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Introducing Green Star

The document introduces Green Star, an internationally recognized sustainability rating system developed by the Green Building Council of Australia to transform the design, construction and operation of buildings and communities. Green Star helps improve environmental efficiencies and sustainability outcomes in the built environment. It provides a framework of best practice benchmarks that building owners, operators and occupants can trust. Achieving Green Star certification demonstrates leadership in sustainability through independent verification.

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Introducing Green Star

The document introduces Green Star, an internationally recognized sustainability rating system developed by the Green Building Council of Australia to transform the design, construction and operation of buildings and communities. Green Star helps improve environmental efficiencies and sustainability outcomes in the built environment. It provides a framework of best practice benchmarks that building owners, operators and occupants can trust. Achieving Green Star certification demonstrates leadership in sustainability through independent verification.

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Introducing

Green Star

Developed by the
Green Building Council of Australia

What is
Green Star?
Green Star is an
internationally recognised
sustainability rating system.
From individual buildings to entire communities, Green
Star is transforming the way our built environment is
designed, constructed and operated.
Launched by the Green Building Council of Australia in
2003, Green Star is Australias only national, voluntary
rating system for buildings and communities.
Our built environment is currently the worlds single largest
contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and also
consumes around a third of our water and generates 40
per cent of our waste. Green Star is helping to improve
environmental efficiencies in our buildings, while also
boosting productivity, creating jobs and improving the
health and wellbeing of our communities.
Whether youre a building owner, operator or occupant,
creating a green community or looking to live more
sustainably, Green Star offers a framework of best
practice benchmarks for sustainability that you and the
marketplace can trust.

Introducing Green Star

Achieving high
environmental ratings
reduces exposure to
commercial risk and
asset obsolescence
by ensuring assets
are future-ready.
John Dillon, Fund Manager, APPF Commercial
joint owner of Commonwealth Bank Place

EPA Victoria Office Fitout - 6 Star Green Star Office Interiors v1.1
Photograph by Paul Ebbage

Rob Coombs, President and Chief Executive Officer, Interface Asia Pacific

Introducing Green Star

Building 215 Engineering Pavilion - 5 Star Green Star Education Design v1


Photograph by Alana Blowfield

Certification
you can trust
A Green Star rating provides independent verification
that a building or community project is sustainable.
Undertaking voluntary Green Star certification demonstrates
leadership, innovation, environmental stewardship and
social responsibility.

Green Star-certified buildings and communities can:


Lower operating costs and increase asset value

Use 66% less electricity than average Australian


city buildings1

Use 51% less potable water than if they had been


built to meet minimum industry requirements1

Boost productivity by up to 15%2

Produce 62% fewer greenhouse gas emissions


than average Australian buildings1

Improve the health and wellbeing of occupants

Increase student learning and engagement

Speed up recovery times of hospital patients

Reduce risk and future proof investments

Deliver a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace

1 Value of Green Star: A decade of environmental benefits, Green Building Council of Australia (2013)
2 Environmentally Friendly Workplace proves productive, University of Technology, Sydney (2010)
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Introducing Green Star

Paolo Bevilacqua, Sustainability Manager, Australand

Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development - 6 Star Green Star Education PILOT
Photograph by Alan Jensen

Building a
sustainable
future
Green Star continues to evolve
and expand to meet the demands
of our industry, and we are working
hard to ensure that achieving
Green Star certification is simple
and cost-effective.
Green Star ratings are available for every
building type, so whether your building is
a school or a shopping centre, a hospital
or a hotel, it can achieve a Green Star
rating.

Green Star rating tools include:

Green Star Design and As Built:


guiding the sustainable design and
construction of a range of schools,
offices, universities, industrial facilities,
public buildings, retail centres and
hospitals.

Green Star Interiors:


transforming the interior fitouts of
everything from offices and hotels to
schools and shops.

Green Star Communities:


improving the sustainability of projects
at the neighbourhood, precinct or
community scale.

Green Star Performance:


supporting higher levels of operational
efficiency within existing buildings.

Introducing Green Star

Green Star certified buildings use

50%

less electricity
than minimum industry
requirements1

Green Star
categories
Green Star assesses and rates buildings, fitouts and communities against
a range of environmental impact categories. Green Star rating tools for
individual building and fitout design, construction and operations assess
projects for:

Management

Indoor
Environment
Quality

Energy

Transport

Innovation

Water

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Introducing Green Star

Materials

Land Use
and Ecology

Emissions

The Green Star Communities


rating tool assesses community
and precinct level projects for:

Governance

Environment

Design

Liveablility

Economic
Prosperity

Innovation

Rewarding
innovation
Green Star encourages
industry innovation and
sustainable leadership.
All Green Star rating tools
include an Innovation
category which rewards
projects that implement new
technologies and approaches
or exceed current industry
best practice.

The Green Star


rating scale
Green Star rating tools for building, fitout and community design and
construction reward projects that achieve best practice or above
sustainability outcomes.
This means that Green Star Design, As Built, Interiors and Communities projects
can achieve a Green Star certification of 4 6 Star Green Star. Buildings assessed
using the Green Star Performance rating tool can achieve a Green Star rating from
1 6 Star Green Star.

Performance
Design & As Built
Interiors

Communities

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Introducing Green Star

+7,200,000m2
Total area of
certified projects

1 Bligh Street, Sydney - 6 Star Green Star Office As Built & Design v2
Photograph by Hamilton Lund

Verification
through certification
There are five steps to achieving a Green Star certification.

1
Registration
Projects are registered via a simple
online process at www.gbca.org.au

2
Documention
As projects are designed, built or
operated, teams compile a range of
documentation to demonstrate that
their building, fitout or community
meets Green Stars sustainability
benchmarks.

3
Submission
This documentation is then submitted
to the GBCA for Green Star
assessment.

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4
Assessment
Green Star submissions are reviewed
by an independent panel of sustainable
development experts and an overall
score is assigned.

5
Certification
A Green Star certified rating is awarded
as a third-party verification of a projects
sustainability.

Green Star:
with you for life
The Green Star rating system assesses the
sustainability of projects at all stages of the built
environment lifecycle.
From architectural drawings and community development
plans to the bricks and mortar of construction, from the chairs
and paints of interior fitouts to the energy monitoring and
waste management of building operations, Green Star is there
to help you achieve the best sustainability outcomes.

Communities
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Design

As Built

Interiors

Performance

Sharing our
green expertise
The Green Building Council of Australia
is your source of up-to-date, high quality
educational resources on Green Star.
We have a variety of professional development
options to expand and enrich your green skills.
Whether its an introductory course or in-depth
technical instruction, Green Star professional
development will give you the extra edge.
Our Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) program offers a streamed approach
to learning that caters to the industrys
increasingly diverse and specialised skill
development requirements.
Our Green Star Accredited Professional
qualification signifies that you have technical
knowledge, experience and credibility in the
growing green building sector. Theres no
better business advantage in a competitive
market.

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Good for
customers, good
for the environment
and good business
for our bank.
Rob Hunt, Former Managing Director, Bendigo Bank

Briggs Hall and Jackomos Hall - 5 Star Green Star Multi Unit Residential As Built & Design v1
Photograph by John Gollings

Were here to help.


If youd like to get more involved with
the Green Building Council of Australia,
need some advice on Green Star or
have an idea youd like to share,
contact our friendly team.
gbca.org.au
T +61 2 8239 6200
E info@ gbca.org.au

@ gbcaus

/gbcaus
greenbuildingcouncilofaustralia

Developed by the
Green Building Council of Australia

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