Innovation

1.

Aims and Goals

The innovation criteria is included in EcoHarmony as an extra rating to reward and

recognize innovative strategies that improve the sustainable performance. EcoHarmony
selects projects which are investing in infrastructure and the use the technology, to
create greater urban development for the community.
To encourage innovation for residential the project need the collaboration of developers,
designers and engineers to develop efficient solutions. This criteria rewards project that
obtain the following goals:
a. Research & sustainable technology
b. Pioneering technologies
c. Carbon Zero/ Carbon Positive

2.

Definition

To recognize innovative solutions and initiatives for sustainable design, construction and
implementation. Share technology and the best practices to residential buildings is also
consider to prize this criteria.

6. Sub-criteria
6.1

Sustainable technology; apply technologies and innovate strategies that are original or
adopted for others disciplines or industries to obtain a remarkable outcome. The use of
passive systems also can be considered in this point.

6.2

Pioneering technologies; for those initiatives which are outside of the frameworks of
EcoHarmony, which reduce the footprint or greenhouse emissions can award ten points
extra.

7.

Scorecard table

CATEGORY /
CREDIT

CODE

CREDIT CRITERIA

To encourage innovative
solutions and initiatives
for sustainable design,
construction and
implementation

INOVA
1.1

Sustainable
technology

INOVA
1.2

Pioneering
technologies

Innovation
Research &
sustainable
technology

POINTS
AVAILABLE

AIM OF THE CREDIT

10

POINTS
TARGETED

Total

10

Evaluation
In the Performance stage each innovation score is reward under an analysis of improvement
and sustainable approach. Each project can claims ten point to consider in the total score of
EcoHarmony, to achieve that it is necessary demonstrate these points:
Credit elements
Sustainable
technology

Pioneering
technologies

Credit criteria
5 point awarded for apply
new technologies or adopt
equipment.

5 points awarded for

Optimize and create an
efficient initiatives which
reduce the footprint or
greenhouse emissions

Evidence
To validate the social and economic
benefit, the project need to provide a
study of implementation and data
report conducted by EcoHarmony
consultant to claims five points.
.
To validate the reduction greenhouse
emissions, the project has to
demonstrate at least 12 months of
performance. (5 points)
The design and research of new
technology or adaptation, also is
considered in this evaluation. (2
points)