Beyond codes and regulations, programs like LEED and the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) that seek to raise the bar in building performance can utilize data as a means to regularly evaluate, update, and validate their methods.
Higit pa sa mga code at regulasyon, mga programa tulad ng LEED at ang Building Research Establishment Pangkapaligiran Assessment Pamamaraan (BREEAM) na naghahanap upang taasan ang bar sa pagbuo ng pagganap ay maaaring gamitin ng data bilang isang paraan upang regular na suriin, i-update, at patunayan ang kanilang mga pamamaraan.