EDGE Certification Pricing
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
GBCI is the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally through rating systems such as LEED, WELL, SITES, PEER, and EDGE.
GBCI offers free online EDGE training in English for up to two project team members for each registered EDGE project.
Registration
Certification
Floor Area, excluding parking
Price (per square meter, excluding parking)
Minimum
Residential Projects – The certification fee for your single-site residential project is calculated based on your project’s total floor area (excluding parking) using the chart above. The project certification fee includes one Preliminary Certification and one Final EDGE Certification submission per project and must be paid prior to submission for Preliminary Certification. Projects that require additional submissions will be assessed a fee of $999 for each additional submission.
If you are seeking certification for a residential portfolio (multiple project sites), please request a custom quote using this form.
Commercial Projects – The certification fee is calculated based on each building’s floor area (excluding parking) using the chart above. If you are seeking certification for a commercial portfolio or multiple commercial buildings, please request a custom quote using this form.
Mixed-use Buildings – An additional fee of $500 will be applied for each mixed-use building.
EDGE Auditor Fees are negotiated with your chosen EDGE Auditor – An EDGE Auditor is required to perform design and site audits for your project. By choosing to work with GBCI, you are able to select and contract your own local EDGE Auditor that has been trained by GBCI. This keeps Auditor fees very reasonable as project owners may pay in the local currency, with minimal or no travel costs. Learn more about selecting an EDGE Auditor.
GBCI Pricing in India
Registration
Per Project Site: ₹ 23,000
Certification
Built-up area, excluding parking
Preliminary Certification (Design Phase)
Final EDGE Certification (Construction Phase)
Total Certification Fee
₹ 50,000 minimum
₹ 1,50,000 minimum
₹ 2,00,000 minimum
₹ 1,25,000 minimum
₹ 3,75,000 minimum
₹ 5,00,000 minimum
Your project’s certification fee is calculated based on its total built-up area (excluding parking) using the chart above or our Excel Calculator. For multiple buildings at one project site, certification fees are based on the total built-up area (excluding parking) of all buildings completed and submitted for review for each 12-month construction completion period. If you are pursuing certification for multiple buildings at a single site, we encourage you to review our additional guidance here and to use our Excel calculator to calculate your fees.
Commercial or Mixed-use Projects – An additional fee of ₹ 50,000 will be applied for each additional building (after the first) with a built-up area of over 5,000 m2, excluding parking. This fee payment is due before Final EDGE Certification.
Affordable Housing Projects – If you are seeking certification for an affordable housing project, please request a custom quote using this form. Affordable housing projects are defined as residential projects with up to 60 m2 of gross floor area per dwelling unit in metro areas & 90 m2 of gross floor area per dwelling unit in non-metro areas.
Portfolios with Multiple Project Sites – If you are seeking certification for a portfolio with multiple project sites, please request a custom quote using this form.
EDGE Auditor Fees are negotiated with your chosen EDGE Auditor – An EDGE Auditor is required to perform design and site audits for your project. By choosing to work with GBCI, you are able to select and contract your own local EDGE Auditor that has been trained by GBCI. This keeps Auditor fees very reasonable as project owners may pay in the local currency, with minimal or no travel costs. Learn more about selecting an EDGE Auditor.
Sintali-SGS
Sintali and SGS collaborate to deliver the highest quality service for clients around the world by offering a one-stop shop approach for EDGE certification and audit services.
Sintali-SGS provides a complete “one-stop-shop” for EDGE certification, supporting clients from assessment straight through to final certification.
Registration
Per Project Site: $350
By choosing to work with Sintali-SGS you are able to contract with a single entity for the whole process and access high quality technical support throughout the EDGE certification and audit process. Competitive pricing is available to help clients scale EDGE certification across portfolios of buildings and is independent of the square metres of the project. Calculate your certification fees below.
Project Type
Certification
Residential (single-family housing developments or apartment buildings with up to 100 units and up to three house/apartment types).
Commercial (buildings with a single-end use, including hotels, retail, offices, and hospitals).
Portfolio of buildings or pipeline of buildings (min. 5)
All other projects
*Certification pricing includes both design and construction stages. Note that hiring an auditor is required and is in addition to the cost of certification. SGS is exclusively the auditor on our projects, with auditors available in every country around the world. You can find our comprehensive price list with the full audit fees and contact us for more information here.
CAMACOL
CAMACOL is the exclusive provider of EDGE certification services in Colombia. CAMACOL is a non-profit organization that brings together individuals and companies to strengthen the construction sector’s value chain and boost competitiveness in Colombia.
Registration
Per Project Site: COP 900,000
Project Type
Certification
Design Audit
Final Audit
Total
Residential (one typology and a maximum of 400 units)
Residential (up to three typologies and a maximum of 200 units)
Residential (up to three typologies and 201-400 units)
Commercial (hospitality 3 stars or less, or serviced apartments with a maximum of 50 units)
Commercial (hospitality 4 stars or more, offices, retail, education, or hospitals)
Commercial (existing buildings)
*For more complex projects, reach out to CAMACOL to get a quote.
Green Building Council Costa Rica
GBCCR fosters cooperation and participation of citizens and organizations to achieve the social, economic, cultural, and environmental development of the community. This is pursued through the recognition of the principles of green construction that channel the market, as well as public and private organizations towards sustainable development.
Certification pricing for Costa Rica is dependent upon whether you are certifying a residential or non-residential building. Pricing is reliant upon the number of units for residential projects and the number of square meters for non-residential projects. Please contact edge01@gbccr.org to get a certification quote for your project.
Registration
Flat registration price/project: $300
Residential: Single Family (house/apartment)
Number of units
Certification Price for subproject
Residential: Other cases
Commercial
Subproject Internal Area
Certification Price for subproject
Minimum cap
Certification price is assigned 65% to design phase, 35% to post-construction phase.
In case a project has several subprojects, the total certification price for the project would be calculated on a case-by-case basis.
In the case of projects which apply directly to post-construction phase, like existing buildings and minor retrofits, contact edge01@gbccr.org.
Green Building Council Indonesia
Green Building Council Indonesia is the premier provider of EDGE certification services in Indonesia. GBC Indonesia is an independent organization established in 2009 by professionals in design and construction industry who are concerned about green building practices. The main focus of GBC Indonesia is to pursue the socialization and transformation of sustainable green principles, particularly in building construction industry in Indonesia.
All Buildings
Less than 5,000 m2
5,000 – 10,000 m2
More than 10,000 m2
*Certification pricing excludes taxes and auditor fees. Hiring an auditor is in addition to the cost of registration and certification and is subject to an agreement with the auditor. Note that hiring an auditor is required for a project to achieve certification.
Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA)
GBCSA is leading the transformation of the South African property industry to ensure that buildings are designed, built and operated in an environmentally sustainable way.
All Buildings
Preliminary Certificate Stage
Final Certification Stage
Total
*Discounts are available for members of Green Building Council South Africa and can be found on their website. Hiring an auditor is required and is in addition to the cost of registration and certification.
Hong Kong Quality Assurance Authority (HKQAA)
HKQAA provides a complete “one-stop-shop” for EDGE certification, supporting clients through audit assessment to final certification.
Registration
Per Project Site: $300
The fees below represent the total cost for a standard project, including preliminary and final certification. A discount applies if there is an EDGE Expert on the project team, or for multiple project registrations on a case-by-case basis.
Project Type
Certification
Design Audit
Final Audit
Total
Residential (single-family housing developments or apartment buildings with up to 100 units and up to three house/apartment types)
Commercial (buildings with a single-end use, including hotels, retail, offices, and hospitals)
*For multi-use buildings, residential buildings with more than 100 units and/or more than three unit types, or complex projects with multiple buildings or phases, contact edge@hkqaa.org for custom pricing.
Philippine Green Building Initiative (PGBI)
Philippine Green Building Initiative (PGBI) is a non-profit, voluntary group of professional associations involved with the built environment who share a common concern on the impacts of global warming and climate change.
EDGE certification in the Philippines includes a registration fee and a certification cost that is calculated based on the total number of square meters of the project. All pricing is exclusive of 12% VAT. Residential buildings less that 200 square meters will have a registration fee of $100 and a certification cost of $450. Special arrangements are available for socialized and economic housing development projects.
All Buildings
Less than 5,000 m2
5,000 m2 to less than 15,000 m2
15,000 m2 to less than 30,000 m2
More than 30,000 m2
*Note that the cost of hiring an auditor is subject to final agreement between the auditor and the client. Hiring an auditor is required to complete the EDGE certification process.
SGS
SGS EDGE certification services set the global benchmark for quality and integrity as providers of independent oversight for professional credentialing and project certification programs.
Project Size (m2 GFA), excluding indoor parking
Registration
Certification
For new buildings certified at the post-construction stage, certification and auditing fees are required to be paid in full. All fees are in U.S Dollars.