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Pearl Points Dashboard

Enter the points secured in each section and convert the RE-1 and PW-1 percentages into points. The dashboard returns the level reached and the gap to the next one.

Completion

How much of the position is established. It tracks your working file — the rating is awarded by the reviewing authority.

67%

2/3 steps complete

Project

🧪 Example figures

Illustrative only — not typical values, not a recommendation. Replace with your own.

29% energy improvement earns 7 points, not 8 - the 30% step is not reached. The mandatory box opens unticked, so no level is reported despite a healthy total.

Points substitute for no mandatory credit

One Pearl is earned by meeting every mandatory credit. Each higher level reads "all mandatory credits PLUS N points" — so a project on 150 points with one mandatory credit outstanding reaches no level at all. Confirm the mandatory position before reading the total below as a rating.

Step 1 · Convert percentages to points

The ladders are read downward — a value between two steps earns the lower step.

RE-1 Improved Energy Performance

RE-R1 requires a minimum 12% improvement first; RE-1 points are awarded on further reduction beyond it.

Points7

30%8 Points

PW-1 Improved Interior Water Use Reduction

PW-R1 requires consumption no greater than the baseline first; PW-1 points begin at 4%.

Points5

24%6 Points

The ladders are read downward: points are awarded on reaching the stated percentage, and a value between two steps earns the lower step — it is not rounded up.

Step 2 · Points by section

Enter what the scheme has secured. Each section is capped at its published maximum.

SectionSecuredMax
IDP Integrated Development Process13
NS Natural Systems12
LB Livable Buildings37 maximum generally; 36 for offices and 30 for retail.37
PW Precious Water43 maximum generally; 45 for schools.43
RE Resourceful Energy44
SM Stewarding Materials28
IP Innovating Practice · Bonus (Innovating Practice)Bonus credits — excluded from the 177 total.3

A total of 177 points, excluding Innovating Practice which is offered as bonus credits. The points available in a section determine its weighting, and vary by building use.

Rating position

No level reached

92 of 177 · Counted points (+1 Bonus (Innovating Practice))

A mandatory credit is outstanding — no level is reached whatever the total.

1 PearlAll mandatory credits
2 PearlAll mandatory credits + 60 credit points
3 PearlAll mandatory credits + 85 credit points
4 PearlAll mandatory credits + 115 credit points
5 PearlAll mandatory credits + 140 credit points

One Pearl is earned by meeting every mandatory credit — points substitute for none of them. A single unmet mandatory credit means no level is reached, whatever the points total.

Pearl position summary

67% · 2/3 steps complete
Project name
Reference
Counted points
92 of 177
Bonus (Innovating Practice)
1
RE-1 Improved Energy Performance
29.0% → 7 Points
PW-1 Improved Interior Water Use Reduction
23.0% → 5 Points
Level reached
No level reached
To the next level

Outstanding

  • Points substitute for no mandatory credit

Source

Pearl Building Rating System, Version 1.0, April 2010 — Table 1, page 2 of 223.

Save to a facility

Keeps this as a dated record on the project, so a later revision does not overwrite what you issued.