How is a Green Building Rated?

While design, build, and operation are a key part of a green building, actual tools and ratings will show you the amount of positive impact that your building is having on the environment, on the economy, and at a social and personal level.

Certifications for a green building are given through green building tools. Green building tools are used to assess and certify buildings that meet certain green building requirements and standards.

Rating tools recognize and award buildings and organizations that build and operate greener buildings, thereby encouraging and incentivizing them to push the boundaries on sustainability.

Rating tools vary in their approach and can be applied to the planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, renovation, and eventual demolition phases of a green building.

Rating tools can also differ in the type of buildings they are applied to, with specific tools or subsets of tools used for different building types such as homes, commercial buildings, or even whole neighborhoods.
Bio Developing Corp works to get any green building certified and recognized through rating tools and onsite testing so that the positive impacts of the building can be recognized and measured.

The idea is to kick-start the market by setting standards that then in turn elevate the ambition of government building codes and regulation, workforce training, and corporate strategies.