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Levels of Certification LEED BREEAM Green Globes Green Star CASBEE GBTool NABERS 4: (69 pts = max) 4: (scoring system is complicated, 3: (100 pts = max, many steps required before overall with an additional 5 rating obtained) pts for innovation) Platinum: 52-69 pts Gold: 39-51 pts Silver: 33-38 pts Certified: 26-32 pts Excellent (more advanced than industry best practice) Very good (industry best practice) Good (significantly above industry average) Pass (above industry average) 4: (1000 pts available, calculated as a % of pts earned) 4 Green Globes: 85-100% 3 Green Globes: 70-84% 2 Green Globes: 55-69% 1 Green Globe: 35-54% *Note: a score of 34% or less does not meet certification requirements Six Star: 75+ pts (World Leader) Five Star: 60-74 pts (Australian Excellence) Four Star: 45-59 pts (Best Practice) *Note: 1-3 star ratings exist, but are not granted Green Star Certification 4: (Based on BEE score, which is calculated as ‘Building environmental quality & performance’/ ‘Building environmental loadings’) S: Excellent (BEE > 3.0) A: Very Good (BEE 1.5-3.0) B+: Good (BEE 1.0-1.5) B-: Fairly Poor (BEE 0.5-1.0) C: Poor (BEE < 0.5) 8: (Each review category is assigned one of these ratings, and an overall building rating is then obtained after the category scores have been combined and weighted) 5: Best technically achievable 4: Above Best Practice 3: Best Practice 2: Very Good 1: Good 0: ong>Benchmarkong>/Average level -1: Poor, below benchmark and acceptable level -2: Very Poor, well below benchmark and acceptable level 5: (Each category is rated on a scale of 1-5. To obtain Certification level, 3 score groupings are used: the Overall greenhouse score is an average of the energy and refrigerant use, the Overall water score is an average of water use, storm water runoff and sewage outfall volume, and the Site management score is an average of storm water pollution, landscape diversity, toxic materials and indoor air quality. The final NABERS score is set at the lowest of the 3 overall scores.) 5: NABERS Platinum 4: NABERS Gold 3: NABERS Silver 2: NABERS Bronze 1: NABERS Green *Note: The rating of NABERS Basic is given to a building with at least a ½ star in any category, but is not officially certified for anything. Complexity Medium High Low Medium Low Low-Medium Low-Medium Flexibility High Low High High Low in terms of High Medium evaluation procedures, High in terms of what types of buildings can be evaluated using CASBEE. Verifiability High High Medium for selfassessment, High for third-party assessment. High Low for selfassessment, High for third-party assessment. N/A Low for self-assessment. High for third-party assessment. 11

Year(s) of Release Strength in Planning/Des ign Strength in Construction Strength in Operation Program Training Available Certification/ Recognition Available Founding Body International Recognition LEED BREEAM Green Globes Green Star CASBEE GBTool NABERS -BREEAM for new offices: 1990 -Green Globes for -Green Star -Prepared between 1996 -BREEAM for new and existing existing buildings Environmental and 1998 to be ready for offices and industrial units: 1993 (UK): 2002 Rating System: 2003 evaluation and use during -BREEAM revamp: current scoring -Green Globes for the first Green Building system with weightings introduced: existing buildings Challenge. 1998 (Can, USA): 2004 -The GBTool is modified -Subsequent BREEAMs are built for during/after every GBC specific building types/uses. event, which occur every 2-3 years. -LEED 1.0: 1998 -LEED 2.0: 2000 -LEED 2.1: 2002 -LEED 2.2: 2005 -LEED Online: 2005 -CASBEE for new construction: 2002 -CASBEE for existing building: 2004 -CASBEE for renovation: 2005 -CASBEE pre-design assessment tool: being revamped Other CASBEE progs: -CASBEE for temporary construction: 2004 -CASBEE for heat islands: 2005 -CASBEE for district & region: 2005 -CASBEE for detached house: 2006 High High High High High High Medium High High High High High High Medium High High Medium High High Low or N/A High Yes Yes Yes (online & classroom courses) Yes No No, but technical support for the GBTool is provided by the iiSBE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No, only a tool Yes United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Building Research Establishment (BRE) (UK) Green Building Initiative (GBI) Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC) International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE) (Can) Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No -Developed by the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) in 2001. Yes Australian Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH), but passed responsibilities on to the Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability (DEUS) in 2005. 12

Year(s) of<br />

Release<br />

Strength in<br />

Planning/Des<br />

ign<br />

Strength in<br />

C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />

Strength in<br />

Operati<strong>on</strong><br />

Program<br />

Training<br />

Available<br />

Certificati<strong>on</strong>/<br />

Recogniti<strong>on</strong><br />

Available<br />

Founding<br />

Body<br />

Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

Recogniti<strong>on</strong><br />

LEED BREEAM <strong>Green</strong> Globes <strong>Green</strong> Star CASBEE GBTool NABERS<br />

-BREEAM for new offices: 1990 -<strong>Green</strong> Globes for -<strong>Green</strong> Star<br />

-Prepared between 1996<br />

-BREEAM for new and existing existing buildings Envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />

and 1998 to be ready for<br />

offices and industrial units: 1993 (UK): 2002 Rating System: 2003<br />

evaluati<strong>on</strong> and use during<br />

-BREEAM revamp: current scoring -<strong>Green</strong> Globes for<br />

the first <strong>Green</strong> Building<br />

system with weightings introduced: existing buildings<br />

Challenge.<br />

1998<br />

(Can, USA): 2004<br />

-The GBTool is modified<br />

-Subsequent BREEAMs are built for<br />

during/after every GBC<br />

specific building types/uses.<br />

event, which occur every<br />

2-3 years.<br />

-LEED 1.0: 1998<br />

-LEED 2.0: 2000<br />

-LEED 2.1: 2002<br />

-LEED 2.2: 2005<br />

-LEED Online: 2005<br />

-CASBEE for new<br />

c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>: 2002<br />

-CASBEE for existing<br />

building: 2004<br />

-CASBEE for<br />

renovati<strong>on</strong>: 2005<br />

-CASBEE pre-design<br />

assessment tool: being<br />

revamped<br />

Other CASBEE progs:<br />

-CASBEE for<br />

temporary c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>:<br />

2004<br />

-CASBEE for heat<br />

islands: 2005<br />

-CASBEE for district &<br />

regi<strong>on</strong>: 2005<br />

-CASBEE for detached<br />

house: 2006<br />

High High High High High High Medium<br />

High High High High High High Medium<br />

High High Medium High High Low or N/A High<br />

Yes Yes Yes (<strong>on</strong>line &<br />

classroom courses)<br />

Yes No No, but technical support<br />

for the GBTool is provided<br />

by the iiSBE<br />

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No, <strong>on</strong>ly a tool Yes<br />

United States <strong>Green</strong><br />

Building Council<br />

(USGBC)<br />

Building Research Establishment<br />

(BRE) (UK)<br />

<strong>Green</strong> Building<br />

Initiative (GBI)<br />

<strong>Green</strong> Building<br />

Council of Australia<br />

(GBCA)<br />

Japan Sustainable<br />

Building C<strong>on</strong>sortium<br />

(JSBC)<br />

Internati<strong>on</strong>al Initiative for<br />

a Sustainable Built<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment (iiSBE)<br />

(Can)<br />

Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No<br />

-Developed by the Australian<br />

Department of Envir<strong>on</strong>ment and<br />

Heritage (DEH) in 2001.<br />

Yes<br />

Australian Department of<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment and Heritage (DEH), but<br />

passed resp<strong>on</strong>sibilities <strong>on</strong> to the<br />

Department of Energy, Utilities and<br />

Sustainability (DEUS) in 2005.<br />

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