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5 credentials, in EnviroDevelopment v4 and BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded. Clear selection
EMICODE
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EMICODE
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 EMICODE. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
FSC
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About FSC
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
EnviroDevelopment v4Rating tool
Materials 4.2.5(e) Structure: structural timber. Lettered 4.2.5(d) in Residential Subdivision. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified
- On what basis
- certified to FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standard
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option. It is an alternative to PEFC/AFS or an EPD to EN15804.
- Conditions
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.6(a) Envelope / linings: timber window frames. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- accredited/endorsed
- Products
- timber window frames
- Scope
- Building envelope option.
- Conditions
- product is timber window frames
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 166, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.8(c) Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes: joinery. Lettered 4.2.8(f) in Mixed Use. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified/endorsed
- Products
- joinery
- Scope
- Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes option.
- Conditions
- product is joinery
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 03 criterion 1 (legally harvested and traded timber), evidence table
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- timber and timber-based products
- Scope
- Prerequisite evidence only, not scored.
- Conditions
- named as an example of certification for legally harvested and traded timber
- evidence listed for the interim design stage
- final post-construction stage needs documentary evidence that all timber used is legally harvested and traded
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 291
Mat 03 criterion 5 (Step 1.3); GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'FSC Mix' 'FSC Recycled'
- 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
- timber and timber-based products
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- FSC Mix or FSC Recycled label
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
Mat 03 criterion 5 (Step 1.3); GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- 'FSC 100%'
- Level
- 7 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- timber and timber-based products
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- FSC 100% label
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
Global Organic Textile Standard
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Global Organic Textile Standard
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 Global Organic Textile Standard. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
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.
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
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
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.