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
What Australian Government ESP Policy, EnviroDevelopment v4 and LEED v5 BD+C accept. Pick credentials to narrow it. Clear selection
Australian Government ESP Policy
Procurement policy · 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.
Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Environmental Product Declarations'; SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- ISO 14025 (or EN 15804 for construction products)
- On what basis
- named way to verify; 'Gold standard verification includes third-party EPDs' (p. 5)
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- Scope
- The tool says EPDs do not show environmental preferability unless compared with other robust EPDs (p. 5).
- Conditions
- Not shown under Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance)'s terms
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16, 17; SESP Template (unpaginated)
Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Product Carbon Footprint'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- 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
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
Carbon Neutral (printed as 'Climate Active Carbon Neutral')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- All
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Climate only.
- Conditions
- Climate Active Carbon Neutral certification
- certification held for the product
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Platinum to Bronze · tiered rating
- On what basis
- tiers printed with no minimum stated; Platinum described as world's best practice
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Circularity, Climate.
- Conditions
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
Green Rate (printed 'Global Green Tag Green Rate')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- described as multi-level; no minimum stated
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.
- Conditions
- GreenRate certification
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
HealthRATE (printed 'Global Green Tag HealthRATE')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- described as tiered; no minimum stated
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment only.
- Conditions
- HealthRATE certification
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
LCA Rate (printed 'Global Green Tag LCA Rate')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.
- Conditions
- LCARate certification
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 11
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 11
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)')
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Recycled; 100% sustainable; Mixed (sustainable/recycled) · certification option
- On what basis
- 3 options of certification listed; none preferred
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- one of the three certification options: Recycled, 100% sustainable, Mixed
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia)')
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS)')
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
Global Organic Textile Standard
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1: Examples of good practice product ecolabels and sustainability certifications
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- All
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive (p. 5). Focus areas printed: Environment, Circularity, Climate.
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3 Product sustainability considerations, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- FSC Recycled label · label
- On what basis
- named as an ecolabel that certifies recycled content
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles (Table 3 covers ESP products)
- Scope
- Recycled content consideration only; given as an example ('e.g.').
- Conditions
- FSC Recycled label only
- used as evidence of recycled content
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
GECA Recycled Products standard
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- GECA Recycled Products standard · standard
- On what basis
- named as an ecolabel that certifies recycled content
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles (Table 3 covers ESP products)
- Scope
- Recycled content consideration only; given as an example ('e.g.').
- Conditions
- certification to the GECA Recycled Products standard
- used as evidence of recycled content
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17
SESP Guidance for tender evaluation – Construction Services, 'Evidence'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- on the indicative list of evidence
- Products
- Construction materials
- Scope
- Indicative evidence list. Evaluators are told not all businesses can obtain EPDs.
- Conditions
- applicable to the region in which the procurement is delivered
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5
SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'; Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability'
Australian Government ESP Policy · No version or date printed on the supplied pages (source file labelled 2026)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- The rule
- third-party “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word)
- ecolabel to ISO 14024
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- The rule
- third-party “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word)
- ecolabel to ISO 14024
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- The rule
- third-party “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word)
- ecolabel to ISO 14024
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5
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
LEED v5 BD+C
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.
MRc2
LEED v5 BD+C · LEED BD+C: New Construction v5, MRc2 Reduce Embodied Carbon web page (printed 4/9/2026)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1–3 POINTS · points
- On what basis
- project whole-project weighted-average GWP reduction against industry averages (Table 1)
- Products
- structure, enclosure and hardscape materials
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc2 · p. 2, 3
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1–2 POINTS NEW CONSTRUCTION · points
- On what basis
- number of material categories below industry benchmarks (Table 1: three categories 1 point; five or more 2 points)
- Products
- structure, enclosure and hardscape materials
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc2 · p. 3
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1–3 POINTS · points
- On what basis
- project GWP reduction against industry averages (Table 1)
- 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
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1–3 POINTS · points
- On what basis
- project GWP reduction against industry averages (Table 1)
- 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
LEED v5 BD+C · Criteria Areas & Achievement Levels in LEED v5, Version 1.3, February 2026 (updated February 24, 2026)
Concrete Sustainability Council
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Plant Bronze: 1
- Plant Silver: 2
- Plant Gold or Platinum: 3
- CO2 Module 1 Star: 1
- CO2 Module 2, 3 or 4 Stars: 2
- Draws on
- Climate Health, Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- concrete
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 4
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- v3.1, v4.0/4.1Not all current editions: Klar Cite holds v5.0 as current
- Level
- Bronze v3.1: 1+
- Bronze v4.0/4.1: 2+
- Silver v3.1: 3+
- Silver v4.0/4.1: 5
- Gold v3.1: 5
- Gold v4.0/4.1: 5
- Platinum v3.1: 5
- Platinum v4.0/4.1: 5
- Draws on
- Human Health, Climate Health, Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Reads two ways
- SC-001: the tool reads two ways (p. 17 and p. 4); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 4; owner, 28 Oct 2026)
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 4
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- v4.1Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds v5.0 as current
- Level
- Bronze: 1+
- Silver: 2
- Gold: 3
- Platinum: 4
- Draws on
- Human Health, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 4
Material Health Certificate (v3.1/v4.0/v4.1)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- v3.1/v4.0/v4.1Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds v5.0 as current
- Level
- Bronze: 1
- Silver: 2
- Gold: 3
- Platinum: 3
- Draws on
- Human Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 4
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- v2.0
- Level
- Declare v2.0: 1
- Red List Free or Approved, third-party “verified”: 2
- Draws on
- Human Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Product-specific Type III: 1
- Optimised (over 20% lower GWP): 3
- Optimised (over 40% lower GWP, over 10% lower in three more categories): 5
- Draws on
- Climate Health, Ecosystem Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Product-specific Type III: 1
- Optimised (over 20% lower GWP): 3
- Optimised (over 40% lower GWP, over 10% lower in three more categories): 5
- Draws on
- Climate Health, Ecosystem Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- 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. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1
- FSC Recycled: 2
- FSC Mix: 4
- FSC 100%: 5
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Product Health Declaration: 2 · LEED multi-attribute score (max 5)
- Draws on
- Human Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Reads two ways
- SC-003: the tool reads two ways (p. 6 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026)
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- GS-11: 2 · LEED multi-attribute score (max 5)
- Draws on
- Human Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- products in GS-11 scope (standard scope not stated by the tool)
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- pre-checked, 1,000 ppm: 1
- third-party “verified”, 100 ppm: 2
- Draws on
- Human Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- any MRc4 product category
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Product-specific Type III: 1
- Optimised (over 20% lower GWP): 3
- Optimised (over 40% lower GWP, over 10% lower in three more categories): 5
- Draws on
- Climate Health, Ecosystem Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- 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. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1
- PEFC Recycled: 2
- PEFC Certified: 3
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- PEFC Recycled: 2
- PEFC Certified: 3
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1 · LEED multi-attribute score (max 5)
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Conditions
- 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. 5).
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1
- 100% recycled: 2
- forestry and recycled: 2
- forestry: 3
- 100% certified forest: 4
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Reads two ways
- SC-004: the tool reads two ways (p. 15 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026); SC-005: the tool reads two ways (p. 19, 20 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026)
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5