Currently, there is no nationally adopted or recognized form of certification for buildings. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, together with the Colombian Technical Regulations Institute (ICONTEC), the Colombian Sustainable Construction Council, and other entities and guilds, are working together for the issuance of the voluntary Colombian Environmental Seal for Sustainable Buildings ("SAC-ES"). The SAC-ES seal (certification) shall be granted to buildings built with integral sustainable criteria, including aspects such as localization, efficient use of energy, water, materials and waste, among others.

The SAC-ES seeks the following:

• To create an informative and commercial tool to differentiate products with better environmental performance than others
• To encourage the trading growth of environmentally friendly products and services
• To encourage the growth of these types of products and services' consumption within the market
• To promote a change towards environmentally friendly products in the purchasing preferences of consumers
• To facilitate the access to the market and improve the images of products with better environmental performance
• To promote the use and development of clean and sustainable processes, techniques and technologies

In November 2014, the SAC-ES conditions and requirements were unanimously defined, except for guidelines regarding materials, which is still being evaluated.

Nevertheless, buildings in Colombia are being certified by other foreign certifying bodies such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), being the most widely accepted and used in Colombia, and the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM).

As of 2023, there are 250 buildings certified by LEED and more than 500 projects registered in the official directory of LEED in Colombia.