| Comparative aspects | Local methods (LEED, BREEAM) | International versions from LEED or BREEAM methods | GBC method (SBTool) | Adaptive method |
| Unified main assessing fields over the time | X | X | X | Ö |
| Possibility of adding new items when needed | Ö | Ö | X | Ö |
| Several achievement items’ levels for assessment and several corresponding scores | X | X | X | Ö |
| Ability of changing the items formulation | X | Ö | Ö | Ö |
| Covering all items that may be exposed to | X | X | Ö | Ö |
| Calculating items estimation weights mathematically | X | X | Ö | Ö |
| Possibility of re-use some estimation weights | X | X | X | Ö |
| Success requirements not focusing the high weighed items | X | X | X | Ö |
| Ability of expressing performance by text expressions | X | X | Ö | Ö |
| Possibility of changing the assessment accuracy degree | X | X | X | Ö |
| Ability of expressing the final buildings scores in different ways | X | X | X | Ö |
| Ability of getting different spatial scales of assessment | X | X | Ö | Ö |
| Assessing the continuity of achieving the items requirements | X | X | X | Ö |
| Accepting all standards and codes by including their rigor degree in the assessment | X | X | X | Ö |
| Not linked to certain trademarks and nonlocal limits | X | X | Ö | Ö |