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Incentives for Use Other Comments LEED BREEAM Green Globes Green Star CASBEE GBTool NABERS -Basis for all rating systems, one of -Low cost -All Green Star tools -Output provides results in the most well-known. -Instant feedback are free to use two forms: absolute -BREEAM pro can be involved from -Generates links to performance outputs, and the start and can provide tips relevant performance relative to -BREEAM is regularly updated as information and local benchmarks. new research becomes available to product sources. -Updated every few years, ensure it represents current best after the Green Building practice. Challenge (GBC). -BREEAM has captured over 25% of -Created from an the new office building market in the international collaborative UK. process, decisions made based on delegate -One of the most wellknown rating systems. -Designed based on BREEAM system -Evaluates buildings based on predictions of their lifecycle -System is performancebased rather than prescriptive -LEED is now available online -BREEAM versions tailored to building type/use. -Adopted by Canada in 1996 -System is performance-based -Related to Green Globes -EcoHomes is the homes version of BREEAM, and is a little different. -There are 7 evaluation criteria for EcoHomes: each worth a maximum amount of credits. Total credits = 86 1. Energy - 20 credits 2. Water - 5 3. Pollution - 7 4. Materials - 31 5. Transport - 7 6. Ecology & land use - 9 7. Health & well being - 7 -Each category is then multiplied by the category weighting system as follows, to get a score out of 100: 1. Energy = 0.3 2. Water = 0.1 3. Pollution = 0.15 4. Materials = 0.15 5. Transport = 0.3 6. Ecology & land use = 0.15 7. Health & well being = 0.15 -Rating system is as follows: 70+ = Excellent 60-69 = Very Good 48-59 = Good 36-47 = Pass -Online auditing tool, allows input changes to keep assessment up-todate. -In Canada, Green Globes is known as Go Green Plus -Related to BREEAM -Tools for building design, construction and operation. -Tools are free to use but certification requires a formal third-party assessment -Green first recently launched. It is a line of products that supports the Green Star rating tools. -4 tools: CASBEE for pre-design, new construction, existing buildings, and renovation. -Excel-based tool consensus. -Software designed to assess predicted or potential performance of a building before occupancy. -Little to no usefulness as an assessment tool during building operation. -Excel-based tool -Local benchmarks must be known and manually added to the tool. -Can and has provided the basis for the creation of a national building environmental rating tool. -Allows for comparison with LEED and Green Globes. -NRCan responsible for the initial development of the GBTool as well as a large amount of upstart funding. -Online NABERS calculator is free to use -Designed to rate buildings on their operational impacts on the environment. -System is performance-based 13
5.0 Country Green Building Council & Related Organization Table: The following table summarizes the activities and major accomplishments of each studied nation’s Green Building Council (GBC), as well as those of any related or comparable organization in the country. In Germany and the United Kingdom for example, no GBCs are currently in operation, although there are other organizations carrying out similar projects. GBCs are beneficial to their country because they act as a coordinator of green building efforts, run training programs and conferences, and offer a wealth of information on a variety of sustainable construction topics. Many similar organizations have related operations, but they tend to focus more specifically on one aspect of sustainability or green building, such as research or dissemination of information, as opposed to a more holistic approach. It should be noted that the World Green Building Council (WGBC) is included in the table and placed in the ‘Other’ column as it is a very important organization to the green building movement even though it does not apply to strictly one country. The information used to create this table was mainly taken from the websites of the respective organizations, but some was obtained from other websites describing the operations and accomplishments of these associations. Table B on the following page summarizes the key activities and accomplishments of each country’s major green building organizations. More detailed descriptions of these organizations can be found in Appendix A. 14
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5.0 Country <strong>Green</strong> Building Council & Related Organizati<strong>on</strong> Table:<br />
The following table summarizes the activities and major accomplishments of each studied<br />
nati<strong>on</strong>’s <strong>Green</strong> Building Council (GBC), as well as those of any related or comparable<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong> in the country. In Germany and the United Kingdom for example, no GBCs<br />
are currently in operati<strong>on</strong>, although there are other organizati<strong>on</strong>s carrying out similar<br />
projects. GBCs are beneficial to their country because they act as a coordinator of green<br />
building efforts, run training programs and c<strong>on</strong>ferences, and offer a wealth of informati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>on</strong> a variety of sustainable c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> topics. Many similar organizati<strong>on</strong>s have related<br />
operati<strong>on</strong>s, but they tend to focus more specifically <strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>e aspect of sustainability or<br />
green building, such as research or disseminati<strong>on</strong> of informati<strong>on</strong>, as opposed to a more<br />
holistic approach. It should be noted that the World <strong>Green</strong> Building Council (WGBC) is<br />
included in the table and placed in the ‘Other’ column as it is a very important<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong> to the green building movement even though it does not apply to strictly <strong>on</strong>e<br />
country. The informati<strong>on</strong> used to create this table was mainly taken from the websites of<br />
the respective organizati<strong>on</strong>s, but some was obtained from other websites describing the<br />
operati<strong>on</strong>s and accomplishments of these associati<strong>on</strong>s. Table B <strong>on</strong> the following page<br />
summarizes the key activities and accomplishments of each country’s major green<br />
building organizati<strong>on</strong>s. More detailed descripti<strong>on</strong>s of these organizati<strong>on</strong>s can be found in<br />
Appendix A.<br />
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