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Within the NGBS, and separate from individual buildings and renovations, a development can receive a certification for design and preparation in accordance with green practices. Similar to buildings, lane development projects can qualify for four different rating levels: 1-Star: 95 points; 2-Star: 122 points; 3-Star: 149 points; 4-Star: 175 points
A Chartered building surveyor in the United Kingdom can only progress through the RICS membership route. A chartered building surveyor has completed an Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The RICS was founded in London in 1868 and has more than 120,000 members globally, although less ...
Torre Mayor, at one time the tallest building in Mexico, achieved LEED Gold certification for an existing building [205] and eventually reached Platinum certification under LEED v4.1. [ 206 ] [ 207 ] The building is designed to withstand 8.5-magnitude earthquakes, and has enhanced many of its systems including air handling and water treatment.
The organization's current name was adopted on 16 April 2015 after the organization began to provide third-party certification for the International WELL Building Institute's evidence-based building standard WELL Building Standard, [1] the Perfect Power Institute's PEER standard, and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark.
Basic certification requires 40-49 points, silver 50-59 points, gold 60-79 points, and 80+ points for platinum certification. [5] Points are also available within the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system for having certified green buildings in the development and for integrating green building and infrastructure practices within the ...
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The German Sustainable Building Council (Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen e.V., DGNB in German) introduced its own green building certification in 2009 together with the German Federal Ministry of Traffic, Construction and Urban Development (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung in German). [1]
a new building is constructed; a building built for one use is to be used for another (e.g., an industrial building converted for residential use) occupancy of a commercial or industrial building changes, or ownership of a commercial, industrial, or multiple-family residential building changes