Sustainability assessment schemes

Assessment schemes for sustainable buildings aim to make the overall building quality more transparent, measurable and comparable. However, each scheme has different methods of weighting the individual aspects depending on the specific national requirements or the type of building for which it is developed. Using these building assessment schemes requires an understanding of their differences.
LEED
LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Green Building Rating System consists of a suite of nine rating systems for the design, construction and operation of buildings, homes and neighborhoods.
The basic LEED rating system has a maximum of 100 points or credits available for a building. The rating system is organized into five environmental categories each with a maximum of possible points.