Green building in Israel

A number of Israeli municipalities are currently using the standard as a mandatory part of their building licensing process.

[1] United States Green Building Council LEED rating system has been implemented on some building in Israel including the Intel Development Center in Haifa.

The Israeli Green Building Standard ('Buildings of Lesser Environmental Harm'), Standard 5281, was upgraded and expanded in 2011 in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Standards Institute of Israel, the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Building and Housing and the Israeli Green Building Council.

Each issue is divided into sub-categories that include rating and assessment criteria, and the score is determined in accordance with the project's compliance with the requirements.

The Israeli Green Building Council (ILGBC) publishes general and technical manuals that provide information on these standards and their implementation.