How many BERDE user guides exist and what are they called?

How many BERDE user guides exist and what are they called?

• A. One: BERDE - Buildings
• B. Two: BERDE - Buildings and BERDE - Districts
• C. Three: BERDE - Buildings, BERDE - Districts, and BERDE - Communities
• D. Four: BERDE - Buildings, Districts, Communities, and Infrastructure

Answer: (B)

BERDE uses separate, sector-specific guides that align with different project scales. Currently, there are two official BERDE user guides: BERDE - Buildings and BERDE - Districts. The Buildings guide focuses on individual structures—covering design, construction, and operation to meet performance targets for a single building. The Districts guide expands the scope to a broader urban or neighborhood context, addressing how multiple buildings and infrastructure interact within a district and how planning, energy and water networks, mobility, and shared systems are integrated. There isn’t an official BERDE - Communities or BERDE - Infrastructure guide published at this time, so the correct count is two, named BERDE - Buildings and BERDE - Districts.

BERDE uses separate, sector-specific guides that align with different project scales. Currently, there are two official BERDE user guides: BERDE - Buildings and BERDE - Districts. The Buildings guide focuses on individual structures—covering design, construction, and operation to meet performance targets for a single building. The Districts guide expands the scope to a broader urban or neighborhood context, addressing how multiple buildings and infrastructure interact within a district and how planning, energy and water networks, mobility, and shared systems are integrated. There isn’t an official BERDE - Communities or BERDE - Infrastructure guide published at this time, so the correct count is two, named BERDE - Buildings and BERDE - Districts.