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HQE building certification is accelerating its international expansion with the development of an offer fully adapted to international expectations, in terms of requirements, references and processes. This offer will be available in March 2012.

Recognised benefits

• Building certification enables access to privileged conditions of access to the best properties, to specific funds, > Read more

• A very attractive communication strategy on overall performances with the "Sustainable Building Passport." > Read more

Five key components

• A comprehensive and multi-criteria approach, having a continuously unifying and participatory dimension involving the project stakeholders. > Read more

• Recognised technical expertise: technical scheme requirements scientifically based and backed by the international scientific expertise of the public entity Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (Construction Industry Scientific and Technical Centre), the parent company of Certivéa. > Read more

• High performance: an approach that takes into account the challenges of sustainable development and places the user at the heart of the project, and a new generation method fully compatible with international indicators (SBA, CEN TC 350) and which includes the tools and methods for calculating life-cycle analyses of materials (extended LCAs). > Read more

• Adaptability: a performance-based and non-prescriptive approach fostering innovation and having principles adaptable to all countries, cultures and climate zones, using equivalence principles. > Read more

• Transparency: performances are evaluated through "full third-party" audits, conducted in a completely independent manner by auditors who are appointed and paid by Certivéa, assuring compliance with the greatest trustworthiness level recognised by ISO. > Read more