LOTUS Green Building Registration and Certification Fees

(Effective from July 1, 2016, updated August 15, 2023)

 

Registration fee

The Registration Fee is paid when the Project Representative registers the project with VGBC. Upon successful registration, the Project will receive:

  • Be assigned a PIN (Project Identification Number)
  • Post and update information on the LOTUS Project Directory on the VGBC website
  • Access the LOTUS Submission File which includes all the necessary forms, folders, and instructions for preparing and submitting applications throughout the LOTUS green building assessment process, such as the
  • Get access to a complete package of documentation for LOTUS certification process, including submission folder, LOTUS Management Tool, LOTUS Calculators (Water Calculator, OTTV Calculator, etc.), additional guidelines (for energy modeling and CFD simulation) and templates
  • Start getting assistance from VGBC for clarification and interpretation of LOTUS credits

LOTUS Registration Fee:

LOTUS Rating Program

Registration Fee (excluding VAT)

LOTUS NC v3 (New construction)

 10,000,000 VND
LOTUS BIO (Building in operation) 10,000,000 VND
LOTUS Interiors (Interior space) 10,000,000 VND
LOTUS Homes 1,000,000 VND
LOTUS Small Buildings
LOTUS Small Interiors

 

Assessment fee

For small-scale projects (according to LOTUS Homes, LOTUS SB, LOTUS SI), the assessment fee is 14,000,000 VND/project (excluding VAT).

For larger projects (pursuing LOTUS NC v3, LOTUS BIO or LOTUS Interiors Certification), the assessment fee is based on the project size (gross floor area, GFA).

Assessment fee table for LOTUS NC v3 and LOTUS BIO (VND, excluding VAT):

Project size (GFA)

Assessment Fee according to LOTUS NC v3

Assessment Fee for LOTUS BIO

Up to 5,000 m2

55,000,000 VND

44,000,000 VND

From 5,001 m2 to 10,000 m2

88,000,000 VND

66,000,000 VND

From 10,001 m2 to 15,000 m2

110,000,000 VND

82,000,000 VND

From 15,001 m2 to 25,000 m2

154,000,000 VND

112,000,000 VND

From 25,001 m2 to 50,000 m2

198,000,000 VND

142,000,000 VND

From 50,001 m2 to 75,000 m2

264,000,000 VND

186,000,000 VND

From 75,001 m2 to 100,000 m2

330,000,000 VND

230,000,000 VND

From 100,001 m2 or more

396,000,000 VND

274,000,000 VND

 

Assessment fee table for LOTUS Interiors

Evaluation Fee for the project according to LOTUS Interiors (VND, excluding VAT):

Project size (GFA)

Assessment Fee by LOTUS Interiors

Under 2,500 m2

30,000,000 VND

From 2,501 m2 to 5,000 m2

45,000,000 VND

From 5,001 m2 to 10,000 m2

60,000,000 VND

From 10,000 m2 or more

75,000,000 VND

The Assessment Fee above includes the entire Assessment and Certification process according to LOTUS, including:

  • Design review, which will result in Provisional Assessment Report and Provisional certification (if applicable)
  • As-built review
  • Site visit (where applicable)
  • Credit interpretation requests and other enquiries
  • Final Assessment Report and Full Certification (if applicable)