What does the abbreviation CASBEE mean?
Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency. In Japan, a joint industrial/government/academic project was initiated with the support of the Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), in April 2001, which led to the establishment of a new organization, the Japan GreenBuild Council (JaGBC) / Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC), with its secretariat administered by the Institute for Building Environment and Energy Conservation (IBEC). JaGBC, JSBC and subcommittees are together working on research and development of CASBEE as an environmental assessment tool.