Ratings & Policy
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Australia and New Zealand
Which credential?
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- BEP PVC
- BES 6001
- Blue Angel
- CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel
- Carpet Institute
- Climate Active
- Concrete Sustainability Council
- Cradle to Cradle Certified
- Declare
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- EMICODE
- EPD
- EPD Australasia
- EU Ecolabel
- FSC
- GECA
- Global GreenTag
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Global Responsible Textile Standard
- Green Seal
- Health Product Declaration
- International EPD System
- Living Product Challenge
- Nordic Swan
- PEFC
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Responsible Steel
- Responsible Wood
- SCS Standards
- Steel Sustainability Australia
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- UL GREENGUARD
- AFRDI Green Tick
- CDPH Standard Method
- CEN
- ISO
- LEVEL
- NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
- PACT
3 credentials, in every rating tool and policy. Clear selection
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Counts towards Responsible Products Value
Chain of Custody Standard Version 2
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- v2Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds V3.1 as current
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 0–4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Performance Standard Version 3
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- v3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10–14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
IS Rating v2.1Rating tool
Credit not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · p. 9 (Spr file)
Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISEAL member (own statement)
- Named as
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Products
- materials and products (any category)
- Scope
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- The rule
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme label, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Aluminium
- Conditions
- Both ASI Certified Performance and ASI Certified Chain of Custody held
- Provisional certification not accepted
- Aluminium originates from a casthouse that is a certified ASI Member, and/or a later supplier of that aluminium is a certified ASI Member
- Requirement included in project documents and evidenced for installed products (Table 1 note 4)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 03 criterion 5 (responsible sourcing, Step 1.3); GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- aluminium (metal)
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume (CN3.3). Downstream organisations without certification must “meet” (BREEAM’s word) the broken chain rules (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- both ASI Certified Performance and ASI Certified Chain of Custody
- provisional certification does not count
- aluminium originates from a casthouse that is a certified ASI Member and/or a subsequent supplier that is a certified ASI Member
- additional requirement included in project documents and evidence that installed products fulfil it
- product “compliant” (BREEAM’s word) with broken chain requirements (CN3.4) where downstream organisations lack their own certification
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 292, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), Australian Government ESP Policy, Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2.
International EPD System
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About International EPD System
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot)Rating tool
9.4.3.1 d) Conforming EPDs
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Any included material with a product-specific EPD
- Scope
- Same scope as the EPD rows
- The rule
- Not shown under New South Wales Government (NABERS)'s terms
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 59
IS Rating v2.1Rating tool
Counts towards Rso-7
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Products
- materials and products (any category)
- Scope
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- The rule
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Products
- materials and products (any category)
- Scope
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- The rule
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'; Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability'
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- Scope
- The rule is on the EPD; class membership is on the programme.
- The rule
- EPD “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word) by a third party
- EPD to ISO 14025
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5, 6
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN3 Sustainable Materials, EPD industry-wide; Additional Guidance on EPDs
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.75 point · points per material category
- On what basis
- industry-wide EPD format
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- The rule
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · EN3 p. 10, 12
EN3 Sustainable Materials, EPD product-specific; Additional Guidance on EPDs
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.25 points · points per material category
- On what basis
- product-specific EPD format
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- The rule
- product-specific EPD that Homestar calls “third-party verified”
- independently audited
- cradle-to-gate scope as a minimum
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · EN3 p. 10, 12
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Environmental product Declaration; industry-wide EPD
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Industry wide EPD
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- The rule
- industry-wide EPD
- independently audited
- cradle-to-gate scope at minimum
- manufacturer recognised as a participant in the EPD
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 5, 7
MAT-1 Table 21 Environmental product Declaration; product-specific EPD
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.5 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Product Specific EPD
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- The rule
- product-specific EPD
- independently audited
- cradle-to-gate scope at minimum
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 5, 7
EnviroDevelopment v4Rating tool
Materials 4.2.5(b), (e), (f) Structure: EPD to EN15804 options for non-structural steel, structural timber and bricks. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- non-structural steel; structural timber; bricks
- The rule
- Not recorded
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.9 Alternative compliance (4.2.8 in Commercial). All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- procured materials (any)
- The rule
- Not recorded
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 135, 167, 197, 224, 251, 279, 308
EarthCheck BPDS v5Rating tool
30.1 Guidance: fallback where no formal rating is available for a material
- Status
- Accepted as an owner ruling
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 4 · credits (maximum for 30.1; 1 credit per 2 qualifying material categories)
- Products
- Material categories listed in the 30.1 guidance
- Scope
- Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
- The rule
- Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 75).
- Source
- EarthCheck BPDS v5 · p. 75
LEED v5 BD+CRating tool
MRc2(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- structure, enclosure and hardscape materials
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc2 · p. 2, 3
MRc4 · Climate Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 9
LEED v5 ID+CRating tool
Climate Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- any MRc4 ID+C product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 ID+C · p. 9, 10
LEED v4.1 BD+CRating tool
Counts towards MR Credit
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 96
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 96
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 97).
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 97
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 97).
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 97
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 97).
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 97
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 97).
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 97
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- products under the Furniture and Medical Furnishings credit
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 106
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- products under the Furniture and Medical Furnishings credit
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 106
LEED v4.1 ID+CRating tool
Counts towards MR Credit
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 ID+C · MR Credit · p. 44
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 ID+C · MR Credit · p. 44
International EPD System
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- permanently installed products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- The rule
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 45).
- Source
- LEED v4.1 ID+C · MR Credit · p. 45
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, Table 74 Validity
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.5 (EPD for more than one product in the same product category, more than one manufacturer) / 0.75 (more than one product, single manufacturer) / 1.5 (single product or colour/pattern variations, single manufacturer) · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD, by EPD type (0.5 / 0.75 / 1.5, see EPD rows)
- Products
- Construction products
- The rule
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- EPD not pending verification at the time of specification (CN2)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 304
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, criterion 5; CN3.2; Relevant definitions
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by an EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Only two EPDs per classification group may be counted.
- The rule
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, exemplary level criterion 7; CN3.2
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by a manufacturer specific EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Exemplary level only. Only two EPDs per classification group may be counted.
- The rule
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
Not named by: WELL v2.
Product Carbon Footprint
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Product Carbon Footprint
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Responsible Products Value(credit title not shown under Green Building Council of Australia's terms)
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- ISO 14067:2018 (Third-Party Verified)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 0–4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot)Rating tool
10.4.2.1; 10.4.2.4 Finding stored biogenic carbon in a carbon footprint; 14.8.2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- ISO 14067 or PAS 2050
- On what basis
- GHG biogenic removals
- Products
- Timber and paper materials
- Scope
- Counts toward the Carbon Removal Indicator only
- Conditions
- carbon footprint conforms to 9.4.4.1 (“compliant” (NABERS’s word) with ISO 14067 or PAS 2050; system boundary “equivalent” to EN 15804 or ISO 21930; refers directly to the material by unique product name or code; independently “verified”, verifier not involved in defining scope or conducting the LCA; dated within five years before the last delivery of the product to site)
- timber or paper material only
- confirms the material is from a sustainably managed source certified by FSC, or by Responsible Wood as part of PEFC
- use the GHG biogenic removals value
- if not reported separately, estimate using 10.4.3
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 68, 70, 94
9.4.2 a); 9.4.4.1 Conforming carbon footprint declarations; 9.4.4.2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- ISO 14067 or PAS 2050 (Related documents list ISO 14067:2018)
- Edition named
- Related documents list ISO 14067:2018
- On what basis
- GHG total emissions, modules A1-A3, entered as GWPT
- Products
- Any included material
- Scope
- Overrides the default emission factor for that material; modules A1-A3
- Conditions
- follows ISO 14067 or PAS 2050
- system boundary matches the EN 15804 or ISO 21930 boundary
- names the material by unique product name or code
- independently “verified” (NABERS’s word) by a verifier not involved in defining the scope or conducting the LCA study
- dated within five years before the last delivery of the product to site
- unit matches the unit selected in the input form
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 9, 53, 61, 62
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Product Carbon Footprint'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- ISO 14067
- On what basis
- listed as a way to verify sustainability
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- Scope
- Not named as gold standard (p. 5). The tool says a product with an EPD would be preferable (p. 6).
- Conditions
- “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word) by a third party
- measured to ISO 14067
- product footprint, not organisational footprint (not ISO 14064-1)
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN2 Embodied Carbon, Carbon Footprint Data and Bespoke carbon footprint calculation
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. EN2 p. 3, 4).
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN2 · EN2 p. 3, 4
EN3 Sustainable Materials, means of compliance 'CarboNZero product certification' (0.75) and 'CEMARS product certification' (0.25)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- PAS 2050:2011
- Level
- 0.75 (CarboNZero product certification); 0.25 (CEMARS product certification) · points (EN3 Sustainable Materials, per material category; max 1.5 per category)
- Conditions
- Only through CarboNZero product certification (0.75) or CEMARS product certification (0.25), each being independent verification and certification that the product's carbon footprint is calculated to PAS 2050:2011. CarboNZero also requires: measures to manage, reduce and mitigate the product's net GHG emissions to zero; a commitment to an emissions management and reduction plan; and offsetting of remaining unavoidable emissions with carbon credits that Homestar calls “verified”. CEMARS also requires: lifecycle GHG emissions of the product measured; and a commitment to manage and reduce them under an emissions management and reduction plan. Points apply only where at least 50% of the material category content is reused, eco-preferred or responsibly sourced. Evidence: product data sheet or certificate demonstrating “compliance” (Homestar’s word). Where a product qualifies for several methods, the one with the most points is selected.
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. EN3 p. 11, 12).
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · EN3 p. 11, 12
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 CarboNZero product certification (1 point); CEMARS product certification (0.5 points)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Edition named
- PAS 2050:2011
- Level
- 1 (CarboNZero product certification); 0.5 (CEMARS product certification) · points (MAT-1 Sustainable Materials, per material category; max 2 per category)
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- Conditions
- Only through CarboNZero product certification (1 point) or CEMARS product certification (0.5 points), each being independent verification and certification that the product's carbon footprint is calculated to PAS 2050:2011. CarboNZero also requires: measures to manage, reduce and mitigate the product's net GHG emissions to zero; a commitment to an emissions management and reduction plan; and offsetting of remaining unavoidable emissions with carbon credits that Homestar calls “verified”. CEMARS also requires: the product's lifecycle GHG emissions measured; and a commitment to manage and reduce them under an emissions management and reduction plan. Points apply only where at least 50% of the total material content of the category is reused, eco-preferred or responsibly sourced. Evidence: datasheets and/or the third-party verification scheme certificate.
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. MAT p. 1, 3, 6-7).
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 1, 3, 6-7
Not named by: IS Rating v2.1, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.