Comparative Study on International Zero-Carbon Building Certification System Under the Vision of Carbon Neutrality

Under the background of carbon neutrality and peak carbon dioxide emissions, the concept of zero-carbon building has been paid more and more attention, and the transition to low-carbon and zero-carbon has become the future development trend of China’s construction industry. In this paper, five international typical zero-carbon building certification systems with different regions and different development levels are selected as the research objects, and the basic situation of different systems is introduced, and the five zero-carbon building certification systems are compared from three aspects: certification preconditions, evaluation objects, and evaluation contents. Finally, combined with the characteristics of five typical international zero-carbon building certification systems and the current specific situation of zero-carbon building development in China, this paper puts forward suggestions for organizations and enterprises interested in applying for zero-carbon building certification to continuously improve the level of zero-carbon buildings and apply for zero-carbon building certification with different certification difficulties in stages. Relevant organizations and enterprises can give priority to the zero-carbon building certification launched by CAGBC and the building certification jointly launched by TÜV Rhineland and BRE, and then further apply for LEED Zero certification launched by USGBC and other certification systems with stricter requirements on carbon balance.