclosed

 The aim of the Pearl Building Rating System is to promote the

development

buildings and improve quality of

life. The PBRS encourages water,

energy and waste

and local material use and aims to

improve supply chains for

sustainable and recycled materials

and products [47]

(http://www3.cec.org/islandoragb/en/islandora/object/greenbuild

ing%3A101)

minimization,

 of sustainable

3 Pearls, 4

Pearls,

5 Pearls

Process

Natural Systems

Livable Precious Water Resourceful Energy Stewarding Materials

Innovating Practice

Communities

(PBRS)

 Transport, Management,

 Quality;

Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)

Township

Interiors

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

Certified, Silver,

LEED

GBI is to promote sustainability

the built environment

awareness among developers, architects, engineers, planners,

designers, contractors,

public about

and our generations [45]

(http://new.greenbuildingindex.

org/)

responsibility

 to the future

 and the

environmental

 issues

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 in

> and raise

> Gold,

Platinum

basis


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104

Green Star NZ

Building Assessment Method (HK

BEAM Plus) GREENSL®

Built Environment

 (GreenSL)

 Rating System for

2010 Sri Lanka

•

Buildings

Management

Sustainable Sites

Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources

Indoor Quality, Process

Innovation, and Design

Social and Cultural

Environmental

 Awareness

Certified, Silver,

Undisclosed

 A Green System applicable to Sri Lanka has

been formulated as a system" with all norms acceptable

to leading rating systems [44]

(http://srilankagbc.org/rating.

php#)

"home-grown

Environmental

 Rating

Gold,

Platinum

Environmental

2009 Hong Kong

• • •

Neighborhood

Interiors

Buildings

Site aspects

Bronze, Silver,

BREEAM

 BEAM Plus assessment is to offer

independent

building sustainability

performance.

certification

creating safer, healthier, more

comfortable,

more

[43]

(http://greenbuilding.hkgbc.org.h

k/)

energy-efficient

 buildings

 more functional, and

 is a proven path for

 BEAM Plus

 assessments of

Gold, Platinum

Material aspects

Water use Energy use

Indoor

Innovations and additions

environmental

 quality

2009 New Zealand

• • •

Communities

Interiors

IEQ, Energy

Transport

Water, Materials

Land Use Ecology

Emission

Innovation

Buildings

Management

 processes

Good Practice,

BREEAM

 Green Star is a tool to support

stakeholders

construction

construct, and operate projects in a

more sustainable, efficient, and

productive way [42]

(https://www.nzgbc.org.nz/Gree

nStar)

 sectors to design,

 in the property and

Best Practice,

NZ Practice,

World

Excellence

Year Country

Targets

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

Green Pyramid,

codes that satisfy both energy

efficiency and

conservation

construction

 [41] (http://egypt-gbc.org/ratings.h

tml)

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 by focusing on new

environmental

[40]

basis

buildings

Quality Innovation in Design

Regional Priority


Tool

107

ARZ BRS

2012

•

Lebanon

•

Buildings

Energy Performance

Thermal Energy Electrical Energy Building Envelope

Materials, IEQ Water Conservation Operations and Management

Green Building Rating System

Miljöbyggnad

—"Environmental

system for sustainable

building certification

High Quality

(HQE)

standard

Environmental

2013

France/International

•

• Urban Projects

Buildings

Energy,

Pass,

Original

HQE

awarded to building construction

and management planning projects. HQE

promotes best practices and

sustainable quality in building projects and offers expert guidance

throughout the lifetime of the

project [52] (https://www.behqe.com/)

 as well as urban

™

™ is the French certification

Good,

Very good,

Excellent,

Exceptional

Environment,

Health,

Comfort [23]

 Building -

 MB

2010 Sweden

•

Buildings

Energy,

Gold, Silver, or

LEED and

The MB system are based on the

Swedish Building Regulations (BBR), which govern the entire

country. It is relatively simple,

Green Building Rating Systems as Sustainability Assessment Tools: Case Study Analysis

includes only 15 items measured

for certification

 [48] (http://insight.gbig.org/green-b

uilding-in-sweden-sgbc-miljobygg

nad/

https://www.sgbc.se/certifiering/

miljobyggnad/)

BREEAM

Bronze

Materials, and

IEQ

Year Country

Targets

Main categories for

Certification

Development

Notes and aim

levels

Gold

Edge

The ARZ Building Rating System is

designed to measure the extent to

which existing commercial

buildings in Lebanon are healthy,

comfortable

and consuming the right amount of

energy and water, while having a

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low impact upon the natural

environment

 [51] (http://arzrating.com/)

 places for working,

Silver

Bronze

Certified

Registered

projects

basis

