LEED v4.1 BD+C certification guide
The eleven LEED v4.1 BD+C requirements C4B supports today, from Integrative Process and Site Assessment to rainwater, energy and comfort; daylight is coming soon.
BREEAM International NC v7.1 certification guide
The nine BREEAM issues C4B supports today, from thermal comfort and natural hazards to the energy strategy, low carbon design and flood risk; visual comfort is coming soon.
DGNB New Construction 2023 certification guide
The nine DGNB criteria C4B supports today: the climate risk analysis, climate resilience, thermal comfort, energy and the PV potential of the envelope; visual comfort is coming soon.
VERDE Edificios 2030 certification guide
The eight VERDE Edificios 2030 indicators C4B supports today: climate risk, bioclimatic design, energy, renewables and comfort; daylight is coming soon.
What the symbols mean
C4B never earns a credit on its own. It contributes the analysis, the design direction or the data behind a criterion; the team completes the evidence and the assessor awards the credit.
- (+)Can contribute towards points or creditsThe module delivers some or all of the analysis or evidence the criterion is scored on.
- →Provides design directionThe module shapes the design decision; the credit is earned once the team develops the design in detail and documents it.
- •Provides the data basisThe module supplies some or all of the underlying data; the team interprets it and produces the evidence required to claim the point.
- –No contributionNothing in this scheme that the module speaks to.
Contribution by module
The strongest contribution each live module makes to each scheme. A module marked (+) also informs the design; one marked → also supplies data. Modules marked coming soon are not live yet; their row shows what they will contribute. Select a scheme for the criteria and credits behind each symbol.
| Module | LEED | BREEAM | DGNB | VERDE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | ||||
| Location Information and Data Summary | (+) | • | (+) | (+) |
| Climate Zone | • | – | • | • |
| Typical Hourly Temperature, Humidity and Adaptive Comfort | → | → | → | → |
| Precipitation Overview | • | • | – | – |
| Precipitation Event Intensity | (+)coming soon | • | – | – |
| Sun Path Diagrams | (+) | – | – | → |
| Monthly Daytime Cloud Coverage OverviewOnly in connection with a daylight simulation | – | – | – | – |
| Annual and Daily Wind Rose Diagrams | (+) | – | → | – |
| Outdoor Comfort (UTCI) | (+) | – | → | – |
| Energy | ||||
| Psychrometric Chart | – | – | – | – |
| Country Grid Carbon Intensity Assessment | • | • | • | – |
| Solar Radiation | – | → | → | → |
| PV Energy: Aggregate Yearly Potential | → | → | (+) | → |
| Wind Energy: Aggregate Yearly Potentialcoming soon | → | → | → | → |
| Geothermal Potential | → | → | → | → |
| Preliminary Energy Balance | (+) | (+) | (+) | → |
| Country Average Embodied / Operational Energy Ratioscoming soon | • | • | • | • |
| Design direction | ||||
| Passive Design Strategies for Indoor Environments | (+) | → | (+) | → |
| Comfort Strategies for Outdoor Environments | – | – | → | → |
| Optimal PV Panel Orientation | → | → | (+) | → |
| Energy Use: Orientation and Aspect Ratio Optimization | (+) | (+) | → | → |
| Directional Outdoor Comfort Strategies | – | – | → | – |
| Window Shading Recommendations | – | – | → | → |
| Daylight Analysiscoming soonsDA and ASE to IES LM-83; daylight provision, sunlight and glare to EN 17037 | → | → | → | → |
| PV and Wind Energy Potential: Yearly Distributioncoming soon | → | → | → | → |
| Suggested Focus for Reducing Overall Carbon Emissionscoming soon | → | → | → | → |
| Technical and reporting | ||||
| Technical Comfort Strategies | → | → | → | → |
| Wind Protection Module (beta) | – | – | → | → |
| Project Summary: Climate, Energy + Comfort, PrecipitationAssessor-facing evidence | (+) | • | (+) | (+) |
Detailed contribution by module
The same table with every criterion behind each symbol and the value the scheme attaches to it: LEED points, BREEAM credits, DGNB points with their weighted share and the VERDE share of the score.
Schemes and versions covered
- LEED v4.1 Building Design and Construction, U.S. Green Building Council
- BREEAM International New Construction v7.1, BRE
- DGNB System New Construction, version 2023, German Sustainable Building Council
- VERDE Edificios 2030, Green Building Council España (GBCe)
Modules that are not live on the platform yet are marked coming soon. Every credit is earned by the design team and confirmed by the assessor; C4B contributes the analysis, direction or data behind it.
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