Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) is a method for evaluating and rating the environmental performance of buildings and the built environment. CASBEE was developed by a research committee established in 2001 through the collaboration of academia, industry and national and local governments, which established the Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC) under the auspice of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
CASBEE has been designed to both enhance the quality of people's lives and to reduce the life-cycle resource use and environmental loads associated with the built environment, from a single home to a whole city. Consequently, various CASBEE schemes are now deployed all over Japan and supported by national and local governments. This website provides overall information about CABEE, associated with presentative green buildings with CASBEE evaluation.
What's New
December 2, 2015
Release of CASBEE for Cities - Pilot version for worldwide use (2015)
April 16, 2014
Accreditation of the first international building certificate
April 10, 2014
New CASBEE book available: 'CASBEE - A Decade of Development and Application of an Environmental Assessment System for the Built Environment'
Latest tools
- CASBEE for Buildings (New Construction) 2014 edition*
- CASBEE for Buildings (Existing Buildings) 2014 edition
- CASBEE for Buildings (Renovation) 2014 edition
- CASBEE for Market Promotion (2014 edition)*
- CASBEE for Commercial Interiors 2014 edition
- CASBEE for Temporary Construction 2007 edition
- CASBEE for Heat Island (2010 edition)
- CASBEE for Urban Development (2014 edition)*
- CASBEE for Cities (2013 edition)*
- CASBEE for Cities - Pilot version for worldwide use (2015 edition)*
- CASBEE for Detached Houses (New Construction) 2014 edition The former tool, CASBEE for Homes (Detached Houses) 2007 edition* can be downloaded from the download page.
- CASBEE for Dwelling Unit (New Construction) 2014 edition
- CASBEE Health Checklist
- CASBEE for Housing Renovation Checklist
- CASBEE Community Health Checklist
Cautions for Use of CASBEE
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