| Criteria | Sub-criteria | Description | Criteria & type |
| 1. Life cycle cost | 1.1 Capital cost | Initial purchasing cost of material | −C1 |
| 1.2 Maintenance cost | Total repair cost during whole lifecycle of material | –C2 | |
| 1.3 Discarding cost | Demolition and disposal cost of material | –C3 | |
| 2. Resource efficiency | 2.1 Raw material extraction | Source of raw material | –C4 |
| 2.2 Environmental effect of extraction process | Quantitative detrimental effects during the extraction | –C5 | |
| 2.3 Wastage expectancy | Probability of wastage during extraction | +C6 | |
| 2.4 Contained energy | Total amount of energy dedicated to providing the sustainable, renewable energy | +C7 | |
| 3. Waste minimization | 3.1 Sustainable disposal options | How favorable to create sustainable disposal options (e.g. carbon burial, incineration) | +C8 |
| 3.2 Potential for reuse and recycling of material | Capacity for reuse and amount of total wastage during recycling | +C9 | |
| 4. Environmental impact | 4.1 Legislation compliance capability | Capability to comply with local and international legislation | +C10 |
| 4.2 Pollution control | Overall ability to contribute to pollution control | +C11 | |
| 4.3 Air quality maintenance | Level of maintaining air quality using potential material | +C12 | |
| 4.4 Ozone layer influence | Level of impact to protect the ozone layer | +C13 | |
| 4.5 Toxicity | Level of generating the toxic materials (e.g. asbestos) | −C14 | |
| 5. Performance capacity | 5.1 Resistance to decay | Level of durability and sustainable age | +C15 |
| 5.2 Fire resistance | Level of resistance against fire-related damage | +C16 | |
| 5.3 Thermal insulation capacity | Level of maintaining inner temperature of residential building | +C17 | |
| 5.4 Durability | Level of reliability and effective resistance again deterioration | +C18 | |
| 5.5 Buildability | Easiness of use and execution | +C19 | |
| 6. Social benefit | 6.1 Usage of local material | Local material usage, saving transportation cost and using local workforce | +C20 |
| 6.2 Aesthetics | Level of visual attractiveness and comfort for use | +C21 | |
| 6.3 Health and safety concerns | Level of internal environmental and air pollution control | +C22 | |
| 6.4 Labor availability | Level of local skilled workforce | +C23 |