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What is Sustainable Building

Certification?

The World Green Building Council (WGBC) defines The Green Certification System Buildings account for:
sustainable building certification - also known as green
The Green Certification System is built on internationally
building rating tools - as a tool to assess and recognise Raw Materials 30%
recognised best practices and in consensus with all relevant
buildings which meet certain sustainability requirements or
stakeholders. The system has been designed to be in
standards. Fresh Water Usage 12%
alignment with widely practiced green guidelines, as follows:
Building certifications recognise and reward companies GHG 30%
and organisations who build and operate greener buildings,
thereby encouraging and incentivising them to push the Landfill Waste 45% - 65%
boundaries on sustainability. Paris Agreement - Legally binding
international treaty on climate change Electricity 71%
They kick-start the market by setting standards that in turn
elevate the ambition of government building codes and
regulation, workforce training, and corporate strategies. Mercury in Solid Waste 31%

Green building certification is applied to the entire life cycle
of the building from the planning and design, construction,
UNSDGs – The 17 UNSDGs Green Buildings offer:
operation, maintenance, renovation, and eventual demolition
phases of a building. Specific tools or subsets of tools used
for different building types such as homes, commercial Energy Saving 30%
buildings, or even whole neighbourhoods.
Water Savings 30% - 50%
Source: World Green Building Council
ESG – Corporate environmental Reduction in Construction Waste 50% - 90%
disclosure requirements
Reduction in GHG 20% - 35%

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