The rules that reprice buildings.

A sustainability assessment method for buildings and infrastructure covering energy, carbon, health, circularity and resilience across the lifecycle. Widely used in Europe to certify environmental performance.

Science-based decarbonization pathways that let owners assess when buildings risk becoming 'stranded' against 1.5C/2C targets. Used for transition-risk analysis, retrofit planning and capital allocation.

A green-building standard requiring at least 20% savings in energy, water and embodied carbon versus a local baseline, with free design software. Used by developers in emerging markets.

A free tool to benchmark a building's energy, water, waste and GHG performance and earn an ENERGY STAR score and certification. The reporting backbone for many state and city building-performance mandates.

An investor-driven ESG benchmark that scores the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios via standardized annual assessments. Used by institutional investors, managers and REITs to compare ESG performance.

Global baseline standards for sustainability- and climate-related financial disclosures, building on the TCFD framework. Used to provide decision-useful, comparable sustainability disclosures.

An international management-system standard to establish, maintain and continually improve an organization's energy performance. Used by building operators to systematically manage and reduce energy use.

The most widely used green-building rating system, certifying buildings on energy, water, materials and indoor environmental performance. Used by developers, owners and tenants worldwide.

A government-run system rating the operational environmental performance of buildings on a one-to-six-star scale covering energy, water, waste and indoor environment. Used to measure and disclose in-use performance.

Criteria and sector guidance (including buildings/real estate) so companies can set GHG-reduction targets aligned with climate science and net-zero by 2050. Used to validate emissions-reduction targets.

A framework recommending how organizations disclose climate-related financial risks across governance, strategy, risk management and metrics. Widely adopted; monitoring passed to the IFRS Foundation/ISSB in 2023.

A performance-based certification focused on how buildings affect human health across air, water, light, comfort and mind. Used by owners and employers to certify that spaces support occupant health.