GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS

LEED CERTIFICATION
• LEED CERTIFICATION
▫ United States Green Building Council (USGBC) came up with a rating system for
how “Green” buildings are.
• LEED vs. 4 for Homes Checklist
▫ Integrative Process
▫ Location and Transportation
▫ Sustainable Sites
▫ Water Efficiency
▫ Energy and Atmosphere
▫ Materials and Resources
▫ Indoor Environmental Air Quality
▫ Innovation
▫ Regional Priority Credits
• Rating:
▫ Certified: 40-49
▫ Silver: 50-79
▫ Gold: 60-79
▫ Platinum: 80-110
LEED CERTIFICATION
What can be LEED certified?
• LEED Building Design and Construction
▫ Homes, New Construction, Core and Shell, School,
Healthcare, and Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse and
Distribution Center, Multifamily Midrise, Hospitality,
and Multifamily Lowrise
• LEED Interior Design and Construction
▫ Commercial Interiors and Hospitality
• LEED Operations and Maintenance
▫ Existing Building, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse
and Distribution Center, and Hospitality, Schools
• Neighborhood Development
PhilGBC
• The Philippine Green Building Council(PHILGBC) was incorporated on March 22, 2007 as
a national non-stock, non-profit organization that promotes the sharing of knowledge on
green building practices to the industry to ensure a sustainable environment.
• It was organized to serve as a single voice in the promotion of holistic and market-based
green building practices, to facilitate the sharing of green building information and
practices in the building industry, and to serve as a non-partisan venue for the
development of a green building rating system.
• PHILGBC has been campaigning for the transformation of design, construction and
management methods of the industry into practices that are environmentally and socially
responsible, safe and healthy, and a prosperous environment that improves the quality of
life.
• the Council is continuously developing and improving the Building for Ecologically
Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE) Rating System, the Philippines’ own green
building rating system. Initiated to facilitate greener building, BERDE measures how a
building excels above and beyond the existing local environmental regulations and
standards.
• The PHILGBC is a member of the World Green Building Council – Asia Pacific Network.
The Council is also a member organization of the International Initiative for a Sustainable
Built Environment (iiSBE), and a global partner of the GLOBE Alliance.
• a growing number of individual professionals and over two hundred and fifty (250)
corporations and organizations from the different sectors of the building industry are
currently members of the largest and greenest building initiative in the country.
BERDE
• n 2009, the BERDE Program was established by the Philippine
Green Building Council (PHILGBC) as an appropriate response to
the Philippine building industry’s need to proactively address the
negative impacts of climate change.
• The program was established to develop the Philippines’ own
national voluntary green building rating system to facilitate green
building projects in the country, inspire confidence in the industry,
and build trust in the industry.
• The BERDE Green Building Rating System is developed under
the BERDE Program. BERDE is a tool to assess, measure,
monitor, and certify the performance of green building projects
above and beyond existing national and local building and
environmental laws, regulations, and mandatory standards.
• BERDE is recognized by the Philippine government, through the
Department of Energy (DOE), as the National Voluntary Green
Building Rating System.
BERDE
Why should I use BERDE?
• As a guidance tool
• BERDE specifies current best practice. If you are a building professional,
various BERDE Green Building Rating Schemes are made freely available for your use in
designing, constructing and operating your projects in a resource-efficient, economically-
viable, and socially-responsible manner.
• As a credible marketing tool
• Getting your projects BERDE-certified provides you with a positive marketing advantage.
• Achieving a BERDE certification for your green building project lets your clients and the
public know that your project is a better building in the market. The third-party assessment
ensures that your project are assessed, rated, and certified in a credible and unbiased
process.
• BERDE also highlights your company’s sustainability initiatives.
Achieving BERDE Certification provides a positive brand recognition for both your project
and your company.
• The PHILGBC provides additional marketing support by publishing your BERDE-certified
project online, and providing opportunities for developing project case studies, hosting site
tours and certificate presentation, and speaking opportunities in PHILGBC events.
BERDE
The Core Framework of BERDE defines the different credits that are essential in developing a green
building project. The Core Framework includes:
BERDE
BERDE certified green building projects may be awarded with a 1-Star to a 5-Star BERDE rating
based on the outcomes of the assessment process.

Rating Score
★☆☆☆☆ 1 Star 51 to 60 Minimum
practice

★★☆☆☆ 2 Stars 61 to 70 Good practice

★★★☆☆ 3 Stars 71 to 80 Exemplar practice

★★★★☆ 4 Stars 81 to 90 World class

★★★★★ 5 Stars 91 and above World leader

BERDE
What is BERDE Certification?
• BERDE Certification is the formal assessment, rating, and certification process for projects of
the BERDE Program. It is conducted in a third-party assessment process to ensure a credible,
independent, impartial, and objective assessment, rating, and certification of projects
under BERD
▫ BERDE GBRS – New Construction
▫ BERDE GBRS – Operations
▫ BERDE GBRS – Renovations
Other Green Building Councils
• Singapore GBC
▫ BCA Green Mark
 BCA Green Mark is a green building rating
system to evaluate a building for its
environmental impact and performance. It
provides a comprehensive framework for
assessing the overall environmental
performance of new and existing buildings
to promote sustainable design,
construction and operations practices in
buildings.
• Taiwan Green Building Council
• Japan Sustainable building consortium
Phil Green Building Initiative
The Philippine Green Building Initiative, or PGBI, is a non-profit, voluntary group of
professional associations involved with the built-environment who share a common concern
on the impacts of global warming and climate change.
MISSION
▫ To set up standards and promote best practices in the design and construction of buildings;
▫ To develop a green building rating system;
▫ To promote awareness of the environmental impacts of buildings;
▫ To develop an objective non-partisan approach to the study and assessment of buildings and
communities;
▫ To develop the process of rating, verification, inspections, and building audits;
▫ To promote the adoption of various Green Building technologies developed, designed, and
approved by Philippine professionals;
▫ To establish a system of awards and recognition, based on PGBI standards and ratings;
▫ To maintain high professional ethical conduct and avoid any conflict of interest;
▫ To promote the continuing education of the Philippine Green Building professional system;
▫ To establish official representation in government agencies in order to keep track of issues and
thereby provide policy advice marked by professionalism, integrity, unbiased, and high ethical
conduct with no conflict of interest.
VISION
▫ To be the leader in developing a sustainable nation by promoting energy-efficient and
environment-friendly design and construction
Phil Green Building Initiative
PGBI’s story began in 2008 when a group of engineers and architects sought to create an
industry body that will address the effects of climate change on the built environment in the
Philippine setting. This started a conversation on green buildings and related issues such as
greenhouse effect, global warming, high electricity rates, air pollution, high mortality rate in
respiratory ailments in highly urbanized areas, and various factors needing immediate
attention.

In March 2010, with careful planning and timing, the Philippine Green Building Initiative
(PGBI) was incorporated through a signing of a memorandum among the founding member
organizations, which are:
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Philippines
Chapter (ASHRAE Philippines)
• Heritage Conservation Society (HCS)
• International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
• Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (IIEE)
• Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID)
• Philippine Society of Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigerating Engineers (PSVARE)
• United Architects of the Philippines (UAP)
• Geological Society of the Philippines (GSP)
Phil Green Building Initiative
Phil Green Building Initiative

grEEEn Award

Narra 40% to 54%

Yakal 55% to 69%

Molave 70% to 84%

Kamagong 85% to 100%

LEED Certified Bldgs
• PLATINUM CERTIFICATION-
• Wells Fargo Center Philippines - Bldg. A, B, & C (interior) (Wells
Fargo Center, Taguig) A: October 2014 B & C: October 2015-
• DATA Precast System (Baragay Santor, Tanauan City, Batangas) in
progress-
• HSBC New Alabang 7th Flr Office (interior) (Filinvest One Building,
Cyberzone, Filinvest City, Zapote, Muntinlupa) May 2015-
• Pioneer House CDO (core and shell) (Don Apolinar Velez St. cor.
Mabini St., Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental) April 2015-
• SUN LIFE PHILIPPINES - HEAD OFFICE (interior)
(Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City) April 2013-
• Bridgebury Realty Corp Office (interior) (32F Zuellig
Building, Makati) April2013-
• Zuellig Building (core and shell) (Makati Ave., cor. Paseo
de Roxas, Makati) July 2013
LEED Certified Bldgs
• GOLD CERTIFICATION-

- Arya Recidences (McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) August 2016
- Tera Towers (core and shell) (Bridgetowne C5, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City)June 2016
- Bench Tower (core and shell) (Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) May 2016
- Toyota Alabang, Inc. (Alabang-Zapote Road, Filinvest Ave., Muntinlupa) April 2016
- 8 Rockwell (core and shell) (Hidalgo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati) March 2016
- Cocolight Tower (core and shell) (11th Ave., Taguig) March 2016
- MENARCO Tower (core and shell) (32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) March 2015
- ECOPRIME (Block 5 Lot 9 City Center North, 32nd St. corner 9th Avenue, Taguig) pre January 2016
- Asian Dev't. Bank HQ Third Atrium Building (#6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong) January 2016
- Vector Three (core and shell) (Northgate Cyberzone, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa) pre January
2016
- SM Three E-Com Center (core and shell) (Block 21 Harbor Drive Cor. Bayshore, MOA Complex, Pasay)
pre June 2015
- SMKL Mixed-Use Development Project (core and shell) (Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong) pre March 2015
- Ore Central (core and shell) (9th Avenue Cor 32 Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) pre April 2015
- GGLC - Quadrant 1 - Bldg A (core and shell) (Global Gateway Logistics City, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga) pre March 2015
- ArthaLand Tower (core and shell) (4th Ave. Corner 30th St.,Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) pre April
2015
LEED Certified Bldgs
• GOLD CERTIFICATION-

THE CURVE (core and shell) (32nd St Corner 3rd Avenue., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig) pre December 2013- World Plaza
(core and shell) (Lot 4, Block 5, Fifth Avenue,Bonifacio Global Ci ty, Taguig) pre January 2014- ONE WORLD PLACE (core and
shell) (Block 5, Lot 7, City Center, North District, Taguig) pre September 2013- THE LiNK (core and shell) (Asiatown I.T. Park.,
Brgy Lahug, Cebu) pre January2012- A Proposed BTTC Center (core and shell) (Ortigas Avenue, San Juan) May 2014- Alphaland
Makati Tower (core and shell) (Ayala Ave., Makati City) pre February 2011- MCC Office Building (core and shell) (20
N. Domingo St San Juan, Quezon City)January 2014- Megaworld 8 Campus Place-Bldg A (core and shell) (8 Campus Place -
Bldg C, Taguig City) September 2014- Megaworld 8 Campus Place-Bldg B (core and shell) (8 Campus Place - Bldg C, Taguig
City) December 2014- Megaworld 8 Campus Place-Bldg C (core and shell) (8 Campus Place - Bldg C, Taguig City) September
2015- SunPower SPMM-Deca Technologies (core and shell) (100 East Main Avenue, Binan, Laguna) June 2015- Unilab
Corporate Center - Phase 1(new) & 2(core and shell) (66 United St., Mandaluyong City) June 2015- J.P. Morgan Manila Branch
(interior) (30th Floor - Zuellig Building, Makati City) June 2015- SC Johnson and Son Inc Office (existing) (1077 J.P. Rizal
Street, Brgy Poblacion, Makati) May 2015- Cabuyao SDC Project (25 Binary Rd., LISP-1, Cabuyao, Laguna) February 2015-
HSBC New Alabang Office Fit-out Project (interiors) (Filinvest One Building, Northgate Cyberzone, Filinvest City, Muntinlupa)
January 2015- KMC MAG Group HQ (interior) (11th Floor Sun Life Centre, Taguig) October 2014- Analog Devices Gen Trias Inc
B3 Project (Gateway Business Park, General Trias, Cavite) March 2013- The World Bank Group Manila Office (interiors) (One
Global Bldg., 5th St, Taguig) July 2013- SunPower FAB 2 EB Philippines(existing) (3rd Street, First Phil Industrial Park, Santo
Tomas, Batangas) July 2013- Texas Instruments Philippines Clark (West Industrial State, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga) May
2010- Aegis People Support Center - Cebu (Asia Town IT Park, Cebu) October 2012- Asian Development Bank Headquarters
(existing) (6 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center,Mandaluyong) June 2011- Sun Life Financial Philippine HQ (core and shell) 2426 5th
Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig) October 2012- The Mind Museum (JYCampos Park, 3rd Avenue, BGC, Taguig) November 2012
LEED Certified Bldgs
• SILVER CERTIFICATION- Filinvest Cyberzone Bay City Phase 1 (core
and shell) (Super Block A, Bay City, Pasay) pre April 2015- Filinvest Axis
Tower One (core and shell) (Northgate Cyberzone, Filinvest City Alabang,
Muntinlupa) pre May 2015- Exxa and Zeta (core and shell) (C5 Road,
Ugong Norte, Quezon City) in progress **may scorecard na sya exactly pero
wala pang legit certification- JY Campos Center (30th Street Cor 9th Ave,
Taguig) February 2016- Studio 7 (core and shell ) (807 EDSA Diliman,
Quezon City) pre December 2015- DTCC Manila (interior) (V. Corporate
Center, 125 LP Leviste St., Salcedo, Makati) September 2015- Seda Nuvali
(Nuvali, Sta Rosa City, Laguna) June 2015- Pilipinas Shell Administration
Building (Shell Refinery Complex, Batangas City, Batangas) September
2014- Texas Instruments Philippines Baguio (PEZA, Baguio City) January
2009
• - Shell Shared Services Centre - Manila (interior) (130 Dela Rosa
Street, Legaspi Village, Manila) February 2010- Nuvali One Evotech (core
and shell) (Lakeside Evozone, Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna) January 2011