BOMA BEST 4.0 Sustainable Building Certification introduces climate resilience best practices, aligning with other industry standards like ASTM E3429-24, LEED v5, PIEVC, GRESB, and BREEAM. This evolution reflects the growing importance of climate risk assessment and mitigation in building management. However, meeting these standards often involves complex, time-consuming processes without the right tools.
Automating the assessment and documentation needed for resilience can both simplify compliance and enhance building performance.
BOMA BEST 4.0 Resilience and Site questions
The certification includes three key climate resilience sections:
- R2 Climate Hazards & Risks
- R2.0 Past Climate Hazards
- R2.1 Future Climate Hazards
- R2.2 Rank Climate Risks
- R2.3 Resilience Strategies
- R3 Climate Planning & Vulnerabilities
- R3.2 Maintain Critical Systems
- R3.3 Capital Planning
- R4 Training & Innovation
- R4.2 Innovation in Resilience & Site
Three Core Resilience Questions
BOMA BEST 4.0, like other standards, centres around three fundamental questions:
- What are the climate risks at this location?
- What is the financial impact on my building?
- What should be done to address this risk?
How ClimateFirst Automates Compliance
ClimateFirst provides comprehensive answers to these questions while satisfying BOMA BEST 4.0 resilience and site questions:
- ClimateFirst Risk Exposure Screens address R2 Climate Hazards & Risks by providing:
- Heat and flood risk ratings
- Wind and fire risk assessments
- Drought and precipitation analysis
- ClimateFirst Climate Value at Risk (CVaR) Assessments fulfill R3 Climate Planning & Vulnerabilities by:
- Quantifying financial impacts of climate hazards
- Comparing baseline and projected future costs
- Estimating cumulative financial losses
- Prioritizing high-risk building components
- Determining insurance implications
- Resiliency Planning supports requirements across all sections with actionable recommendations for
- Resilience strategies (R2)
- Critical system maintenance (R3)
- Capital planning (R3)
- Innovation in resilience (R4)
Beyond Compliance: Strategic Benefits
Implementing ClimateFirst into workflows transforms compliance into a strategic advantage by automating climate risk assessments, quantifying financial implications, developing proactive resilience plans, and optimizing building performance. Meet BOMA BEST 4.0 requirements, while also reducing risk and increasing long-term resiliency.
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