Which organization is responsible for continuously developing and improving the BERDE Rating System?

Which organization is responsible for continuously developing and improving the BERDE Rating System?

• A. PHILGBC
• B. Department of Environment
• C. Local Government Unit
• D. International Green Building Council

Answer: (A)

BERDE is continuously developed and improved by the Philippine Green Building Council, PHILGBC. As the national body coordinating green building practice in the Philippines, PHILGBC updates the BERDE Rating System through ongoing stakeholder input, pilot projects, and evolving performance criteria to keep it current with new technologies, building practices, and environmental goals. The Department of Environment sets environmental policies but doesn’t manage BERDE’s criteria, local government units enforce permits and local codes rather than oversee the rating system, and the International Green Building Council is a global network, not the Philippines’ steward of BERDE.

BERDE is continuously developed and improved by the Philippine Green Building Council, PHILGBC. As the national body coordinating green building practice in the Philippines, PHILGBC updates the BERDE Rating System through ongoing stakeholder input, pilot projects, and evolving performance criteria to keep it current with new technologies, building practices, and environmental goals. The Department of Environment sets environmental policies but doesn’t manage BERDE’s criteria, local government units enforce permits and local codes rather than oversee the rating system, and the International Green Building Council is a global network, not the Philippines’ steward of BERDE.