Rating systems

Systems and tools for identifying, setting and reporting upon environmental design and performance objectives for buildings and projects. Rating systems provide a framework through which to communicate the environmental performance characteristics of a project to stakeholders and the community. Examples include NABERS, Green Star, BREEAM, LEED, Living Building Challenge, One Planet Living, PassivHaus, WELL Building Standard, eTool and NCC Section J.

Further resource

The following external resource has been collated as additional guidance on this topic:

• Envirotecture (2022) Little Pot of Gold a zero carbon challenge that examined the design of one home in every state capital, built four different ways (three versions designed to the international Passivhaus standard and one optimised for the local NatHERS (National Home Energy Rating System) to show the interactions between health, comfort and carbon impacts.