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8 | 1 | One Click | LCA Tools and Methodology, Materials | One-Click is an automated life cycle assessment software that helps you calculate and reduce the environmental impacts of your building & infra projects, products and portfolio. It enables LCA, LCC, Early Carbon Optimisation, Circularity Assessment, Embodied Carbon Calculation, and carbon concious site selection. | - Site designers, architects, engineers, environment impact assessors, material vendors, logistics partners | Architects, designers, engineers, contractors, project managers, quantity and cost estimators | Environmental - global warming - Eutrophication - Acidification - Ozone depletion Potential - Formation of ozone of lower temperature - Biogenic carbon storage - Non hazardous waste disposed - Building circularity Index - carbon footprint Economic - Life cycle cost of the building | The tool is globally applicable | - Types of materials - Quantity of materials - Emission factor - Equipment and material transportaion details - Energy consumption and cost details | Easy life cycle assessment through data integration from excel, Revit, BIM, IESVE, etc | Paid tool have options for student and floating license | - Website mentions software available in 9 languages - Listed languages - German, French, English, and Finnish languages | - Regulation compliance with EU Taxonomy, GLA plan, RE 2020, NS 3720, klimatdeklaration, YM- Menetelma, Bæredygtighedsklassen - Complies with EN/ISO standards and 40+ certifications | Bionova Ltd, | 2016 | 2021 | - Carbon Neutrality Project: Hook Norton Community Housing https://www.oneclicklca.com/carbon-neutrality-project-hook-norton-community-housing/ - Torpantie - Residential buildings in Järvenpää https://www.oneclicklca.com/whole-building-lca-case-study/ More available on https://www.oneclicklca.com/library/case-studies/ | Available on website, with call, and call back option | Assists in achieve certification foring - BREEAM - LEED - DGNB DE - Energie Carbon - HQE - Level(s) - Living Building challenge and zero carbon | https://www.oneclicklca.com/construction/life-cycle-assessment-software/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 2 | SuRe | LCA Tools and Methodology | The Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure is a global voluntary standard which integrates key criteria of sustainability and resilience into infrastructure development and upgrade, through 14 themes covering 61 criteria across governance, social and environmental factors. It is globally applicable to infrastructure projects across different sectors and relies on independent verification and certification by third parties. | Project developers | Project developers, certification bodies, auditors | - Certification of infrastructural facilities , materiality Assessment | The tool is globally applicable | - Basic project information along with project scope - construction materials | Require technical knowledge | Sure standard as a resource is free to consult and use. It can be used for assessment without payment. certification- Assessments conducted by independednt assessment bodies with their selected auditors who have individual pricing structure | English | GIB and French investment bank Natixis | 2014 | - SE TransStadia Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad - certified - 2000Watt SmartCities, Pune https://sure-standard.org/certified-projects/ | NA | https://sure-standard.org/about/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 3 | Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings (IE4B) | LCA Tools and Methodology, Materials | The IE4B is a software tool that delivers environmental life cycle-based performance information about buildings. It provides decision support for building design teams who wish to include environmental data among the factors assessed during design. | -architects -engineers -environment impact assessors -material vendors -logistics partners | -Architects -designers -engineers -contractors -project managers -quantity and cost estimators | Environmental -global warming potential -acidification potential -human health particulate -ozone depletion potential -smog potential -eutrophication potential | The tool is applicable to the geographic context of the United States and Canada. the IE4B contains highly detailed data very specific to North American regions. Using this tool for a different world region will yield questionable accuracy in the results. | Building Information -Location -Life Expectancy -Occupancy Type -Floor Area -Height Operation Energy Information -annual op. energy from simulation or measurement Assembly Information -Geometry -Assembly/material choice -Loading Material Information -Material takeoffs | Operator must know how to read floor plans A desktop software application that runs on most PC platforms. It can also be accessed by Macintosh users via our server (or can be run on a Macintosh with Windows capability). System Requirements: https://calculatelca.com/software/impact-estimator/read-me/ | Free | English French | Six impact measures listed (Global Warming Potential, Acidification Potential, Human Health Respiratory Effects Potential, Ozone Depletion Potential, Photochemical Smog Potential, Eutrophication Potential) are based on mid-point impact estimation methods developed by the US EPA and reported in their Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI, 2012 version). | Athena Sustainable Materials Institute | 2000 | The current version of the IE4B is 5.4.0101 released May 2019 (The IE4B began life in 2000 as a spreadsheet model. It was converted to a commercial software application in 2002 under the name Environmental Impact Estimator. In 2005 it was migrated to a C++ object-oriented platform, and then in 2007 completely re-written in C#. Along the way, it went through several major updates and was renamed the Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings) | Rideau Valley Conservation Centre (RVCC) https://calculatelca.com/resources/sample-projects/rideau-valley-conservation-centre-rvcc/ Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College http://www.athenasmi.org/resources/case-studies/jcpi-at-mohawk-college/ Other Case Studies: http://www.athenasmi.org/resources/case-studies/ | Video Tutorials available on Youtube: https://calculatelca.com/resources/watch-tutorials/impact-estimator-for-buildings-tutorials/ | About: https://calculatelca.com/software/impact-estimator/ User Guide: https://calculatelca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IE4B_v5.4_User_Guide_May_2019.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 4 | Tally | LCA Tools and Methodology, Materials | Tally is an Autodesk Revit application Tally quantifies Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of building materials for whole- building analysis as well as comparative analyses of design options. | -architects -engineers -environment impact assessors -material vendors -logistics partners | -Architects -designers -engineers -contractors -project managers -quantity and cost estimators | Environmental -mass -global warming potential -acidification potential -ozone depletion potential -smog formation potential -eutrophication potential -primary energy demand -non-renewable energy -renewable energy (According to Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI) 2.1, a characterization scheme and methodology developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ) | The tool is applicable to the geographic context of the United States Uses GaBi databases so there is scope for expanding software use to other countries | Uses a custom designed database of material attributes, assembly details, engineering and architectural specifications with environmental impact data ingredients and material takeoffs material assignments. -building type (e.g. office, factory) -relevant technical and functional requirements (e.g. regulatory requirements, energy performance) -pattern of use (e.g. occupancy, usable floor area) -the required service life -operational energy | Operator must know how to use Revit | Free trial for 10 days Commercial/Education License | English | Tally methodology is consistent with LCA standards ISO 14040-14044, ISO 21930:2017, ISO 21931:2010, EN 15804:2012, and EN 15978:2011. | A joint development project from Building Transparency, KT Innovations, thinkstep, and Autodesk | 2008 | Latest version in 2019 | University of Washington, North Campus Housing https://choosetally.com/casestudy/ | Available on request via website | https://choosetally.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 5 | WoodWorks Carbon Calculator | LCA Tools & Methodology | The WoodWorks Carbon Calculator tool estimates the total wood mass in a building and the associated carbon impacts. Carbon impacts refer to both the amount of carbon stored in the wood building materials and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) avoided by choosing wood instead of another more GHG-intensive, non-wood material. Specific instructions are provided on each input tab | Architects & Engineers | Building owners and designers | Environmental - The calculator estimates: How much time it takes U.S. and Canadian forests to grow the volume of wood used. -The amount of carbon sequestered in the wood products, and Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by not using more fossil fuel-intensive materials. -Using wood products that store carbon, instead of building materials that require fossil fuel energy to manufacture, can help reduce greenhouse gases. | US , Canada | - Construction type - Lumber - Mass timber - Panels - Engineered wood products - Decking,siding & Roofing - Carbon summary | Can be used in the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge | Free | English | WoodWorks Wood Products Council | 2016 | Version 2 in 2016 | ---- | ---- | WoodWorks Carbon Calculator (link to software): https://www.woodworks.org/carbon-calculator-download-form/ WoodWorks Carbon Calculator (link to methodology): https://cc.woodworks.org/WW_references_notes.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 6 | Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) | LCA Tools and Methodology, Materials | The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, is a free and easy-to-use tool that allows benchmarking, assessment and reductions in embodied carbon, focused on the upfront supply chain emissions of construction materials. | -AEC Professionals -Material Manufacturers and Owners | - AEC Professionals - Construction Project Owners - Policymakers - Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | -overall embodied carbon emissions of a project | The tool is globally applicable | - Material quantity estimate ( from Construction Estimates, BIM models and Tally) - Embodied carbon per material - 3rd party Environmental product declarations (EPDs) - Building classification: Level of development, Source of Data, Construction Project Scope, Primary Horizontal Gravity System, Primary Vertical Gravity System etc. - Embodied vs. Operating | Can be used in the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Edge | Free, open-access tool | English German French | Carbon Leadership Forum & C CHange Labs Partners: Autodesk, Interface, the MKA Foundation, and the Charles Pankow Foundation | 2019 | JLL Interface Basecamp Case Study Estimates of Embodied Carbon for Tenant Improvements | https://www.buildingtransparency.org/resources/videos/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40HPJq5o7Mw&ab_channel=USGreenBuildingCouncil-LosAngeles https://buildingtransparency-live-87c7ea3ad4714-809eeaa.divio-media.com/filer_public/3b/93/3b93eba8-5418-4f75-8246-c52686c4d740/buildingtransparency_with_ec3_slide_deck_042020.pdf | The EC3 tool is part of a growing open ecosystem of interconnected tools, integrating directly with Autodesk’s BIM 360, Climate Earth’s EPD Generator, Microsoft’s Azure, mindfulMATERIALS Library powered by Origin, Sustainable Minds, and Tally | https://www.buildingtransparency.org/ Product Brief Key Features User Benefits AEC Primer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 7 | GlobalABC Guide for Incorporating Buildings Actions in NDCs | Buildings and construction roadmaps | Incorporating fundable buildings sector Green House Gas (GHG) emission mitigation actions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs | government agencies, the professional institutions of Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning and Topographers | Government agencies and policy makers | Guide for incorporating building actions in NDCs | Globally applicable | Existing building sector climate actions, established MRV baseline scenario and gap analysis | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English Spanish French | Global ABC | 2018 | https://globalabc.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/GABC-NDC-GUIDE_ENGLISH.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 8 | World GBC - Bringing embodied carbon upfront | Buildings and construction roadmaps | - The World Green Building Council’s pioneering report "Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront: Coordinated action for the building and construction sector to tackle embodied carbon" demands radical cross-sector coordination to revolutionise the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, and tackle embodied carbon emissions. - By 2030, all new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have at least 40% less embodied carbon with significant upfront carbon reduction, and all new buildings must be net zero operational carbon. - By 2050, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have net zero embodied carbon, and all buildings, including existing buildings, must be net zero operational carbon. | Non-government organisations, networks and researchers,Policymakers ,Investors,Developers,Designers | Material manufacturers and contractors | Environmental - Carbon reduction - Zero operational carbon. - Coordinated action for the building and construction sector to tackle embodied carbon | globally applicable | Embodied carbon in the materials used in the project | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) | 2019 | NA | NA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h0WxP3jJPU&t=6s | worldgbc.org/news-media/bringing-embodied-carbon-upfront | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9 | NISMOD-Int | Buildings and construction roadmaps | It is a series of open-source analysis tools known as NISMOD-Int for the application of evidence-based decision making to developing countries. These tools will allow recipient countries to develop and assess alternative infrastructure transition strategies for meeting their future sustainable development goals. | financial institutions, government agencies and policy makers, AEC professionals | financial institutions, government agencies and policy makers | Environmental Post-disaster, post-conflict contexts provide the capacity for evidence-based strategies to enable affected countries to ‘build back better’. | This work is currently being piloted in the occupied Palestinian territories with plans underway to extend coverage to Africa, Asia and the Island States. Will be applicable globally. | Data on existing infrastructure | Technical knowledge required | Open source | English Chinese French Spanish Arabic | UNOPS partnership with European Climate Foundation, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, C40 Cities and Ramboll, | 2017 | https://www.itrc.org.uk/nismod-international/ https://itrc.ouce.ox.ac.uk/nismod/nismod-international/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 10 | Her City | Buildings and construction roadmaps | Her City supports urban development from a girl’s perspective. We guide urban actors to implement projects through a step-by-step methodology providing an open and digitally accessible platform for all. We facilitate an ongoing dialogue between professionals and citizens. The purpose of this initiative is to make methods and tools available to urban actors and cities globally. | the project owner (the project team), girls and young women (primary target group) and other professionals that are key for implementation (secondary target group) such as public, private, research, civil society representatives, grassroots and other relevant urban actors including representatives from vulnerable groups and minorities. contractors | urban leaders , planners, municipal professionals,urban actors , local -decision makers | Social - Gender equality and empower all women and girls: Involving girls in urban development will make the city better for everyone. - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable | the tool is globally applicable | Stakeholders in the urban space - State of public utilities - Quality of public space - Challenges | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | Her City is a joint urban development initiative by UN-Habitat (the United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and the independent think tank Global Utmaning (Global Challenge) | 2017 | - Her city guide available on the website - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_90ICgS2Y&list=UUegQs-U_vRxxhe_4tuXJICQ&index=44 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aoXQb3RfFM - | https://hercity.unhabitat.org/about | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 11 | SBC country assessment methodology – sector assessment (UNEP) | Country Assessment | The SBC country assessment aims to provide: 1) A solid overall baseline on the construction sector’s current situation in a specific context, its environmental, economic, cultural and social impacts and practices, and 2)An analysis of the country’s SBC needs challenges and opportunities, to show the advantages of introducing sustainable building practices and the related enabling policies. Specifically, concepts such as circularity, sustainably sourced materials and affordable and resilient building techniques and the built environment. | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Guidelines for SBC country assessment | globally applicable | Environmental, social, economic, and cultural aspects of a system at national or local level | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | UNEP, One Planet | 2021 | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 12 | CAT-I (UNOPS) | Country Assessment | The Capacity Assessment Tool for Infrastructure (CAT-I) is a new tool developed to help countries facilitate better infrastructure development. The tool is designed to help governments identify gaps in the capacity of their enabling environment to plan, deliver, and manage their infrastructure systems. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Infrastructure | Environmental Develop sustainable, resilient, human-centred, and inclusive infrastructure by identifying gaps in their capacity to plan, deliver, and manage their infrastructure systems. | Serbia,Brazil,Nepal : CAT -I Pilots Grenada and Turkana County, Kenya underway | Existing infrastructural data | Technical knowledge required | free - can use it online or download the software | English | UNOPS Infrastructure and Project Management Group (IPMG) in close collaboration our partners in Serbia, Nepal, Mato Grosso State - Brazil, | 2018 | https://cati.unops.org/Content/Files/CAT-I%20Good%20Practice%20Case%20Studies.pdf | https://cati.unops.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 13 | Common Carbon Metric (CCM 2.0) - UNEP | Data and MRV | The Common Carbon Metric 2.0 (CCM2.0) is a tool for measuring building energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy savings potential of the stock of new and existing buildings in an investment portfolio,municipality , region or country . CCM2.0 generates an energy demand and GHG emissions base - line and enables the development of energy saving and GHG mitigation scenarios that can be used to support applications for climate finance for mitigation actions in the buildings sector under UNFCCC mechanisms such as the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The tool is based on a calculation methodology that conforms to 'measurable , reportable and verifiable (MRV)' data standards. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Service Provider/Contractors | Environmental Online tool for measuring building energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy savings | Globally applicable | Area, occupancy, percentage of the Whole’s occupants and building area attributable to different categories of building stocks, electricity cosumed, fuel use, emission factor. descriptive informtion, purchased green power, renewable energy generated on-site and given back to the grid. | web based version | free | English | UNEP | 2012 | GHG emission of low cost housing in Malaysia researchgate.net/publication/261511942_GHG_emission_of_low-cost_housing_in_Malaysia_using_UNEP-SBCI_Common_Carbon_Metric_Case_study_of_Kuala_Lumpur | https://c2e2.unepdtu.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/09/unep-sbci-common-carbon-metric.pdf https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/06_unfccc_unep_ws_oxford_rajat_gupta.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 14 | Building Passport guidelines | Data and MRV | Building on the findings from the 2017 Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (Global ABC) report on ‘Global Trends in Data Capture and Management in Real Estate and Construction’, the aim of the Building Passport initiative is to raise awareness about the importance of consistent capture and management of building related data along the life cycle, covering information about the choice of materials and their future recycling potential, the overall design and construction, contractors used, operational performance, plant and equipment, maintenance records, renovation activities, certification, etc. As such the Building Passport is an essential supporting tool for the Circular Economy. | All stakeholders | It is a guideline for creating a building passport for a project | Africa Asia / Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America / Caribbean Middle East North America | Energy Per formance Cer tificate / real energy consumption (weather adjustment?), Greenhouse gas emissions (conversion from energy consumption), Detailed results of a sustainability assessment / label, Material inventory (type, quantity, quality of installed materials, risks to health and the environment), Evidence of systematic commissioning, Evidence of systematic maintenance and repair, Resilience to current and future natural hazards at the site, User satisfaction (for rented properties) | living document | Free | English | Global Alliance for Building and Construction, RICS School of Built Environment (RICS-SBE) Amity University | 2021 | NA | NA | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/initiative/building-passport-concept-and-good-practice-example-whole-life-cycle-data-capture-and For more info contact RICS School of Built Environment (RICS-SBE) Amity University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 15 | EC Level(s) European Common Framework for Sustainable Buildings and tools | Data and MRV | Level(s) provides a common language for assessing and reporting on the sustainability performance of buildings. It is a simple entry point for applying circular economy principles in our built environment. Level(s) offers an extensively tested system for measuring and supporting improvements, from design to end of life. It can be applied to residential buildings or offices. | Public authorities, policy-makers and procurers at national, regional, and local level, Architects, designers, engineers, and quantity surveyors,Clients and investors, including property owners, and developers , Construction companies and contractors, asset managers, facilities managers, and building occupants | Environmental - greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions - resource efficiency - water use - resilience and adaptation Economic - Cost & value Social - health and comfort | Europe | consumption (weather adjustment?) | Free and open to all | Engliish | European Commission | 2021 | - Launching of Level(s) indicators: 2020 - 2021 - Level(s) beta version testing phase: 2018 - 2020 - Level(s) beta version development: 2015 - 2017 | --- | Video available on website | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/levels_en | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 16 | Guidance Document on Procuring Sustainable Buildings and Construction | Procurement | This guide intends to provide a practical overview of the options and methods for procuring sustainable buildings and construction in developing countries and emerging economies. Primarily aimed at procurement officers, the main focus is on public procurement at a building scale | Contractors,architects, designers and manufacturers | institutional and private sector actors | Environmental -Sustainable building and construction concepts | This is globally applicable - The tool is primarily intended for procurement at a building scale. However some of the procuremnt exmples provided in the tool can also be applied at diffferent scales. | 3 Greenhouse gas emissions (conversion from energy | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | 2018 | NA | Within the tool | NA | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/resource/guidance-document-procuring-sustainable-buildings-and-construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 17 | Roadmap towards 100% Circular Procurement - MRA | Procurement | This roadmap provides the measuring methodology to determine when a tender can be called circular and establish the organisation’s level of circular procurement. The roadmap also shows how the organisation can reach the desired level of circular procurement and commissioning. It provides a well-designed set of actions and instruments that match the organisation’s character and ambitions. These actions relate to the organisational processes, communications and level of support in the organisation, and the implementation of the measuring methodology. This ensures that circular procurement and commissioning is firmly embedded within the organisation. A step-by-step plan helps you design the implementation process and select actions | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | The roadmap also contains a measuring methodology for circular procurement and commissioning. The measuring methodology has been developed to make it easy for purchasing officers to monitor the overall performance. The measuring methodology distinguishes between procurement packages with direct influence on circularity and procurement packages with indirect influence. Once all percentages for the various procurement packages (during spend analysis) or for all the tenders have been collected, they are totalled and averaged to produce the total circular procurement percentage for the organisation. Additionally, two other average percentages are calculated, one for the group of procurement packages or tenders with direct influence and one for de group of procurement packages or tenders with indirect influence, The percentage for the group of procurement packages with direct influence is related to the target percentages specified in the letter of intent. This percentage is linked to one of four categories: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. There is also a category called ‘under preparation’. This is for authorities that have not yet implemented the MRA methodology and therefore do not measure their results, or do so in a different way. | The metropolitan region of Amsterdam | Guide for circular procurement | Easy to use guidelines | Free | Dutch, English | Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA) | 2020 | NA | Within the tool- only available in Dutch | NA | https://acrplus.org/fr/eudigest2/roadmap-circular-procurement-commissioning-towards-100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 18 | Madaster Circularity Indicator | Procurement | The Madaster Platform provides users with a time-saving repository for building, materials, and product data, and facilitates circular management using the Madaster Circularity Indicator. The aim of the Madaster Circularity Indicator is to improve circularity-oriented building design, and to increase the circular value of buildings. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers,Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, AEC Professionals, Service Provider/Contractors , Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers, | Circularity of the building components | Germany The Netherlands Norway Switzerland Belgium | Detailed data for 3 phases construction, use, and end of life Material inventory (type, quantity, quality of installed materials, risks to health and the environment), Evidence of systematic commissioning, Evidence of systematic maintenance and repair, 3 Resilience to current and future natural hazards at the site | Technical knowledge required | Paid | Arabic, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish | Madaster, Copper8, EPEA and TNO | 2017 | version 0.2 was published on 26 April 2018 | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652619333529 | Available on request via website https://docs.madaster.com/files/Madaster_Circularity_Indicator_explained_v1.1.pdf | https://madaster.com/madaster-circularity-indicator/ https://docs.madaster.com/files/Madaster_Circularity_Indicator_explained_v1.1.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 19 | EU Green Public Procurement | Procurement | Europe's public authorities are major consumers. By using their purchasing power to choose environmentally friendly goods, services and works, they can make an important contribution to sustainable consumption and production - what we call Green Public Procurement (GPP) or green purchasing. Although GPP is a voluntary instrument, it has a key role to play in the EU's efforts to become a more resource-efficient economy. It can help stimulate a critical mass of demand for more sustainable goods and services which otherwise would be difficult to get onto the market. GPP is therefore a strong stimulus for eco-innovation. | Sustainable procurement of goods | EU member states | NA | Free | Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish | European Commission | 2008 | EU GPP criteria updated 2021 | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/CP_European_Commission_Brochure_webversion_small.pdf https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/case_group_en.htm | GPP Training Toolkit | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/index_en.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 20 | CO2 Performance Ladder | Procurement | The CO2 Performance Ladder is an instrument that helps organizations reduce their carbon emissions in the organization, in projects and in the business sector. With a certificate on the Ladder, organizations can receive an award advantage for their registration on tenders. The instrument is used as both a CO2 management system as well as a procurement tool. | Carbon footprint of enterprises | EU member states | use of fuel, way of using materials, procurement practices etc. | Technical knowledge required | Paid | English, Dutch | NEN-EN-ISO 14064-1:2018 Description: Greenhouse gases - Part 1: Specification with guidelines for quantifying and reporting emissions and removal of greenhouse gases at the organisational level NEN-EN-ISO 14064-3:2019 Description: Greenhouse gases - Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Description: Conformity assessment - Requirements for organisations providing audits and certification of management systems – Part 1: Requirements NEN-EN-ISO 50001:2018 Description: Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use NEN-EN-ISO 14067:2018 Description: Greenhouse gases - Carbon footprint of products - Requirements and guidelines for quantification NTA 8080-1:2015 Description: Sustainably produced biomass for bio-energy and bio-based products: Sustainability requirements NTA 8813:2017 Description: Requirements for the development and management of conformity assessment schemes by independent scheme managers IAF MD-1:2018 Description: Certification of a multi-site organisation IAF MD-2:2017 Description: Transfer of accredited certificates covering management systems | The Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business (SKAO) | 2009 | Programs and Initiatives | CO2 Performance Ladder Practical Guide Handbook PROCUREMENT GUIDE | https://www.co2-prestatieladder.nl/en | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 21 | PRP Circular E-Procurement | Procurement | Selection,assessement,measuring and facility management for all procurement processess in one tool | overview of all procurement processes, all deliveries of all products, all contracts, maintenance and cleaning requirements and a comprehensive understanding of all waste streams | EU member states | NA | No technical knowledge required.However, to work with the PRP® websolution you need: High-speed access to the Internet. A web browser that has JavaScript enabled. Resolution 1280 x 960 or higher. Supported web browsers: - Desktop browsers Safari 9.x - Chrome 48 minimum | Paid | English, Dutch | Rendemint | 2016 | https://www.rendemint.nl/en/circular-e-procurement-tool/circular-e-procurement-tool-how-to-login-matrix | https://www.rendemint.nl/en/circular-e-procurement-tool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 22 | SPP Criteria Tool | Procurement | Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) means utilising your procurement to achieve greater sustainability and avoid a negative environmental and social impact. With the aid of this tool, you will quickly collect the latest SPP criteria for your procurement document. The tool works best when SPP ambitions have been defined in advance. | The tool provides latest SPP criteria for any type of procurement | Netherlands and other EU states | Type of item to be procured | Web-based tool | Free | English, Dutch | ISO 20400 ISO 9001 (quality management systems), ISO 14001 (environmental management systems) and ISO 26000 | Government of Netherlands | 2015 | Sustainable Procurement: government and private sector experiences https://www.pianoo.nl/sites/default/files/documents/documents/sustainablepublicprocurementthisishowitsdone.pdf | https://www.mvicriteria.nl/en https://www.pianoo.nl/en/public-procurement-in-the-netherlands/sustainable-public-procurement-spp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 23 | MAS-ship | Policies | MAS-Ship is a decision support tool that helps in integrating environmental performance, affordability and social inclusion in social housing. It enables building practitioners, housing developers and policymakers to make informed decisions for selection of sustainable building materials, systems and design strategies for social housing projects. | -developers, consultants, occupiers (target group), ULBs | - Designers, consultants, policy makers, sustainable housing developers | The tool measures the performance of 17 established and emerging building systems, against four criteria, including resource efficiency, operational performance, user experience, and economic impact | The tool is intended to be replicable in other developing countries | The tool measures the performance of 17 established and emerging building systems, against four criteria, including resource efficiency, operational performance, user experience, and economic impact | Interactive web-based toolkit with easy interface | English | Oxford Brookes Unviversity, Development Alternatives Group, TERI, UN Habitat | - Kiron Ki Dani, Jaipur - Netaji Slum, Malleshwaram more at https://www.mainstreamingsustainablehousing.org/case-studies | NA | https://www.mainstreamingsustainablehousing.org/ https://www.devalt.org/images/L2_ProjectPdfs/MaS-SHIP_Report.pdf?Oid=241 https://www.grihaindia.org/grihasummit/presentations/10tgs/Megha-Behal.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 24 | Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Buildings and Construction Sector | Policies | “Adopting Decabornization Policies in the Buildings and Construction Sector” is the newest report from the GlobalABC and provides a review of the evidence of the impact of implementing cost-effective policy measures to reduce the carbon footprint of the buildings and construction sector. The report reflects on the most important measures that policymakers at all jurisdiction levels should consider when planning building climate actions that can deliver the most economic impact and emissions savings over the long-term. Policies are referred to as building climate actions, and include policies that tackle reducing (1) direct emissions from building energy use which includes (2) indirect emissions from the power sector, (3) and emissions from energy used in the building materials and construction supply chain (embodied emissions). All three aspects of the carbon footprint of buildings need to be addressed by policy-makers and practitioners in cost effective ways. | Policy makers | Policy makers | Guideline fpr policy makers | The tool is globally applicable. The tool can be scaled down to institutional levels. | NA | Free | English | Global Alliance for Building and Construction | 2020 | NA | Report available on the site | https://globalabc.org/resources/publications/adopting-decarbonization-policies-buildings-and-construction-sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 25 | GFDRR Building regulatory capacity assessment Level 1 | Policies | The Building Regulatory Capacity Assessment offers cities, as well as project managers working with development agencies, a new resource to assess building and land use regulatory systems, and facilitate the collection of critical information about the building regulatory framework in any given city or country. The assessment identifies critical gaps, and provides the necessary information to develop a baseline for formulating technical assistance to clients, as well as drawing findings that can be used to determine areas for improvement and investment. Level 1 - Initial Screening is designed for government officials and project managers undertaking rapid preliminary assessments. Level 2 - Detailed Exploration provides a set of guidelines for team members and contractors who are tasked with gathering and analyzing data and information about the building regulatory capacity of the target country, region, or municipality | mayors, city managers, related city department heads and members of the building community, including designers, builders, developers, building owners and contract regulatory staff. It is also essential to reach outside of traditional channels, especially within informal settlements and other unregulated areas, where traditional communication paths may be absent. This may be through the social workers, medical professionals or others, who work with inhabitants, observe conditions, and can help to facilitate change. | - Disaster Vulnerability Reduction - Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Disability and Sustainable Inclusive Urban Development - Cultural Heritage Protection and Restoration - Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction | Globally applicable | Data on existing building regulatory frameworks | Free | English | World Bank and GFDRR | 2017 | NA | NA | https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/default/files/publication/building-regulatory-capacity-assessment-level-1-2017.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 26 | GFDRR Building regulatory capacity assessment Level 2 | Policies | mayors, city managers, related city department heads and members of the building community, including designers, builders, developers, building owners and contract regulatory staff. It is also essential to reach outside of traditional channels, especially within informal settlements and other unregulated areas, where traditional communication paths may be absent. This may be through the social workers, medical professionals or others, who work with inhabitants, observe conditions, and can help to facilitate change. | team members and contractors who are tasked with gathering and analyzing data and information about the building regulatory capacity of the target country, region or municipality | Free | Sri Lanka Maldives Malawi Kenya | https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/default/files/publication/building-regulatory-capacity-assessment-level-2-2017.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 27 | SHERPA | Project design, evaluation, certification | SHERPA is a self-evaluation tool for project managers, communities, and other stakeholders involved in the planning, design, construction and assessment of housing projects. Its goal is for housing in the 21st century to respond to the transformative aspirations of the New Urban Agenda, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. SHERPA may be used to identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of new, current, and past housing projects, allowing you to achieve a more sustainable outcome. | -planners -architects -ULBs -target group | -field staff -project managers -project designers -consultants -policy-makers -sustainable housing developers | Environmental -Preservation of biodiversity, avoiding the depletion of resources -Reduction of pollution AND climate change mitigation (limit CO2 emissions) -Adaptation to the environment (including climate disaster risks) Cultural -Wellbeing and comfort -Respect and valorisation of cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) -Preservation of landscape Social -Compatibility with the target group's core needs -Contribution to esatblishment of conditions for Safety and Health -Contribution to an enabling environment for reproducibility, community development and appropriation Economic -Affordability -Potential of supporting local economy -Long term viability of the project (use cost, maintenance, potential for transformation) | IMPLEMENTED IN Africa Asia / Pacific Latin America / Caribbean Burkina Faso Kenya Nepal Nicaragua May be replicable in other regions Takes into account geo-climatic conditions, socio-economic parameters, risk factors, etc. | Project Details -Name -Country -Start Year -Status (Planning/Design/Implementation/Commissioning/Occupancy/Redevelopment) -Owner (Govt./NGO/Community Group/ Not-for-profit private sector/For-profit private sector/ Asset management company/PPP/Multi-Stakeholder) -Climate (Koppen Climate Classification) -Project Type (Greenfield/Brownfield/In-situ Slum Upgrading/ Post-disaster reconstruction/post-conflict reconstruction) -Project Size (no. of units) -Delivery Model (turnkey/sites-and-servces/assisted self-help/mixed) -Tenure Model (Rental/rent-to-buy/ownership/community housing mixed tenure) -Target group (low-income/middle income/high income/mixed income) -Major Risks (Flooding/Earthquakes/Landslides/Strong winds/Heavy rains/Lack of Building materials/Water Scarcity/Water Quality/ Air Quality/ Energy Security/Security of Tenure/Affordability/Overcrowding/ maintenance/Social exclusion/Access to livlihoods/Cultural adequacy/ Crime/proximity to polluted area/toxic waste/forced evictions) Self- Evaluation Questionnaire for the Following Housing Project Scales Processes -Context Analysis -Project Governance and Management -Participation and Capacity Building Territory -Water and Sanitation -Solid waste -Mobility and Networks -Energy -Food Security and Livlihoods -Social and Community Cohesion Neighbourhood -Urban Planning -Urban Design -Urban-Rural Interface -Land Tenure Household -Building Design -Architectural and Building Techniques -Building elements -Appliances and Equipments | Web based app which can be used on the mobile | Free Beta Testing | English French Spanish | Global Network of Sustainable Housing: UN Habitat, CRAterre/ENSAG, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, University of Cambridge; Project partners: EcoSur, Architectes Sans Frontieres Nepal, Yaam Solidarite Burkina Faso, and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme; Software partner: Aptivate; and financially supported by UN-Habitat's Cities and Climate Change Initiative, LabEx AE&CC, and the 10 YFP Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme. | 2017 | Tested and applied by the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme, Yaam Solidaritè (Burkina Faso), Architecture sans Frontièrs Nepal and SofoNic (Nicaragua). Yaam Solidarite: https://vimeo.com/219638643 Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme: https://vimeo.com/219658706 | NA | About: https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/initiative/sbc-trust-fund-project-development-sustainable-housing-design-tool-sherpa https://www.sherpa4housing.org/files/SHERPA%20Presentation.pdf App: https://www.sherpa4housing.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 28 | SustainABLE (UNOPS) | Project design, evaluation, certification | The SustainABLE tool is a resource for development practitioners to provide real-world and practical actions to ensure the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through sustainable and inclusive projects. The tool currently aims to look at two project types: infrastructure and procurement. The procurement head is still under construction. | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | The primary users of the tool are expected to be infrastructure project developers, along with other professionals involved in the planning and management of projects. | women’s empowerment, environmental protection, resilience or disaster risk reduction. Currently available only for women's empowerment aspect | Globally applicable - no region specified | - Project type: Infrastructure/Procurement - Impact area: women’s empowerment, environmental protection, resilience or disaster risk reduction - Sector: energy, transport, water, solid waste, ICT, health, education, governance, housing - SDG target | Web based tool | Free | english | UNOPS and the University of Oxford-led Infrastructure Transition Research Consortium (ITRC) | 2018 | 2019 | None available | SustainABLE (UNOPS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 29 | Green Housing Assessment System (SISEVIVE-EcoCasa), Mexico | Project design, evaluation, certification | The objective of the tool is to promote the construction of energy and water efficient homes which also improve the quality of life of inhabitants. The tool provides an evaluation gradient with seven categories that inform home buyers of the performance level of houses. The performance is obtained by the results generated in the DEEVi and SAAVi tools. The results produced by these tools are integrated into a Global Performance Index (Índice de Desempeño Global, or IDG), which is used to label houses from A (highest) to G (lowest) | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers, Logistics partners | AEC professionals. Project owners, developers, managers, policymakers, target group, certification bodies | In the Sisevive-Ecocasa, grades range from A (highest level) to G (lowest level), and are defined according to the score calculated by the IDG. The rating aims to inform in a simple way, the level of efficiency with which a home has, both for its projected consumption of energy and water. With this, an easy comparison between homes will be achieved. | Applicable to the context of Mexico | - EC data and water consumption data: The Sisevive-Ecocasa uses two calculation tools-DEEVi (tool for Energy Design Efficient) and SAAVi (Water Saving Simulator in the Housing), which together calculate the energy and environmental impact of the home - region, climatic zone - typology | Difficult for those who do not know Spanish. Seems to be a web-based app. | Paid | Spanish | NOM-020-ENER-2011 | The Sisevive - ECOCASA system was developed with the support of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – and the British Embassy in Mexico as a universal tool for the housing sector (Infonavit Green Mortgage, Nama-prioritized Conavi subsidy and the SHF ECOCASA Program). | 2011 | https://urbantransitions.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Creating-Safe-Affordable-and-Sustainable-Housing-in-Cities_Lessons-from-EcoCasa-in-Hermosillo-Mexico.pdf | http://portal.ruv.org.mx/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Guia-Sisevive-2021.pdf (SPANISH) | https://urbantransitions.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Creating-Safe-Affordable-and-Sustainable-Housing-in-Cities_Lessons-from-EcoCasa-in-Hermosillo-Mexico.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 30 | GREENSL (Green Rating System), Sri Lanka | Project design, evaluation, certification | The GREENSL® Rating System is a green building rating tool for Existing and new Buildings. It is a set of performance standards used to certify the operations and maintenance of n the form of commercial or institutional buildings of all sizes, both public and private. The intent is to promote high performance, healthy, durable and affordable environmentally sound practices in existing buildings. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | Certification Bodies & Auditors | Key Aspects for GREENSL® Rating System - Management (MN) Credit 1.1 – Building Tuning Credit 1.2 – Building User’s Guide Credit 1.3 – Environmental Management - Sustainable Sites (SS) Credit 2.1 – Site Selection Credit 2.2 – Development Density and Community Connectivity Credit 2.3 – Brownfield Redevelopment Credit 2.4 – Alternative Transportation Credit 2.5 – Reduced Site Disturbance Storm Water Design, Quantity Control Heat Island Effect, Roof/Non-Roof Credit 2.10 – Light Pollution Reduction - Energy and Atmosphere (EA) Credit 4.1 – Optimize Energy Performance Credit 4.2 – Renewable Energy Credit 4.6 – Additional Commissioning Credit 4.4 – Ozone Depletion Credit 4.5 – Measurement & Verifications Credit 4.6 – Green Power - Materials and Resources (MR) Credit 5.1 – Building Reuse Credit 5.2 – Construction Waste Management Credit 5.3 Resource Reuse Credit 5.4 – Recycled Content Credit 5.5 – Local / Regional Materials Credit 5.6 – Rapidly Renewable Materials Credit 5.7 – Certified Wood - Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) Credit 6.1 – Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring Credit 6.2 – Increased Ventilation Credit 6.3 – Construction IAQ Management Plan Credit 6.4 – Low - Emitting Materials Credit 6.5 – Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control Credit 6.6 – Controllability of Systems Credit 6.7 – Thermal Comfort, Design Credit 6.8 – Thermal Comfort, Verification Credit 6.9 – Daylight & Views - Innovation and Design Process (ID) - Social and Cultural Awareness (SC) - Water Efficiency (WE) Credit 3.1 – Water Efficient Landscaping Credit 3.2 – Water Efficiency in Air-conditioning System Credit 3.3 – Innovative Wastewater Technologies Credit 3.4 – Water Use Reduction | Applicable to the context of Sri Lanka | Pre-Assessment Information - New/existing building - Typology: Commercial/Industrial/Residential/Office/Institutional/Hotel - Property Ownership - General Project Data | To be used by certification body only | Not sure about the tool. Third party certifiers and auditors will have to be paid for their services. | English | Green Building Council of Sri Lanka | 2010 | Provide trainings | https://srilankagbc.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 31 | Casa Colombia (green certification), Colombia | Project design, evaluation, certification | CASA is a tool for cultural change that provides the opportunity to contribute to the mitigation of climate change, generate value and positively impact people's health, well-being and happiness. Certification tool for sustainable housing construction | Certification Bodies & Auditors | - Sustainability with the environment - Sustainability on site - Resource efficiency: water - Resource efficiency: energy - Resource efficiency: materials - Wellness - Social responsability | Applicable to the context of Colombia | New/existing building - Typology: Commercial/Industrial/Residential/Office/Institutional/Hotel - Property Ownership - General Project Data | To be used by certification body only | Paid | Spanish | Colombia Green Building Council (Colombia GBC, or Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible, CCCS) | 2013 | NA | https://www.cccs.org.co/wp/casa-colombia/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 32 | NaTHERS | Project design, evaluation, certification | The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) measures a home’s energy efficiency to generate a star rating. It was first introduced in 1993.The higher the star rating, the less energy needed to heat and cool the home to keep it comfortable. NatHERS Assessors currently use the house plans and building specifications of a home to input data into a NatHERS accredited software tool. NatHERS tools estimate the amount of heat that needs to be added or removed to keep that home comfortable. The NatHERS tools then generate a NatHERS star rating out of 10 and a Certificate. This star rating measures the home’s thermal performance, based on its structure, design and materials. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | AEC Professionals, Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Certification Bodies & Auditors | Energy | Energy efficiency | The tool is region specific. However, can be replicable. | - Typology: Commercial/Industrial/Residential/Office/Institutional/Hotel | A tool for building assessors | Paid | English | National Construction Code, Australia | CSIRO | 1993 | NA | https://www.nathers.gov.au/nathers-accredited-software https://www.nathers.gov.au/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 33 | NABERS | Project design, evaluation, certification | NABERS is a national rating system that measures the environmental performance of Australian buildings and tenancies. Put simply, NABERS measures the energy efficiency, water usage, waste management and indoor environment quality of a building or tenancy and its impact on the environment. | Project owners/developers/managers | Project owners/developers/managers, policymakers, government agencies, certification bodies | Envirnmental performance | The tool is region specific. However, can be replicable. | - Property Ownership - General project data - Consumption data | A tool for building assessors | Paid | English | NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment, Australia | 1998 | NABERS has partnered with Climate Active to provide a Carbon Neutral certification. | https://www.nabers.gov.au/ratings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 34 | ISCA | Project design, evaluation, certification | Australia | English | ISCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 35 | AccuRate | Project design, evaluation, certification | Accurate is a simulation software used to rate residential buildings in Australia. | Energy | It is used to calculate annual totals of hourly heating and cooling energy requirement for residential buildings. A star rating is given . | Australia | The star is based on the sum of the annual heating and cooling requirements for the home. The more stars, the more comfortable and energy-efficient the home is likely to be. | A tool for building assessors | Paid | English | http://www.afrc.org.au/FAQRetrieve.aspx?ID=41945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 36 | GlobalABC Call for action buildings adaptation | Project design, evaluation, certification | It is a guiding tool for raising awareness and recommending actions for the Real Estate, Building, and Construction sector to adapt to Climate Change (CC) issues. | All actors across the value chain | All actors across the value chain | Guides stakeholders at all stages through challenges faced in adapting to climate change issues | guiding document- globally applicable | NA | Easy to use guidelines | free | English | NA | Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction & OID | 2021 | NA | Within the tool | NA | https://globalabc.org/resources/publications/buildings-and-climate-change-adaptation-call-action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 37 | Meeting Global Housing Needs with Low Carbon Materials (GGGI) | Materials | It's a guiding framework for low-carbon material selection during the design stages of low-cost housing. | Researchers, national and international organisations | Material Manufacturers and Suppliers, Logistics Partners | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, AEC Professionals, Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers, Researchers, national and international organisations | Local environmental conditions • Earthquake-prone area • Flood-prone area • High wind speeds (typhoon/coastal areas) • High thermal fluctuations • Extreme heat / extreme cold Life cycle environmental impacts 1. Sustainable/renewable source 2. Local source (reduced transportation) 3. Low production energy & pollution 4. Recyclable/Biodegradable Benefits to local economy 1. Local production, economic opportunities. 2. Ease of construction (creates local low-skilled jobs). 3. Regulatory compliance 4. No toxic substances (health of manufacturers & occupants) | guiding document- globally applicable | NA | Easy to use guidelines | free | English | NA | Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) | 2019 | NA | Within the tool | NA | https://gggi.org/site/assets/uploads/2020/10/Meeting-Global-Housing-Needs-with-Low-Carbon-Materials.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 38 | Training Manual on Construction and Demolition Waste Management in India for Cities and Towns (GIZ) | Materials | A toolkit guiding on how C&D waste can be managed. | AEC Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers, logistics partners | - Waste Generator - Service providers and their contractors - Local authority - State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees - State Government or Union Territory Administration - Central Pollution Control Boards - Bureau of Indian Standards and Indian Road Congress - Central Government | training manual is to educate and inform the participants on the severity of problem caused by Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste on the environment and serve as a reference manual providing detailed information towards management of C&D waste in an environmentally sustainable manner. | Pilots initiated in India. May be applicable elsewhere | -C&D waste generated -C&D waste management plan | Easy to use guidelines | free | English | NA | German Development Cooperation (GIZ) The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), under its International Climate Initiative, has launched a bilateral cooperation project with the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) titled Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials (in short “Resource Efficiency”). The project is being implemented by GIZ-India, in cooperation with German and Indian knowledge partners. | 2017 | NA | Pilot initiatives: Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru | NA | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sites/default/files/training_manual_on_construction_and_demolition_waste_management_in_india_for_cities_and_towns_.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 39 | Manual del desempeño ambiental de los materiales y tecnologías utilizadas en la construcción de las viviendas sociales (Argentina) | Materials | Manual Of Environmental Performance Of Materials And Technologies Used In The Construction Of Social Housing - Define strategies to improve the environmental performance of their products, since they will know where the main damages originate and what they are. - Guide activities in the academic sector in order to reduce impacts. - Promote the adoption of better technologies or construction models in political decision-makers. | NA | NA | Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | A guideline to improve the environmental performace of matererials used in construction sector | Latin America / Caribbean, Argentina | NA | Easy to use guidelines | free | Spanish | Argentina - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | 2019 | NA | NA | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sites/default/files/manual_desempeno_ambiental_materiales_tecnologias_en_vivienda_social.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 40 | Building Material Selection and Use An Environmental Guide (WWF/Nepal) | Materials | The aim of this publication is to provide general guidance for engineers, architects, project managers and technicians working in disaster reconstruction projects in Nepal to select, source (or procure) and use building materials in an environmentally responsible manner. It is assummed that users have a basic knowledge about building materials and the construction process, but not advanced technical training. | Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | - Environmental costs and benefits - Management and alternatives | Applicable to the context of Nepal | NA | Easy to use guidelines | free | English | NA | WWF Nepal; USAID | 2016 | NA | NA | NA | https://envirodm.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/building_material_selection_and_use___an_environmental_guide.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 41 | Edge Materials – Embodied energy methodology (IFC) | Materials | EDGE is a building design tool, a certification system, and a global green standard available more than 150 countries. EDGE empowers the discovery of technical solutions at the early design stage to reduce operational expenses and environmental impact. Based on the user’s information inputs and selection of green measures, EDGE reveals projected operational savings and reduced carbon emissions. This overall picture of performance helps to articulate a compelling business case for building green. | Anyone interested in the design of green buildings, whether architect, engineer, developer, or building owner. | Environmental & Economic - operational savings and reduced carbon emissions - design and certify resource-efficient and Zero Carbon buildings. | globally applicable - homes, hospitals, offices, hotels, and retail | Project details, location and climate data, basic parameters, building data, building parameters, building system, key assumptions for base case | The EDGE App can be used to design a commercial, residential or mixed-use building in most countries. | Free | English | IFC, a member of the World Bank Group | 2014 | Available on website - https://bim360resources.autodesk.com/customer-case-studies | Demo & Report available on the site. | https://edgebuildings.com/edge-embodied-energy-in-materials-methodology/ Link to the software : https://edgebuildings.com/software/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 42 | Autodesk: BIM 360 | Materials | Reducing Your Footprint: Lowering Embodied Carbon in Construction Materials with EC3 and BIM 360. | General Contractors Subcontractors Architects Owners | Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers | Environmetal - Lowering Embodied carbon in Construction | globally applicable | Material type, quantities and other project details | Technical knowledge required | Paid | English | Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) | 2015 | 2021 | Available on website - https://bim360resources.autodesk.com/customer-case-studies | Demo available on the website | BIM 360 has beeen renamed as BIM Collaborator Pro | https://www.autodesk.com/bim-360/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 43 | Beacon | Materials | An Embodied Carbon feedback tool for Structural Engineers. “Beacon” is an open source Revit plugin that automatically creates an Embodied Carbon assessment of your structural design with options to modify material GWP values and visualizes embodied carbon data by floor level and by framing component (floor, foundation, columns, ect). | AEC Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers | structural engineers | Environmental - Beacon will help structural engineers address embodied carbon in new construction. - It will also be extremely valuable to measure progress toward the Carbon Leadership Forum’s Structural Engineers 2050 Challenge’s primary goal of zero carbon buildings by 2050.” | Globally applicable | material type, building element and floor level | Technical knowledge required | Free and open source | English | CORE Studio | 2020 | - Beta v0.6.0.0 Fixed timber GWP values. There was a conversion error. - Beta v0.5.0.0 Fixed bug where concrete composite floor areas were being double counted. Both structural and structural deck layer were given an area, it has been fixed to assign a zero area to the structural deck layer. Updated concrete GWP values to NRMCA EPD 11/16/2019. - Beta v0.4.0.0 Added Factor to increase/decrease volume. Fixed previous user input restoration. When given custom rebar weight, distribute to elements according to ratio. Added tooltips to column headers. - Beta v0.3.0.0 Fixed bug where Metal Roof Decks were counting the actual deck volume and the full depth volume. The full depth volume is no longer counted. Fixed bug with density unit. Converting density (mass) and unit weight (force) differently now. - Beta v0.2.0.0 Changed "Carbon Leadership Forum Beacon" link to "CLF Benchmark Study". Look for material density in "Unit weight" parameter if nothing is found in "Density" parameter. - Beta v0.1.0.0 Initial Beta Release | ---- | Demo available on the website | Beacon is open source. However, Revit may not be. | https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/capability/beacon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 44 | Bimmer | Materials | With just an address in all major urban centres, Bimmer can create a 3D model of building structures in file formats that can be uploaded directly to leading design programs. The value of bimmer is that it can save architects and designers time and money when developing context models and the tool pulls from many data sources to gather the most accurate information. Bimmer can capture from a single building up to a large city areas in just a few seconds, and can be used for a wide variety of design, engineering and planning applications. | Project Owners /developers /managers, AEC & Other Design Professionals | Architects and designers | NA | US, not sure if applicable elsewhere | Address and radius of the project | Easy to use interactive tool. May require technical knowledge in using the model generated by the tool | Paid | English | SolarSkyrise | 2020 | https://youtu.be/jMtSD22adPg | https://bimmer.io/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 45 | SolarScore | Materials | SolarScore is a cloud-based software that looks beyond just rooftops by analyzing entire building envelopes and provides the business case for monetizing all surfaces with Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) technologies. The use of BIPV technologies allows the asset owner/developer to reduce the GHG emissions, and produce clean energy directly from the building’s skin, and utilize the vertical space that is otherwise unused. SolarScore is used by engineers, architects and planners to inform project design from concept/initiation phase. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | engineers, architects and planners | Solar score of building surfaces eventually helping in GHG emission reduction | US, not sure if applicable elsewhere | Design file of the project | may require technical knowledge | Paid | English | SolarSkyrise | 2019 | Available on request via website | https://www.solarskyrise.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 46 | covetool | Materials | Cove.tool is an energy vs. cost optimization software for the AEC industry. It offers users the ability to simulate the material performance of a building in its context by assessing energy against cost over a given period of time. It empowers architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to make better decisions about building by presenting cost and energy information in a simple app, with the ultimate goal of helping buildings reduce their carbon emissions in an affordable way. The tool also offers the foundations for a programmable library of materials whose construction and energy costs can be incorporated into the larger BIM workflow. Cove.tool is available as both a Revit and Grasshopper plug-in with dedicated development. It can hypothetically be integrated into the vast majority of medium-to- large scale AEC projects in which marginal savings on energy costs may represent millions of dollars over time and incentivize an increasingly sustainable building culture. | AEC & Other Design Professionals | architects, engineers, contractors | Energy analysis, daylight analysis, cost analysis, water analysis, carbon analysis | Globally applicable | Project material types, quantity and other building details | available as both a Revit and Grasshopper plug-in | paid | English | ASHRAE Standard 140-2020 | Pattern r+d | Available on website - Emory University Campus Life Center - High Performance Student Union - Public Safety Facility :Georgia Institute of Technology | Demo available on website | https://www.cove.tools/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 47 | The Pathfinder | Materials | A web-based app called the Pathfinder is a landscape carbon calculator that guides designers on the path to meeting the goals of the Challenge and becoming Climate Positive. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers | Designers | Environmental - Output of this is the estimated years to carbon neutral for the project, - Reduce the carbon footprint in the design phase. | Globally applicable | The user is directed to input the following quantities: - Sources. This includes approximately eighty different types of materials used in landscape projects such as paving, walls, fences etc. and their associated ‘embodied carbon’ from extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, use/maintenance and replacement. The data is derived from the Athena Impact Estimator. - Sinks. Trees, plants, wetlands and certain types of meadows/lawns capture CO2 from the atmosphere and sink carbon into the soil. All data used for calculating sequestration and decomposition for trees and shrubs is obtained from the US Forest Service. - Costs. Carbon Costs represent emissions associated with mowing/pruning performed using machinery and fertilizer use for trees and shrubs. These emissions occur regularly over the lifespan of the project and are often referred to as ‘operational carbon’. | web-based app | Free | English | Climate Positive Design | 2019 | App link : https://app.climatepositivedesign.com/commitment/ | https://climatepositivedesign.com/about/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 48 | SolarResilient | Materials | This tool estimates the required rating and physical size of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage to provide power for extended periods during a large scale grid power outage. SolarResilient is designed for buildings that form part of a cities resilience strategy – it allows building owners and city departments to develop equipment sizing before embarking on more detailed studies. When used on a portfolio of buildings, optimum performing scenarios can be selected to provide a holistic energy security strategy for a city or county. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers | AEC Professionals, Service Provider/Contractors, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Environmental A system of photovoltaic (PV) arrays combined with battery storage, offers a more sustainable solution.amount of carbon sequestered and net impact over time up to 100 years, and embodied carbon profile. | widespread use nationally (US) | - Property Info - Existing Systems - PV System Parameters - Battery System Parameters - Electrical Emergency Load | Free | English | Developed by Arup under the Dept of Energy Sunshot program | 2017 | https://solarresilient.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 49 | Weathershift | Materials | Buildings and infrastructure built today will experience significantly different weather patterns over the course of the 21st century due to the impact of climate change. The WeatherShift™ tool provides future climate data based on the latest IPCC 5th Assessment in the formats used by architects and engineers (fTMY/EPW, fIDF). The data contain hourly values of key weather variables for a typical year and can be used for simulating building energy performance. Future climate data is critical not just to stress-test designs for the climate they’ll experience but to select no-regret ‘climate-safe’ building strategies that improve in performance under all future warming scenarios (i.e. fight climate change not force it). WeatherShift has been highlighted in Environmental Building News, Green Building & Design, the LEED Resilience Pilot Credits, and Paying it Forward: The Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California. It is being used by leading architectural and engineering firms, and has been incorporated into research by over a dozen academic institutions globally. | NA | All actors across the value chain | The data contain hourly values of key weather variables for a typical year and can be used for simulating building energy performance. | Available for over 250 major cities globally. | NA | Easy to use web-based tool | Free online data | English | Arup North America Ltd (Arup) and Argos Analytics LLC | https://www.weathershift.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 50 | The Building System Carbon Framework | Materials | This report proposes a new framework that can be used as a common language for carbon emissions, by all actors of the built environment. The framework enables each user to identify the best emissions-reduction strategies for their part of the value chain and allows the stakeholders to make informed decisions based on clear and transparent information. Using a common metric and a full life-cycle approach, the framework facilitates collaboration across the value chain, where common solutions can be developed and implemented to help achieve system decarbonization. | Manufacturers, designers, construction, investors, operators, occupyers, renovator and demolishing buildings | All actors across the value chain | Guidelines on emission reduction strategies | Adaptable to geographical and organisational level | EPD data, LCA data - embodied and operational carbon | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | The World Business Council for Sustainable Development | 2020 | NA | NA | https://www.wbcsd.org/contentwbc/download/9731/146973/1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 51 | Available technologies for local building materials (UNIDO) | Materials | This tool discusses the variety of materials and local technologies that can be used for sustainable building in less developed countries. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Material Manufacturers and Suppliers | Material directory | Less developed countries | NA | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | UNIDO | 2008 | NA | Within the tool | NA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 52 | Circular Economy Business Models in Built Environment | Implementation | A guide to achieving circular economy for businesses in built environment | NA | NA | All actors across the value chain | NA | globally applicable | NA | Easy to follow guidelines | free | English | NA | BAM Construct | 2017 | NA | Within the tool | NA | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sites/default/files/8436_business_models-bam-arup-emf.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 53 | Guide Du Bâtiment Durable En Régions Tropicales: Tome 1, Stratégies De Conception Des Nouveaux Bâtiments (Energies2050) | Implementation | Guide to sustainable building in tropical regions - Volume 1 The Green Building Guide in tropical regions has the aim to provide answers to the environmental, economic and social impact of massive urbanization and design practices and construction of buildings unsuited to tropical regions. It intends to serve as a reference for professionals in the construction sector and, more generally, the built environment as well as for public institutions operating in the regions concerned. The first volume is devoted to the integration of sustainability objectives in the design of new buildings in tropical regions. In particular, it deals with passive ventilation and lighting strategies as well as the design of air conditioning systems. The second volume is complementary to the first volume and focuses on the energy efficiency of existing buildings in tropical regions. | AEC & Other Design Professionals | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Service providers/contractors | Climate and bioclimatic diagrams Passive strategies in building, basics and concepts Ventilation and natural cooling systems Daylighting and integration with artificial lighting Air conditioning and air conditioning systems Renewable energies Water management. | - guiding document for tropical regions in particular (Africa) | free | French | International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF); Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (IFDD) this Guide is part of the Francophone Initiatives for the promotion of sustainable cities in Africa supported by the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) through its subsidiary body, the Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (IFDD), and by its partners. | 2015 | http://energies2050.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/667_Guide_Bati_Durable_T1.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 54 | Guide Du Bâtiment Durable En Régions Tropicales: Tome 2, Stratégies De Conception Des Nouveaux Bâtiments (Energies 2050) | Implementation | AEC & Other Design Professionals | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Policymakers/ Government Agencies, Service providers/contractors | Establish a building performance diagnosis Thermal insulation of the building Air conditioning and air conditioning systems Lighting, water and renewable energies | Project details and building specifications | Easy to follow guide | Global ABC | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 55 | Financing Circularity: Demystfying Finance for Circular Economies - UNEP 2020 | Finance | The report provides insights into practical approaches to financing circularity, such as the application of sectoral metrics in decision-making, and encourages financial institutions to formalise industry-wide support programmes and commitments for the transition to a circular economy and more sustainable patterns of consumption and production. | NA | NA | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Financial barriers and way for adopting green construction in Africa | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to follow guide | free | English | NA | The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) | 2020 | NA | Within the tool | NA | https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34120/FinCir.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 56 | Sustainable Building Finance: A Practical Guide to Project Financing in East Africa | Finance | A practical guide to project financing in East Africa is based on the premise that green buildings typically carry higher upfront capital/buyer costs but lower ongoing/ operational ones. As such, they offer financial value to lenders, owners, and occupiers; and societal value in reducing resource consumption, and carbon and other forms of pollution. Unlocking this value requires specialist energy efficiency, green building, and localised energy finance. | NA | NA | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | - Barriers to green property development and retrofits - Financial Benefits - Finance instruments | - guiding document for East Africa | NA | Easy to follow guide | free | English | UN-Habitat | 2018 | https://unhabitat.org/sustainable-building-finance-a-practical-guide-to-project-financing-in-east-africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 57 | IWBI - Global Research Agenda - Healt, Well-being and the built environment | Project design, evaluation, certification | Provide a guiding document for research and industry to set priorities and advance implementation of research addressing health, well-being and the built environment. • Identify key gaps and opportunities for translating research into practice and practice into research. • Provide an updated conceptual framework on health, well-being and the built environment • Highlight leading impact topics that are timely, important and actionable • Align with academic, industry and governmental investment and strategies on health, well-being and the built environment | NA | All actors across the value chain | Social wellbeing | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to follow research topics for health and built environment | Free | English | IWBI | 2021 | NA | NA | https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/7039796/GRA/Global_Research%20Agenda_v4%20(1).pdf?__hstc=157982949.4cc9a83eb170b64b8db2f5479ab0a322.1631763268489.1631763268489.1635147043890.2&__hssc=157982949.3.1635147043890&__hsfp=2997538192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 58 | Eco i building Materials | Materials | Building on the key principles and methodology presented in the Eco-innovation Manual, this supplement on building materials provides sector-specific information and guidance to service providers supporting companies in Eco-innovation. It is intended to be used alongside the Eco-innovation Manual, to provide further context at each step and examples of how the methodology, activities and templates can be applied in real life to a company in the building materials sector. The overarching manual provides further guidance on how service providers can conduct and link together the different stages of the Eco-innovation process, as well as providing generic guidance, such as on how to research and engage target companies, gather data, pitch services, conduct meetings and workshops, and use the templates provided for assessing and documenting current and proposed operations. | The target audience of both the manual and the supplement is the service provider, typically a sustainability consultancy organisation or individual. | Enable exploration of sustainability considerations for a range of materials, products, business models and value chain processes | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | UNEP, Bio-regional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 59 | Shelter and sustainability | Policies | This document is a comparative overview of different shelter typologies, which were recently implemented in various field locations and in different stages of a humanitarian response to forced displacement. Using established criteria to determine the technical performance, habitability, affordability as well as the environmental impact of each shelter design, this study outlines the real costs of shelter interventions taking into consideration the specificities of each context and material | Humanitarian workers | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies, humanitarian workers | Assessment of shelter sustainability | Globally applicable | Data on material consumption, co2 footprint, direct damage of natural habitat, reuse/recycle options, technical performance, shelter habitability, affordability | Free | English | NA | UNHCR | 2021 | NA | https://www.sheltercluster.org/resources/documents/unhcr-shelter-and-sustainability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 60 | Green Buildings: A Financial and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets | Policies, FInance | This new report: Green Buildings—A Finance and Policy Blueprint for Emerging Markets shows how financiers, governments, developers and building owners can take the lead in shaping and accelerating this multitrillion-dollar business opportunity. | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Project Owners /developers /managers, Policymakers/ Government Agencies | guidelines for financial stakeholders in green building | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | IFC | 2019 | NA | https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/a6e06449-0819-4814-8e75-903d4f564731/59988-IFC-GreenBuildings-report_FINAL_1-30-20.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=m.TZbMU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 61 | CLF embodied carbon policy toolkit | Policies | An array of resources to support the crafting of policies to radically reduce embodied carbon. | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | NA | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to use web-based resources | Free | English | CLF | 2021 | https://carbonleadershipforum.org/clf-policy-toolkit/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 62 | Embodied Carbon toolkit for building owners | Implementation | Investors, developers, and public or private building owners and tenants are essential to reducing embodied carbon because they play an important role in spurring new projects and setting project requirements. Prioritizing carbon early in a project reduces cost and increases the range of strategies available, while signaling markets about the importance of low-carbon materials. | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Project Owners /developers /managers,AEC & Other Design Professionals, | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers, Project Owners /developers /managers, Service providers/contractors, AEC professionals, Target group | NA | Globally applicable | NA | Easy to use guidelines | Free | English | 2021 | https://carbonleadershipforum.org/clf-owner-toolkit/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 63 | RICS ICMS 3 Standard | Finance | the International Cost Management Standards (ICMS) have provided a single methodology for reporting, grouping and classifying construction project costs. Tool yet to be published. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 64 | Built Environment Database | Tool yet to be published. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 65 | RICS Whole life Carbon assessment | Data and MRV | The specific objectives of this professional statement are to: Provide a consistent and transparent whole life carbon assessment implementation plan and reporting structure for built projects in line with EN 15978. Enable coherence in the outputs of whole life carbon assessments to improve the comparability and usability of results. Make whole life carbon assessments more ‘mainstream’ by enhancing their accessibility and therefore encourage greater engagement and uptake by the built environment sector. Increase the reliability of whole life carbon assessment by providing a solid source of reference for the industry. Promote long-term thinking past project practical completion, concerning the maintenance, durability and adaptability of building components and the project as a whole; and Promote circular economic principles by encouraging future repurposing of building components, as well as of the project as a whole, through quantifying their recovery, reuse and/or recycling potential. | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers | AEC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, service providers and contractors | Whole life carbon measurement | Applicable to building conforming to EN standards | Spatial boundaries, building physyval characteristics, reference study period, lifecycle stages, floor areas measurement, quantities measurement, units of measurement | easy to use guidelines | Free | English | RICS | 2017 | https://www.rics.org/globalassets/rics-website/media/news/whole-life-carbon-assessment-for-the--built-environment-november-2017.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 66 | Construction Green Guide guidelines | Construction | To provide a general guideline for engineers, architects, project managers, quantity surveyors and technicians in construction projects to manage the construction activities in an environmentally responsible and resource efficient manner. To introduce measures and better practices for resource efficiency and environmental management during the construction stage of the project cycle. | NA | NA | Engineers, architects, project managers, quantity surveyors and technicians in construction projects | Guidelines for environmentally responsible construction practices | NA | easy to use guidelines | Construction Industry Development Authority - CIDA (Sri Lanka) World Wildlife Fund - WWF | https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/initiative/building-materials-environmental-guide-bmeg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 67 | SEfficiency | Implementation | A Practical Guide to Climate-resilient Buildings & Communities offers construction solutions to adapt to a range of different risks in various climates. For instance, it shows us how to reduce indoor heat in hot and arid climates, or how to mitigate cyclone impacts on buildings in hot and humid climates. Importantly, the report also provides us with a highly practical checklist that should be considered by government officers and development practitioners when undertaking a new building project. | AeC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, policymakers, government agencies | AeC & Other Design Professionals, Project Owners /developers /managers, policymakers, government agencies, service providers/contractors | Nature based solutions | Guidelines to construct climate-resilient buildings | Global | NA | easy to use guidelines | Free | English | UNEP | NA | https://www.unep.org/resources/practical-guide-climate-resilient-buildings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 68 | Handbook of sustainable building policy | Policies | The Handbook of Sustainable Building Policies is a policy formulation support tool primarily addressed to policy-makers and experts who plan to formulate national or local policies to increase the sustainability of energy use in buildings. The main scope of this Handbook is sustainable energy policies for the buildings sector, with due consideration given to other sustainable policy areas, such as water conservation, construction materials, air pollution and social issues. | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policies for different factors affecting built environment | GLobally applicable | NA | easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | UNEP | 2013 | NA | https://c2e2.unepdtu.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/unep-handbook-of-sustainable-building-policies.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 69 | Building energy performance metrix | Ploicies | This report focuses largely on historic (2000-12) buildings sector energy performance data for major economies. It examines the level of energy demand using various metrics (or indicators), the changes in those energy metrics over time, and relative differences among countries with different policy frameworks and different economic, social and climatic contexts. This information can help identify opportunities for improvement in building energy performance through policy measures. | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | energy performace | Energy consumption and savings forecast. It examines the level of energy demand using various metrics (or indicators), the changes in those energy metrics over time, and relative differences among countries with different policy frameworks and different economic, social and climatic contexts | GLobally applicable | NA | easy to use guidelines | Free | English | NA | IPEEC, IEA | 2015 | NA | https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/fca4cdfc-ce94-4644-a6a6-5c9f00f7529c/BuildingEnergyPerformanceMetrics.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 70 | Assessment Tool for building efficiency policies | Policies | The Assessment Tool for Building Efficiency Policies provides a simple framework to help policymakers get started with designing a policy strategy that will achieve transformation of the built environment. The tool provides a framework for structuring discussions in a workshop setting with key stakeholders from across the building efficiency market, including government, civil society, and the private sector. Stakeholders that might be involved include local government agencies and bodies, other levels of government where relevant, architecture and engineering firms, energy service companies, manufacturers, energy service providers, financial institutions, real estate management companies, and non-governmental and community organizations. The recommended workshop agenda includes three activities—visioning, assessment, and action planning. | All stakeholders | Policymakers/ Government Agencies | Guidelines for policy makers | GLobally applicable | Building energy codes and product standards building efficiency targets performance information and certifications finance and incentives government leadership programs building owner and occupant actions developing technical and financial service capacity utility actions | Easy to use excel format | Free | English, Spanish | NA | WRI, Johnson Controls | 2014 | https://buildingefficiencyinitiative.org/resources/assessment-tool-building-efficiency-policies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 71 | Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool | FInance | The Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool was developed by UNEP-FI to help financial institutions identify and analyse the impacts of their real estate investments and portfolios holistically. | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers | Financial Institutions/ Investors/ Insurers | A set of impact profiles by asset or fund/profile, and to guide the user in identifying the asset's or fund's/most portfolio's significant impact areas using a set of built-in impact mappings | GLobally applicable | information about the real estate asset | Free excel tool | Free | English | NA | UNEP FI | 2021 | NA | https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Real-Estate-Impact-Analysis-Tool-User-Guide.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 72 | One planet living | One Planet Living is a concept pioneered by Bioregional, which offers a holistic “vision of a world in which people enjoy happy, healthy lives within their fair share of the earth's resources, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness | NA | NA | All stakeholders | NA | GLobally applicable | NA | Free guidelines | Free | English | NA | BIoregional | NA | https://www.bioregional.com/one-planet-living | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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