| Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM) |
Quote from BEAM Society, "A means by which to benchmark and improve performance in the planning, design, construction, commissioning, operation and management of buildings." |
| Carbon Audit |
A systematic and scientific approach to account for the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the operations of the buildings. |
| Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
A multi-stakeholder-governed institution which provides a generally accepted framework for sustainability reporting. It has developed the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework. This framework sets out the principles and indicators that entities can use to measure and report their economic, social and environmental performance. More than 1,000 companies and other organisations, including the owners of many of the world's leading brands, have declared their voluntary adoption of the Guidelines which have been prepared in accordance with the GRI. Consequently, these Guidelines have set the de facto global standard for reporting. |
| Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) |
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. |
| Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) |
A measure of the energy transferred through the envelope of a building and has a direct correlation with energy consumption. |
| Universal Accessibility |
The concept of Universal Design forms the backbone of Universal Accessibility. It is a design approach to a universally accessible standard in which all products, environments and communications will allow for the widest spectrum of people in our communities regardless of diversity, age and ability. |
