TÜV SÜD SCoRE

Convert existing buildings into sustainable space

TÜV SÜD SCoRE (Sustainable Certification of Real Estate) is TÜV SÜD’s proprietary evaluation standard to assess and increase the sustainability of existing office and administration building. TÜV SÜD SCoRE covers 150 different criteria related to the following focus areas of evaluation:

  • Energy (heat, electricity)
  • Building (conceptual design, building envelope, building services engineering)
  • Location (transport, infrastructure, image / location factors)
  • Waste management
  • Land / contamination 

What distinguishes TÜV SÜD SCoRE from other evaluation systems is that it examines potential areas of sustainability which offer room for improvement and are economically feasible. Potential for sustainability can be unlocked, for example, by retrofitting for optimizing technical equipment, carrying out refurbishment measurements or eliminating pollution risks.

Once awarded, the certificate will be valid for 3 years and will be awarded in either “Gold” or “Silver” categories. The certification process is as follows: 

On-site inspection

  • Inspection of the property by 5 TÜV SÜD experts from the areas of building efficiency, building services, engineering, structural engineering, environmental technology, real estate valuation
  • Registration of all criteria for valuation

Evaluation

  • Evaluation for findings
  • Analyse potential areas of sustainability which offer room for improvement and are economically viable
  • Calculation of points award for all criteria
  • Presentation of meaningful and detailed final report to client

Certificate delivery to customer

  • A gold or silver certificate will be awarded

Preliminary inspection

  • Review of documents and materials
  • Identification of knock-off (K.O.) criteria
  • Decision whether certification is possible

Your benefits at a glance:

  • Uncover potential for sustainability by partnering interdisciplinary experts from TÜV SÜD who will provide you with in-depth analysis on your operations
  • Enjoy wide acceptance of the certificates as the brand TÜV SÜD is synonymous with quality, safety and environment sustainability
  • Ensure higher valuations of your buildings by meeting sustainability requirements