AQUA-HQE

Run by Fundação Vanzolini (Brazil), with Cerway · Building rating · Brazil

Brazil's adaptation of the French HQE system, the leading certification in the Brazilian market alongside LEED.

Covers: Climate health · Human health · Ecosystem health

This entry is in review — facts are authored but not yet verified against current programme documentation.

Claims that connect to AQUA-HQE

No claim mappings yet — coverage for this programme is in draft. The programme is catalogued so you know it exists and what it covers; claim-level connections are still being reviewed.

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Closest matches

HQE

72%

Building rating · France & international

France's main environmental building certification, covering energy, health, and comfort. French projects also lean on FDES (French EPDs) for material data.

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GSAS

54%

Building rating · Middle East (Qatar origin)

The Gulf region's homegrown rating system, developed in Qatar and used across the MENA region, adapted to hot-climate priorities.

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EEWH

52%

Building rating · Taiwan

Taiwan's green building certification — one of the earliest national systems in Asia, organised around ecology, energy saving, waste reduction, and health.

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EDGE

51%

Building rating · Global (emerging markets focus)

A streamlined certification from the World Bank's IFC, focused on measurable reductions in energy, water, and embodied carbon in materials. Popular in emerging markets for its simplicity.

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Reference basis: AQUA-HQE reference