Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) are mostly used in the United States

whereas countries in east Asia also prefer to use LEED as assessment tools.

Figure xx: LEED-EBOM projects certified outside US by region (Joel Ann Todd , Chris Pyke &
Robert Tufts, 2013, Figure 3)
Projects certifying outside the United States under LEED-EBOM show different patterns, as
illustrated in Figure xx. Europe and East Asia have similar numbers of projects; Gold projects
predominate in both areas with Silver level certification having the second largest number of
projects in both areas. In East Asia there are more Platinum than Certified projects, while the
opposite is true in Europe. In South Asia, Platinum-level certification has the most projects with
Gold second. The Latin America and Caribbean region shows the more typical pattern of Gold
projects predominating, followed by Silver, Certified and Platinum. Africa and Middle East and
North Africa each had only one project certified. (Joel Ann Todd , Chris Pyke & Robert Tufts ,
2013)
Comparing with BREEAM

Table xx: International usages of LEED and BREEAM (Raymond J. Cole & Maria Jose
Valdebenito, 2013, Table 1)
BREEAM and LEED are two of the most mature and widely internationally recognized systems
with the greatest number of assessed buildings/accredited professionals and, by virtue of their
associated brand recognition, they have the greatest presence outside their respective countries
of origin. (Raymond J. Cole & Maria Jose Valdebenito, 2013)

Comparing with GREEN MARK

Green Mark is widely used in Asia especially Singapore. There is 1535 projects are certified
under Green Mark in Singapore whereas only 83 projects at overseas was certified by Green
Mark. These 83 projects are from South East Asia and China. Most of the projects are from
Malaysia where it takes 41 out of 83 projects. Others are from Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia and
only 1 projects from both Thailand and Vietnam. There is no project under Green Mark from
Europe, America and other continental.
Comparing with GBI

Figure xx: GBI registered and certified project list

Source: http://www.greenbuildingindex.org/organisation-certified-buildings-NRNC-01.html
GBI only used in Malaysia. However, Perlis, Terengganu and Labuan do not have any GBI
project

GREEN STAR
Green Star are use in Australia and New Zealand. There is a total of 1400 certified project in
Australia and New Zealand by Green Mark. There is a similar version of green assessment tools
in South Africa that derived from Green Star but it is not Green Star.