EDGE Webinar 3
Step-by-step process for EDGE green building certification
www.edgebuildings.com
Open Learning Campus – World Bank
WEBINAR 1:
HOW TO USE THE EDGE GREEN BUILDING
CERTIFICATION SOFTWARE
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WEBINAR 2:
GETTING STARTED WITH EDGE CERTIFICATION
GO TO /OLC.WORLDBANK.ORG/ AND SEARCH FOR EDGE
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO TRANSFORM THE BUILDING
SECTOR?
Current ratings systems
focused on top-tier clients
have provided leadership
There is a clear
opportunity to engage
much more of the
market to focus on
green buildings.
Emerging markets needs a
simple, quick, and
affordable rating system
for market transformation
– making it accessible to a
majority of the building
industry
Informal building sector
The mass market needs a simple, quick, and affordable rating system
for market transformation.
THE SOLUTION IS EDGE: A SOFTWARE, A
STANDARD, AND
A GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM.
20%
THE EDGE STANDARD FOCUSES ON RESOURCE
EFFICIENCY, FROM A LOCAL BASELINE.
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20%
20%
20%
CURRENT LOCAL CERTIFICATION PARTNERS
A TARGET 20% OF NEW CONSTRUCTION CERTIFIED GREEN BY YEAR 7 OF LAUNCHING
A LOCAL PROGRAM
GLOBAL CERTIFICATION PARTNERS THAT CAN CERTIFY
PROJECTS GLOBALLY
Green Business
Certification Inc.
EDGE IS AVAILABLE FOR NEW
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
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HOSPITALS
HOTELS
OFFICES
HOMES
RETAIL
EDGE IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS IN 125 COUNTRIES
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central Africa Rep.
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equat. New Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Republic of Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
5 EASY STEPS TO PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATION
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1. CREATE
Create a
user profile
in EDGE
and self
assess your
resource
efficient
design.
2. REGISTER
Register
your project
for
certification
and pay the
relevant
fees.
3. SELECT
Contract with
an EDGE
auditor for
compliance
with EDGE
requirements.
4. APPLY
Rely on your
auditor to
submit your
application to
the
certification
provider.
5. CERTIFY
Receive an
EDGE
certificate
from the
certifier.
EDGE Certification Process
Building Project Cycle
Certification provides an initial Preliminary Certificate and a final EDGE
Certificate after completion. There is no EDGE certificate for building
operation.
Use of EDGE tools for
design changes
Design
EDGE
Certificate
Preliminary
Certificate
Use of EDGE tools for
construction changes
Construction
Operation
EDGE IS A FRESH NEW WAY OF CERTIFYING
BUILDINGS AND A REAL GAME CHANGER.
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CONTACT US:
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[email protected]
WWW.EDGEBUILDINGS.COM
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