..but is it Kosher?
Israel gets its own Green Building Standards
Well, like they say, two LEEDs are better than one, right? So, this new standard, "Israel Standard 5281", serves as a tool for achieving the aims of green building. It includes a set of criteria and requirements for granting "green building" status to residential and office buildings and consists of four components: energy, water, land and other environmental subjects including waste, air quality, noise, transport, etc. Like LEED, compliance with the standard is determined by a point system, with threshold requirements for each component. A cumulative score of 55-75 points grants a building a "green building" label, while a cumulative score of more than 75 points allows it to be certified as an "outstanding green building." The Ministry of the Environment is currently promoting the drafting of a green building standard for hotels and industrial buildings as well.
Well, like they say, two LEEDs are better than one, right? So, this new standard, "Israel Standard 5281", serves as a tool for achieving the aims of green building. It includes a set of criteria and requirements for granting "green building" status to residential and office buildings and consists of four components: energy, water, land and other environmental subjects including waste, air quality, noise, transport, etc. Like LEED, compliance with the standard is determined by a point system, with threshold requirements for each component. A cumulative score of 55-75 points grants a building a "green building" label, while a cumulative score of more than 75 points allows it to be certified as an "outstanding green building." The Ministry of the Environment is currently promoting the drafting of a green building standard for hotels and industrial buildings as well.