Accreditation Programs
Registration with International SBC
Organization Project implementation teams looking rating services offered by in International Sustainable Building Council (ISBC) Project certification shall first register with International Sustainable Building Council by clicking Get accredited link given below by filling the submission form or call Internationalgbc office or float enquiry at whatsapp number at +91 8369083940 . For registration , either you can do directly online or submit filled in format or hard copy by paying the prescribed fees. you can directly contact International SBC office near you.
ISBC-DCS Registration form filling is the first step which helps establish contact with International SBC and getting more information and what to do and getting access to the required rating standards, documentation to be done, presentation templates for project work with faculty, Technical knowledge about applicable rating standards, communications and knowledge about applicable standards .
After successful registration of your project with International Sustainable Building Council, InternationalSBC allot Unique Registration Number for each project which is traceable through out the project cycle and after issue of rating certificate till the validity of the certificates, the project team members should start preparing for applicable rating system documentation comply to the rating system, project progress report preparation, Power point presentation demonstrating project status, data analysis report related to applicable domains and supporting evidence & calculations as evidence to satisfy mandatory requirements compliance and credit report compliance. If you require any assistance during project implementation, Please feel free to contact us as our accredited consultants and accredited professionals are always nearby to assist you.
ISBC-DCS Pre-certification with International SBC
Certification process is divided into 2 stage for successful completion.
Stage 1 Assessment: Stage 1 assessment is also called Gap Analysis or pre-assessment. Pre-assessment is the first visit/ online during pandemic of our accredited Assessor/s to check the preparedness level and implementation status and submitting pre-assessment / Gap analysis report in details to bridge the gaps and comply to international sustainable Building Code as well as applicable national code of best practices.
Projects team shall request for pre-assessment after registration and International sustainable Building Council will send you pre-assessment audit plan . It is optional, however recommended for New Building/ new setup design stage to get pre-certified at the design stage itself to make full-proof design or pokayoka and avoid future rework. The documentation includes detail design, implementation of rating system compliance, energy efficiency evidence, water efficiency evidence, renewal energy efficiency, health and well beings, innovations etc submitted for pre-certification must detail the project design features, how green concepts are implemented and how best practices of green concepts are followed. The pre-assessment report will cover details about the gaps, area for improvement, feedback, Assessor observations and Corrective action request for continual improvement along with pre-assessment score card comply with the requirements of the rating system. It is not necessary that pre-assessment score report will finally reflect in the final assessment as final assessment will be conducted separately only after the outcome of the pre-assessment atleast after 2 weeks to 1 year duration as mutually agreed by Accredited assessor and the party.
Precertification is applicable to the following rating systems:
offers Provisional certification for projects having in the initial stage of design applying for MoEF Clearance. Applying for the provisional certification process will be same as mentioned above for pre-certification/gap analysis process.
Currently, Provisional certification is only applicable to the following rating systems:
International SBC New Buildings – Owner occupied buildings
International SBC New Green Factory Building
The projects looking for pre-certification from internationalSBC need to submit the following documentation before pre-assessment audit:
1. Duly filled project report and PPT
2.Declarations and supporting documentation evidence like engineering drawings, photos, PPT, calculations sheet (in excel sheets), declaration and affidavit, project related purchase invoices like Green Infrastructure development, green cleaning materials, green monitoring equipment and product purchase etc, OEM cut sheets/ inspection report/related correspondence/ goods test reports, etc., for each mandatory requirement/ credit points looking to get credit as per international best practices.
International SBC assessor will review the complete set of documentation and project report should take atleast 3-25 working days to review the submitted project report after submission of compliance and project report. If any query will arise, assessor will note down the points and ask for clarification is any before fixing the final assessment date.
ISBC-DCS Certification & Rating (stage 2)
Once your pre-assessment is successfully completed. We have to conduct the stage 2 or final assessment to award the rating, however, if clients has not done at all any work as given in the pre-assessment audit report, assessor will decide whether follow-up audit is required to comply the mandatory requirements. How many times follow-up can be given is totally depend on the client preparedness level and willing to comply the rating requirements. Follow-up assessment is always payable basis, so it is always advisable to the clients that comply atleast mandatory requirements to go for the final ratings as per international norms.
To achieve the InternationalSBC rating , the project must comply all the mandatory requirements and the minimum number of credit points which is applicable.
It is expected from the project team t0 submit all supporting documents, analysis report, revised PPT and supporting evidence during final assessment and after compltion of final assessment as evidence as corrective action request like analysis report, calculations, photos, purchase bill, issued LOA, resources related to preliminary audit report compliance to get awarded better rating based on the performance and supporting evidence, for all the mandatory requirements and the credits point attempted.
The project team needs to submit the following:
1. Revised Power Point Presentation comply to pre-assessment points
2. Onsite Evidence and supporting documentation such as engineering drawings, related calculations (in excel sheets), declarations/ supporting LOA documents, purchase invoices/bills, manufacturer data sheets/ supporting letters, email or correspondence/ test reports, etc., for each mandatory requirement/ credit point attempted
The project documentation is submitted in two stages namely
- preliminary submission after completion of Stage 1 assessment
- Final submission is after stage 2 assessment
1. Preliminary phase submission is after successful completion of stage 1 /pre-assessment/gap analysis report given by us which includes all supporting documents, which shall include mandatory requirements and the minimum number of credits applicable and attempted.
After the preliminary submission to assigned assessor , review is done by assigned third party accredited assessors and review comments would be provided within 7-25 working days.
2. If there will be any query raised by third party assessor for clarifications to preliminary review . This review reply will also be provided to third party assessor within 25 working days, if no reply is received within stipulated time, based on the final submission final rating will be awarded .
It is recommended that mandatory requirements and credits earned at the preliminary review and necessary action taken on the report of preliminary assessment observations are also considered during onsite assessment to award the final ratings
Appeal to Technical Committee about the rating result
To make transparency in the rating system, If client is not satisfied with the awarded rating system and would like to appeal for re-assessment or re-scoring calculation. .All supporting evidence and the documentation of the mandatory requirements as well as credits seeking to appeal can be resubmitted to International sustainable Building Council along with necessary fees for re-evaluation. International sustainable Building Council will assign independent another third party assessor for re-assessment to take atleast 15 working days to review such documentation and supporting evidences. If the technical committee will accept an appeal, technical committee will assign different third party assessor to review the appeal documentation as follows.
1. supporting evidence in terms of power point presentation, data sheet, LOA, photo and calculation sheet etc for respective mandatory requirement/ credit point correction appealed.
2. It is requested to client to appeal supporting documentation and evidence for applied correction for the mandatory requirement/ credits point disputed. Third party independent assessor will submit the report to technical committee and technical committee decision will be the final.
Credit Point Interpretation Rulings (CPIR)
Credit point interpretation ruling(CPIR) may be different from organization or sector to sector, however there are chances that the design team can face certain big challenges in adopting or interpreting a mandatory requirement or a credit points applicable. One mandatory requirements / credit points can be done in different method/routes. To make the standard,International sustainable Building Council always follow the industry best practices.
The following are the steps needs to be taken if the project team encounters any challenges:
Refer the international sustainable Building Code and Reference Guides available in the e-library for industry best practices for description of the credit intent and compliance options.
Review the related topic or subject of the mandatory requirement to be fulfilled/ credit points to score by fulfilling the credit requirements as per international best practices and self-evaluate whether the project satisfies the intent.
All projects registered under International Sustainable Building Council rating system will have access to the e-library at www.internationalsbc.org
If a similar white paper/ case study/ project reports are not included in the e-library or training video or courses, submit a credit interpretation clarification and ruling request. Only registered projects are eligible to post credit interpretation and ruling request. three CPIR are answered without levying any fee, and for any CPIR beyond the first three CPIRs, applicable fees to be deposited before submission of CPIR
Disclaimer for Breach of International Sustainable Building Council Rating / Usage of ISBC-DCS logo
International Green Building Council-Deming Certification Services (herein after referred as IGBC-DCS) audit reports and rating system is managed by independent and autonomous body called international Sustainable Building Council.
There are always atleast two stage of assessment process before awarding final rating to projects
- Stage 1 or Pre-assessment rating
- Stage 2 or Final assessment
Pre-certification is awarded to a project based on the green measures considered during design stage compliance subject to submission of all necessary documentation and supporting evidence. International Sustainable Building Council does not responsible for the wrong promises /Commitments/ declarations made by builders/infrastructure developers / owner to their end users / buyers /to statutory & regulatory bodies
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Note 1 : The International Sustainable Building Council recommended pre-certification projects has to submit the final Certification after actual implementation of the of pre-certification audit report observations and recommended action to comply the rating committed norms. It is mandatory to submit half yearly project updates report until the final certification is awarded after comply the pre-certification norms. The Final award is based on the site verification by International Sustainable Building council independent lead assessor team and subject matter experts(SME) .The International Sustainable Building Council pre-certification is valid only maximum upto 3 years subject to half yearly prject updates report submission.If half yearly project updates reports are not submitted on time as per the due dates, pre-certification report can be suspended.
Note 2 : The International Sustainable Building Council or Deming Ratings Final Certification is valid for 3 years only.Within 3 years , if organization has done tremendus improvement in the mandatory requirements and applicable credir points, then they can also apply re-rating before expiry of the certificates with applicable fees, after expiry of the certificates, the organization has to submit for renewal request with applicable fees in advance. (Applicable to all International Green Building rating systems)
Rule 3 : Registered projects without International Sustainable Building Council rating level as mentioned in the certificate should not use International Sustainable Building council logo (or) International Sustainable Building Council Pre-certification level (or) International Sustainable Building Council final Certification levels rating in their website, letterhead, visiting card, pamphlet or other promotions/ marketing materials without permission from International Sustainable Building Council. (Applicable to all International Sustainable rating systems).Usage of logo is restricted as per (Trade Mark License Agreement) TMLA agreement signed.
