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 BREEAM International NC v7.1. Clear selection
EPD
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Evidence requirements, Table 8 Evidence types: Certificates of compliance (third party)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Scope
- General list of evidence document types, not a credit
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 34
Mat 01 Building life cycle assessment, M3 Third party verification, Table 73 item 2 (LCA or EPD data type); Definitions
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- first choice: product-specific EPD · Order of preference for LCA data
- On what basis
- LCA quality requirement checked by the third-party verifier for the exemplary verification credit (technical design phase)
- Products
- Construction products in the building LCA
- Scope
- Technical design and post-construction phases put a product EPD first and generic data second. Early design accepts generic or manufacturer-specific data.
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 01 · p. 298, 299, 301
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (multi-product, multi-manufacturer EPD)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.5 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (multi-product, single-manufacturer EPD)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.75 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
Mat 02 Environmental product declarations, criteria 1-2, M1, Table 74 (single-product, single-manufacturer EPD); CN1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.5 · EPD points
- On what basis
- Per EPD. Points are summed per material classification, capped at 4 per classification. The credit needs a total of at least 20.
- Products
- Construction products (Table 75 material classes)
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- EPD unexpired at the point of specification
- EPD not pending verification at specification
- Product installed in the building by the end of construction
- EPD issued or registered by a programme operator working to ISO 14025
- For products under the Construction Product Regulations: product category rules based on BS EN 15804
- Type III declaration that BREEAM calls “Independently verified” to ISO 14025 (definition)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 02 · p. 303, 304, 305
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.
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Evidence requirements, Table 8 Evidence types: Certificates of compliance (third party)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Scope
- General list of evidence document types, not a credit
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 34
Man 03 Responsible construction, legally harvested and traded timber
- Status
- Excluded by the tool under this credit
- Named as
- FSC Controlled Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Timber
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 66
Man 03 Responsible construction, legally harvested and traded timber evidence table
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- FSC certification (includes products labelled FSC Mix)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Yes / Yes · Demonstrates timber is legally harvested / Demonstrates timber is legally traded
- On what basis
- Evidence type for the legally harvested and traded timber requirement
- Products
- Timber
- Scope
- Applies only to new formwork, scaffolding boards or other new temporary site timber purchased for the project. Reused timber that can be “verified” (BREEAM’s word) is excluded. FSC Controlled Wood only is excluded (separate row).
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 66
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted
- 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 label, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- 'FSC 100%'
- Level
- 7 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per label, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
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 NaturePlus (GreenCollar). That is not a statement that none accepts it.