For Activities 3.1 and 3.4, energy efficiency is not used as a standalone criteria for determining if a building is green. However, energy efficiency is part of the assessment for various international certification schemes.
Users could refer to links on the Climate Bonds Initiative website at https://www.climatebonds.net/standard/buildings/commercial/calculator and https://www.climatebonds.net/standard/buildings/residential/calculator for eligible threshold of carbon intensity for different countries. These links are also included in footnote 39, pg. 56 of the SAT 2023 Edition.
For Activity 3.2 “Installation, maintenance, repair of equipment”, energy efficiency is an eligible criteria for green.
For Activity 3.3 “Renovation of existing buildings”, reduction of energy consumption is an eligible criteria for amber.
[Updated in Jul 2025]
