An overview of the actual problems the question of environmental or "green" building in Russia and the CIS countries. The study identified several key issues. The range of ways to solve them proposed on the basis of existing systems of environmental certification (assessment) to develop a system of assessment of the CIS countries. The list of evaluation criteria given in this article is not exhaustive and may be amended by agreement of the CIS member States.

Keywords: green building, green building, green buildings, CIS States, evaluation criteria, certification, environmental efficiency, greening, environmental management, environmental safety, environmental protection