What are green certification programs?

There are various kinds of green certification programs like green product and building certification programs. Green building certification programs are tools to rate a building's performance from an Environmental and sustainable perspective, while green product certification programs assess whether a product offers some environmental benefits and meets standards.

GREEN CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS 

1. GREEN SEAL- the green seal is a not-for-profit organization which promotes and certifies eco-friendly products and services.
2. PEER- PEER is a certification program that improves and measures performance of sustainable power system.
3. WASTEWISE- It is a certification program which recognises businesses and enterprises that have shown to reduce their wastes

 REAL ESTATE BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

1. LOWER EMISSIONS
2. STRUCTURAL BENEFITS
3. LOWER OPERATING COSTS 
4. TAX INCENTIVES AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITES

REFERENCES

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