by jbs040109 — April 13, 2009—A landmark agreement between rating systems BREEAM, LEED, Green Star and the U.K. Green Building Council was signed in March in London. Green Star is developed and administered by the Green Building Council Australia, and the LEED Green Building Rating System is developed and managed by the U.S. Green Building Council, while BREEAM is owned by research and education charity the BRE Trust and operated by BRE Global, in the UK.
Rating tools are a key component in the market for green building around the world, but there has been a growing demand for consistency and comparability between the tools, particularly with regards to the way they account for carbon emissions, note the organizations.
The key objective of the agreement is: To map and develop common metrics to measure emissions of CO2 equivalents from new homes and buildings. A working group formed of representatives from each of the rating tools will develop the metrics, and seek to align the tools and provide consistency in measurement and reporting.
