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Criteria: Air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, mind. Significance: Focuses exclusively on the health and wellness of building occupants.

Criteria: High insulation levels, airtight building envelope, energy-efficient windows, ventilation with heat recovery, efficient heating and cooling systems. Significance: Minimizes ecological footprint, results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling.

Criteria: Must be in the top 25% of similar buildings nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. Significance: Identifies and promotes energy-efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution.

Criteria: Management, indoor environment quality, energy, transport, water, materials, land use and ecology, emissions, innovation. Significance: Helps improve environmental efficiencies in buildings, while also boosting productivity and the health of occupants.

Criteria: Management, health and well-being, energy, transport, water, materials, waste, land use and ecology, pollution. Significance: One of the world's leading sustainability assessment methods for masterplanning projects, infrastructure and buildings.

Criteria: Energy efficiency, healthy indoor air quality, resource efficiency, environmental responsibility, and water conservation. Significance: Helps builders create a distinguishable product in a competitive marketplace and provides consumers with confidence in their home's performance.

Criteria: Place, water, energy, health & happiness, materials, equity, beauty. Significance: Regarded as the world's most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings.