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5281 Certification

Green building standards are sets of rules that establish minimum requirements for a variety of elements of green building, including design, construction materials, and heating and cooling systems.

Israel's main green building standards are: - SI 5281: Sustainable Building, SI 5282: Energy Rating of Buildings and SI 1045: Thermal Insulation of Buildings.

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Israeli Standard SI 5281 offers a definition of green building in Israeli terms, and explains the minimum standard of efficiency that a building must meet in order to be declared a green building under the Standards Institution of Israel. It's designed to reduce the negative impact of the construction process on the environment.

SI 5281 addresses 9 areas for which metrics were determined with regard to green building:

  • Energy

  • Land

  • Water

  • Waste

  • Health and Well Being

  • Environmental management

  • Transportation

  • Materials

  • Innovation

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