Level(s) helps built environment and sustainability professionals, investors and policy makers in their efforts to transform the built environment into a sustainable and circular one.
Below you can identify how each stakeholder can make the most of Level(s).
Built Environment and Sustainability professionalsLevel(s):
- Uses consistent indicators for all project stages, based on best practice industry standards.
- Brings together building professionals to discuss sustainable objectives.
- Supports comparison of design options and encourages monitoring of real performance.
Policy makers / Procurers / Public authoritiesLevel(s):
- Is based on a method tried and tested across the EU, and underpins future EU policy.
- Allows public authorities to develop and implement policies and actions.
- Brings minimum numbers of indicators with maximum leverage to deliver sustainability.
Investors / Property owners / LandlordsLevel(s):
- Ensures future proofing of buildings as it tracks performance throughout the full life cycle.
- Brings consistency, accountability and, thus, investor confidence.
- Supports communication on value based on Environmental, Social and Governance factors (ESG).
Read our quick introduction to find out how Level(s) works and how to start using it.
Useful reading
The European Commission has developed a series of guides to show how various groups of built-environment sector professionals are using Level(s) to improve, monitor and assess sustainability performance.
Level(s), What’s in it for public authorities, policy-makers and procurers?
Level(s), What’s in it for clients and investors, including property owners and developers?
Level(s), What’s in it for architects, designers, engineers and quantity surveyors?
Policy brief: Level(s) and the New European Bauhaus
Level(s) and the European Climate Pact – Joining forces for a greener built environment
Level(s) is a common language, not a certification scheme
Level(s) is not a certification scheme and does not come with built-in benchmarks. Rather it is designed to equip the EU buildings sector with a shared reference point, or common language, when assessing or monitoring building performance.
Many certification providers are however integrating Level(s) indicators into their performance criteria. In this way, Level(s) contributes to consistent assessment methods, reporting and data comparison between projects and countries.
It’s also useful to know that the Level(s) common language framework is being integrated into EU policies and laws. Therefore, using Level(s) in your working environment helps you stay aligned with the rest of Europe.
Read our factsheet to learn more: Level(s): A common language for building assessment (pdf).
Level(s) can be used on building renovations as well as on new builds
You probably know you can use Level(s) on new buildings, but were you aware that Level(s) is for renovations too? Watch our video to learn more…
After watching the video, check out the accompanying guide. It shows how to use Level(s) in different renovation scenarios.
Read our guide to learn more: Level(s), What’s in it for building renovations? - European Commission (pdf).