Certify Green Buildings with EDGE: Your Path to Sustainability 
As an innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, EDGE simplifies the process of designing green sustainable architecture and certifying net-zero buildings worldwide.
EDGE Buildings: A Decade of Impact
How IFC’s EDGE Green Buildings Program Has Transformed Buildings, Jobs, and Communities since 2015.
Since 2015, buildings certified under EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”), a free software and internationally recognized green building standard, have reached more than 120 million square meters of green floor space across 122 countries.
About EDGE
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EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) is a free software, a green building standard, and an international green building certification system. IFC created EDGE to respond to the need for a measurable and credible solution to prove the business case for building green and to unlock financial investment. Take a few minutes to watch our videos and learn how to meet the EDGE standard make green certification work for you.
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To earn EDGE certification, a project must achieve a minimum of 20% savings in energy, water, and embodied carbon in materials compared to a local baseline. This video walks you through the process of selecting efficiency measures using the EDGE software, modeling resource savings, and choosing strategies that fit the project’s needs and climate.
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EDGE offers multiple benefits for building professionals, investors, and occupants. It reduces utility costs, improves marketability, enables access to green finance, and supports ESG goals. With quick payback periods and a scalable certification process, EDGE makes sustainability a smart business decision.
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EDGE is a globally recognized standard with third-party certification, ensuring transparency and credibility. The compliance process includes key stages like preliminary modeling, design and construction audits, and final certification. This video explains how independent verification builds trust and adds value to certified projects.
Join the worldwide sustainable building movement.
Take a metrics-driven approach to your sustainable building strategy with EDGE.
Input your project into the EDGE App to determine the best resource-efficient measures and green building materials to incorporate then estimate the incremental cost for building green.
Meet the EDGE Standard of at least 20% savings in energy, water, and embodied energy in green building materials.
Certify your sustainable building project and position your company at the forefront of change.
Differentiate your green building project with EDGE certification.
EDGE is a global solution for sustainable building, offering certification for a wide range of building types, from green homes to large-scale developments.
Partnering for a Greener Future: Everyone Benefits from Sustainable Building
EDGE brings together architects, developers, green finance institutions, and policymakers to accelerate the global shift toward eco-friendly construction and sustainable building practices. By promoting collaboration across the value chain, EDGE enables the adoption of green architecture materials, net-zero building design, and environmentally friendly construction materials—creating long-term value for all stakeholders in the green building ecosystem.
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