World Bank | IFC Edge application stimulates construction of greener buildings
Customer
Created in the 1950s, IFC is the largest organisation of its type in the world. Active in over 100 countries and reaching millions of people, it holds a $49.6bn portfolio. The organisation’s work helps to support World Bank Group’s two goal strategy of ending global extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
By stimulating the construction of greener buildings, IFC aims to save investors money by lowering operating costs and increasing efficiency, while reducing the impact modern development has on local and national environments.
Stimulating the development and construction of new resource-efficient buildings
Effective across the globe
Approved auditors and certified accreditation
Part of the World Bank Group
Situation
By making this tool available for free, it allows developers to quickly and easily incorporate energy saving ideas and materials at the design stage of the project. Green building accreditation is then offered for a nominal cost.
Aimed at emerging economies around the world, the EDGE application was envisaged to help both investors and homeowners by stimulating the building of resource efficient buildings. IFC wanted to partner with local providers and auditors to ensure a sophisticated green building certification programme.
Wanted to extend the reach of their existing service to a wider global audience
A cost effective solution was required to allow Green certification at a nominal cost
Mobile responsive design required to ensure it was useable on location
The new application needed to integrate with multiple internal and external systems
Solution
The digital solution features five building typologies – homes, hospitals, retail, hotels, offices – and allows developers to build a complete picture of efficient materials in the design phase of the project. Developers are able to reconfigure design choices to calculate potential energy savings and return on investment.
Following existing brand guidelines, developed by IFC, the application also required a new user management system which recognises different user groups and locations.
An interactive application that allows developers to calculate energy saving and ROI
New user management system which recognises different user groups and locations
Scalable web application built in Microsoft .NET and Angular JS
Outcomes
By promoting the building of green buildings, IFC is helping to tackle climate change in a commercially responsible way. Official Green certification is offered at a nominal cost to drive engagement with the tool across all locations.