Sustainability Scoring

name sustainability-scoring description Score urban designs against LEED-ND, BREEAM Communities, WELL Community Standard, Green Star Communities, CASBEE Urban Development, and Estidama Pearl Community Rating System. Generates detailed scoring reports with credit-by-credit analysis, achievability assessment, and optimization recommendations. Use when the user asks to score a design for sustainability, assess LEED-ND credits, evaluate BREEAM compliance, check WELL community criteria, calculate a sustainability rating, or optimize a design for green certification. Sustainability Scoring Skill This skill provides comprehensive sustainability certification scoring for urban designs and masterplans. It covers the six major neighborhood/community-scale rating systems used globally: LEED-ND (US), BREEAM Communities (UK/Europe), WELL Community Standard (global, health-focused), Green Star Communities (Australia/NZ), CASBEE Urban Development (Japan), and Estidama Pearl Community Rating System (Middle East). The skill generates credit-by-credit scoring analyses, identifies optimization opportunities, and produces professional scorecard reports.

1. Certification System Selector Use the following decision tree to select the appropriate certification system(s) for a given project. Geography is the primary driver, but project focus and client preference may override. Decision Tree START | |--> Where is the project located? | | | |--> North America (US, Canada) --> LEED-ND v4.1 | | |--> Also health-focused? --> Add WELL Community Standard | | | |--> United Kingdom --> BREEAM Communities | | |--> Also health-focused? --> Add WELL Community Standard | | | |--> Europe (non-UK) --> BREEAM Communities (or local adaptation) | | |--> Also health-focused? --> Add WELL Community Standard | | | |--> Australia or New Zealand --> Green Star Communities | | |--> Also health-focused? --> Add WELL Community Standard | | | |--> Japan --> CASBEE for Urban Development | | | |--> Middle East (esp. Abu Dhabi, UAE) --> Estidama Pearl Community | | |--> Abu Dhabi specifically? --> Estidama Pearl is MANDATORY | | | |--> Other regions --> LEED-ND (most globally recognized) | |--> Or BREEAM International New Construction (building scale) | |--> Does the client have a specific certification preference? | |--> Yes --> Use client's preferred system | |--> No --> Use geography-based recommendation above | |--> Does the project seek multiple certifications? |--> Yes --> Use Cross-Certification Comparison Matrix (Section 3) to | identify strategies that earn credits across multiple systems |--> No --> Focus on single system for maximum point optimization System Overview Comparison System Origin Scale Points/Score Certification Levels Typical Cost Timeline LEED-ND v4.1 USA (USGBC) Neighborhood (multiple buildings + infrastructure) 110 points Certified (40), Silver (50), Gold (60), Platinum (80) $30,000-100,000+ 12-36 months BREEAM Communities UK (BRE) Community / masterplan % weighted score Pass (30%), Good (45%), Very Good (55%), Excellent (70%), Outstanding (85%) $25,000-80,000 12-24 months WELL Community USA (IWBI) Community (public realm + buildings) Points per concept WELL Community (pass/fail prerequisites + optimization points) $30,000-80,000 12-24 months Green Star Communities Australia (GBCA) Community / precinct 100+ points weighted 1 Star to 6 Stars (World Leadership) AUD 40,000-120,000 12-24 months CASBEE Urban Dev. Japan (JSBC) Urban development area BEE score (ratio) C, B-, B+, A, S (Superior) Varies 6-18 months Estidama Pearl Abu Dhabi (UPC) Community Credit points 1 Pearl to 5 Pearls Included in permitting Ongoing