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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
What EnviroDevelopment v4, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1 and BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded accept. Pick credentials to narrow it. Clear selection
EnviroDevelopment v4
Rating tool · what it accepts, credit by credit
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Materials 4.2.5(b) Structure: non-structural steel. Same clause in all ten typology sections: Masterplanned Communities, Residential Subdivision, Seniors Living, Multi-Unit Residential, Mixed Use, Industrial, Retail, Education, Health and Aged Care, Commercial
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Environmental Product Declaration to EN15804
- Products
- non-structural steel
- Scope
- Built form structure option. It is an alternative to recycled content ≥15%. It applies to 80% of non-structural steel, a project quantity.
- Conditions
- EPD to EN15804
- product is non-structural steel
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.5(b), (e), (f) Structure: EPD to EN15804 options for non-structural steel, structural timber and bricks. All ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- 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 4.2.5(e) Structure: structural timber. Lettered 4.2.5(d) in Residential Subdivision. All ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified
- On what basis
- certified to a PEFC standard
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option. It is an alternative to FSC or an EPD to EN15804.
- Conditions
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified
- On what basis
- certified to AFS (Australian Forestry Standard), named as an example of a PEFC standard
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option.
- Conditions
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307, 317
Materials 4.2.5(e) Structure: structural timber. Lettered 4.2.5(d) in Residential Subdivision. Same treatment in all ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Environmental Product Declaration to EN15804
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option. It is an alternative or addition to PEFC/AFS/FSC certification.
- Conditions
- EPD to EN15804
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.5(f) Structure: bricks. Lettered 4.2.5(e) in Residential Subdivision. Same treatment in all ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Environmental Product Declaration to EN15804
- Products
- bricks
- Scope
- Not shown under Urban Development Institute of Australia (EnviroDevelopment)'s terms
- Conditions
- EPD to EN15804
- product is bricks
- 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.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- accredited/endorsed
- On what basis
- AFS given as an example of PEFC
- 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(b) Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes: carpet. Lettered 4.2.8(e) in Mixed Use. All ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- level 2 or greater · level
- On what basis
- Not shown under Urban Development Institute of Australia (EnviroDevelopment)'s terms
- Products
- carpet
- Scope
- Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes option. Minimum 50% of the carpet is a project threshold.
- Conditions
- Not shown under Urban Development Institute of Australia (EnviroDevelopment)'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307).
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 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.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified/endorsed
- On what basis
- AFS given as an example of PEFC
- 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
Materials 4.2.9 Alternative compliance (4.2.8 in Commercial). All ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- 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
Materials 4.2.9 Alternative compliance (EPDs and/or certifications). Printed as 4.2.8 in Commercial. Same treatment in all ten typology sections.
EnviroDevelopment v4 · National Technical Standards; version and date not printed on the supplied pages
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- procured materials (any)
- Scope
- Alternative “compliance” (EnviroDevelopment’s word) route. 80% of procured materials is a project threshold. No EN15804 requirement is stated in this option.
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 135, 167, 197, 224, 251, 279, 308
WELL v2
Rating tool · what it accepts, credit by credit
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
X01 Material Restrictions, Part 3 Restrict Lead, 1: Paints and electronics (paints)
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only. Not the electronics or drinking-water pipe parts of X01 Part 3.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. X01 (materials/feature/1)).
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
X06 VOC Restrictions, Part 1 Limit VOCs From Wet-Applied Products (VOC content)
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- VOC content
- Products
- Interior wet-applied paints and varnishes
- Scope
- Does not cover adhesives or sealants. Does not satisfy the separate VOC emissions requirement: at least 75% of products need third-party lab testing to CDPH v1.2, AgBB, EU LCI/EN 16516-1 or a LEED v4.1 path. Not listed in X06 Part 2.
- Conditions
- Product is an indoor or outdoor paint or varnish
- Counts for the VOC content requirement only
- Source
- WELL v2 · X06 (materials/feature/6)
X07 Materials Transparency, Part 1 Select Products With Disclosed Ingredients
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Cradle-to-Cradle Certified™ product; C2C Certified® Circularity product; Material Health Certificate
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 25 distinct products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 25 distinct products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- GreenRate and LCARate are not named. Project threshold: at least 25 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Must be a Global GreenTag Product Health Declaration
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 25 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
X07 Materials Transparency, Part 2 Select Products With Enhanced Ingredient Disclosure
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- All ingredients disclosed down to 100 ppm
- All ingredients publicly disclosed
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
X07 Materials Transparency, Part 3 Select Products With Third-Party Verified Ingredients
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Cradle-to-Cradle Certified™ product; C2C Certified® Circularity product; Material Health Certificate
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Ingredient disclosure “verified” (WELL’s word) by a third party not affiliated with the manufacturer or the certificate
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Ingredient disclosure “verified” (WELL’s word) by a third party not affiliated with the manufacturer or the certificate
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Must be a Global GreenTag Product Health Declaration
- Ingredient disclosure “verified” (WELL’s word) by a third party not affiliated with the manufacturer or the certificate
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X07 (materials/feature/7)
X08 Materials Optimization, Part 1 Option 1 Materials selection
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
Cradle to Cradle Basic Level Restricted Substances List, version 4
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- v4
- Level
- 1 Point · points
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X08 (materials/feature/8)
X08 Materials Optimization, Part 2 Select Optimized Products
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ product; Material Health Certificate
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Material Health Silver, Gold or Platinum · C2C level
- On what basis
- Material Health category of the certification, or Material Health Certificate level
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- C2C Certified Circularity is not named here. Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X08 (materials/feature/8)
Product Health Declaration with GreenTag HealthRATE™ mark
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- SilverHEALTH, GoldHEALTH or PlatinumHEALTH level · HealthRATE mark level
- On what basis
- GreenTag HealthRATE™ mark on the Product Health Declaration
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X08 (materials/feature/8)
Living Product Challenge, Materials and Health & Happiness Petals
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Materials and Health & Happiness Petals · Petals
- On what basis
- Living Product Challenge petals
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Materials Petal and Health & Happiness Petal achieved
- Source
- WELL v2 · X08 (materials/feature/8)
Living Product Challenge (Materials and Health & Happiness Petals) or Living Product Certification
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1 Point · points
- Products
- Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps
- Scope
- Project threshold: at least 15 distinct products.
- Conditions
- Counts toward at least 15 distinct permanently installed products, furniture and task and floor lamps certified under a listed program
- Living Product Challenge route requires the Materials and Health & Happiness Petals
- Source
- WELL v2 · X08 (materials/feature/8)
X11 Cleaning Products and Protocols, Part 1 Option 2; Part 2
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- GS-42 (Standard for Commercial and Institutional Cleaning Services)
- Products
- Cleaning services and cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning services and products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
Nordic Swan Ecolabelling for Cleaning Services criteria
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning services and cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning services and products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
X11 Cleaning Products and Protocols, Part 2 Select Preferred Cleaning Products
WELL v2 · WELL v2, Q2 2025
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
BREEAM International NC v7.1
Rating tool · what it accepts, credit by credit
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Evidence requirements, Table 8 Evidence types: Certificates of compliance (third party)
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · BREEAM International New Construction Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026, SD6073
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- 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
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- 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
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- 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
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · BREEAM International New Construction Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026, SD6073
- Status
- Excluded by the tool under this credit
- 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
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · BREEAM International New Construction Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026, SD6073
FSC certification (includes products labelled FSC Mix)
- Status
- Accepted
- 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
PEFC certification (includes products labelled PEFC mixed sources)
- Status
- Accepted
- 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.
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 66
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Status
- Accepted
- 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.
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 66
Mat 01
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · BREEAM International New Construction Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026, SD6073
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · BREEAM International New Construction Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026, SD6073
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
Mat 03
BREEAM International NC v7.1 · GN18 V3.7 May 2023 (released 31/05/2023), applied to BREEAM International NC Technical Manual 7.1.0, 26/08/2026
'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- All (Issue 3)
- Level
- 5 (Baseline score3) · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Minimum awarded to all products certified to the scheme (note 3)
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- All (Issue 4)
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme version, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- All (Issue 4)
- Level
- 7 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme version plus additional requirements, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Constructional steel (scheme name)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
Certified concrete (bronze level)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 4 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme level, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Concrete
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
Certified concrete (silver level)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme level, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Concrete
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
Certified concrete (gold level)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme level, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Concrete
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
Certified concrete (platinum level)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 7 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme level, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Concrete
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2
- Status
- Accepted
- 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
- Status
- Accepted
- 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
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- 'PEFC Certified - 100% PEFC Origin'
- 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
'PEFC Certified', 'PEFC Recycled'
- Status
- Accepted
- 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
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per label plus additional requirement, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per label plus additional requirement, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded
Rating tool · what it accepts, credit by credit
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Mat 01
BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Technical Manual – Version 6.0.0 – 01/12/2021 – SD250
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
Mat 03
BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Technical Manual – Version 6.0.0 – 01/12/2021 – SD250; Guidance Note 18 V3.7 May 2023
'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- All (Issue 3)
- Level
- 5 (Baseline score3) · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- not limited by the tool
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- BES 6001 Issue 3
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 284, 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- All (Issue 4)
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- not limited by the tool
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- BES 6001 Issue 4
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 7 (GN18)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- All (Issue 4)
- 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
- not limited by the tool
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3, 7 (GN18)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- constructional steel
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- certified under the CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel Scheme
- scores zero where the product is non-“compliant” (BREEAM’s word) with the broken chain requirements (Step 1.3, p. 285): organisations downstream of the certified one may lack their own certification only if they only handle or transport, or only fabricate, assemble or install under a recognised quality management system that prevents mixing with uncertified sources and operate in a jurisdiction with robust, well-enforced environmental, social and economic controls (CN3.4, p. 284)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 284, 285, 293 (manual); 1, 2 (GN18)
Certified concrete (bronze level)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 4 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- concrete
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- CSC certified concrete at bronze level
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
Certified concrete (silver level)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- concrete
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- CSC certified concrete at silver level
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
Certified concrete (gold level)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- concrete
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- CSC certified concrete at gold level
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
Certified concrete (platinum level)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- 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
- concrete
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- CSC certified concrete at platinum level
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 7 (GN18)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- 'PEFC Certified - 100% PEFC Origin'
- 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
- PEFC Certified - 100% PEFC Origin label
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 7 (GN18)
'PEFC Certified' 'PEFC Recycled'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- PEFC Certified or PEFC Recycled label
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2 (GN18)
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · 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
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
Mat 03
BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Technical Manual – Version 6.0.0 – 01/12/2021 – SD250
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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