Your environmental impact kit
Climate, Water, Wind, Biodiversity, Energy and Cost: no matter the challenge, select the respective checks from the environmental impact kit to optimize the resilience of your real estate and open spaces successfully and reduce your risks.
Modulized & tailored to your needs for plenty of use cases
the unique environmental impact kit consists of state-of-the-art and scientifically profound checks: Climate Check, Wind Check, Water Check, Certification Check and EU Taxonomy Check. Select your checks and add-ons towards your needs.
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Climate resilience & thermal comfort for future-proof real estate
The urban climate defines the well-being and livability for people in your real estate and open space and as a consequence their value and operating cost. Find the most effective and impactful design with the digital-driven and holistic climate check.
The greenpass Climate Check is part of the Environmental Impact Kit and enables the evaluation and optimization of climate-fit real estate and open spaces. The software-based and scientifically developed Climate Check analyzes real estate and open spaces with regard to 5 urban challenges:
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What you get
Professional guidance and selection of effective measures to improve the climate resilience of your project is facilitated with ease. The process is documented in a comprehensible report for non-experts that summarizes the most relevant findings, but also provides all produced data in detail.
The Climate Check delivers urban climate consultancy based on the unique digital assessment methodology. A performance profile of your project is drawn up based on 12 key performance indicators. Highly informative heatmaps locate weak spots in the design and enable effective countermeasures. Utalizing a digital twin as single source of truth created with our editor and the leading microclimate expert simulation ENVI-met you receive:
Where to apply Climate Checks
The global climate change poses a threat to real estate as it impacts quality of life and valuation. Therefore, the aspect of climate resilience should be regarded from the first planning phases til detailed design.
The Climate Check is universal and can be applied worldwide to get the best climate resilience for your projects. It can be used for newly planned as well as existing real estate and parks from individual buildings up to entire districts with a size of up to approx. 200 ha.
With regard to the specific challenges and aims of projects the Climate Check is modular combinable with other checks from the Environmental Impact Kit. e.g. with the Pre-Certification Check that additionally optimizes cost and impact or the EU Taxonomy.
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How does the Climate Check work
With regard to your projects needs the Climate Check can be enhanced by numerous add-ons such as future climates, scenario comparison or combined with other checks.
The simulation results are combined with spatial analyses to calculate key performance indicators. These indicators have been scientifically published and accepted by the EU commission. The Climate Check focuses on the thermal comfort for humans as well as the energy balance of your project.
The Climate Check is based on leading expert-simulation ENVI-met. A digital twin of your project is created according to your planning phase and Level of Detail. Following a standardized process for input data and processing high resolution simulations are conducted, producing a vast amount of data.
Key Performance Indicators
The Climate Check delivers quantitative and scientifically profound key performance indicators that allow to evaluate and optimize your project towards 5 urban challenges:
Climate
Thermal load score
Thermal comfort score
Thermal performance
Solar radiation
Albedo
Shading area factor
Water
Run-off score
Evapotranspiration
Air
Carbon storage score
Wind flow
Biodiversity
Leaf area
Energy
Thermal storage score
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Wind comfort & safety for your real estate
The wind field defines the usability of open spaces, the wind comfort as well as the nocturnal cooling performance. Evaluate and optimize the wind field of your real estate and open spaces with the digital-driven Wind Check with ease.
The greenpass Wind Check is part of the environmental impact kit and analysis all wind related aspects and risks of urban design, architecture and open space:
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What you get
Thanks to professional guidance and selection of effective measures the wind comfort, cold air stream is improved and wind dangers may be avoided with ease. The process is documented in a comprehendible report for non-experts that summarizes the most relevant findings, but also provides all produced data in detail.
The simulation results are presented as wind comfort maps (NEN8100), cross-section graphs and more along with key performance indicators to give you easy understanding of the wind system and the ability to react in the design based on our recommendations.
Utalizing a digital twin as single source of truth created with our editor and the leading wind expert simulation OpenFOAM you receive:
The Wind Check delivers a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the wind system on your project. The impact of 4 to 16 wind directions – depending on the design phase of your project – at different velocities are examined.
Where to apply Wind Checks
The urban wind field defines the wind comfort and safety for people and as a consequence the usability of open space, balconies and terraces. It is also decisive for cold air stream and night cooling.
The Wind Check is universal and can be applied worldwide to optimize wind comfort and open space usability as well as climate resilience for your projects. It can be used for newly planned as well as existing real estate and parks from individual buildings up to entire districts with a size of up to approx. 200 ha.
With regard to the specific challenges and aims of projects the Wind Check is modular combinable with other checks from the Environmental Impact Kit. e.g. with the Climate Check that additionally focuses on thermal comfort and climate resilience or the EU Taxonomy.
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How does the Wind Check work
The Check is based on leading expert-simulation OpenFOAM. A digital twin of your project is created according to your planning phase and Level of Detail. Following a standardized process for input data and processing high resolution simulations are conducted, producing a vast amount of data.
The simulation results are plotted as wind maps, cross sections and used to calculate key performance indicators. These indicators build up on existing standards such as the NEN 8100 or the VDI 3787. The Wind Check focuses on the wind comfort for humans as well as avoidance of wind danger and cool air streaming of your project.
With regard to your projects needs the Wind Check can be enhanced by numerous add-ons such as volume streams, surface pressures, scenario comparison or combined with other checks.
Key performance indicators
The Wind Check delivers a series of highly informative maps, as e.g. wind comfort map according to NEN 8100 and calculates the following key performance indicators to allow comparison of designs and optimization:
Wind
Wind Comfort Score
Wind Resistance Score
Cold Air Stream Score
Air Exchange Score
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Rain water management & pluvial flood prevention for your real estate
Rain water is the key to climate regulation thanks to evaporative cooling. At the same time heavy rain events represent a threat to safety of people and assets. Find the ideal design to store water on site while preventing flood risks with the digital-driven water check.
The greenpass Water Check is part of the environmental impact kit and allows to assess and optimize the efficiency and safety of your rain water management looking at the most relevant design aspects:
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The Water Check delivers a comprehensive analysis of the rain water management based on an unique digital assessment methodology. It focuses on an optimal balance between water storage and runoff to minimize operational costs and guarantee pluvial flood safety. Different rain events with dynamic or static rainfall patterns and intensities are considered for return periods of up to 100 years.
We perform for you high-resolution hydrological simulations using a leading expert tool SWMM. The simulation results are presented as thematic maps providing easy understanding of the qualities of your design. Enhancement of your project’s rain water management is facilitated by pinpointing its improvement potential and by professional guidance on selection of effective measures.
The process is documented in a comprehensible report that summarizes the most relevant findings for non-experts, but also provides all produced data in detail. In summary, you receive:
With regard to your projects needs the Water Check can be enhanced by numerous add-ons such as future climates, scenario comparison or combined with other checks.
Where to apply Water Checks
Due to the global climate change the occurrence and intensity of heavy rainfall will increase as will heat waves and drought periods. It is essential to balance heavy rain and drought to secure your real estate and save operational costs.
The Water Check is universal and can be applied worldwide to get the best rain water management and pluvial flood safety for your projects. It can be used for newly planned as well as existing real estate and parks from individual buildings up to entire districts with a size of up to approx. 200 ha.
With regard to the specific challenges and aims of projects the Water Check is modularly combined with other checks from the Environmental Impact Kit. e.g. with the Wind Check that evaluates the wind comfort and risks or the EU Taxonomy.
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How does the Water Check work
The Water Check is based on a leading expert-simulation tool SWMM. A digital twin of your project is created first using our Editor according to the planning phase and Level of Detail. This digital twin is used as a single source of truth and transformed to a high-resolution SWMM hydrological model. Multiple simulations are conducted using this model, following a standardized process for data input and processing, producing a vast amount of data.
The simulation results are plotted as thematic maps, temporal runoff curves and key performance indicators are calculated. The indicators correlate with regulations and guidelines regarding rain water management.
Key Performance Indicators
The Water Check delivers informative maps that allow to understand the rainwater management of your project and calculates valuable key performance indicators to compare and optimize:
Water Runoff
Runoff score
Runoff map
Temporal runoff curve
Water Capture
Potential water capture score
Actual water capture score
Potential water capture map
Actual water capture map
Water Storage
Potential storage score
Actual storage score
Potential storage map
Actual storage map
Water Exfiltration
Water exfiltration score
Water exfiltration map
Water Distribution
Runon map
Sink & source map
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Best climate resilience & cost-efficiency for your project
Effective climate adaptation demands for a comprehensive and competent support of the planning process that accounts for the various interacting aspects of climate resilience and cost at the same time.
The Pre-Certification Check gives you exactly the support you need in the decision making process and is the perfect preparation for a climate resilience certification. It enables the evaluation and optimization of climate-fit real estate and open spaces towards impact, resilience and cost, covering 6 urban challenges:
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What you get
The Pre-Certification supports the whole planning process based on a high-resolution microclimate expert simulation ENVI-met for a hot day.
It includes a comprehensive evaluation & official Pre-Certification with impact figures, graphics and optimization recommendations, which are summarized in an easy-to-understand report:
Fact-based results including effective optimization recommendations lead you to the most cost effective and climate resilient design for your real estate and open spaces. Based on standard reference scenarios the relative effectiveness of your project is calculated.
Where to apply Certification Checks
The quality of urban developments and architecture regarding climate resilience starts at the early planning phases. Projects which endeavor to be sustainable and future-proof should apply the Pre-Certification from the concept design phase onwards to give guidance on the impact and cost of the envisaged design.
It is advisable to optimize projects as early as possible before the Pre-Certification Check with a Climate, Wind or Water Check. With the Pre-Certification Check, developments can be optimized in terms of cost/benefit and officially pre-certified.
The Pre-Certification Check can be used for new buildings as well as existing ones for a large number of use cases worldwide.
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How does the Certification Check work
The Pre-Certification Check is an iterative process that is meant to support the design process and identify the overall most impactful and cost efficient solution for your project.
To that end a digital twin of your project and 3 reference scenarios are created with the greenpass editor software. A high resolution mciroclimate simulation is performed for your project and the reference scenarios with ENVI-met.
In combination with spatial analyses, heat maps and 28 meaningful key performance indicators are generated that are used to analyse and optimize your project efficiently. The result is summarized in a report and Pre-certificate that indicates the expected certification level of the project.
Key performance indicators
The Pre-Certification Check calculates the climate resilience of your project in comparison to reference scenarios for 28 key performance indicators. It also relates the cost of green infrastructures to their impact.
Climate
Thermal load score
Thermal comfort score
Thermal performance
Radiation
Albedo
Evapotranspiration
Shading area factor
Night-time cooling
Biodiversity
Leaf area
Green space
Shannon index
Cost
Cost invest Gl
Cost invest Gl/m²
Cost invest Gl/TCS
Cost invest Gl/Water storage
Cost invest Gl/Red. Cooling degree
Cost maintenance Gl
Cost maintenance Gl/m²
Cost water demand Gl/m²
Water
Run-off score
Sealing grade
Waterstorage
Water demand Gl
Water demand Gl/TCS
Air
Carbon storage score
Wind flow
Energy
Thermal storage score
Cooling degree hours building
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The international certification standard for climate resilience
Adaptation to climate change and climate resilience become ever more important to real estate projects given their economic lifecycle of many decades. It is important to find the most impactful and cost efficient design.
The Certification Check delivers just that and allows to communicate the qualities and value of your project towards sustainability linked fonds, buyers or tenants. It is the perfect complementary match to green building certificates as BREEAM, LEED, DGNB/ÖGNI or klima:aktiv.
The greenpass Certification Check enables the evaluation and optimization of climate-fit real estate and open spaces towards impact, resilience and cost, covering 6 urban challenges and 4 bonus challenges:
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What you get
The Certification Check evaluates the final design of your existing or newly planned project towards 28 key performance and more than 20 bonus indicators based on a high-resolution microclimate expert simulation ENVI-met for a hot day as well as spatial and design analyses.
Your project can collect up to 360 points in 6 urban challenges and 4 bonus challenges. As proof of the quality of your project you a unique award package that contains:
International certificate for climate resilience
Where to apply Certification Checks
The quality of urban developments and architecture regarding climate resilience needs profound planning support and, finally, proof. Many aspects as valuation, investment security and ESG reporting depend on that.
Projects which endeavor to be sustainable and future-proof should utilize our unique Certification Check to benefit by
It is highly advisable to optimize projects as early as possible before the Certification Check to get the best results. It is recommended to make use of the full extend of the environmental kit for newly planned projects. Existing projects should be evaluated and optimzed with the Pre-Certification Check to assure a satisfying certification level.
The Certification Check can be used for a large number of use cases worldwide. It is ideally combined with a green building certificate.
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How does the Certification Check work
The Certification Check creates a digital twin of your project and 3 standardized reference scenarios (worst case, moderate case, best case) using our greenpass editor software. A high resolution microclimate simulation is performed for your project and the reference scenarios with ENVI-met.
From the simulation data the performance of your project is extracted. 28 meaningful key performance indicators are generated and together with spatial anayses evaluated towards the performance of the reference scenarios.
Depending on the quality, evaluation points are awarded for each indicator, which together add up to a degree of fulfillment and subsequently a certificate level from certified (at least 35%), silver (from 50%), gold (from 75%) to platinum (from 90% ).
The Certification Check finally provides an official certificate of climate resilience that is awarded to the client.
Key performance indicators
The Certification Check assesses the full scope of key performance indicators and bonus indicators to illustrate the quality and efficiency of your project.
Climate
Thermal load score
Thermal comfort score
Thermal performance
Radiation
Albedo
Evapotranspiration
Shading area factor
Night-time cooling
Biodiversity
Leaf area
Green space
Shannon index
Cost
Cost invest Gl
Cost invest Gl/m²
Cost invest Gl/TCS
Cost invest Gl/Water storage
Cost invest Gl/Red. Cooling degree
Cost maintenance Gl
Cost maintenance Gl/m²
Cost water demand Gl/m²
Water
Run-off score
Sealing grade
Waterstorage
Water demand Gl
Water demand Gl/TCS
Air
Carbon storage score
Wind flow
Energy
Thermal storage score
Cooling grade hours building
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EU-Taxonomy conformity check & ESG reporting
The EU Taxonomy is valid for all economic activities regarding construction, renovation and trading with real estate and sets out criteria and risks for 6 environmental goals that determine, if a real estate qualifies for green finance or as green asset.
- climate change mitigation
- climate change adaptation
- sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources
- transition to a circular economy
- pollution prevention and control
- protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Every project needs to contribute significantly to 1 environmental goal while doing no significant harm to the others.
The EU Taxonomy Check performs a state-of-the-art climate vulnerability and risk analysis looking at 30 climate related risks, according to the appendices of the EU Taxonomy. You can choose between the “do no significant harm” or the “substantial contribution” approval for environmental goal 2, adaptation to climate change covering:
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The EU Taxonomy Check allows an official approval of conformity with the criteria set out in the EU Taxonomy and its appendices for environmental goal 2. It fully complies with the requirements stated in the official documents and is scientifically profound:
The analysis is based on the most modern methods for risk assessment including leading risk databasis and high resolution heat stress simulation with ENVI-met for 3 future climate scenarios.
A comprehensive list of identified risks, suggested adaptation measures and their effectivness is presenteed in a report including impact numbers, graphics and optimization recommendations.
Where to apply EU Taxonomy Checks
The financial security of economic activities throughout the EU is linked to the EU taxonomy. All companies on the financial market or those who need to provide reports according to CSRD need to comply with it. In the forthcoming years, the scope and validity of the EU taxonomy will grow.
It is recommended to successively check real estate of your portfolio or new investments in course of due dilligance processes towards compliance with the EU taxonomy. The greenpass EU Taxonomy Check is the perfect tool to do so for new and existing buildings.
For environmental objective 2 – adaptation to climate change – we offer the assessment and respectively approval for ‘do no significant harm’ and ‘substantial contribution’. In cooperation with our partners, we can provide full approval of all the environmental objectives required for your property.
The EU Taxonomy Check can be modularly combined with other checks from the Environmental Impact Kit. With regard to identified risks projects can be optimized with Climate, Wind and Water Check.
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How does the EU Taxonomy Check work
The EU Taxonomy Check includes a data-driven and holistic climate risk analysis with meaningful KPIs. The check is based on a digital twin from the greenpass editor software, a microclimate simulation (powered by ENVI-met) and the latest risk assessment methods.
Based on the results the client is informed of
Based on the selected adapation measures, the process of risk assessment is repeated and the impact of the measures to reduce the risks evaluated. When a significant reduction of risks has been ascertained the compliance with the criteria set out by the EU Taxonomy is granted.
Climate related risks & indicators
Temperature
Heat stress
Heat waves per year
Heat wave days per year
Tropical nights
Thermal comfort
Changing temperature
Temperature variability
Permafrost thawing
Cool wave
Wildfire
Water
Changing precipitation patterns and types (rain, hail, snow/ice)
Precipitation or hydrological variability
Heavy precipitation (rain, hail, snow/ice)
Flood (coastal, fluvial, pluvial, ground water)
Sea level rise
Water stress
Droughts per year
Draught days per year
Saline intrusion
Ocean acidification
Glacial lake outburst
Wind
Changing wind patterns
Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon
Storm
Tornado
Solid
Costal erosion
Soil degradation
Soil erosion
Landslide
Subsidence
Solifluction
Avalanche
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