One development, six themes,FOUR LEVELS
Where every Lazari development stands against the best of the frameworks already in place scored in hexagons, from Level 1 to an aspirational Level 4.
Embodied Impact
Energy
Climate Resilience
Health, Equity & Vitality
Circular economy
Biodiversity
The sustainability frameworks our industry already uses each measure something that matters.The Benchmark holds every development to the frameworks our industry already recognises
The Benchmark holds every development to the world’s most respected frameworks, drawing its targets
straight from them. Nothing rigorous is lost, their combined ambition is simply brought together and made
readable, in one place.
The familiar frameworks still sit underneath each theme, the Benchmark is the single readable layer on top.
Embodied impact
RICS Whole-Life Carbon v2 · UKNZCBS upfront carbon · LETI
Energy
NABERS · EPC · UKNZCBS energy limits · Part L · Be Seen
Climate resilience
EU Taxonomy climate hazards · UKCP18 projections · climate risk assessment
Biodiversity
DEFRA Biodiversity Net Gain · Urban Greening Factor · Environment Act
Circular economy
GLA Circular Economy · WRAP methodology · London Plan · design for disassembly
Health, equity & vitality
WELL · Fitwel · Active Score · Social Value (TOMs)
The six things we measure
Recognised names investors and planners know at a glance, each with a plain-language line.
Embodied impact
The carbon locked into materials — kept low by reusing what exists.
Energy
How little energy it needs — proven in use, not just on paper.
Climate resilience
Coping with a hotter, wetter future over a long life.
Health, equity & vitality
Better lives for the people in and around the building.
Circular economy
How much we keep, reuse and design to be reused again.
Biodiversity
More nature after we’re done even on difficult and smaller sites.
A DEVELOPMENT AT A GLANCE:THE LANTERN
Euston, London · Illustrative example
