Programmes

The most widely used green building rating system. Projects earn points across categories like materials, energy, and indoor air quality; product choices can contribute to those points.

The world's longest-running building rating system, dominant in the UK and Europe. Like LEED, projects earn credits across categories; material credits reward EPDs, responsible sourcing, and low-emission products.

Australia's main green building rating system. Its Responsible Products framework scores product certifications and disclosures, so recognised labels carry defined credit value.

Germany's leading certification, known for rigorous life-cycle assessment. Building-level LCA is central, which makes product EPDs especially valuable on DGNB projects.

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.

Abu Dhabi's mandatory sustainability rating system, with strong emphasis on water — a scarce resource in the Gulf — alongside energy and material credits.

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

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

Hong Kong's green building rating system, covering energy, materials, indoor environment, and waste across dense urban projects.

The Philippines' national voluntary green building rating system, recognised by government as the benchmark above the national Green Building Code.

Japan's national building assessment system, scoring environmental quality against environmental load. Used mainly in Japan; product-level evidence plays a supporting role.

China's national green building standard, rating projects one to three stars. Government-driven and tied to national construction policy rather than voluntary market adoption.

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

South Korea's national green building certification, mandatory for many public buildings, covering energy, materials, water, and indoor environment.

Malaysia's industry-led green building rating tool, developed by the architecture and engineering professions for the Malaysian tropical climate.

A North American alternative to LEED with a questionnaire-driven, assessor-supported process — often chosen for its lower cost and faster pathway.

Singapore's green building scheme with strong government backing — widely required for new buildings there. Rewards certified green products through the Singapore Green Building Product scheme.

South Africa's adaptation of Australia's Green Star, run by the GBCSA and the dominant certification across Sub-Saharan African commercial projects.

Indonesia's green building rating system, run by the national green building council and applied across new buildings, interiors, and existing buildings.

India's national green building rating system, developed with TERI and endorsed by the government, tuned to Indian climate and construction practice.

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

The Indian Green Building Council's family of rating systems — the most widely used voluntary certification in the Indian market, historically aligned with LEED concepts.

Vietnam's green building rating system, adapted to local construction practice and climate by the Vietnam Green Building Council.

Sweden's most used building certification, with a strong materials-logging culture — Swedish projects routinely demand full product content documentation via systems like Byggvarubedömningen.

Certifies buildings that achieve verified zero operational and embodied carbon, including offsets for what can't be eliminated. Embodied-carbon data from products matters directly here.

Switzerland's building energy standard with broad market recognition. The ECO variant adds health and ecology criteria, including low-emission materials.

Japan's building energy-efficiency labelling system, rating buildings by calculated energy performance on a star scale.

Rates the measured operational performance of existing buildings — energy, water, waste, indoor environment — rather than design intent. Star ratings are based on real utility data.

A rigorous energy performance standard built on insulation, airtightness, and heat recovery. Unusually, PHI certifies building components — windows, doors, ventilation units — directly.

The North American passive building standard, with climate-zone-specific targets. Separate from the German PHI programme; the two certify against different criteria.

A commitment framework for architecture firms to prioritise human health, social equity, ecosystem health, climate health, and circularity in material selection — the same five lenses as the CMF.

A firm-level commitment to reach carbon-neutral design portfolios, reported annually through the AIA's DDx platform. Increasingly extended to embodied carbon.

The structural engineering profession's commitment to net-zero embodied carbon structures by 2050 — the reason structural product EPDs are increasingly requested.

A UK industry network whose embodied-carbon and operational-energy targets have become de facto benchmarks in British practice, widely cited in briefs and planning submissions.

Not a certification — a shared vocabulary. CMF organises every sustainability claim into five impact areas so that teams can compare products consistently.

The landscape equivalent of LEED — certifies sustainable outdoor spaces, from soils and vegetation to materials and human wellbeing.