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
5 credentials, in Homestar v5 and EnviroDevelopment v4. Clear selection
Climate Active
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Climate Active
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names Climate Active. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
Declare
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Declare
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN3 Sustainable Materials, means of compliance 'Declare'
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- Declare
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.25 · points per material category
- On what basis
- material category with at least 50% “compliant” (Homestar’s word) content
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · EN3 p. 11
Not named by: EnviroDevelopment v4.
EPD Australasia
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD Australasia
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN2 Embodied Carbon, Credit Criteria, definition of verified embodied carbon data
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD Australasia
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Scope
- Context is exemptions for individual assemblies at 6 and 7 Homestar where data that Homestar calls “verified” is not available.
- Conditions
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. EN2 p. 1).
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN2 · EN2 p. 1
EN3 Sustainable Materials, EPD industry-wide; Additional Guidance on EPDs
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- EPD Australasia
- 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
- EPD Australasia
- 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
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
- EPD Australasia
- 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
- EPD Australasia
- 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
GECA
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About GECA
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN3 Sustainable Materials, approved eco-labels; Recognised list, GECA Level A Recognition, MAT-1/EN3 columns
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- PCv2.2i-2012; 04-2011 v2; 40-2008 v1.1; FFM v3.0-2017; 28-2010 v2.1; 25-2011 v2; 50-2011 v2; BIMv2.0-2018; SSPv1.0-2019
- Level
- Level A Recognition · eco-label recognition level; Level A eco-label = 1.5 points
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Scope
- No GECA entry for Concrete.
- Conditions
- product certified to the GECA standard listed for its category
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
EN3 Sustainable Materials, approved eco-labels; Recognised list, GECA Level B Recognition, EWP & Timber Product Sustainability (MAT-1/EN3)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- GECA FF v3.0-2017 'Furniture and Fittings'
- Level
- Level B Recognition · eco-label recognition level; Level B eco-label = 1 point
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Engineered Wood Products (EWP) & Timber
- Scope
- Only Level B GECA entry; EN3 only (no HC7 entry).
- Conditions
- product certified to GECA FF v3.0-2017
- engineered wood products and timber only
- certificate must be for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
HC7 Healthy Materials, methods (1)-(4); Recognised list, GECA Level A Recognition, MAT-2/HC7 columns
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- AFSv4.0-2014; PCv2.2i-2012; FFM v3.0-2017; 28-2010 v2.1; 04-2011 v2; 25-2011 v2; 50-2011 v2; 40-2008 v1.1
- On what basis
- product within the VOC limits specified by the recognised eco-label; listed as Level A Recognition
- Products
- Adhesives & Sealants: GECA AFSv4.0-2014; Applied Coatings: GECA PCv2.2i-2012; EWP: GECA FFM v3.0-2017, 28-2010 v2.1, 04-2011 v2, 25-2011 v2; Flooring: GECA 50-2011 v2, 25-2011 v2, 40-2008 v1.1, 04-2011v2
- Scope
- Interior of the dwelling only.
- Conditions
- usable for VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
- product certified to the GECA standard listed for its category
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- Source
- Homestar v5 · HC7 · List p. 1; HC7 p. 1, 2
Not named by: EnviroDevelopment v4.
PACT
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About PACT
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names PACT. That is not a statement that none accepts it.