LEED BREEAM WELL Green Star Other Rating Systems
DesignBuilder allows calculations for compliance with various rating systems. The list below summarises the credits from some of the commonly used international and regional rating systems for which DesignBuilder can generate results and reports.
LEED
DesignBuilder has developed dedicated tools to allow you to undertake modelling for various LEED credits quickly and easily and create dedicated reports for them. These include automated tools for ASHRAE 90.1 modelling, LEED MEPC reporting for energy credits, and formatted reports for daylight credits.
The image above shows the LEED v4.1 credits that DesignBuilder can help you with. DesignBuilder can be used for credits in the energy and atmosphere (EA), integrative process (IP), and indoor environmental quality (EQ) categories. These include
- EA Prerequisite: Minimum Energy Performance
- EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance
- EA Credit: Renewable Energy
- IP Credit: Integrative Process
- EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
- EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
- EQ Credit: Thermal Comfort
- EQ Credit: Daylight
Our native OneClick LCA integration is used for LEED Lifecycle analysis calculations under the Material and Resources (MR) category. These include:
- MR Credit: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
- MR Credit: Environmental Product Declarations
This list is for LEED v4.1, but earlier versions of LEED are also supported, including LEED v4 for most of these credits and even v3 and v2 for some. This knowledgebase article explains the approach for using DesignBuilder for each of these credits.
BREEAM
DesignBuilder provides analysis options to help you assess various BREEAM credits, providing summary outputs that can directly feed into your compliance documents, including formatted reports for some credits. Using the DesignBuilder main application and our native OneClick LCA integration, you can generate outputs to support assessments for credits under the following categories: Management (Man), Health and Wellbeing (Hea), Energy (Ene) and Materials (Mat).
DesignBuilder's main applications provide results to support the assessment of the following credits:
- Man 01 Project brief and design
- Man 05 Aftercare
- Hea 01 Visual comfort
- Hea 02 Indoor air quality
- Hea 04 Thermal comfort
- Ene 01 Reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
- Ene 04 Low carbon design
- Ene 08 Energy efficient equipment
Through our native integration with One Click LCA, a pre-approved LCA software for all versions of BREEAM, you can achieve credits for:
- Mat 01 Life cycle impacts
- Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction products
- Mat 06 Material efficiency
- Man 02 Life cycle cost and service life planning
- Man 03 Responsible construction practices
- Man 05 Aftercare
This list is based on the latest BREEAM UK and International versions. The credits in earlier versions might be different but will be mostly supported. This knowledgebase article explains the approach for using DesignBuilder for each of these credits.
WELL
DesignBuilder supports several WELL Building Standard features by providing tools and data for specific performance requirements:
- Air Precondition: A03 Ventilation Design
- Air Optimisation: A06 Enhanced Ventilation Design
- Light Precondition: L01 Light Exposure
- Light Optimisation: L06 Daylight Simulation
- Thermal Comfort Precondition: T01 Thermal Performance
- Thermal Comfort Optimisation: T07 Humidity Control
These features align with WELL concepts like Air, Light, and Thermal Comfort, ensuring projects meet health and well-being criteria.
Green Star
DesignBuilder facilitates compliance with the Green Star rating system, which is widely used in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Supported categories include:
- Energy: Simulation for energy modelling and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Indoor Environment Quality: Daylighting, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort evaluations.
- Materials: Lifecycle assessment using OneClick LCA.
DesignBuilder’s tools ensure compatibility with Green Star’s rigorous sustainability criteria across different regions.
Other Standards and Rating Systems
DesignBuilder can also access and comply with several other regional and international rating systems and building codes. Some of the typical applications include:
- ASHRAE Guideline 14: Measurement of Energy, Demand and Water Savings
- ASHRAE Standard 189.1 – Standard for the design of high-performance green buildings.
- ASHRAE Standard 209: Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
- BCA Green Mark (Singapore)
- BERs (Ireland)
- Green Building Evaluation Label (China Three Star)
- CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency – Japan)
- CIBSE TM52, CIBSE TM59 and Part O (UK)
- CIBSE TM54 and CIBSE TM63
- ECBC/ECSBC (Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code -India)
- ECO2 program (South Korea)
- ESTIDAMA Pearl Building Rating System (PBRS)
- Green Star SA administered by the Green Building council of South Africa (GBCSA)
- GRIHA (Green Ratings for Integrated Habitats Assessment - India)
- IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)
- International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
- IPMVP (International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol)
- ISO 50001: Energy Management Standard
- ISO 52016: Energy Performance of Buildings
- Japan ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building)
- Japan Energy Conservation Standards
- Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI)
- Minergie (Switzerland)
- NABERS (Australia)
- NABERS UK and Design for performance
- National Israeli Green Building Code SI-5282
- Part L and EPCs (UK SBEM or DSM)
- Passivhaus
- Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS)
- SANS 10400-XA (South Africa)
- VERDE, from the Green Building Council España
- Zero Carbon Building – Design (ZCB-Design) Standard (Canada)