Lifecycle Assessment for Dwellings (6 Homestar+)

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

What the product must meet

Applies to

Standalone dwellings, 6 Homestar and above (excludes attached dwellings and apartments)

Exemptions

Exemptions for individual assemblies and systems can be sought by way of a Technical Question where; • assemblies used in the design are not available in the Homestar Embodied Carbon Calculator (HECC), or • verified embodied carbon data is not available.

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

Completed Homestar Embodied Carbon Calculator, floor plans and elevations with gross floor area marked, detailed drawings showing build-up of key assemblies, products and materials specification.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

Impact area

Climate Health — the CMF area the clause addresses